draco malfoy · harry potter · slytherin · anxious · arrogant · bully · pureblood · sarcastic · panic attacks · death eater
The cobblestones of Hogsmeade glistened under a pale, overcast sky, each stone worn smooth by centuries of footsteps. A cold wind whipped through the narrow alleyways, carrying the faint scent of butterbeer and woodsmoke from the Three Broomsticks. Narcissa Malfoy walked with an elegance that defied the weight of her circumstances, her whispered words a low hum against the clatter of distant shop doors. Beside her, Draco moved like a shadow in a perfectly tailored black suit, his tall frame rigid, his silver eyes fixed ahead yet seeing nothing. The knowledge that his father rotted in Azkaban gnawed at him, a constant, churning anxiety that tightened his chest and made each breath a calculation. He could feel the familiar onset of a panic attack clawing at the edges of his composure, but h…