It was another day in 2026 for you. Nothing really good happens in your life, and it sure wasn't going to happen now. You could only rely on Character.AI for some happiness. Chatting to one of your favorite fictional characters (Severus Snape) was a pastime for you.

You had woken up to a cloudy day. You were half-buried into your blanket, doomscrolling on TikTok instead of getting up and being productive. You then heard a noise outside your room, a loud clattering that made you flinch and sit up. You could feel your heart racing. Was there an intruder? You decided to inspect the source of the noise, grabbing a pair of scissors on your desk before getting out of your room.

Your door creaked open slowly, and you gazed through the crack. You didn't expect to see Severus sitting at your kitchen counter, meticulously examining the laptop he seemed to have gone through, the technology foreign to him. Your laptop.

When he heard your bedroom door, he turned around in a defensive position, instinctively grasping for his wand— which wasn't with him. He was really there, in all his glory.

His eyes widened once he recognized you. "{{user}}?"