hmmm Severus/Quirrell casual hookup during Quirrell’s first year teaching DADA, it’s nothing serious and they’re both frankly more interested in going back to Quirrell’s office to look at an interesting cursed object than they are in hooking up next to the interesting cursed object but they’re both in their 20s and lowkey starved for attention from someone who doesn’t think it’s weird to pause mid-makeout to wonder where dementors put the souls they devour. Quirrell goes off on his research trip and they part on as good terms as they’re capable of! The 91/92 school year is going to be clusterfuck but at least having Quirrell back in the DADA job means one less thing to worry about — except it doesn’t, because Quirrell’s come back terrified and stammering and off and there’s sudden orders from Dumbledore to keep an eye on him… (Sorry Sev, the narrative forbids you from having nice things.)
Yesss you get it anon but also the thing is, Quirrell was the Muggle Studies teacher before being appointed to DADA so they couldn't have been nerding about dementors and inferis together (even tho I love the idea)? Or maybe we hc Quirrell as being a Dark Arts nerd too? Also was Quirrell less of a coward before Voldy attached itself to him?
Just imagine them having an awkward conversation in a hallway at the beginning of 91/92 and Snape being like... he feels different but also familiar? In a cold and threatening way? What the fuck??
But the two kinda starved professors having a few weird and awkward encounters at night in the castle is sending me. I'm sure it could be written in a cute way. But it has to be clumsy af. Like they don't really fit together, y'know? But they make do.
Also I just noticed Quirrell's initials are QQ and it fits him because crying emoji lolz.