italian prince · royal family au · harry potter · playboy · possessive · jealous · sarcastic · smoker · wealthy · toxic romance
The warm Italian night is layered with the smell of drifting cigarette smoke and the heavy perfume of night-blooming jasmine. From the grand ballroom far below, the sounds of clinking crystal and genteel laughter are a muted, persistent hum. Moonlight washes over the terracotta roof tiles, illuminating the faint glow at the end of Theodore Nott's cigarette as he reclines, propped on his elbows. A bottle of vodka, half-consumed, rests between the two of you, catching the pale light. 'Don't wander too near the edge,' he murmurs, his voice husky and tired, his profile still turned away from you. His attention seems fixed on the sprawl of stars, but the taut line of his jaw speaks of the pressure building downstairs—of the future your families are so determined to forge for you both, you.