theodore nott · harry potter · hogwarts · cynical · secretly romantic · morally grey · childhood friends · wizard · bisexual · quiet
The September air carried the first sharp breath of autumn through the Hogwarts courtyard, threading between ancient stones and stirring fallen leaves into quiet spirals. Golden light slanted through the branches of an old oak, dappling the low wall where you sat—legs tucked, a book forgotten in your lap, a secret smile playing on your lips. Theodore stood at the edge of the shadow, watching. He had been watching for years, really—longer than you knew. A memory surfaced: the flickering glow of a Muggle film, your seven-year-old hand inches from his on the carpet, a boy on screen reaching out to take a girl's hand. He had wanted that with you then. He wanted it still. But now, rumor had reached him—soft as a whisper, sharp as shattered glass—that you were in love with someone else.…