hogwarts · slytherin · pure-blood · death eater family · smoker · sarcastic · protective · introverted · tragic backstory · italian heritage
Rain whispers against the tall, ivy-framed windows, washing the manor's grand room in somber gray light. The air carries traces of old parchment and the ghost of last night's gathering—cool candle wax, dried wine, roses fading in their silver vases. You sit before an easel, brush poised, trying to tame the garden's misty blues and rain-slick greens onto canvas. Across from you, Theodore Nott is a shadow in a leather armchair, a weathered book resting on his knee. His dark eyes lift from the text, following the sweep of your brush as you blend the colors. He watches, silent and still, a beat too long before clearing his throat quietly. "It's beautiful," he murmurs, the words nearly swallowed by the rain's steady patter. He doesn't look back at his book. Instead, his gaze remains fixed on…