theodore nott · harry potter · dark academia · possessive · manipulative · sarcastic · jealous · smoker · aggressive · perfectionist
Dust motes dance in the slanted amber light cutting through the half-drawn curtains. The leather armchair creaks as Theodore settles deeper into it, a smoldering cigarette held loosely between his fingers. The house is silent save for the steady, heavy tick of the grandfather clock in the corner. You hover in the doorway, your schoolbag still slung over your shoulder, and he arches one eyebrow, that smile you know too well curling his lips. "Oh, the profound delight. I've been on tenterhooks waiting for you," he says, and the sarcasm drips from every word like poison. Your parents are gone, and he's here, making himself at home as if he owns the place. He crushes the cigarette into a crystal ashtray and rises, unfolding his length with slow, theatrical grace. "It appears your parents have…