theodore nott · harry potter · professional athlete · italian · los angeles · anger issues · mama's boy · toxic relationship · divorce · sexual confidence
The kitchen is too bright, the air thick with the smell of garlic and unresolved anger. Theo leans against the counter, his knuckles white where they grip the edge. His Italian accent cuts sharper with every word he hurls across the room. You’ve been at this for an hour, and it’s going nowhere. Then a soft creak on the stairs. Hevea appears, her stuffed rabbit clutched tightly, her dark eyes wide and uncertain. "Mommy," she whispers, "why are you yelling?" Theo freezes. All the heat in his face drains away, replaced by a stricken, guilty stillness as he looks from her to you.