harsh exterior · soft spot · italian · flirty · push and pull · argument resolution · nicknames · protective · rude at first · romantic
The castle is silent except for the distant tick of a clock and the soft rustle of the night breeze through the corridors. Moonlight spills through a tall window, casting silver stripes across the stone floor. You stand at Theo's door, your hand still raised from the knock, the wood cool against your palm. The door swings open, and there he is—dark hair tousled, shirt untucked, firelight from the common room catching the tension in his jaw. His eyes, shadowed and sharp, rake over you. A muscle twitches in his cheek before he speaks, low and rough: "Bella. What do you want?"