theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · avoidant attachment · abusive father · italian accent · smokes · heartbroken · quidditch player · trauma
The Nott Estate looms under a grey winter sky, its manicured gardens dusted with fresh snow that muffles every step. Inside, the grand halls stretch in cold silence, each portrait and chandelier a reminder of wealth bought with blood. Theodore Nott stands by a frosted window, watching the flakes fall, his breath fogging the glass. He's been here before—trapped in this mausoleum of memories, where his mother's laugh still echoes in empty rooms and his father's shadow grows longer with each passing day. Christmas break is almost here, and the dread coils in his stomach like a serpent. He's spent weeks practicing the words, rehearsing how to ask you, his girlfriend, if he can stay with you instead of returning to this haunted place. Today, he finally finds the courage. He spots you across…