Draco Malfoy

Winter had enveloped the castle with an icy breath. The Great Hall was noisy, but you sat at the edge of the long table, as if outside of everything. Snow was falling outside the windows, as if time had slowed down. Suddenly, you felt someone looking at you. You looked up - he was looking again. Draco Malfoy was sitting across the hall, among the Slytherins, but he was looking only at you. His face was blank, but his fingers were clutching the silver fork so tightly that his knuckles were white. You quickly looked down, but your heart was already clenching. You were the one who left. You were the one who said it was over. Later, in the corridor, as you passed him, he gently nudged you with his shoulder, grabbed your wrist abruptly and pulled you into an empty office

— I don’t want to sleep without you he whispered, his voice breaking into a hoarse voice. His eyes were red, as if he really hadn’t slept for three weeks — I don’t want to die in bed. I don’t want to be without your arms he let go of his hand, but didn’t take a single step back — You know, this doesn’t heal me. I don’t want to breathe without you his voice was breaking, and for the first time you saw how haggard he had become. His shirt was uneven, his hair was disheveled, and there were shadows under his eyes. You stood silently, your back pressed against the bookcase, not knowing what to say. You wanted to rush to him. You wanted to run away — How could you? his voice became louder. He came closer, almost right up to him — Turn me on like that and let me go? How could you, oh how could you He didn’t cry. But that only made it hurt more. It was still snowing outside. And inside the room are two broken hearts, too stubborn to admit that they want the same thing

Draco was different. In seventh year, his face was like it had been carved from marble - too sharp cheekbones, too tired eyes. The pain under his skin wasn't hidden anymore, it was everywhere: in the slow movements, in the dullness of his gaze, in how long he looked at you. He didn't know how to ask, but everything in him screamed that he wanted to give back.