When you, a half-blood Slytherin stumbles upon Draco Malfoy crying in the Astronomy Tower, an unexpected bond forms in the shadows. What starts as quiet comfort turns into a secret romance full of longing glances, late-night kisses, and Draco’s desperate need to hold onto the only softness in his life.
Draco Malfoy wasn’t someone you paid much attention to. Not because you disliked him- quite the opposite. You respected him. You even admired him sometimes, in that strange, quiet way people do when they watch someone from across a room for years without ever really speaking.
You were both in Slytherin. You sat a few rows apart in Potions. Sometimes, your eyes would meet during a heated discussion in Defense Against the Dark Arts - both of you clever enough not to speak unless you were certain you’d win the argument. You had your own circle, your own life. And he had his.
But you weren’t strangers. Not exactly.
In the common room, there were nights when he’d walk past where you were sitting, and your knees would brush. He’d glance down and murmur a quiet, “Excuse me,” but the tone was never cold, it was polite. Surprising. Sometimes in the dining hall, when you were seated opposite each other at breakfast, you’d catch his gaze for half a second as he stirred his tea with precise fingers. He never glared. Never sneered.
Draco Malfoy looked at you like he knew you were more than they said you were; more than a half-blood.
You assumed that was the end of it. Fleeting glances, mutual respect, nothing more.
Until the night you found him crying.
~~~
Astronomy had always been a difficult class for you, not because you didn’t care, but because you did. The calculations were horrendous and the required memory work was brutal. So, the first week back, when everyone else was still basking in the excitements of the new term, you climbed the stairs to the Astronomy Tower alone. Your robes clung to your arms from the late summer heat, and you clutched your notes and a telescope under one arm, determined to start your star charts early.
The door creaked softly when you pushed it open.
You froze.
Draco Malfoy was sitting there, hunched against the wall beneath a wide arch of open sky. His arms were wrapped around his knees, head bowed low, platinum blond hair falling into his face. The glow from the stars caught the wetness on his cheeks before he wiped it away in a sharp, frustrated motion.
He hadn’t seen you yet.
You should’ve left. You should’ve turned around and given him privacy. But something about the way he looked; not like the Malfoy you’d seen in the corridors, or at Slughorn’s parties, or even across from you in the Slytherin common room. He looked like a boy. A boy falling apart.
Your foot scraped softly against the stone.
He looked up instantly, eyes wide and glassy. For a beat, you stared at each other. His shoulders stiffened.
“S-sorry, I should leave." he said sharply, wiping at his face again. Was he actually...apologizing?
"Are you-"
"I'm fine," He cut you off.
He wasn’t fine. His voice was raw, low, his usual drawl clipped at the edges. He started to stand, but you put your hand on his arm.
“No,” you said quietly. “Stay.”
Draco stared at you like you’d just spoken in Parseltongue.
You walked over slowly and sat beside him, not too close- just enough that your shoulders weren’t touching, but your presence was there, real and unthreatening.
“I was just coming to study,” you murmured, opening your notes. “But I don’t mind sharing.”
He said nothing. His breathing was still uneven. You didn’t look at him. You just turned your telescope toward the stars and pointed upward.
“That’s Altair,” you said after a minute. “And over there, Vega.”
He didn't respond, but he was following your finger.
You kept going. Slowly. Calmly. Like naming the stars might soothe something in both of you. “That one, Deneb, it’s part of the Summer Triangle. Really bright, but kind of overlooked in favor of the others.”
You heard him exhale, shakily. Then: “You’re good at this.”
You turned to find him watching you, his expression unreadable.
You offered a small smile. “I have to be. Professor Sinistra nearly made me cry last year.”
A tiny breath of laughter escaped him. You looked away, heart skipping slightly.
The silence that followed wasn’t awkward. It was strange. Soft. He wasn’t crying anymore, but his eyes were still rimmed red. You could tell he was holding back, but whatever grief had clawed its way out of him earlier had subsided to something quieter. Manageable.
Minutes passed. You felt the night settle around you both like a blanket. The chill, the rustle of wind, the quiet, rhythmic sound of his breathing. Then, after nearly half an hour, you felt it.
The tiniest brush of his fingers against yours on the stone floor.
He didn’t take your hand. He didn’t look at you.
But he didn’t move away either.
~~~
After that, it was quiet moments that built into something real.
He started waiting for you after class, never directly, never obviously, but he’d linger outside the door, head tilted as if you just happened to walk out at the same time. In the common room, he’d always manage to find his way to your side. He’d bring you tea the way you liked it, two sugars, milk, and pass it off like it wasn’t a big deal.
At breakfast, his foot would nudge yours under the table. You’d nudge back. In Charms, he’d share his notes without asking. In the library, he’d sit beside you and pretend to read, but half the time you’d feel his eyes flick up to watch you instead.
One night, everyone had stayed up too late; Pansy was retelling some outrageous gossip, Blaise was pretending not to care, Theo was half-asleep by the fire. You and Draco were side by side, tucked into the corner of the couch. You weren’t even sure when the others slipped away, but when you woke up hours later, the common room was empty and the fire was embers.
You blinked groggily and shifted, trying to sit up so Draco could lie down more comfortably. But the moment you moved, his arm tightened around you.
"Don’t go," he murmured, voice still thick with sleep.
“I was just-” you began.
His eyes opened, slow and bleary. But then they dropped to your lips.
He stared for a beat too long.
And then, softly, hesitantly, he leaned in and kissed you.
It was warm. Slow. Like he’d been thinking about it for a long time and finally let himself do it.
You kissed him back.
After that night, he started finding excuses to kiss you more.
In the Astronomy Tower. In the empty parts of the library. Even in his room, when he started sneaking you in after everyone was asleep. He’d cast a silencing spell around his bed- because the truth was, you two weren’t hooking up, but you were definitely… loud kissers. And he liked to talk. Especially when his lips were on yours.
You’d curl up under the blankets, tangled together. Some nights, he’d rest his head in your lap and whisper about his father, his mother, how exhausting it was to pretend all the time. You’d run your fingers through his hair and tell him the names of stars until he fell asleep holding you.
Sometimes, he’d slip you notes during the day, scribbled in his neat handwriting:
“Meet me. Tonight. Our place.”
“Couldn’t stop thinking about you today. I think I’m going mad.”
And you’d go to him.
He’d draw the curtains of his four-poster bed shut. Cast a silencing charm. Pull you into his arms and hold you like he’d fall apart without you. He kissed you like he needed you, like you were the only thing keeping him sane.
Your bodies tangled. You’d fall asleep holding him, and he’d wake you with kisses- your cheek, your neck, your lips- before grinning as you slipped back into your room wearing one of his shirts. He never hid how much he loved seeing you in his clothes.
It was everything you never knew you wanted.
Until it wasn’t enough.
~~~
Four months in, you started to notice.
Cedric and Cho. Ron and Hermione. Harry and Ginny. Fred and Angelina.
They were public. Not gross, not performative; just proud. They held hands in hallways. Shared smiles in class. Kissed each other goodbye at the edge of the Great Hall.
