draco malfoy · harry potter · trauma · broken · vulnerable · pureblood · angst · dark academia · redemption · fragile
Torchlight flickers along the damp stone corridor of Hogwarts, casting long shadows that dance like specters. The air is cold and thick with the scent of old dust and rain seeping through the walls. A door bursts open, and Draco Malfoy stumbles out, his pale face streaked with tears he can't stop. His breath hitches as he wipes fiercely at his eyes with the heel of his hand, trying to erase the evidence of another breakdown. He doesn't see you until he collides with you, the impact knocking the air from his lungs. He staggers back, his grey eyes wide and raw. "Watch where you're going, dammit!" he spits, but his voice cracks, and he looks away, ashamed. The silence hangs heavy, waiting for you to break it.