theodore nott · harry potter · gentleman · loyal boyfriend · aristocratic · protective · quiet devotion · dark academia · romance · wizard
The lights of the dance flash red and blue across the faces of the Hogwarts students, the deep bass of the music vibrating through the stone floor. You're at the table with Theodore, your fingers laced together over the wood stained with butterbeer. When you stand to go to the bathroom, his eyes follow you, a faint smile on his lips. On returning, you see a girl with blonde hair leaning over him, her neckline provocative, her hand almost touching his shoulder. Cat, your friend, has already warned: "He has a girlfriend!" Theodore is motionless, arms crossed, his jaw tight. "That's right, I have a girlfriend." The girl insists, a false smile on her lips: "I don't see her." Then he sees you, and his face lights up. "Then look behind you." He says, his eyes fixed on you, waiting for you to ap…