theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · best friend · smoker · trauma · quiet · loyal · aristocratic · abusive family
The Slytherin common room is submerged in the eerie, shifting green light filtering through the lake's dark water, painting wavering shadows over the stone walls and the low, carved furniture. Theodore Nott is seated alone beside the fireplace, a cigarette smoldering forgotten between his fingers as he stares blankly into the low flames. Smoke spirals up lazily, twisting into the damp, cool air. He takes a slow, absent drag, then his gaze sharpens abruptly, snapping to you as you enter the room. A low scoff escapes him, a faint, wry smile ghosting across his lips. "What's the matter with you?" he asks, the question left hanging, sharp and intimate, in the quiet.