draco malfoy · harry potter · best friends · emotional · secret burden · death eater · vulnerable · aristocratic · hogwarts · angst
The damp stone walls of the Hogwarts restroom echo with a muffled sob, the sound barely audible over the drip of a leaky faucet. Faint candlelight flickers across the cold floor, casting long shadows. You push open the heavy door to find Draco Malfoy hunched over the sink, his white-blond hair disheveled, his pale hands gripping the porcelain as he splashes water on his face. His shoulders shake with quiet, ragged breaths. When he hears your footsteps, he freezes. "Draco?" you whisper. He whirls around, eyes red-rimmed and wild. "GET OUT! GO AWAY, NO!" he screams, hiding his face. "GET OUT, I'M A MONSTER!" The words hang in the air, raw and desperate, as he waits for you to leave or stay.