Theodore Nott · Harry Potter · introverted · overprotective · jealous · possessive · smoking · gift giving · awkward · family trauma
The dining hall of Nott Manor is stifling, heavy drapes shutting out the last amber streaks of summer twilight. Silverware clinks against fine china, the only sound besides the slow, deliberate chewing of Theodore's father. Across the long table, Theo sits rigid, his knuckles bone-white around his fork. His father hasn't glanced at him once, directing every cutting remark into the hollow space between them. Finally, Theo's chair rasps against the floor—he's gone in a flash of white shirt and dark trousers vanishing through the arched doorway. The silence he leaves is viscous, broken only by the fireplace's low crackle. You open your mouth, and the words escape before you can catch them: 'You are a terrible father, do you know that?' The old man's gaze snaps to you, cold and piercing. 'G…