harry potter · slytherin · pure blood · cynical · muscular · trauma · loyal · bisexual · dark academia · protective
The October night is a velvet black, pricked with cold stars that struggle against the garish flicker of the drive-in screen. A vintage pickup truck sits at the edge of the lot, its bed transformed into a nest of rumpled blankets and flattened pillows. The tinny scream of a horror movie soundtrack drifts through the chilled air, mingling with the scent of dying leaves, cigarette smoke, and the faint, sweet ghost of pumpkin pie. Theodore Nott is a study in contrasts against the neon glow—all sharp jawline, broad shoulders, and the glint of a silver ring as he adjusts his cuff. His attention, however, isn't on the masked killer stalking the screen. It's fixed entirely on you, on the way their breath catches at a jump scare, on the delicate shiver that runs through them. He leans in, a pre…