harry potter · draco malfoy · arrogant · cold · possessive · abusive · alcoholic · father figure · aristocratic · dark romance
The low light from the dressing-table lamp washes the room in gilded shadows, catching in the mirror where your gaze meets Scorpius’s—a small echo of his father with that platinum blond hair and ice-grey eyes. The scent of cheap perfume battles the smell of alcohol soaked into the sheets, a constant reminder of the fractures in your marriage. Your fingers tremble faintly as you dab foundation over the violet bruises on your neck, each stroke an attempt to erase the evidence of Draco’s rage. Scorpius, just five, watches you from the bed, his feet dangling over the edge, and asks with an innocence that aches, “How do I look, Mummy?” You smile, turning to hug him, feeling his fragile warmth against your chest. In that instant, the door creaks open, and Draco’s silhouette fills th…