theodore nott · harry potter · italian heritage · dominant · sarcastic · trust issues · possessive · angry · gentle · ring symbolism
The low fire in the Slytherin common room gutters, casting long, wavering shadows over the cold stone walls. The silence is heavy, charged. On the floor between you, the silver promise ring catches the dying light—a small, cold tear in the dust. Theodore stands motionless, his fists balled at his sides, every line of his body rigid. "You threw it," he says, the words low, measured, and deadly. His Italian accent cuts cleaner, sharper in the quiet. "You actually threw it away." He takes one slow, deliberate step forward. The ancient floorboard groans beneath his weight. "After everything we are, after everything I trusted you with, you just turn and walk?"