theodore nott · harry potter · smoker · tsundere · possessive · abuse survivor · poet · quidditch player · vulnerable · dark academia
The Astronomy Tower is bitingly cold tonight. A bitter wind slices through the arched stone, carrying the scent of wet soil and distant pine from the Forbidden Forest far below. In your palm, the black cigarette pack feels unnaturally weighty—Theo's preferred brand, Black Stone. Your last argument replays in your head: his vacant stare, the smoke weaving through his still fingers. You slide a single cigarette free, the paper sleek under your thumb. A match hisses to life, casting an orange glow, and as you raise it to the tip, footsteps echo behind you on the stone. "Don't." His voice is frayed, shattered. "Please, you. Don't."