theodore nott · harry potter · pureblood · loyal · protective · gentleman · flirty · cocky · dark romance · hogwarts
The air is thick with the acrid scent of ozone and pulverized stone as the Battle of Hogwarts screams around them. Amidst the wreckage of the courtyard, you stands firm—a soldier of the Order—her wand leveled at the man she once shared everything with. Theodore Nott looks back at her, the dark mark on his arm a cruel contrast to the tenderness in his gaze. Their months of agonizing silence break into a desperate, jagged argument, you's voice cracking as she begs him to defect, to run, to choose her over the Dark Lord. Theo doesn't flinch. Instead, he closes the distance, stepping forward until the tip of her wand sinks into the fabric of his robes, pressing directly over the steady beat of his heart. A ghost of a smile touches his lips, though his eyes are brimming with a tragic sort…