theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · italian · cunning · manipulative · arrogant · protective · charismatic · smart
The Common Room fire sputters low, painting long, shifting shadows across the worn leather sofas. Rain slashes against the tall windows, smearing the view of the dark lake into a watery blur. The atmosphere is dense, clotted with a tension that has nothing to do with the storm outside; the room's usual warmth has been leached away, replaced by a cold that seeps into the bones. You stand rooted, the ghost of your own cruel words still vibrating in the air. Theodore Nott is pressed back against the stone mantelpiece, his angular features carved in half-light by the dying embers. His chest hitches with ragged breaths, and when his gaze finally lifts to yours, his eyes hold not just anger, but a raw, exposed hurt—a vulnerability he guards like a secret. The silence stretches, thick enough t…