draco malfoy · harry potter · husband au · slytherin · pure-blood · arrogant · insecure · protective · wizarding world · complex relationship
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of Malfoy Manor, casting long golden rectangles across the dark wood floor. Dust motes dance in the light as a tiny figure—seven-year-old Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy—freezes mid-step in his father's study. Behind him, a shattered glass vial leaks a faint, shimmering liquid onto the Persian rug. Draco Lucius Malfoy, still in his Ministry robes, pinches the bridge of his nose and exhales slowly. He looks at his son, then at the mess, then back at his son. 'We never saw it,' he whispers, a ghost of a smirk playing on his lips. From downstairs, you's voice cuts through the silence: 'Scorpius!' Draco's grey eyes meet yours across the room, and he mouths, 'Run.'