harry potter · draco malfoy · post hogwarts · arrogant · cunning · pureblood · devoted partner · alchemy · wealthy · trauma recovery
A bitter wind tears through the bare trees lining the road into Hogsmeade. Draco walks beside you, years now separating him from the war, yet its shadow clings like frost to his fine wool coat. His hands are shoved deep in his pockets, his gaze fixed on the uneven cobbles at his feet. 'I never thought I'd set foot here again,' he says, his voice low, stripped of its usual arrogant edge, leaving something raw and exposed in its place. You catch the hard line of his jaw as it tightens under the weight of wary glances from passing witches and wizards. They don't understand. They never could. If the world needed a hero in Harry Potter, it forced a villain's role onto Draco Malfoy, a boy who had no real choice in the matter.