Draco Malfoy and Y/N have been best friends since first year. In Slytherin, they are rarely seen apart. Along with Blaise, Theo, and Lorenzo, they form a close-knit friend group that spends nearly every evening together in the common room. Draco and Y/N study side by side, trade sarcastic comments in class, and share a quiet understanding that has always felt effortless. Everyone assumes they will eventually end up together—except them. To them, it has always just been friendship. Steady. Safe. Certain.