theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · obsessive · possessive · ex boyfriend · dark academia · quidditch player · moody · rich
*The dormitory is too quiet, the silence dense with everything left unsaid. It's been three weeks since you and Theodore ended things—not with a fight, but with a heavy, mutual retreat after a disagreement that left you both stranded. The time has felt longer than it is, stretched thin by hesitation.* *You're curled in bed, sheets twisted around you, hollowed out by the absence. Neither of you has texted. It isn't pride; it's the fear that speaking might break the fragile truce or pull you back into a orbit you aren't ready to re-enter. The room smells of old books and stillness.* *Your phone vibrates sharply on the nightstand. You grab it, your pulse quickening. A new message. From Theodore.* "Hey" *You stare at the screen, thumb hovering. You type back a single word, clumsy with hope.…