Chapter 491 - Haircut…. Ⅱ (1/2)
Still flushing bright red, Severus manages to compose himself, but all the while carefully eyeing his twin sister until he finally says, ”Er, so what do you think I should do?”
”Whatever do you mean?” Rowan feigned innocence as she slumped down to lay on his bed.
Resisting the urge to snarl again, Severus grits his teeth and says, ”You've dated before and have had a boyfriend. What should I do?”
Rowan almost chokes, but quickly recovers herself. Ignoring the fact that she's never romantically dated anyone, nor much less has been involved in a real relationship, she still answers, ”Severus, you're Lily's friend. And there is nothing wrong with that as you already know everything about her there is to know. But that is your exact problem. Lily does not see you as a man, but as a FRIEND. If she cannot ever see past that, it does not matter what we come up with. Because to Lily, you'll only ever be just that.”
Severus is rather quiet and still. Finally, after a long moment of silence, he asks, ”Then what should I do to break out of this vicious cycle?”
”Ah, there's the conundrum,” Rowan explained. ”If you try to make Lily jealous that will not work as she doesn't see you as a man. She will probably be happy for you which will only serve to make you more miserable.
If you try to show your feelings to her, Lily probably will not notice. And if you attempt to confess your feelings to her, she will probably reject you on the premise that your merely FRIENDS, and that she's never seen you that way.”
Severus chokes and bitterly says, ”Then just what am I supposed to bloody well do?”
”I don't know,” Rowan truthfully confessed. ”But all I know is that you're running out of time. You're not the only who's noticed Lily, and sooner or later, she's going to end up with someone else.”
Severus bitterly clenches his hands into fists in frustration. ”If everything I do is predictable then just how do I break out of the vicious cycle.”
”Your best option is to change,” Rowan frankly said. ”A makeover might do you a bit of good, but more importantly…...try to resist Lily's requests a bit more. I am not suggesting you ignore her or act any differently, but maybe decline an invitation or two. Try to seem as though you have a life that doesn't revolve around her.”
Rowan paused at seeing Severus taking notes. Resisting another urge to do a facepalm, she dully says, ”Your present hairstyle has served you well enough all these years but let's try for adding a bit of volume and trimming it a tad shorter.” Severus nods as if Rowan's words were biblical commandments.
”As for your clothes, Severus, you realize you do dress rather well. And on the weekends, you tend to dress still in your general uniform. Why not allow, Lily to see how you dress during the summer? Remind her that there's more to you than meets the eye,” Rowan suggested privately desperately hoping that girls will pay attention to Severus and make Lily a tiny bit jealous.
Severus hastily wrote that down in big letters with Rowan adding one last comment. ”And last but not least, Severus, please, please at least try to convey your feelings in some way. I'd rather you at least attempt to confess your feelings than wait until Lily gives you some sort of signal that may never come!”