This time, Severus was the one to fasten the collar. She held her hair up from her neck and smiled peacefully as she felt his magic settle into her skin, his fingertips ghosting along her shoulders as his lips pressed a kiss to the nape of her neck when he was finished. Turning back to face him, she beamed contentedly before flushing gently. At his inquisitive look, she murmured inaudibly, and before he had a chance to ask her what she’d said, the collar solidified around her neck. 