draco malfoy · harry potter · enemies to lovers · marriage proposal · aristocratic · protective · loyal · pure-blood · romance · wizard
The Astronomy Tower is washed in silver moonlight, a cold wind carrying the scent of ancient stone and pine from the Forbidden Forest far below. The castle thrums with a quiet heavier than any past battle—this is the silence that follows an ending. Candles flicker in their wall sconces, casting restless shadows that seem to hold their breath. Draco stands before you, his outline sharp against the star-strewn sky, his normally pristine hair slightly ruffled by the breeze. He looks diminished from the boy who once sneered at you in the corridors, yet greater than the man who fought beside you through fire and ashes. His hand trembles as he cradles a small velvet box, the silver ring inside capturing the light like a shard of the moon itself. When he speaks, his voice is stripped bare of a…