In the mood for something sad? The stories on this list will feed that hunger.
Warning: some of these stories may include a character death.
Accio Snape, Something to Live For (note: you will need to ask for a password. But if you're looking for angst, this one is well worth the effort.) Summary: (From IGToW, at her site): Angst, Hurt/comfort, Suicide Themes, Contains Both Endings. Harry has lost his will to live and actively tries to commit suicide with Snape as equally determined he not. Bittersweet, it is an accurate portrayal of what goes on in the mind of someone in the throes of incurable depression and the reactions and helplessness of those around them.
Amand R, Odysseus's Last Days Author's Summary: "He certainly hadn't predicted that the happy ending he'd dug out of the dirt, the blackness of his own self, the one he'd compromised so much for, would have dissipated with something as harmless as a plunge from a low bridge. Because it's not the fall that would have killed him. It would have been the sudden stop, or the rushing water, or a sharp stone to the skull, things that any wizard worth his salt could have got out of, if he'd wanted to." Author's Warnings: character death, stylistic frippery
Amanuensis, Crazy Man Michael Author's Summary: "O, where is the raven that I struck down dead?" Author's Warnings: A Team Angst story. Ya been warned.
Anino, First Christmas. Author's Summary: Snape woke up and found himself alone.
Aras Fixation, Canvas Kissing Fool Author's Summary: Deep down in the dungeons is a secret, Severus is keeping off from everyone. Author's Warning: Character’s death.
Cybele, If You Are Prepared Series Scroll down for Part 1. Summary: A task he can't refuse. A boy he doesn't want to refuse. Warning: Chan 13-15, Chan 16-18, Character Death.
Majenta, Say It Properly Author's Summary: His name finally cleared, Snape returns to Spinner's End following the aftermath of the war. An unexpected visit leads him to believe that his life may not be quite as empty as he had thought.
Merri Todd-Webster, Guilty Pleasures Author's Summary: It started with sex, just sex, but where will it end?
Milgarion, At the End of All Things Author's Summary: when Harry's life is turned upside down by a life threatening illness, he goes to the only place he has ever called home.
Mosh, All Just Photos Scroll down to find story. Author's Summary Severus is forced to remember. 'And there he is, standing next to Harry, in the middle of them all. Two pale, black haired men, one old enough to be the other's father. And nobody had remarked how they were holding hands in that picture.'
Nimori, Thyself a Memory Author's Summary: Snape must remember himself before he becomes a pawn in another kind of war.
Bruise Author's Summary: A depressing Harry/Snape snippet. Could vaguely be considered a follow-up to "Down, You Lie Down Too."
Rex Luscus, Leniency (Gen.) Author's Summary: Five years after the defeat of Voldemort, Harry gets possessed by the desire to do a good deed.
Sioniann, Grey-Green Backlit Morning Author's Summary: It was foolish to let him go looking for Snape on his own. Warnings: angst, voyeurism, non-con, character death, implied necrophilia, moral ambiguity, dark themes.
Sushi, The Last Dance (Scroll down) Author's summary: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Harry Potter. He died...
Switchknife, Prisonnier de Guerre or here (extreme non con) Summary:The experiences of a prisoner of war. Severus/Harry, Lucius/Harry, Draco/Harry and others. Heavy non-con. Warnings: Non-Con, BDSM, Bloodplay, Breathplay, Character Death, Extreme Violence.
Telanu, War Begets Quiet and its sequel, "Noise." (note: this link leads to the author's home page. Click through to her Harry Potter fiction, and then select these stories from the list). Author's Summary and warning: You can’t always get what you want. Not a terribly happy piece.
Toft, Three Months Author's Summary: Harry is dead. Then he isn't. Snape struggles to cope