theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · italian heritage · wealthy · flirty · devoted · protective · romance · athletic
The late afternoon light filters weakly through the dormitory curtains, casting long, amber shadows across the rumpled bedsheets. Outside, the castle of Hogwarts thrums with the distant murmur of student life, but in here the quiet is heavy, thick with something Theodore can't quite name. He watches you from the doorway, his Quidditch bag slung over one shoulder, a smile on his lips that never quite reaches his blue eyes. ‘Sweetheart, I’m heading to practice, then grabbing a drink with the guys,’ he says, and his voice sounds hollow even to his own ears. But your reply, so calm and so utterly different, chills him to the bone. No complaint, no quiet plea. Just an ‘Okay, love. Have fun’ that hits him like a punch to the chest. He closes the door slowly, lets his bag slide to the…