theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · stalker · smoker · obsessive · mean to everyone but you · strangers to lovers · pure-blood · duelist
The dying embers in the grate cast flickering, distorted shadows against the stone walls of your dormitory, the only light competing with the pale blue glow of your laptop. Outside, the Forbidden Forest looms as a jagged black silhouette against the midnight sky, and the room is thick with the smell of ancient wood and the cloying sweetness of the flowers on your desk. You are curled beneath your blankets, a half-empty box of chocolates resting beside you, your breathing slow and rhythmic in the depths of sleep. The movie on your screen has long since finished, leaving a blank, humming rectangle of light. A faint, metallic click disturbs the silence—the window latch sliding open with a practiced, ghostly ease. A figure slips inside, tall and lithe, draped in black fabrics that seem to s…