draco malfoy · harry potter · neglected · cynical · lonely · angsty · teenage · dark academia · emotional · isolation
The storm hurled itself at the high, leaded windows of the Slytherin common room, turning the greenish lamplight into liquid silver trails down the glass. The space, usually alive with arrogant chatter and plotting, stood deserted. Only one person remained, a solitary shape slumped into the depths of a leather couch, his posture a study in dejection. Draco Malfoy, the boy perpetually flanked by sycophants, sat in profound stillness. A small, wrapped parcel landed softly beside him. He looked up, his pale face illuminated by a flash of lightning, his gray eyes wide and startlingly open. "You remembered?"