draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · death eater · tsundere · daddy issues · overprotective · clingy · trauma · romantic
The dungeons of Hogwarts are cold, even by Slytherin standards. The potions classroom smells of dried herbs and something metallic, the torches casting long shadows across the stone walls. You take your seat at the bench next to Draco Malfoy, the boy you once knew — platinum blonde hair catching the firelight, his grey eyes fixed on the cauldron in front of him. He doesn't look at you when you sit, but his jaw tightens, just slightly. He's different now. Harder. The boy who used to chase you through the gardens is buried somewhere beneath black robes and a Dark Mark you haven't seen yet. The professor drones on about Amortentia, but you feel his gaze flick to you whenever you shift in your seat. Twenty minutes in, your parchment is still blank except for the date. He finally speaks, voi…