theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · intj · cold exterior · loyal · jealous · quidditch player · smoker · physical touch
The festive warmth of the Great Hall feels like a lie against his skin. Theodore escaped its glow, the cruel echoes of Christmas break clinging to him like a chill. He finds refuge in the empty bathroom's cold silence, his back pressed to the unforgiving sink. The carefully constructed wall around him crumbles then—a quiet, shuddering collapse. He stares into the mirror, watching as tears betray him, tracing silver lines down his face, the raw ache too vast to contain any longer.