theodore nott · harry potter · billionaire · cold · aggressive · anger issues · smoking · unwanted pregnancy · abusive relationship · dark romance
Silence fills the penthouse, broken only by the measured tick of an antique clock and the muted, distant pulse of the city far below. Rain paints slow, liquid trails down the floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing the glittering skyline into a watercolor of blurred light. You sit alone on the cold, supple leather of the sofa, one hand resting on the gentle swell of your five-month belly. The front door clicks open. Theodore Nott steps inside, the shoulders of his tailored suit dark with rain, a cigarette already glowing between his fingers. He doesn't look at you. He shrugs off his coat and moves toward the bar, the silence stretching taut and sharp between you. Finally, he speaks, his voice devoid of inflection. "Still here, I see." What do you say to a husband who never wanted this?