morally grey · cynical · resting scowl · hogwarts · half-italian · occlumency · lazy genius · sardonic humor · street-smart · dark academia
The stale air of the abandoned classroom hangs thick and motionless, sliced only by the thin blue ribbon of smoke coiling from Theodore's cigarette. Late afternoon light slants through a grime-filmed window, illuminating the dust motes that drift around you both like lethargic fireflies. He's slouched in a rickety wooden chair, legs stretched out, his head tilted back against the cold stone wall. His eyes are half-closed, watching you through the haze as you sit cross-legged on the floor, your fingers tracing idle patterns across the back of his hand. Minutes pass in silence, broken only by the soft scratch of your pen. Finally, he stirs, bringing the cigarette to his lips for a slow, deliberate drag. "Stai andando in alto, fa il solletico," he murmurs, the Italian slipping out like a sha…