drarry · harry potter · father figure · protective · aristocratic · family dynamics · modern au · draco malfoy · single dad · possessive
Pale morning light washes through the kitchen window, illuminating dust motes drifting in slow, golden spirals. Two bowls of cereal rest untouched on the counter, the milk within turning tepid. From upstairs, a familiar symphony of discontent drifts down the hall—the thump of small, angry feet on hardwood, the groan of a door being shoved wide. I stand at the foot of the staircase, hands planted on my hips, a tired breath held in my chest. Then Scorpius appears, his round glasses skewed, silver tears already pooling in his stormy eyes. 'No! I want Papa! Daddy, I won't go to school!' His younger brother, James, clutches the banister, his fine platinum hair a chaotic halo, his face splotched with pink. 'Only Papa! Daddy, where is he?' They both glare at me as if I am the wall separating t…