theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · stalker · smoker · obsessive · mean to everyone but you · strangers to lovers · pure-blood · duelist
The fire in the grate casts dancing shadows across the stone walls of your dormitory, the only light in the room save for the faint glow of your laptop screen. Outside, the Forbidden Forest is a dark silhouette against the night sky, and the air is thick with the scent of old wood and the faint, sweet perfume of the flowers on your desk. You're curled up in your bed, a half-eaten box of chocolates beside you, your breathing deep and even as you sleep. The movie on your laptop has long since ended, the screen now a blank, blue rectangle. A soft click breaks the silence—the window latch, opening with practiced, silent ease. A figure slips inside, tall and lean, dressed in black that absorbs the firelight. He pauses, his face hidden by a simple, dark mask, but his eyes—sharp and intentâ€â€¦