And you?
You sat across from Draco. Your knees touched under the table. You smiled across the room. But in public, he didn’t reach for you. He didn’t call you his. He didn’t show you off. You didn't even know what you two were.
You weren’t stupid. You knew why. The name. The pressure. The fear. But still- a part of you began to ache.
You began to wonder if maybe you were just a secret. Something he only wanted in the dark.
George Weasley had always been a bit of a lone wolf when it came to love. Not because he wasn’t charming- Merlin, he could flirt a girl into a coma if he wanted to- but because he preferred to make sure everyone else was smiling first. He liked sitting back and watching Fred thrive in his endless escapades, liked teasing Ron about his awkwardness with Hermione, and liked seeing people happy together, even if he wasn’t part of a pair himself.
You always teased him about that.
“You know half the Gryffindor girls would say yes if you so much as looked their way, right?”
He’d roll his eyes, grin crookedly, and mutter something about “too much effort” or “can’t ruin the mystery.” But deep down, he didn’t mind being on his own, not when he had good friends, good laughs, and a best friend like you who knew all the ways to make him crack up in the middle of class.
George was easy to be around. That’s why when you asked him to help with your little plan to get Draco’s attention, he didn’t hesitate. Not even for a second. He wasn’t stupid, he knew exactly what you were doing and why. He saw the way you looked at Draco when you thought no one noticed. And he saw the way Draco looked at you like he wanted to bottle you up and keep you on a shelf where no one else could reach you.
“I don’t want to hurt him,” you said, fingers twisting in your lap.
George leaned back with a lazy grin. “Oh, darling. You’re not gonna hurt him. You’re just going to make him realize.”
So he helped.
He walked you to class. Held your books. Sat beside you at lunch and whispered in your ear- half the time, something idiotic that made you burst into laughter.
“Ron looks like a damp troll today,” George muttered once as Draco watched from across the room. You choked on your juice and elbowed George hard.
But it worked.
You stopped going to the tower.
And that was what finally broke Draco.
~~~
You went back one night, guilt settling in your stomach for leaving him alone for a few days.
You weren’t expecting him to be there, especially after your absence. But he was, standing by the ledge, arms crossed, face hard. His eyes found yours instantly.
“Decided to remember I existed?” he asked, his voice tight.
You just sighed. "Drac-"
“Don’t,” he snapped. “Don’t act like I’m being ridiculous. You disappeared. You didn’t come to the tower. You didn’t answer my owls. You sat with him at lunch.”
He stepped forward.
“You’re mine,” he said, his voice cracking. “Do you understand that? Mine. Not George’s. Not anyone’s. Mine, mine, mine.”
His hands were suddenly on your waist, pulling you in with a desperation that made your knees weak.
“I can’t breathe when you ignore me,” he whispered, voice breaking. “Please, pretty girl, I can’t- don’t do that to me again. Don’t leave me. I love you. I love you. Just say you’re still mine. Please. Say it.”
You kissed him. Hard.
He kissed you back like he was drowning and you were air, as his hands wandered over your body, desperate to touch you, hold you, feel you. He needed to close any gap between you two, have you all over him.
“I’m yours,” you breathed against his lips. “I’ve always been yours. I love you."
~~~
That night, he brought you to his room. Cast the silencing charm like always. But it was different.
He kissed you gently- slowly unbuttoning your clothes, whispering how beautiful you were, how much he adored you. How he couldn’t stand to keep hiding.
“I’m going to show them,” he said, voice hoarse. “All of them. I want them to know. I want them to see.”
And when your clothes were discarded outside the bed, he grinned.
“Let them wonder.”
It wasn’t just kissing anymore.
It was love. Soft, aching, real love.
And the next morning, when you walked into the Great Hall holding his hand, you didn’t flinch at the looks. You sat beside him proudly, his arm around your shoulders.
You caught George’s eye across the room.
He winked at you, then turned to smile at the girl beside him- Katie Bell- who was already laughing at something he’d said.
And just like that, it was no longer a secret.
It was yours. Out in the open. Unafraid.
You were his. And he was yours.
summary: draco malfoy? smash. except you say those words a little too loud. wc: 0.9k+
Immersed in the magazine in front of you, you only caught bits and pieces of the conversation Harry, Hermione and Ron were having around you, the great hall otherwise mostly empty. It wasn’t everyday the three of you had free periods together, but when you did, the conversations were always entertaining.
Especially when Harry started complaining.
You halted your focus on the magazine at the sound of Harry’s sassy and oddly loud voice. It was as though he wanted himself to be heard. Hermione scoffed from in front of the boy and you pulled the corner of your page up slowly, pretending to still be immersed in your reading.
“At this point, Malfoy is just following in his fa-” “Malfoy?” You asked, humming apprehensively, “Smash.”
From the slytherin table, sat right behind you, Draco’s head snapped backwards, his mouth parting in surprise before he forced his features into a confident smirk. Theo, Pansy, Mattheo and Blaise held matching looks at the bombshell you dropped so shamelessly.
A silence overtook your three friends at your comment, jaws slack and faces frozen in shock. “What!?” Harry spluttered. You flicked over to the next page, shrugging your shoulders as you scoffed carelessly. “Yeah, you can complain about him all you want, but that is one attractive man.”
“If you felt so strongly about the matter, you should’ve spoken sooner.”
Your head shot up and you slammed your magazine shut at the familiar voice, your eyes widening in panic. Ron, who sat facing you, grimaced at you softly. Clearing your throat, you spun around on the bench, kicking your legs over its side. Leaning your elbows back on the table cooly, you replied “Why would I have spoken sooner if you weren’t around to hear it?”
Draco grinned and you cocked your head to the side, holding eye contact, challenging him to keep your gaze. It was silent as you stared at each other, apart from Theo’s loud exhale and Mattheo’s chuckle before he turned his attention back to his cup of tea. Finally, Draco gulped thickly, eyes momentarily flickering to look back at his friends.
Humming apprehensively, you stood up, tucking your magazine under your arm and slinging your bag over your shoulder. “Makes sense you’re not a gryffindor,” You started, eyes trained on Draco as he stiffened up. You leaned closer to him, bringing your voice down to a whisper. “Find me when you’re brave enough to do something about it, Malfoy.”
And with a toss of your hair over your shoulder, you strutted out of the great hall, grinning as you heard a clatter of things behind you. Draco rushed to catch up to you, tripping over his feet as he followed you all the way from the great hall to the girls’ bathroom you dragged him into, pushing him against the wall and pressing your lips to his.
Draco groaned, immediately flipping your positions around so he had you cornered between his body and the stone wall, and he separated himself from you momentarily to ask you “What was that you said earlier?” before moving his kisses down your neck and instantly sucking on your skin to leave bruising hickeys that Harry will most definitely question.
“What? Find me when you’re-”
“No, before that.”
“Um, smash?” Draco chuckled against your skin, trailing his kisses back up your neck and towards your lips. “Would you let me take you on a date before that?” You felt your cheeks go hot at the embarrassing whimper that escaped your lips at his question, but nodded your head nonetheless.
