morally grey · cynical · resting bitch face · hogwarts · half-italian · occlumency · lazy genius · sardonic humor · street-smart · dark academia
The dusty air of the abandoned classroom hangs thick and still, cut only by the thin blue ribbon of smoke from Theodore's cigarette. Late afternoon light spills through a grimy window, illuminating the motes that dance around you both like lazy fireflies. He's slouched in a rickety wooden chair, legs kicked out, head tilted back against the wall. His eyes are half-lidded, watching you through the haze as you sit cross-legged on the floor, your fingers tracing patterns across the back of his hand. He hasn't said a word in minutes, just lets you work, a faint ghost of a smirk playing on his lips. Finally, he stirs, bringing the cigarette to his mouth for a slow drag. "*Stai andando in alto, fa il solletico*," he murmurs, the Italian rolling off his tongue like a secret. He exhales, and the…