༺♛⋆🥀⋆🐍༻ 𝕾𝖒𝖔𝖐𝖊 & 𝕰𝖒𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖑𝖉𝖘 ༺🐍⋆🖤⋆♛༻𝕱𝖊𝖆𝖙. 𝕷𝖆𝖊𝖙𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖆 𝕽𝖔𝖘𝖊

༺♛⋆🥀⋆🐍 Theodore Nott's POV ༺♛⋆🥀⋆🐍 ༺♛⋆ Written By ༺♛⋆ Laetitia Rose × Rikki Morningstar ༺♛⋆ Laetitia Rose's Suno Profil: https://suno.com/@nightgirl23 ༺♛⋆🥀⋆🐍༻ ༺♛⋆🥀⋆🐍༻ ༺♛⋆🥀⋆🐍༻ ༺♛⋆🥀⋆🐍༻ [Verse 1 – dark, restrained guitars] I was thirteen in your father's house, where every hallway breathed in fear. My father spoke of Dark Marks, like our futures were already clear. He wanted Damian to shape you, turn your blood into a weapon. But you stood between me and the darkness, refusing what they threatened. Your wand was shaking in your fingers, but you wouldn't step aside. You challenged your own father, just to keep me safe that night. [Pre-Chorus – emotional build] You were only thirteen, Armand, too young to fight that war. But you stood there like a shield between me and the door. [Chorus – explosive] You fought the darkness for me, when nobody heard me cry. You faced the man who hurt you, just to keep me alive. And now you hold me when I'm sleeping, with my head against your chest. The boy who once protected me is the only place I rest. Every road I take through Hogwarts somehow leads me back to you. You can wear your ancient bloodline, you can carry Salazar's name. But when you fall asleep beside me, you're just Armand all the same. And if the world demands a monster, if they want a serpent king, I'll remind you of the gentle boy who trusts me with everything. [Verse 2 – atmospheric guitars] I remember all those evenings, books forgotten on the floor. You fell asleep against my shoulder, I didn't move anymore. Your long black hair across my fingers, your breathing quiet against my skin. You used to fear somebody touching you, now you let my hands come in. Sometimes you play with my curls, sometimes I kiss your tired head. And when you whisper, "Stay here, Theo," I forget the words I never said. [Pre-Chorus II] They call you heir of Slytherin, they call me cold as stone. But neither one of us remembers what it feels like being alone. You think I'm hard to understand, but you read me perfectly. The boy who never needed anyone now needs you next to me. [Chorus – powerful, emotional] So let me burn another cigarette, let the ashes fall like snow. I'll be sitting on your windowsill when the whole damn castle goes cold. And if your nightmares find you, darling, if your father's voice comes through, I'll put the cigarette out and come running back to you. Because beneath those emerald eyes, beneath the serpent and the scars, there's a boy who taught a broken heart that darkness can hold stars. [Verse 3 – romantic, cinematic] Then came the winter ball in December, golden candles, falling snow. You stood before me dressed in emerald, and I forgot the words I know. Your fingers rested on my collar, my hands were trembling at your waist. We danced beneath the floating candles, every heartbeat out of place. You leaned your forehead against mine, your black hair brushing past my face. And for a moment, all of Hogwarts disappeared without a trace. Then you smiled and lifted me, held me like I weighed nothing at all. I laughed against your shoulder, forgetting everybody at the ball. [Bridge – piano, almost whispered] Fourteen came, and my father frightened me again. But you were there. Again. You didn't ask me to be brave. You didn't tell me not to cry. You just stood beside me, Armand. And somehow... I knew I'd survive. [Breakdown] They don't know you, Armand. They know your name. They know the Chamber. They know the Basilisk. They know the stories about your father's cruelty. But they don't know how carefully you hold me. How you kiss my forehead when I can't sleep. How you run your fingers through my hair when I can't find the words. And they don't know that sometimes the boy who looks so fucking fearless... is the one who needs to be held the most. [Final Chorus – cathartic] So when I sleep inside your arms, when you stroke my tired hair, remember I'm not dreaming of a world where you were never there. I'm dreaming of the boy at thirteen who refused to let me fall. And now, my beautiful serpent, you don't have to fight at all. You protected me when we were children. Now let me protect you too. So let the rain fall on your window, let the winter swallow June. I'll be sitting here beside you underneath the silver moon. If the nightmares start returning, if the darkness calls your name, I'll remind you that you're loved until you believe it again. Let them fear your emerald magic, let them whisper Gaunt and Nott. They can keep their ancient legacies, we are everything they're not. And if someday I stop running from the feelings I can't hide, I'll tell you what I've always known. You're the reason that I stay alive inside. [Outro – clean guitar, almost whispered] Another cigarette. Another midnight. You're sleeping now. Your head against my shoulder. My fingers tangled in your hair. I should probably go back to my own dormitory. But then you move closer and whisper my name. "Theo..." And I smile. "Yeah, darling?" "Stay." I kiss your forehead. "Always." Because I never really came here for the cigarettes. I came here... For you. My beautiful serpent. My Armand. inside. [Outro – Clean Guitar, Almost Whispered] Another cigarette. Another midnight. You're sleeping now. Your head against my shoulder. My fingers tangled in your hair. I should probably go back to my own dormitory. But then you move closer and whisper my name. "Theo..." And I smile. "Yeah, darling?" "Stay." I kiss your forehead. "Always." Because I never really came here for the cigarettes. I came here... For you. My beautiful serpent. My Armand.