Draco pushed himself off you with a satisfied smile, smoothing his uniform down as he stated “Good. Now, I believe you have a lesson.” You gasped deep in your throat at the realisation that he was correct, hearing the halls outside fill with chatter as students were released from their classrooms.
“Sunday. Hogsmeade.” He told you, pushing the door to the bathroom open and walking past the group of girls who were coming into the room, giving him judgemental looks as he passed them. But then they turned to you, and they were immediately gasping at the revelation of you and Draco being together. You giggled nervously, slipping out of the bathroom when they turned to look at each other, the gossip already beginning to spread.
Meanwhile, in the great hall:
Harry’s jaw dropped lower than he believed possible as he watched Draco stumble to reach you. He shook his head “We cannot let that happen.” Hermione scoffed, “Oh yes we can, and we will. I want all the details when they’re done.”
At the sounds of disgust both Harry and Ron expelled from their mouths, Hermione sighed disappointedly. “Right. I forgot you’re not girls.”
“Hey, Granger!” Hermione turned to the voice that had called out her name and she stared back nervously at Pansy Parkinson, who had a surprisingly welcoming smile on her face. “You can come discuss it with us, if you’d like. I’m a girl, and you’d think they are too based on how much they love the drama.” Hermione laughed whole-heartedly as Pansy nodded her head towards the boys around her with a joking roll of her eyes.
“Will that work if we’re getting different sides of the same story?” Hermione questioned, crossing her arms over his chest in mock rivalry. Pansy hummed, standing up and gathering her belongings. “I get his side of the story, you get hers, then we exchange?” Hermione grinned.
“Perfect. But I think she’ll want to join.”
Pansy winked. “Even better, I want all the filthy details.”
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Pairing: Loki x Fem!Reader
Warnings: Suggestiveness, implications to sex, slight nipple play, mild pain kink, 18+ MDNI!
A/N: As someone who got her nipples pierced about two years ago, let me just tell you that it’s the biggest confidence booster ever! It’s like a dirty little secret that only you know about unless you go braless or show someone🤭 That said, this is for all my lovelies who either have their nipples pierced or are thinking of getting them done. Enjoy😉
At first he’s flabbergasted at the idea of you getting needles through your nipples. The first thoughts that run through his head are ‘why would you inflict so much pain to yourself for aesthetic purposes?’. ‘Does this mean I can’t pull on them anymore?’.🤣
When you raise your top and show him, however, his eyes darken and he stares intensely at your nipples for a few seconds. His jaw clenches and his eyebrows furrow in concentration.
He stalks closer to you without breaking eye contact with your nipples and slowly lifts his hands to trace his thumbs over the skin directly above the jewelry. His breath hitches as the light of the jewelry twinkles as if winking to remind him of the prize that lays ahead.
‘Are those hints of emerald green I see in the jewellery?’. Loki breathes heavily and slowly slides one of his hands to your throat. He gazes up to stare into your eyes with a dangerous look, pupils dilated and a hint of a smirk itching to become a sinister smile.
“You naughty little minx. I hope you’re prepared to stay locked in our room all night while I punish you for teasing me with those pretty jewels”. He squeezes your breast and caresses the nipple with his thumb. He lets out a dark chuckle when you hiss at the light sting near the freshly pierced area.
“Do not fret my love, when I’m through with you you’ll forget they even hurt”. He pushes you onto the bed and latches his mouth to your nipple allowing his tongue to gently caress the slightly swollen area.
You moan in relief and mentally praise yourself for finally getting the piercings. Not only did they make you feel sexier, but they also made your man go feral (even more than he already was).
Who knows, maybe you’ll surprise him with another one but down below where only he will ever get the privilege of looking🤭
oneshots | ᴀꜱꜱᴀꜱꜱɪɴ!ᴛᴏᴍ x ꜰ!ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ
⚔︎ You Promised.
Short Summary: he is ruthless when he kills, doesn’t show an ounce of mercy. Cold and quick with it—if you are lucky. Because for most captured Order members, he likes to drag it out. Not because they are the only remaining resistance against his father. He’s stopped caring about that a long time ago. No. They took something from him. The only person he has ever truly cared about. You.
Warnings: 18+ only! angst, mentions of death, violence, murder. Tom is Voldemort’s son. dub con if you squint? brief rough sex, praise, unprotected piv, creampie
A/N: I think I bent the meaning of assassin a tiny bit. Anyway, this is my participation for week three of @acourtofchaos’ Festival of AUs!
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You were aware going out to hunt that one rare potion ingredient that night was a mistake. Yes, it was only available during full moon and then only for two to three hours—but you knew for a fact that you wouldn’t be the only one looking for it. And running into Snatchers really wasn’t something you wanted to risk.
But when Harry himself came asking whether you could look for them that night, you knew how urgent it was. The Order was so close to running out of healing potions, and if you denied—
You sighed and agreed.
Later that night, you and three others made your way to the Forbidden Forest, the only place nearby where you could find the rare flowers you were looking for. Not too deep into the forest, you find what you were looking for—blooming in bright purple, surrounded by fireflies.
The forest was eerily quiet at that time, except for the crunch of branches each time you took a step and the occasional screeches of birds nearby. Though, when you heard the distinctive sound of apparition somewhere not too far away, you stilled, froze. You tried to convince the others to leave, as you’d surely have enough for the month to come—yet nobody wanted to listen, there were more—just a few more—just a little further into the forest—
Until you were surrounded by the very people you warned them about before you left.
Outnumbered by at least five.
There was nothing you could do—your wand was taken faster than you could react. And without a wand—you were helpless.
—
Hours later, and you all find yourselves lined up in a basement—knees scraping against the cold, rough ground beneath you. Hands tied behind your back, scratchy cotton material secured over your head, blocking your vision.
This is it. You are going to die today.
Back when rumours spread that most killings are done by one single person, you didn’t believe them. Surely no human could muster up the strength to kill day in, day out.
Right?
Except—
No.
Tom wouldn’t.
Couldn’t have—
However, the longer you are left waiting, the more time you have to think about it all—you haven’t seen him since you left Hogwarts, since the war started. It’s been more than a year, and a lot has happened since. A lot has changed. He might have changed.
Then, your thoughts slip to just Tom.
How people, including yourself, would be afraid to even look at him—Voldemort’s son.
How he’d always be top of the class—except for that one time you were.
And the next time too.
How it would turn into a rivalry, a bitter fight over who would score higher on the next exam.
How most of your nights were spent in the library from that point on.
Tom would be there too. Never leave before you did.
How he would steal glances at you from the other side of the library.
How glances would turn into stares, stares that you noticed, that made your cheeks grow hot, that made you question whether you actually hated him as much as you told yourself you did.
And how that hatred turned into something completely different when you outscored him on a Defence Against the Dark Arts paper. His subject. The one nobody had ever even come close to him. When you smirked at him as soon as you realised, and he had this unreadable expression etched on his face.
