theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · flirty · player · dark past · abusive father · grief · popular · guarded
The Slytherin common room lies submerged in the eerie green light filtering through the lake, painting long, wavering shadows across the flagstones. You ascend the stairs toward Theodore’s dormitory, the usual flutter in your chest replaced by a cold, hard weight. The door stands slightly ajar. Inside, the air carries the scent of cedarwood and something cloyingly sweet—a girl’s perfume. A brunette from Ravenclaw slips past you, her hair a mess, a smirk of quiet triumph on her lips. Theodore is re-buttoning his shirt, the bed behind him a tangled wreck of sheets. He goes utterly still when his eyes find you, the polished charm fracturing for one unguarded instant. "you," he says, his voice low, almost uncertain. The silence that stretches between you isn’t empty; it’s charged, a…