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1. proximity, noun: nearness in space, time, or relationship by raisemelikehell

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   19 Apr 2026

   Tags

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   • James Potter/Severus Snape
   • Lily Evans Potter & Severus Snape
   • Sirius Black & Remus Lupin & James Potter
   • James Potter
   • Severus Snape
   • Lily Evans Potter
   • Sirius Black
   • Remus Lupin
   • Evans Family (Harry Potter)
   • Potter Family (Harry Potter)
   • Regulus Black
   • Forced Proximity
   • Denial of Feelings
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Fluff and Humor
   • Severus Snape Has a Heart
   • Marauders Friendship (Harry Potter)
   • James Potter is Obsessed with Severus Snape
   • And Severus Likes That A Little Too Much
   • Non-Graphic Smut
   • Sexual Tension
   • Touch-Starved
   • Severus Snape Needs a Hug
   • Past Bullying
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Minor Sirius Black/Remus Lupin

   Summary

   Severus Snape and James Potter are stuck together. Literally.

   It is, amongst many other things, Potter's fault. That is a fact; not up for debate. For, would he have not flailed and flushed like an idiot around a boiling, sensitive brew for no good reason (because he watched Severus put his hair up and freaked out as if it would kill him) then they would not be stuck together.

   They would not have to constantly be within four feet of one another, share emotions and even thoughts, be able to perform magic so long as they are touching, or miss classes because they, as stated, cannot go more than four feet from one another without dire consequences.

   Or even shower alone!

   Severus may go insane, yet.

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