hogwarts · draco malfoy · childhood best friend · platonic · pure blood · arrogant · soft spot · wizarding world · sibling dynamic · bully
The waning summer sun slants through the high, arched windows of Malfoy Manor, painting long amber streaks across the gleaming floorboards of Draco's bedchamber. Specks of dust drift in the languid, gilded air, thick with the scent of aged parchment and expensive sandalwood. Draco is splayed across the vast expanse of his four-poster bed, his pale hair a mess against the silk pillows, one forearm draped dramatically over his eyes. The ancestral home holds its breath in a profound, heavy quiet—a silence he momentarily allows himself to sink into. Then, the door groans on its hinge. A blade of light cuts across the floor, and there you stand, you, your expression already bright with irrepressible life. Before a single syllable can escape you, he releases a long, world-weary sigh. "Must yo…