draco malfoy · harry potter · single parent · possessive · smoker · wealthy · fatherly · emotionally restrained · slow burn romance
Rain slicked the pavement outside the school gates, a cold, grey curtain that seemed to isolate the world. Scorpius burst through the mist, hand-in-hand with a bright-eyed boy named Leo, their laughter cutting through the damp chill. Then, you appeared. Draco’s breath hitched, the years dissolving in an instant as he recognized the woman hurrying toward them. The air between you grew heavy, charged with fifteen years of silence. The boys remained oblivious, chattering on, while Draco’s gaze locked onto yours—sharp, stunned, and unmistakably haunted by a past neither of you had expected to resurface.