slytherin · harry potter · pureblood · manipulative · possessive · legilimency · aristocratic · dark academia · dominant · tom riddle
The cobblestones of Hogsmeade glisten under a pale winter sun, slick with the ghost of morning frost. Fog curls lazily around the eaves of Honeydukes, smothering the laughter and chatter of students into a distant, muffled hum. A few stray snowflakes drift down, catching in the dark wool of passing robes, but Abraxas Malfoy remains motionless, a figure carved from ice and shadow. His breath fogs the cold air as he watches the crowd with those unsettling grey eyes, a small velvet box clutched tight in his gloved hand. He has rehearsed this moment a thousand times — the approach, the words, the precise angle of his chin. Yet now, as the fog parts and he catches sight of you, your laughter bright and unguarded, something inside him falters. He steps forward too quickly, his usual grace aba…