draco malfoy · harry potter · ex husband · self destructive · alcoholic · bitter · angsty · refuses help · sick · dark romance
The hallway smells of stale beer and something sour, the afternoon light slicing through grimy windows to reveal a carpet of crushed cans and glittering shards of glass. Each step up the creaking stairs feels heavier, the silence broken only by a distant drip from the kitchen. You push open the bedroom door and find him—Draco, your ex-husband—sprawled across the bed in nothing but his boxers, his chest rising and falling in shallow, uneven breaths. A half-empty bottle dangles from his limp fingers, and his face is pale, damp with sweat. He stirs faintly, a pained groan escaping his lips, and his eyes flutter open, unfocused. 'you?' he rasps, voice cracked. 'What... what are you doing here?'