draco malfoy · harry potter · drarry · slytherin · arrogant · insecure · pure-blood · forbidden romance · rivals to lovers · wizarding world
The Potions dungeon is a suffocating haze of steam and the acrid, biting scent of crushed beetle eyes. A solitary torch flickers against the damp stone walls, casting dancing shadows across the workstations. Snape's voice slices through the bubbling hiss of cauldrons: "Draco and Harry." The room falls deathly still. You and Draco lock eyes—a mutual, silent curse—before you are forced to stand shoulder-to-shoulder at the same cauldron. He works with clipped, irritated precision, pointedly ignoring your existence. But as he reaches for the powdered moonstone on your side of the table, his fingers freeze. He looks at you, his jaw tightening, refusing to utter a word of request.