How, as soon as that class ended and everyone had left, he pushed you against the cold stone wall of the corridor. Accused you of cheating. Accused you of Merlin knows what.
“I hate you,” he whispered, and then, just a second later—his lips crashed on yours. And it was even better than what you had imagined all these nights in the library—how your lips moved in sync with his, how eager he was to feel more of you, hands slipping under your blouse, leaving goosebumps in their wake. How you leaned into his touch as though this wasn’t the son of the most feared wizard of Great Britain, probably the entire world.
Fuck, you wanted this more than anything else.
And when you broke apart—both of you gasping for air—he would breathe a soft “Merlin, I hate you so much.”
“I hate you too.” You replied, a grin tugging at the corner of your lips.
And you’d kiss again.
How from that point on, you’d study together. You were just trying to help each other—that’s what you told anyone asking. Tom would always tell you how nobody could know.
Students started giving you strange looks. Because how could you possibly spend time with someone who seemed to care about no one and nothing except himself and his studies?
They didn’t know. It was better that way, you told yourself.
How, in free periods, he’d always come to find you. Push you into the nearest classroom, lock the door behind you. Lips on yours before you could even complain. Ripping your blouse open because he was too damn impatient to unbutton it—and you’d scold him for it every single time—and he would just do it again next time.
“There is a simple spell to repair it. There is no spell to spend more time making you feel good, sweetheart.”
And with his lips trailing kisses down your neck, sucking marks into your skin, right at the spot he knew would have your knees grow weak—any rational thought left your brain in an instant.
He’d kiss down the valley between your breasts, fingers slowly making their way underneath the lace of your panties, preparing you for him.
He treated you like you were made of glass—which even surprised you sometimes. The quiet, nerdy boy who’d have witty answers to all questions. Who’d only have to look in the direction of students nearby to silence them, make them leave.
Tom was always careful with you.
Except if you outscored him on an exam. Then, he wasn’t as careful.
You didn’t mind that, though.
It all had to stay a secret, he liked to remind you of it. That nobody could know, not even your best friend, who would pester you with questions if you came back past curfew from one of your “study sessions”. You couldn’t tell her. Nobody. Not even your parents, who didn’t know anything about the wizarding world. You wondered if it was because of that. Judging by the way the corner of his mouth twitched whenever you mentioned your muggle parents, you had your answer.
Your love was forbidden—but so, so delicious.
—
You hear the door to the basement creak open, and what you guess to be five Death Eaters approach you with heavy footsteps.
You don’t know if you are lucky or unlucky when they pass you, instead start on the other side of the line.
Make you witness the death of some of your closest friends.
Their blood-curdling screams and unheard pleas as they are left bleeding to death on the cold, wet stone floor.
Because—whoever does the killings—and you are pretty certain it is only one of them—doesn’t use their wand, but a knife.
Too many killing curses are known to have long-term effects, after all.
But with each victim more—you feel as though they do it with pleasure.
And Merlin, you weren’t ready to die that way.
You don’t have much time left to think about it before a firm hand tugs at the material over your head, tilting your head backwards.
“Last one.” An unfamiliar voice remarks somewhere to the left of you, and not even a second later, you feel the cold, unyielding metal of a knife press against your throat.
You don’t want to give whoever it is the satisfaction of any reaction—but when the sharp blade scrapes against your skin, drawing the first drops of blood—you can’t help the soft, pained whimper escaping your lips.
As if stunned, the hand holding the knife stills, and they let go of your head.
Instead, the material covering your face is cut, and you blink a few times as your eyes adjust to the different lighting—and when they focus, your heart skips a beat.
You are met with a pair of dark brown eyes you would recognize under thousands of others—his.
Tom’s.
“Fucking hell.” He mutters under his breath and doesn’t waste another second thinking. He draws his wand and turns around. Spells fly in all directions, and you duck—the room lighting up in green, red, buzzing with electricity.
Then—silence.
For just a moment.
He takes your hand in his, and the next second you apparate away, finding yourself in a small, cozy place hidden somewhere in the woods. The wound on your skin burns, but he doesn’t let you touch it.
“Let me do this.” He insists, and with just two or three spells muttered, it stops bleeding and the pain fades.
You study him for a moment. It’s really him.
“Tom.” You whisper. Silent, careful.
He finally looks at you. Not like he did back at Hogwarts. He looks different now. Sharper features, older, more mature, with a scar right above his left eyebrow. You want to ask what happened, want to trace it with your finger, want to kiss it.
Kiss him.
His eyes are cloudy now, and he’s lost the spark he used to have whenever it was just you two. And—he has become what he promised you he wouldn’t.
Just like his father.
Maybe they were right, after all.
His grip on your shoulder tightens, and you wince softly as the rough wood bites into your back.
“You told me you wouldn’t take any unnecessary risks. That you would be careful.” He raises his voice, and it almost breaks. “Merlin, you fucking promised me.”
He sounds more disappointed than angry when he says it.
He’s right. You did promise him. Right before the war, you promised each other two things. One, you’d be careful, wouldn’t take any risky tasks, would do anything to stay alive. Two, he would come back for you. Would find you after the war. Although he was aware that the chance of both of you surviving was rather slim.
You shake your head softly.
“It was always supposed to be like this, Tom. Us. Enemies. We fight for two very different things.”
He scoffs softly at that.
“You think I still care about any of this? He’s ill. He’s dying. Barely gets up nowadays.” Tom takes a step back, and you swallow. “He has been using me for— this for months. And if you think—“ his hands clench into fists as the muscles in his fingers twitch at the mere thought, and he pauses briefly. “If you think I get any better treatment than others when they don’t act according to his instructions, you are mistaken.”
You sob.
“You killed them. All of them.”
He takes your face into his hands.
“They took you from me. They let you get these ingredients when they knew how dangerous it was. You almost died at my hands. Because of them. You left me for them. I offered you a safe house, far away from here. Yet, they convinced you to stay. If you believe even for a second that I would shy away from killing them— think again.”
Tears are streaming down your face by the time he is done.
“I chose this, Tom. Nobody forced me.” You hiccup. “This was my choice, and my choice alone.”
One of his hands slips to your neck. They are cold. Not warm like they used to be when they roamed over your bare skin. You miss the warmth.
He pulls you closer again, eyes narrowing at your words.
“And fuck— a part of me wants to hurt you for this. Punish you. But I— I can’t.”
His gaze drops for a second, and his voice softens.
“I missed you. I thought of you every day, wondered whether you were doing alright. Wondered whether you were thinking of me too.”
You exhale a shaky breath, trying to find the right words. Of course you did too.
“Tom, I—“
The corner of his mouth twitches.
“You have moved on, haven’t you? Found someone else.”
Your heart aches at his words.
“No!” You gasp, shaking your head. “I didn’t. I wouldn’t—“
Then, without letting you finish your sentence, he pulls you closer to kiss you. Soft at first—giving you space to draw back—but when you don’t, he holds you close, kisses you like it’s the first time all over again.
