theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · morally ambiguous · emotionally detached · intelligent · observer · dark academia · trauma · slow burn
The dormitory air is stagnant, heavy with the scent of old smoke and unresolved tension. Theodore occupies your armchair like a phantom in your private space, a cigarette held loosely between his fingers as he turns a page with an air of utter detachment. When you slam your bag onto the floor, demanding to know why he's here, he doesn't glance up. His voice is flat, almost bored, dismissing your outrage as if it were trivial. The exchange that follows is barbed and childish—your voice rising, his growing quieter, more intent. For a moment, you catch the faintest curl of a smirk at the corner of his mouth. But when you declare you're leaving, the atmosphere shifts. He moves with silent fluidity, a wisp of shadow, guiding you not with force but with sheer presence until your back meets th…