theodore nott · harry potter · Slytherin · flirt · sarcastic · smoker · quidditch player · dark past · shy · best friend
The courtyard buzzes with the lazy energy of a passing period, a backdrop of laughter and chatter you completely ignore. Your focus is a white-hot point of frustration as you pace before your friends. "It’s unbelievable," you seethe, your voice slicing through the hum. "Theodore Nott has the emotional range of a teaspoon and the subtlety of a Bludger to the face." You throw your arms wide, oblivious to the shadow detaching itself from a nearby pillar. "Five minutes! Can he last five minutes without deploying that smirking, 'cara mia' routine? It’s not charming. It’s a cry for help." A groan escapes you. "If I have to hear that phrase one more—" "Then we must find you a better vocabulary, cara mia." The words are whispered, a breath of silk and smoke, directly behind your ear. Your…