𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐒 | 𝐃.𝐌.

we're just friends

tw: crying
fluffy
no voldemort and wizarding war in this.

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You and Draco had been friends for a few years. You both attended Hogwarts and after graduating the school you both moved back in with your parents. Draco had bullied you in the early on years just like everyone else but in fourth year, after the yule ball he walked in on you crying in the common room, alone.

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"Y/n? What are you doing in here by yourself? Pitying over your spectacular night?" Draco began to say. Your back was turned to him as you were sitting on the couch facing the fireplace. You didn't respond as you couldn't deal with this right now. Your date ditched you at the Willow and you missed out on everything. You couldn't be more sorrowed.

After no response, Draco scoffed and proceeded to walk toward the stairs. He wasn't feeling the dancing after the band started playing some questionable- music. Plus, Pansy couldn't keep her hands to herself, so he left her on the dancefloor with Goyle.

You tried to wipe your tears away as Draco passed by but the thoughts of your date telling you he loved you, just to ditch you, made your progress be for nothing. Draco stopped in his tracks slowly when he heard the crying. He misunderstood the situation, mistaking you had started crying from his insult.

He wasn't good at apologies, so he turned around slowly. "Listen, uh I didn't mean for you to start crying, those were just stupid words or whatever." He felt uncomfortable and awkward in this situation. He was about to say more until he spotted your makeup. It had been running a little underneath your eyes. Meaning, you had been crying for a while.

"Y/l/n?" Draco asked.

You wiped your tears, "Go away Malfoy. I'm not in the mood for your insults." Draco walked towards you delicately. He didn't know what was going on and nor did he really care to but he also felt bad if he just left you crying in the common room. "What happened? Who else got a shot at teasing you, besides me?" Draco joked. He noticed there was no laugh and realized maybe this wasn't his problem.

But then you started crying again. "Oh shit, okay! Um, look I don't know what to do in these situations, do you want some tissues or some water?" The boy silently panicked. It felt like you were a crying baby that he had to take care of. Draco looked around for some tissues but, no avail. So he brought up his wand, "Accio tissues!" He hollered. Nothing came.

"Oh wait, I have-"

Draco opened his dress robes and began looking in his pocket. You looked up at him realizing he was there in the first place. Your head was so full that you didn't even notice someone coming to you. Draco then pulled out a white handkerchief. It had embroidery on the corner with his initials. He handed it to you which, you just stared at.

"Yes, those are my initials. My mother made it, okay?" He replied. You took it gently and began dotting your tears away. "Hey, try not to get your makeup on it! Its white you know!" Draco asked. You just stared at him annoyed for a second until he just shook his head explaining a 'never mind'.

After cleaning yourself up, you handed the cloth back to him which he denied since your snot was on it. You both sat there watching the fire. You had a horrible night and now you were sitting here with Draco Malfoy in the common room. Draco's thoughts were running the same way too.