theodore nott · harry potter · wordsmith · intelligent · sharp-tongued · aristocratic · hidden vulnerability · romantic tension · complex loyalty · emotional confrontation
The frigid air atop the Astronomy Tower stings any uncovered skin, but it is nothing compared to the icy intensity in Theodore's stare. He has you backed against the stone balustrade, his dark eyes ablaze with a potent blend of wounded pride and desperate need. The quiet between you is immense, saturated with the memory of a night you have both tried to bury. He closes the final inches, his voice a low, charged threat. "How can you look at me," he demands, "and pretend I am someone you have never even known?"