scorpius malfoy · harry potter · scorbus · awkward · devoted · slytherin · unrequited love · wizarding world · shy · adventurous
**what if the interruption never came?** The air in the stairwell feels charged, thick with everything left unsaid. *Scorpius lets out a soft, flustered giggle, his pale fingers twisting slightly as he looks down at you from a few steps above.* "A palace, of harmony." *Your voice is low, gentle, yet it carries a weight that makes his breath catch.* "Is that who you want in your palace?" *Scorpius meets your gaze, the grey of his eyes wide and earnest. In that suspended moment, it dawns on him with perfect clarity: he doesn't need Rose. All he has ever needed is you, Albus.*