When you separate, there is this all-too-familiar fire behind his eyes—the one he used to have. And as much as you wanted to—
“We have a lot to talk about.” You try, but he merely shakes his head.
“That can wait. Let us have this.”
Before you get to object, his lips are on yours once more, and he guides you towards the bed in the centre of the room without once breaking the kiss.
Shirt torn open, button of your pants clinking as it drops to the floor.
Old habits.
“I hate you,” you murmur against his lips, and his mouth lifts into a smirk. “I hate you so much.”
It all happens quickly after that. Moments later, you are on the bed and he’s on top of you, trailing kisses down your neck—just like he used to do.
Then, you feel him pressing against you—already hard, tip swollen and leaking. You gasp when he swipes through your folds and instinctively squirm at the contact—but Tom is quick to reposition you, pinning your hands above your head with ease.
“No. You don’t get to run from me anymore. You’ll stay right here and take it. Take it like the good girl I know you are.”
He doesn’t wait much longer. He’s been waiting too long for this, and now that he’s finally got you back—he is going to utilize every single second he would get to spend with you before he’d have to leave again.
He pushes inside with one singular thrust. Doesn’t give you time to adjust.
And God—it’s been a while. You forgot how big he is—the burn of the stretch so overwhelming that your nails dig into his back and your breath catches in your throat.
He doesn’t feel you tensing beneath him. Doesn’t spot the strained look on your face. Instead, he has already set a rhythm. Hips slamming against yours so harshly, the headboard hits the wall with each thrust.
You don’t want him to stop. You really don’t. But when he shifts his angle to reach even deeper—a strained whimper slips from your lips, and you squeeze your eyes shut.
The moment Tom hears the soft sound spilling over your lips, he lifts his head and stills inside of you.
“Am I hurting you?” he asks, concern visible in his eyes as they search yours. “I am sorry. I shouldn’t have— I will stop.”
You hold onto his arm when he begins to pull away, shaking your head no.
“No. Please don’t. Please don’t stop.” You plead as his eyes scan your face. “Just don’t— I haven’t— you know.”
Tom gives you a tight nod, taking it slower with you after that. Carefully giving you inch after inch, kissing along your jaw. Praising you for how well you are doing for him.
“Forgot how amazing you feel wrapped around me like this,” he mutters, pressing a kiss to your shoulder as his hips stay flush against yours for a second—before he continues his slow and steady thrusts.
His hand slips between the both of you when he feels your walls flutter around him, rubbing your clit in tight circles—just how he knows you like it.
“Tom— Tom, please—“ you moan against his lips, and he rests your legs on his shoulders, allowing him deeper, brushing against that one sweet spot that has you see stars with every single thrust of his hips.
“Come for me, pretty girl. Let it all out.” He tells you, and that’s all it takes to push you over the edge. You whimper-moan as the knot in your lower abdomen snaps, eyes rolling to the back of your head as your walls pulse, clamping down tight, drawing a low groan from him.
He helps you through it, prolongs your pleasure for as long as possible—then, gently, shifts your legs to either side of him, allowing him to lean in close once more. And when he’s close, cock twitching inside of you—
“Where— where can I—“ he rasps, hot breath against your neck, and your legs lock around his waist, keeping him pressed against you.
“Inside. Inside, please.”
“Fuck— so long— been waiting so long for this— “ he drawls, and with one more rough thrust, he spills inside of you—deep, painting your walls white with his release.
His body rests on top of yours after, catching his breath. None of you talk, not until he rolls off to lie beside you, and he takes your hand in his.
You look at him when you feel the muscles in his fingers spasm.
“Cruciatus Curse? Have treated many people with the same symptoms.” You say softly, thumb easing along his index finger.
“I told you. It doesn’t matter to him.” He retorts, voice calm as though it were the most normal thing in the world.
“Oh, Tom. I am so sorry.” You whisper, pressing a soft kiss to his temple. You rest your head on his chest, feeling his heartbeat beneath you—eyelids slowly fluttering closed as his fingers brush through your hair.
It’s not long until he wakes you, though.
“I am being called,” he tells you, sitting up after placing your head on the pillow next to you, and your gaze drops to the mark on his arm. “Means they found the bodies.”
You too sit up, taking his wrist in your hand as you look up at him. “Please don’t go. I don’t want them to hurt you because of me.”
“If I don’t, they’ll be here within the next five minutes. Neither you nor I would want that. You will stay here.”
Your hand grips his tighter.
“You’ll be back?”
He gives you a nod. “Yes.”
“Promise?”
He smiles softly, pressing a kiss to your forehead.
“I promise.”
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summary: the hours after peter's night shift are definitely better than the hours during.
pairing: shygf!fem!reader x teasingbf!peter sutherland.
trope: established relationship.
genre: fluff + romance.
warnings‼️: suggestive (kissing, making out, touchy feely while kissing, etc.) but still sfw.
word count: 1,149.
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You’re in that baby pink silk set he likes. It’s nothing fancy; just a spaghetti strapped cami top with a lacy outline and a pair of matching shorts.
He likes it because of how you look in it.
The baby pink brings out your skin, makes it appear glowy. Your eyes pop out and contrast with the shiny material nicely.
All claims of pure flattery but it’s all for you.
Color theory is real and Peter is living proof of that.
You lean against the doorframe with your arms crossed, watching your boyfriend wearing that outfit you like.
A tight-fitted navy blue long-sleeved shirt paired with the softest grey sweatpants ever.
His hair is dried up from the shower he took earlier and you can still smell the hotel citrus mixed with hints of his Polo cologne.
You think about how good he looks; a clean shave giving him the softest, smoothest face. He's currently manspreading on a chair, looking over some documents placed in his lap.
His biceps entice you to look, to stare and admire.
His strength has always captivated you. The attraction is deeply rooted in the way he makes you feel safe.
The tattoos decorating his arms fuel your fascination.
His sleeves are pulled up a bit, revealing a taste of his forearms and its veins. Peter rakes a hand through his hair and rubs the back of his neck, deep in thought.
The muscly arms make another appearance and you can't take it anymore.
You walk over and hike yourself up on the table, right beside his pile of papers.
“I was wondering when you were gonna stop staring at me creepily and say what’s on your mind.” He comments without looking up from the file.
You look down and play with the hem of your top, growing shy at his observation. A small smile lines your lips and you don't dare meet his gaze when he sighs and sets the file down beside you.
He stares at you for a moment before continuing. “Penny for your thoughts?”
“I'm good on pennies, actually. But, thank you.” You murmur.
Peter slides his chair in front of you and you don't miss the way his legs are still far apart, like he's expecting you to step down and sit down any moment now.
He’s leaned back all nice and comfortable, watching your every move.
He notices your eyebrows twitch up a bit when he fills your line of sight. He doesn’t miss the way you’re still fiddling with the hem of your top, trying to occupy your mind. Peter sees the way your wandering eyes light up when he’s giving you attention.
He decides not to tease you anymore and leans forward. His hands are on your knees, pushing them apart so he can stand in between them.
Your spine straightens itself and you slowly breathe in when he brings his face closer.
