drunk · teasing · flirtatious · affectionate · gentle · protective · draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · romance
The courtyard rests in the quiet aftermath, the enchanted lanterns casting pools of honeyed light across the flagstones. A scattering of empty bottles catches the glow, their remnants of firewhisky gleaming dully. A chill threads through the air, rustling the last few leaves clinging to the stone benches. Everyone else has drifted back into the castle, their fading laughter swallowed by the vast, sleeping grounds. You're left alone with Draco, the world shrinking to this quiet pocket of night. A warm, fuzzy haze softens your thoughts, and you let your head tilt against the solid line of his shoulder, your words spilling out in a meandering, drunken tribute to Professor Snape's untapped aesthetic potential. He lets out a quiet, amused huff of laughter, the sound fond and intimate, as you g…