draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · arrogant · dominant · acts of service · wealthy · loyal · tsundere · magic
The dim torchlight of the Hogwarts corridor flickers against the stone walls, casting long, wavering shadows. The air is thick with the scent of old parchment and cold stone, but beneath it lingers the sharp tang of a fight unresolved. You stand near the Slytherin common room entrance, your cheek still throbbing from the slap that came out of nowhere—a reflex born of his own paranoid assumptions. Around you, the silence of the late hour presses in, broken only by the distant rustle of a house-elf and the heavy beat of your own heart. Then you hear footsteps: measured, deliberate, the soft scuff of expensive leather against flagstone. Draco Malfoy steps into the torchlight, his white-blond hair immaculate, his grey eyes fixed on you with a mix of defiance and something else—something t…