You’re acutely aware of his hands being on either side of you, caging you in.
You blink up at him and meet those chocolate eyes.
“Don’t go all shy on me now.” He’s soft with his teasing.
You smack your teeth and can’t help the grin that graces your lips. Your head tilts back a bit but he’s persistent; he tracks its movements.
Peter bumps his nose into yours, provoking you to meet him all the way.
You want to kiss him but you’re too shy to make the first move.
If only you were a telepath.
“You gonna kiss me or what?” He’s bold with his demands.
You pretend to mull over the thought, shrugging slightly and humming in uncertainty.
“Uh huh.” He says, obviously not buying it.
Testing the waters, Peter leans in just a bit to keep you guessing.
You have your gaze set on his plush lips and you think about how soft they look. Inviting, too.
You lean in thoughtlessly and he can’t find it in himself to deny you.
He finally kisses you and you sigh in relief.
You blindly wrap your legs around him and pull him in, your fingers run through his hair and he groans at the contact.
The vibrations make your lips tingle a bit and you meekly chuckle, breaking this kiss.
“I can’t stand you.” Peter breathlessly admits.
You both know he’s all bark and no bite but you’re curious.
“Why not?” You ask.
“You’re so…” He looks back and forth at your eyes and is captivated by your honey flavored lips.
“Distracting.” He settles on this but you are, and you know it.
“You’re wearing that set that you know I like,” He rubs the soft material against his thumb.
“And the chapstick.”
“What about it?”
It’s a Burts Bees moisturizing lip balm but with a new flavor: honey. You knew he’d like it but you didn’t expect this reaction from him.
“It’s nice.” He whispers before pressing a chaste kiss to your soft, sweet lips.
He grips your waist and lifts you up, you resume your previous position and wrap yourself around him; cocooning your body into his.
He steps backwards and plops down on the bed, worshipping you.
His touch is electric, fingers dip under your shirt and sprout goosebumps in their wake. His knuckles gently caress your hips before squeezing them with affection.
Your heart flutters at his actions and you’re putty in his hands. Your eyes close involuntarily and you sigh and gasp as the last bits of consciousness whither away at his touch.
His forehead presses against yours and you feel his silent notions of care and adoration for you. Peter kisses down your jaw and can’t control the sparks of devotion that lick into your skin.
You’re overwhelmed with emotion by his affection, by his kisses. By him.
It’s as if a heavy weight is set on your chest and can’t be lifted unless you speak.
You take charge of the moment by tilting your head back and angle his face away from your neck.
His pupils dilated to the max combined with his rosy cheeks makes for a pretty sight.
“What’s wrong?” He whispers.
Peter adjusts you in his lap and the way he handles you with such care and strength has you craving for more.
“Nothing, I just…”
You leave the ghost of a trail on the apples of his cheeks and his warm hand comes up to envelop it. He kisses the side of your palm and it makes you giddy inside.
“I just really like you. A lot.”
He blinks as a warm smile spreads over his face. He stares up at you for a second before gently pushing you down onto the bed.
Your excitement shows in your squeals and giggles as he leaves kisses all over your face and holds you close to him.
The hours after his night shift are the best hours of his life, he thinks.
I have a crush on all 3 of them so I need you guys to make this decision for me😅 I want to create all of these options but I’ll do it in the order of what you guys want to see the most.
Go wild my lovelies🤭
thinking about BUCKY BARNES playing with you from behind.. 18+ fem!reader, mdni. 345 words
he’d sit behind you casually, slumped against the headboard with you between his open thighs, your back lounging into his chest. your knees are bent, fluffy-socked-feet planted either side of his straightened knees. it’s lazy, it’s comfortable, it’s low effort.
his left, metal hand rests somewhere around the top of your abdomen, vibranium palm holding onto you under your oversized tee. one of your bare tits sits on his lower arm, the other held by his hand that grabs and cups and paws. an action so antsy.
his free hand hovers over the waistband of your underwear, fleshed fingers grazing across the thin thread of elastic. bucky slips a finger underneath, pad faintly skimming along your skin — the sensitivity of his touch making your thighs jitter and tremble.
he itches the rest of his hand underneath, his slightly balled fist protruding through the thin albeit dampened fabric. the tiny bow of your underwear sits atop his wrist, the contrasting sight of something so delicate against something so rugged and manly sends your mind into a tizzy. every micromovement being watched keenly by your fervid eyes.
you move a hand from its placement on his arm around your middle to his other one that’s slotted in the crease where thigh meets cunt. your grip is desperate, fingers struggling to envelope the meat of his upper wrist. you nudge his hand lower, the hold you have on him like that of a guide — directing him to what you want and where you want it.
his neck peers around you, lips finding themself placed perfectly in the dip of your right temple. a repeated, almost forceful iteration of kisses pushes your head to the side in a gentle sway, your neck exposing and growing slack, strength dissipating until it rests against the scarring on his left shoulder.
bucky’s head ducks down, lowering into the crook of your neck where he continues the kisses — trailing them ever so faintly in lines up and down the side of your throat.
“not yet,” he whispers to you from behind. “not yet.”
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Can we just take a moment to appreciate how clever some of their usernames are
How BTS just suddenly popped out with individual IGs
I am warm and full and cozy and thinking about Bucky who has gotten a few pounds on his stomach, not bc he has to bulk for a mission or anything but bc he's save and get three square meals and a snack every day. Lots of love and a pie on Sunday. The dream honestly
Answering this on a Monday but I feel very cozy about it!
Pairing: Chubby!Bucky Barnes x Female Reader
Summary: Bucky learns to love food again, and his body.
Word Count: Over 750
Warnings: Mentions of HYDRA, recovery, body positivity, reference to oral sex, bit of humor, Bucky Barnes (he's a warning, okay?).
A/N: I may need to do more of this, and much appreciated for the inspiration @v-wie-was. ❤️ Not beta read and written on my phone, so any and all mistakes are my own. Please follow @navybrat817-sideblog for new fics and notifications. Comments, reblogs, feedback are loved and appreciated!
Bucky who was now able to have breakfast, lunch, and dinner with snacks in between each meal and dessert after dinner, which took some getting used to.
Bucky who didn’t get to overindulge in foods he enjoyed while he was under HYDRA’s control. He was given enough to maintain his strength and nothing more and he never decided on what they provided.
Bucky who, when he thought about it, didn’t get to enjoy food since before he went off to war. He ate to sustain and survive and nothing more.
Bucky who had to learn all over again what he liked and disliked once he was free. Being able to choose was overwhelming and he almost broke down the first time he bought plums simply because he wanted them.
Bucky who with his heightened senses learned to appreciate certain smells and tastes and learned which places to avoid so it didn’t feel like sensory overload. He also learned which flavors he could never get enough of and which ones he could only handle in small doses.
Bucky who had to figure out how much he could eat to feel full and not stop because of his old programming. He also told himself not to feel guilty if he had a few more bites because it was more than allowed.
Bucky who met you at the store one day when you both reached for the same plum. That day changed his life.
