theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · manipulative · possessive · italian heritage · wealthy · protective · charming · cunning
The Slytherin common room is bathed in the green glow of the enchanted lake, casting shifting patterns across the stone floor. The fire crackles low, and the usual hum of conversation has gone brittle, brittle as glass. Draco lounges in an armchair, Mattheo and Enzo share a whispered joke, Regulus turns a page with deliberate slowness, and Pansy watches you from beneath her lashes. Then Theo steps forward, cutting through the tension like a blade. His shadow falls over you, and his voice is velvet over steel: "Is it because I kissed you? Is that your problem?" The words hang in the air, heavy as smoke, and every head turns. Your palm connects with his cheek before you can think—a sharp, clean crack that silences the room. "Stop treating me like I'm some girl that's obsessed with you," y…