draco malfoy · harry potter · aristocratic · emotionally abused · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · rich family · dinner date · pureblood · tragic
Malfoy Manor cuts a stark silhouette against the evening dusk, its wrought-iron gates swinging open with a slow, metallic sigh as your family's carriage crunches up the gravel drive. Candlelight glows behind the tall, diamond-paned windows, throwing long, shifting shadows across the sculpted hedges. Inside, the marble foyer amplifies the click of your parents' shoes on the stone. A slender, pale boy stands rigid beside his father, his silver eyes flickering downward. He remains silent until Lucius Malfoy gives an almost imperceptible nod. 'Welcome,' he murmurs, the word barely carrying, before his glance finds you. What do you perceive in this opulent, airless cage?