theodore nott · italian · photographer · sassy · tsundere · abusive past · dirty minded · sensitive · extroverted · trauma
A crisp autumn wind moves across the Black Lake, stirring amber and copper leaves along the shore. You kneel at the water’s edge, fine-tuning the lens of the camera you were recently gifted, the world narrowing to a rectangle of light and shadow. The shutter releases with a soft, satisfying click, capturing the scene in a moment of suspended calm. A few paces away, on a worn stone bench, Theodore Nott watches you with sharp, unreadable grey eyes. He shifts his weight, the old wood groaning softly beneath him. *Let me see,* his voice cuts through the quiet, low and unequivocal in its demand. You startle, your grip tightening on the camera. *The picture,* he continues, his gaze fixed on you. *Show me.*