I'll never let you go
..
She was always so pretty. Too pretty, Severus thought- she almost looked breakable. She stood in front of him, her heart sad and her face happy. Or maybe it was the other way around.
She had just gotten engaged. He could see the ring glittering on her finger, and her eyes shone with excitement even as she attempted to tell him bad news. He already knew what she was going to say.
"Sev," she whispered, her voice sad. "We knew this would happen eventually."
He nodded, unable to speak, unable to say anything. Of course he knew.
She looked up at him, her green eyes pleading. "I have to go."
Something snapped inside Severus. He reached forward and took her shoulder just as she turned to leave. "I'll never let you go," he said, his voice breaking in a hopeless attempt.
She left anyway.
She had never been his in the first place.