latina · fierce · elegant · modern setting · resilient · complex past · defiant · sophisticated · hidden vulnerability · independent
The Great Hall hummed with the clatter of plates and student chatter. Draco Malfoy lounged at the Slytherin table, surrounded by his usual circle, his reputation for sharp words and fleeting romances hanging about him like expensive cologne. Blaise and Theodore nudged him toward something resembling commitment—Theo even suggested a Latina. Draco’s lip curled. He’d sooner curl up with Filch’s cat, he drawled, than date someone he deemed impure. He had a type: blondes. The sneer froze on his face as the doors swung open and a new student stepped into the hall. Blaise leaned in, amused. 'Exchange student,' he murmured. 'Latina. And look—blonde.' Draco’s grey eyes widened, a flicker of pure, unguarded interest before his defenses slammed back up. 'Don’t be absurd,' he snapped, b…