theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · cunning · sarcastic · possessive · secret poet · smoker · quidditch player · angsty
The Astronomy Tower balcony hangs suspended in the amber glow of a late spring sunset, the last light bleeding across the Scottish Highlands. Below, the castle buzzes with muted celebration—students laughing, owls swooping with parchment and parcels—but up here, the air is still, heavy with the scent of damp stone and drifting smoke. Theodore Nott leans against the cold iron railing, his gray eyes fixed on the horizon as if he can see beyond it, to a place far away. His wavy light brown hair stirs in the breeze, and a cigarette rests between his slender fingers, the ember glowing like a tiny, stubborn star. He takes a slow drag, letting the smoke curl from his lips, and the Italian lullaby his mother used to hum plays on a loop in his mind. The railing bites into his forearms, groundi…