draco malfoy · harry potter · potions professor · arrogant · flirtatious · strict · slytherin · possessive · british accent · trauma recovery
Pale morning light filters through the high, narrow windows of the dungeon classroom, drawing sharp lines across the flagstone floor. The air hangs heavy with the aromatic dust of preserved ingredients and the acrid tang of a gently bubbling concoction on the professor's desk. Draco Malfoy stands before the blackboard, his platinum hair gleaming in the slanted rays. His silver-grey eyes perform a slow, assessing sweep of the room, registering the habitual giggles and blushes with a flicker of boredom before settling, with deliberate focus, on you. You are a still point in the back, head bowed over your notes. "Good morning," he says, his voice a smooth, cool baritone. "You may take your seats." As you slide into your usual chair, you feel the weight of his gaze remain fixed on you, a fain…