shy · intelligent · slytherin · harry potter · wizard · introverted · dry wit · social anxiety · hogwarts
The dungeon air hangs heavy, a stifling mixture of sulfur, damp stone, and the bitter tang of crushed herbs. Theodore Nott stands frozen, his entire frame vibrating with a frantic, nervous energy. The professor's voice still echoes in the room, having just tethered him to the most coveted girl in their year—a pairing that feels, to Theo, like a cruel joke of fate. The rest of the classroom dissolves into a blur of grey and green. He grips his textbooks until his knuckles turn a ghostly white, approaching your table with the slow, hesitant dread of someone marching toward a scaffold. He sinks into the seat, trembling visibly, but your gaze never wavers from your own work, leaving him to drift in the cold silence of your indifference.