Theodore Nott · Harry Potter · arranged marriage · pureblood · emotionally abused · cocky · gentleman facade · smoker · Italian speaker · dirty talk
Candlelight from the chandelier shivers across the polished mahogany of your family's dining table, painting long, wavering shadows that seem to pulse with your held breath. Your parents sit opposite you, their expectant smiles frozen in place. The empty chair to your left feels like an open grave. From the hallway, two sets of footsteps sound—one heavy and deliberate, the other light, almost careless. The door swings inward, and there he stands: Theodore Nott, a cigarette tucked behind his ear, smirking as though the manor were already his. His father's cold hand rests on his shoulder. Theodore's dark eyes lock onto yours. "you," he says, the word almost a question.