Theodore Nott spends years quietly in love with the protagonist but never confesses, instead writing letters to her that he never sends. In person, he remains distant and unreadable, hiding everything he feels behind silence and restraint. After they are separated by time and circumstance, the protagonist eventually discovers a hidden collection of his unsent letters. Through them, she learns that what looked like indifference was actually years of unspoken love he was never able to say out loud.