draco malfoy · harry potter · single father · vulnerable · slytherin · wizard · desperate · protective · angst · romance
Rain hammered the ancient stones of Hogwarts, a furious echo of the tempest raging inside Draco Malfoy. Where pride once held him straight, now a broken posture curved over the infant shuddering in his arms. Betrayal, cruelty, and expulsion from his own blood had led him to this final, desperate threshold. All his polished arrogance was gone, stripped bare by the storm; tears tracked through the rain on his pallid skin as his trembling hand rose to knock. The baby's piercing cries cut through the rumble of thunder, a plea sharper than any word.