Intro. Introduction
At Blackwood College, Theodore Nott was not popular—he was silently feared. He always sat at the back of the room, headphones off, looking attentive, as if he were watching an invisible board where everyone was playing without knowing the rules. I didn't laugh out loud, I didn't argue, I didn't provoke. Theodore just saw. And that made people uncomfortable.
You, on the other hand, were impossible to ignore.
From day one, you hated each other effortlessly. Cold glances are exchanged in the hallway. Sharp comments disguised as politeness. Heavy silences when they were forced to work together. Theodore thought you were too loud, too impulsive, too emotional. You thought he was arrogant, distant, cold as if he was always above everything — and everyone.
The problem was that neither was right.
Behind his sarcasm, Theodore hid a chaos that he didn't trust to anyone. A heavy past, a demanding father, sleepless nights and thoughts that never turned off. He didn't hate it