Bucky who, like a gentleman, let you have the plum and couldn't stop staring at you since you were so beautiful.
Bucky who couldn't think of a witty reply when you boldly offered him your phone number in return, so he gave you an awkward smile that you found endearing.
Bucky who was happy you took a chance since you were easy to talk to. You also taught him that food emojis could be… taken a certain way, which he learned when he sent an eggplant and peach together.
Bucky who couldn’t find it in himself to feel embarrassed because he was talking about food, and he wanted you.
Bucky who enjoyed cooking with you and smiled wistfully when he thought about his family. How his mom always put so much love into her cooking.
Bucky who made a mess of his shirt one day because he was trying to eat something messy and read at the same time. And you groaned because you had just finished laundry earlier.
Bucky who grew to appreciate messes like that because they felt normal.
Bucky who noticed almost immediately when his clothes began to fit differently, eventually to the point where they were too snug.
Bucky who felt slightly worried when he told you his clothes were too tight and had to go shopping. He wanted to be attractive to you.
Bucky who felt his heart swell when you not only told him he looked good no matter what but offered to go shopping with him.
Bucky who felt handsome trying on new clothes since they fit properly and just right. The confidence grew when he saw your pupils dilate more and more with each outfit he tried on.
Bucky who also heard your heart race faster and smelled your arousal.
Bucky who didn’t get to make it home before you dropped to your knees to worship him. You made sure to place extra kisses on his stomach on your way down.
Bucky who hardly let people touch him, but welcomed your touch and let you paint him like a canvas with your love and desire.
Bucky who had a huge smile on his face after the mind-blowing orgasm you gave him along with a promise of pie for dessert. He wanted you for dessert, too.
Bucky who associated certain foods with you because, like you, they brought him joy, comfort, and were downright delicious.
Bucky who stood in the kitchen while he waited for dinner to cool off and looked down at his stomach with a smile, reminding himself that any extra pound was just more of him to love and you’d love him no matter what.
Bucky who thought about how comfortable he was in his skin because he was healthy and able to make his own choices.
Bucky who gazed at you from across the room and couldn’t believe this was his life, that he found peace, happiness, and love.
Bucky who was crazy about you and couldn't imagine a meal without you. Or his life.
And Bucky who finally felt safe and free.
Okay, lovelies, what do we think his favorite dessert is? Besides you. Love and thanks for reading! ❤️
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slytherin boys x gn!teacher reader (platonic)
↳ 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 : 2k
𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑦 : you graduated three years ago, but the slytherin boys still talk about you like a myth. now you’re back… as their professor.
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───
you were a legend.
not in the grand, historical sense. not the type to be etched into portraits or remembered in dusty school records. no, yours was a different kind of legend. one passed around in whispers in the common room. in smoke trails drifting out from the edge of the astronomy tower. in escape routes down secret staircases no one else dared to use.
so when word spread through the great hall that you were back : alive, employed, and walking the halls as the new magical beasts professor, it caused the kind of silence that could only mean something big was coming.
theo was the first to break it.
“you’re joking.”
“nope,” said blaise, who had overheard one of the hufflepuff girls talking about how hot the new professor was. “apparently they walked in with a hippogriff and didn’t flinch when it tried to snap.”
mattheo leaned forward. “didn’t they teach us how to charm open the back entrance to the owlery?”
“no, that was fourth year,” muttered draco. “third year was the time they found that wine cellar under greenhouse three.”
“that was good wine,” said lorenzo, almost reverently. “and they shared it. with us.”
pansy raised a brow, amused. “I thought they’d disappeared into some forest job in eastern europe.”
“they did,” theo said. “came back with a scar and a lot more patience.”
“and now they’re teaching,” mattheo added, mostly to himself.
draco just smirked and folded his arms. “they better not act all serious and authoritative towards us.”
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───
you walked into your first class five minutes early, boots muddy, sleeves rolled up, a little bit of wind in your hair. the creatures for today’s lesson : bowtruckles, nothing dramatic, were already perched on your arm like old friends.
and very familiar faces were waiting for you.
some taller. some sharper around the edges. but still the same underneath.
you took them in : mattheo lounging at the back with that practiced look of boredom, theo twirling his quill lazily, draco sitting like he ran the school, blaise leaning back in his chair with that half-smile, and pansy pretending she wasn’t waiting for you to acknowledge her first.
your mouth twitched. “well. Look what the castle dragged in.”
mattheo’s eyes lit up instantly. “I knew it.”
you raised a brow, setting the bowtruckles gently on the desk. “did you miss me, riddle?”
he shrugged with zero shame. “you’re basically the reason we survived until fourth year.”
“I was more of a cautionary tale than anything.”
“you were our hero,” theo said bluntly.
“I taught you how to siphon firewhiskey out of Slughorn’s reserves once.”
“yup. that’s what i call a heroic act.”
you rolled your eyes, but your smile gave you away. “right, sit up. eyes front. you’re not fourteen anymore.”
draco lifted a brow. “youu’re not that much older than us.”
“three years is a lifetime when you’re a teenage boy,” you said dryly.
they laughed, and for a second it felt like no time had passed at all.
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───
the class was easy. you always had a knack for creatures and a talent for explaining things without sounding like a textbook. the bowtruckles behaved. the students (your old group especially) hung on your every word like they were waiting for you to pull a trick from your sleeve.
you didn’t. not yet at least.
but after class, when the rest of the students filtered out and the sky began to soften into gold, mattheo lingered.
he leaned against the side of your desk, arms folded, posture lazy but eyes bright.
“so,” he said. “you’re a professor now.”
“apparently.”
“didn’t see that coming. honestly? I figured you’d get arrested for breaking into the ministry. or disappear into a dragon preserve and send us mysterious postcards.”
“I almost did.”
mattheo laughed, low and real. you hadn’t realized how much you’d missed that sound.
you gave him a look, then jerked your head toward the door. “still use the second-floor corridor to sneak out after curfew?”
“of course,” he said. “your map still works.”
you blinked. “you still have my map?”
he looked smug. “theo kept it. said it was the closest thing we had to a holy text.
you shook your head, but warmth spread through your chest like firewhiskey. you hadn’t come back expecting much. maybe respect, maybe curiosity. but not this. this instant, easy pull back into the space you'd carved out years ago.
you were still part of them. in a way.
mattheo kicked at the floor with the toe of his boot, then said, more quietly, “it’s kind of weird, seeing you here. like… full circle or something.”
you nodded. “feels weird. but not bad.”
he glanced up at you again, and for just a second, he looked younger. not the too-cool seventh year with a devil-may-care grin, but the fourteen-year-old you once caught crying on the roof after a letter from home. the one you handed a cigarette to without asking questions, just sat next to until the shaking stopped.
and he remembered that. you could tell.
“I’m glad you’re back,” he said, softer now.
you just reached into your pocket, pulled out a lighter. the same beat-up one they all used to sneak from your satchel, and held it up between two fingers. mattheo’s face split into a grin. “you brought it.”
