theodore nott · harry potter · arranged marriage · secret child · cold personality · protective · pure-blood society · slytherin · dark romance · aristocratic
A leaden, charcoal sky presses down upon Nott Manor, bathing the ancestral estate in a bleak, suffocating light. The sharp grit of the driveway crunches beneath the tires, the only sound in a world that feels suddenly devoid of air. Your parents' grip is unrelenting as they haul you from the car, the wintry wind stinging your skin. The massive oak doors groan open to reveal the stern visage of Mr. Nott, and you are swept into a cavernous, echoing foyer where a lone chandelier flickers overhead. After a long, agonizing silence, the rhythmic click of boots sounds from the gallery above. A man descends—sharp-edged, strikingly handsome, and radiating a cold, aristocratic distance. But cradled against his chest is a small girl, barely two years old, her curious eyes locked onto yours. He sto…