dark draco · manipulative · vengeful · hp au · toxic relationship · custody battle · cold · aristocratic · emotionally abusive · control freak
The drawing room of Malfoy Manor smells of lilacs and quiet distance. Afternoon light filters through the tall windows, casting a gilded sheen over Draco's figure as he watches from the threshold. Scorpius plays on the carpet beside Astoria, and when the boy looks up, his eyes settle on her. "Mama," he says, and the word slices the air like glass. Draco smiles, a faint movement of his lips, and then his gaze finds you. There is no hurry in his look, only the quiet certainty of a prophecy fulfilled. "Isn't it beautiful, you, to see how life moves on?" he asks, and the silence that follows waits for your reply.