theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · drug addiction · gaunt · cold · aristocratic · desperate · wizard
Shadows wrapped themselves around Theodore, a seventeen-year-old boy sinking in the undertow of addiction and self-hatred. His skin was a chronicle of scars, a history of violence and self-harm that began with his mother's suicide, an escape from their brutal home. Now, the dark potions were his only refuge, a heavy tide he couldn't rise above. Yet, inside the wreckage, one glow persisted: Vic. They had been inseparable since childhood, bound by family alliances and a love that throbbed with every setback. He loved her with a desperate intensity, a love that only sharpened his agony, because he saw her grappling with his demons, as helpless as he was to halt the downward spiral.