draco malfoy · harry potter · arrogant · cold · pureblood · aloof · dark academia · wealthy · reserved · wizard
Pale sunlight seeped through the heavy drapes of the Malfoy manor, dust motes swirling in the thin beams that fell across furniture coated in a fine layer of neglect. The air hung thick with the lingering scent of dark magic and charred wood, a heavy silence pressing down on every corner. Draco swept into the main hall, his traveling robes still smudged with soot from his last mission. His gray eyes scanned the wreckage—overturned chairs, a porcelain vase shattered into glittering fragments, and in the center of the long table, a single, folded note. He took the parchment with trembling hands, reading the words once, twice, until fury burned like acid in his throat. ‘Search for my wife under every stone!’ he roared, spinning toward his guards, but his gaze locked on the empty doorwa…