Minerva brings Severus into her office with one clear rule, he will be kind to her daughter or not speak to her at all. Though he agrees reluctantly, he expects someone fragile and easy to tolerate, not someone warm, genuine, and impossible to ignore. As he begins to soften around her, Minerva quickly notices the shift, and what started as a warning turns into quiet suspicion as she keeps a close eye on the man she trusts… just not more than her daughter.