A late night run in in the Hogwarts dungeons where Draco pretends to be cold and annoying, throws out a half hearted insult, then immediately regrets it. When you try to leave, his tough act slips just enough to show he actually doesn’t want you alone.
Two months apart were enough to rewrite everything. On a crowded beach under a relentless Irish sun, Johnny Kavanagh comes face to face with the version of her that existed without him — confident, changed, and no longer waiting.
After a party leaves Y/N completely drunk and unable to take care of herself, Johnny Kavanagh steps in to make sure she gets home safely. Despite her teasing and attitude, he stays by her side.
A late night Slytherin after party in the dungeons, music echoing off the stone walls, bottles charmed to refill themselves, green and silver lights flickering. Mattheo Riddle is leaning against the wall, pretending he’s not watching you.
After fleeing her abusive home, Y/N finds herself in Draco Malfoy’s foyer. With nowhere else to go, she discovers that the secrets she’s kept from him for so long, can no longer stay hidden.