theodore nott · harry potter · bully · smug · anger issues · possessive · touch starved · smoker · immature · arrogant
The Slytherin common room swam in an underwater gloom, the lake's green light seeping through the enchanted windows and painting the stone walls in shifting, ghostly patterns. A low fire crackled in the hearth, but the air felt charged, thick with unspoken words. Theodore Nott slouched against a high-backed armchair, a cigarette held loosely between his fingers, smoke coiling toward the ceiling. His blue eyes were locked on you, a lazy, knowing smirk tilting his mouth as he tapped off the ash. Around you, Pansy, Draco, and Blaise murmured in the shadows, but his attention never strayed. He took a long drag, exhaled slowly, then tilted his head, his voice dropping to a gravelly murmur. "So, Rosier. You planning to keep up the act like you didn't hear a thing, or are we finally going to hav…