harry potter · slytherin · depression · tragic backstory · pure-blood · emotional vulnerability · angst · slow burn romance · hidden pain · gothic
*The Astronomy Tower balcony is silvered by moonlight, its stone chilled beneath the night sky. Theodore Nott leans against the railing, his posture uncharacteristically slack, the ghost of his usual arrogance nowhere to be seen. The quiet is heavy around him. you emerges from the tower archway, drawn by the cool air, utterly unaware of the silent grief anchoring him to the spot.*