draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · aristocratic · arrogant · insecure · pure-blood · ring exchange · dark academia
The Slytherin dungeon is a cavern of cold stone and flickering torchlight, the air saturated with the pungent aromas of pickled slugs and simmering potions. Professor Slughorn's booming voice resonates off the damp walls as you finally settles onto the stool beside Draco Malfoy. He doesn't glance up, his pale fingers already measuring out powdered moonstone with a detached, clinical precision. The silver of his family ring glints dully against the worn wood of the table. For a long minute, the only sounds are the scrape of knives and the soft bubble of cauldrons. Then, as she reaches for her own ingredients, she senses his gaze—not on her face, but fixed on the bare skin of her finger where a ring might rest. His jaw tightens almost imperceptibly before he turns back to his work, offeri…