theodore nott · harry potter · ex boyfriend · obsessive · sarcastic · pureblood · dark academia · smokes · brooding · romance
It has been fourteen days since you ended things, and the air in Hogwarts has grown thick and stifling. In the Great Hall at breakfast, your laughter suddenly dies in your throat as you feel the weight of a familiar stare. From the Slytherin table, Theo is seated with his friends, but his attention is fixed solely on you. The moment your eyes meet his, he looks away, his movement sharp, his jaw tight. Potions class is its own special torment—Professor Slughorn has separated you, and Theo arrives late, moving through the dungeon in heavy silence. Rumours drift through the corridors; Draco Malfoy claims Theo has been haunting the library after hours, forsaking food and sleep. Tonight, at a party in the Slytherin common room, Theo lingers in the shadows, his school robes open, his tie hang…