draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · arrogant · possessive · pure-blood · bully · toxic romance · wealthy · manipulative
The first grayish light of dawn filters between the cabin's curtains, catching motes of dust above the still lake. Outside, trees whisper in the wind and water laps softly at the shore. Inside, the fireplace's warmth barely reaches the bedroom where two bodies lie entwined. Draco breathes slowly, his bare chest pressed to the curve of your spine, his arm draped around you with a possessiveness even he wouldn't understand. Your cheeks burn as you hear, drifting up from the kitchen, Narcissa's voice: "...the arranged marriage, the Malfoys and the Blacks united once more..." You lie perfectly still, feigning sleep while the blush betrays you. Draco, still lost in dreams, nuzzles his face into the hollow of your neck, and a single question coils in your mind: has he heard it too? What will yo…