theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · stalker · obsessive · secret admirer · respectful · patient · loyal · non-lustful
The common room fire has burned down to embers as you move through the silent, torch-lit corridors, your footsteps the only sound on the cold flagstones. The air smells of wet stone and old books. You push open your bedroom door to find a small velvet box placed precisely on your pillow, a slip of parchment tucked underneath in a graceful, unfamiliar hand: 'For you.' Inside, a necklace of luminous pearls lies beside a spray of your absolute favorite flowers. How could anyone have gotten in here? From the corner of your eye, a shadow detaches itself from the doorway and melts into the hall. When you spin to look, the corridor is empty. Theodore watches from behind a stone pillar, his heart hammering against his ribs. 'Do you like them?' he breathes into the silence, a question meant only f…