“old habits.”
he chuckled and took it, turning it over once in his hands before slipping it into his coat.
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that night, you found yourself walking the familiar path to the astronomy tower. out of curiosity, maybe. or memory.
and you weren't surprised to find them there : your slytherin crew, sprawled out under the stars like they used to be. someone had brought snacks. someone else had smuggled up firewhiskey. theo had dragged a blanket out, and Pansy had already claimed half of it.
“well,” blaise said, lifting his drink, “look who still knows the way.” mattheo just smiled and patted the space beside him.
you sat, and it was like nothing had changed, except everything had. you were older now. a professor. a mentor. anauthority figure.
but to them, you’d always be more than that.
you were the one who taught them how to live a little. to bend the rules without breaking. to find their own way. and now you were back. maybe that’s what real influence was : leaving a mark so deep, even time couldn’t wash it out.
as the night stretched on and the stars spun lazily above the castle, someone passed you a flask. you didn’t ask where it came from. just took a sip, and passed it back, and let the quiet laughter of your old shadows fill the air.
“I should be giving all of you detention, you know that ?”
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───
a/n : first gender neutral reader fic, hope i did okay !!!
LOOOOVEEEE!!
Pairing: Draco Malfoy x Reader
Draco Malfoy is insufferable.
That’s the first thing you think when he smirks at you across the Great Hall, all sharp cheekbones and sharper eyes, like he knows you’re already seething. His tie is half-loosened. His prefect badge is slightly crooked. And he’s still sitting like he owns the castle.
The second thing you think is that he’s beautiful.
But you hate that thought. You stuff it down the same way you stuff every stupid flutter in your chest when he talks just a little too close. When his voice goes lower just to piss you off. When his fingers brush yours “accidentally” in dueling class and he smirks like he knows exactly what he's doing.
You’re a Ravenclaw, top of your year in Dueling Tactics.
Unfortunately, so is he.
And unfortunately, Professor Flitwick decided it would be “character building” to pair sworn enemies for the semester’s strategy project.
“Try not to cry when I beat you, sweetheart,” Draco had said the day you got partnered. “I only cry when I look at your hairline,” you’d shot back sweetly.
It’s been like that ever since—words like daggers, barbed in silver and blue. And yet, you meet after class. You train. You strategize. You fight. And neither of you ever leaves first.
You pretend not to notice the way he watches you between spells. He pretends not to notice when your wand stutters every time he gets too close.
But you both notice.
The first time he touches you, it's accidental.
Kind of.
You’re in the empty Defense classroom, late again, practicing parry spells until your arms ache. He lunges too close, your wand flicks sideways, and your back hits the edge of the table hard.
He moves to steady you—one hand catching your wrist, the other sliding low on your waist.
Your breath stutters.
His does too.
His hand lingers for half a second too long, his grey eyes darker than usual. And when he lets go, his smirk is half-hearted.
“Don’t tell me I knocked the wind out of you,” he murmurs.
“You wish,” you say, but it doesn’t come out steady.
He doesn’t say anything after that. Just turns, jaw tight, and casts again.
The second time he touches you, it’s deliberate.
It’s a week later. Same classroom. Same tension.
You’re sparring again, and you’re winning this time—your hexes are fast and mean, and Draco’s shirt is untucked, his hair a mess, and he looks absolutely feral. Something in you loves it. Something in you wants to ruin him further.
You back him into a corner with a well-aimed spell, wand tip against his chest. He’s panting.
“Gotcha.”
He grins.
“Do you?”
Then he steps into your space, slow and smug, wand hand raised but not attacking. His other hand slides around your waist again, this time firm, his mouth tilting just by your ear.
“You always breathe faster when I do this,” he says.
You hate him. You really, really do.
Except you don’t flinch. You let him touch you. Let him lean close enough that your noses brush, your wand trembling between you.
“Kiss me or curse me, Malfoy,” you whisper. “Cowardice doesn’t suit you.”
And he doesn’t. He looks at your lips, looks like he’s going to—but then he pulls back.
He always pulls back.
You hate that more than anything.
It all unravels when you start spending more time with Harry.
You’re both Heads. It’s practical—meetings, prefect patrols, patrol reports. But Draco starts showing up at places he has no reason to be. He scowls when Harry laughs with you in the courtyard. He scoffs loudly when you sit next to him at breakfast.
And when Harry places a casual hand on your shoulder after a long prefect meeting? Draco is silent.
Too silent.
Later that evening, he corners you behind the Charms classroom.
You barely open your mouth before he’s there, eyes stormy and voice low.
“You’re getting awfully cozy with Potter.”
Your eyes narrow. “You following me now, Malfoy?”
He doesn’t take the bait.
“You think he sees you?” he says, quiet and bitter. “You think he gets you?”
“Oh, and you do?”
He steps forward, chest almost against yours. “I think I know exactly what you want.”
Your breath catches—but your pride doesn’t.
“I want someone who doesn’t run away the second things get real,” you snap.
He flinches. You don’t miss it.
“You’re jealous,” you whisper, stunned.
He laughs, sharp. “Please. We’re not dating.”
“Exactly,” you fire back. “So why do you care?”
He doesn’t answer.
But his jaw clenches.
His eyes drop to your mouth.
You realize then: it’s not that he doesn’t want you.
It’s that he does, and he’s terrified.
It comes to a head in the Astronomy Tower.
You find him there after midnight, arms folded, hair mussed by the wind, and for once—no one else around.
He doesn’t hear you approach.
“Stalking me now?” he says without turning.
“You think everyone’s obsessed with you.”
He chuckles. It's empty.
“Maybe I want you to be.”
You blink. “You’re drunk.”
He turns then, eyes bloodshot, lips chapped. His wand’s beside him, untouched.
“No. Just tired. Of pretending like this isn’t…” he swallows. “Real.”
Silence stretches like a held breath.
He steps forward. Closer than ever. His voice dips, low and broken.
“Tell me you hate me.”
You laugh. Quiet, bitter.
“You already know I do.”
“Then why do you keep looking at me like that?” “Like what?” “Like I’m the only one who understands.”
You don’t answer.
He reaches out slowly, hand brushing your jaw. This time, it’s not cocky. This time, he touches you like you’re fragile. Like he’s scared you’ll disappear.
“Because I do,” he whispers. “Understand. You hate me. I hate me, too.”
That’s when you kiss him.
You grab his collar, drag him down, and kiss him like you’ve been meaning to every night since this stupid project began.
And when he kisses you back—desperate, fierce, trembling—it’s not smooth or practiced. It’s raw. Honest.
You pull back eventually, gasping. Your fingers tangled in his shirt, your heartbeat a riot.
He presses his forehead to yours, lashes fluttering shut.
“Tell me again,” he murmurs. “Tell me you hate me.”
You smile. Just barely.
“I hate how much I want you.”
And that? That’s enough to break him.
He kisses you again. Harder. Hands hungry. Like you’re the only good thing left in the world. Like if he lets go, he’ll fall apart completely.
Maybe he already has.
But so have you.
And neither of you runs this time.