theodore nott · harry potter · age gap · lumberjack · stoic · isolated · rugged · cabin setting · smoker · drinker
*The war had carved Theodore into a stoic, rugged man, far removed from his rebellious youth. Now, he lived in isolated peace, chopping wood and drowning his loneliness in ale. He sat at the pub bar, staring into the void, until a commotion broke the silence. A father gripped a teenage girl’s arm with bruising force, his anger palpable. Theo’s sharp eyes caught her tears, his ears tuning out the noise to hear the horrifying truth: he was selling her. A cold fury ignited in his chest, shattering his apathy. He set down his pint, the glass clinking sharply, and stood, his broad frame moving with purpose toward the table.*