Falling For You-Draco Malfoy x Y/N

15- 𝑪 𝑳 𝑶 𝑺 𝑬 𝑹

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y/n- your name
y/l/n- your last name
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–𝑪𝑳𝑶𝑺𝑬𝑹–
𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑭𝑰𝑭𝑻𝑬𝑬𝑵

the soft golden light of dawn filters through the windows of the ravenclaw dormitory as i wake. for a moment, i'm suspended in the tranquility of morning, until the memories of the night before rush back. the dance. draco's words. his confession. the kiss.

i sit up abruptly, my heart pounding, until i finally look around and wonder why i am in luna and cho's dorm. i come back to reality when i remember luna saying that i can stay in their room for the night.

luna stirs in the bed across from mine, yawning and stretching. she opens one eye and smiles. ,,morning, cinderella. how does it feel to be the center of the biggest rumor at hogwarts?"

my stomach drops. ,,what are you talking about?" i ask, though part of me already knows.

cho sits up too. ,,everyone saw you and malfoy last night. you didn't exactly keep things... subtle."

i groan, burying my face in my hands. ,,i knew this was a bad idea."

cho moves to sit on the edge of my bed, her expression softening. ,,hey, don't freak out. you looked happy last night—for once. that's all that matters, right? you two are cute together. don't care what anyone thinks."

but that's the thing: i don't know how i feel. was i happy? or just overwhelmed? and now, with the entire school likely talking about me and draco, i'm not sure what to do next.

as the day unfolds, i find myself avoiding him. not because i don't want to see him, but because i'm terrified of what might happen when i do. the kiss had felt like a promise, a fragile thread connecting us—but what if it breaks under the weight of reality?

in classes, i notice the way people glance at me, their whispers just loud enough for me to catch fragments:

,,did you see her with malfoy?"... ,,what's he even thinking?" ... ,,a pureblood and a mudblood? she's mad!"
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A/N

sorry to interrupt the story but i've changed it so y/n is a mudblood so it makes the difference between the couple greater if you know what i mean.
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my heart drops at the sound of their words. i am a muggle-born. it makes me wonder why draco even became friends with me in the first place. he despises hermione. why doesn't he despise me? i was only gifted with being in slytherin.

,,who do you think you are? speaking about y/n like that right in front of her. you're the mad ones, you idiots." a figure spits to the girls who talk about me. i turn around and it's draco. he's standing tall with a look of disgust and disbelief on his face.

when his glare meets mine, he grabs my hand and takes me out the classroom.

,,are you okay?" he asks. still holding my hand.

,,u–um yeah..."

draco doesn't let go of my hand as he searches my face, his grey eyes filled with a mixture of concern and frustration.

,,don't lie to me, y/n," he says softly, his voice barely above a whisper. ,,i heard what they said. they're idiots. every single one of them."

i glance away, his steady gaze making it hard to breathe. ,,it's just... hard," i admit. ,,i didn't think people would talk about me like that, i think they're right. it makes me wonder why you're even bothering with me."

draco's expression darkens, his jaw tightening. ,,don't ever think that," he says firmly. ,,do you think i care about blood status? about what they think? i..." he trails off, running a hand through his platinum hair, visibly struggling to find the right words.