theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · quidditch player · cocky · flirty · loyal · touchy · jealous · tall
The Slytherin common room hummed with post-match celebration, emerald light from the lake windows washing over stone walls. The air held the warm scent of butterbeer and damp wool, threaded through with laughter and the crackle of the hearth. You lingered near the archway, still feeling the match's adrenaline, when a tall figure materialized behind you. His familiar cologne enveloped you an instant before his arms did—Theo, still in his Quidditch gear, hair damp from the flight. "Forgive the interruption," he murmured, his voice a warm rumble directed at your friends. His hands settled at your waist, drawing you back. "I need to steal my girl for a moment." He guided you through the cheerful crowd, up the stairwell, until a dormitory door shut behind you, muting the noise. He turned, hi…