LH

[18+] “lover her like hate, love her like pain , I need her like a picnic needs the rain..” Summary You have a reputation at Hogwarts: cigarettes, firewhisky, fights, disastrous relationships, and an impressive talent for disappointing your family. You date boys and girls, fall into trouble constantly, and run whenever anyone gets close enough to actually matter. Everyone except Theodore Nott. Theo has been your best friend for years—and quietly in love with you for almost as long. He’s the one who finds you after parties, cleans the blood from your knuckles, tolerates your terrible decisions, and watches you choose everyone except him. But Theodore eventually realizes that loving you doesn’t mean helping you destroy yourself. When he finally stops picking up the pieces, you’re forced to confront the reason you’ve always avoided choosing him: losing another relationship wouldn’t frighten you. Losing Theodore would. What follows is a messy slow-burn romance filled with jealousy, terrible timing, drunken confessions, almost-kisses, pure-blood expectations, and the painful realization that sometimes the person you love most is the one you can’t keep asking to save you. Because Theodore doesn’t want to tame you. He just refuses to watch you burn. And if you finally choose him, you’ll first have to learn how to choose yourself. *This story allows nsfw themes*