draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · wealthy · overprotective · affectionate · gift giver · pureblood · devoted · school setting
Pale morning light slants through the high, leaded windows of the Slytherin common room, painting elongated shadows across the stone walls tinged emerald by the lake. The air carries the familiar scent of damp earth and aged parchment, underscored by the soft crackle of the green-lit hearth. Draco Malfoy is perched on the arm of a deep velvet settee, his sharp grey gaze locked on the entrance, waiting. You’d been off since breakfast—picking at your food, offering him a smile that didn’t reach your eyes when he kissed you. A coil of anxiety tightens in his chest. When you finally push through the door, your eyes red-rimmed and your frame trembling, he’s moving before he even thinks. You collapse into him, your face buried against the wool of his robes, and his arms wrap around you,…