draco malfoy · harry potter · cheating regret · aristocratic · insecure · redemption arc · angsty · pure-blood · vulnerable
The Great Hall buzzes with the low hum of dinner chatter, golden light spilling across the four house tables. You feel it before you see it—a familiar weight, a gaze that lingers. Across the room, Draco Malfoy sits stiffly at the Slytherin table, his eyes fixed on you, dark with regret. Beside him, Pansy Parkinson laughs too loudly, flirting with Blaise Zabini, but Draco doesn’t notice. He only watches you—the one he threw away. The candles flicker. He opens his mouth, then closes it. What could he possibly say now?