Falling For You-Draco Malfoy x Y/N

16- 𝑻 𝑯 𝑶 𝑺 𝑬 𝑻 𝑯 𝑹 𝑬 𝑬 𝑾 𝑶 𝑹 𝑫 𝑺

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y/n- your name
y/l/n- your last name
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–𝑻𝑯𝑶𝑺𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝑾𝑶𝑹𝑫𝑺–
𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑺𝑰𝑿𝑻𝑬𝑬𝑵

a sharp voice breaks through the moment like a knife cutting through the air.

,,y/n! what the hell do you think you're doing?!" a familiar voice is loud and filled with disbelief behind me, her words like acid to my skin. my stomach drops, and i pull away from draco instantly and we stand up, my breath catching in my throat.

i turn, and there she is—hermione, standing a few steps away, her hands balled into fists, her face flushed with a mixture of anger and heartbreak. ginny is just behind her, looking equally furious, though her gaze is softer, more conflicted.

draco straightens, his face hardening into a mask of cold indifference, but his eyes—his eyes are on fire. ,,granger" he sneers, his voice low and dangerous, ,,you got a problem with me or something?"

hermione doesn't flinch. she steps forward, fury radiating off her. ,,you think she's just going to forget who you are? you think you've changed?" she spits, her voice shaking with rage. ,,you're a malfoy, draco— the malfoy. you've spent your entire life thinking you're better than everyone else. you don't get to just turn that off because it's convenient for you now! what the hell are you doing with your hands on her?!"

my chest tightens, and for a moment, i feel the full weight of her words. i'm caught between two worlds, two people i care about, and the force of hermione's anger makes it feel impossible to breathe.

draco's lips curl into a cold sneer, but there's something deeper underneath. ,,i'm not the same person i was before, you filth—" he pauses... ,,i don't owe you an explanation for anything. and i sure as hell don't need your permission to be with her." he steps closer to me, his hand finding mine, and i cling to him like a lifeline.

hermione's eyes flick to our joined hands, her voice trembling with the force of her frustration. ,,do you not think i care about her? she's my best friend, malfoy! i'm trying to protect her from making the biggest mistake of her life. you can't just pretend to be a decent person. you've spent years making other people's life's hell, including mine! what makes you think you can just waltz in and have her, like nothing's happened and like you're not a bad person?"

the venom in her voice stings, but it's the pain in her eyes that cuts through me like a blade. she's not just angry; she's scared. and for a moment, i wonder if she's right—if maybe i am making a mistake. i mean, draco has changed. he's a nice person. he was the way he was before because of how his father treated him.

but before i can say anything, draco's voice slices through the tension, low and dangerous. ,,you have no idea what you're talking about," he spits, his eyes flashing with an emotion i can't place. ,,you think i wanted to be that person? do you think i wanted to hurt others?" his words come out like a growl, each syllable dripping with frustration. ,,you think i don't know the mistakes i've made? i'm not proud of my past and you don't know the reason behind it! i don't need your approval to be with her."

hermione shakes her head, her lips trembling with rage. ,,she deserves better than you, malfoy. she deserves someone who doesn't hate her kind...our kind even. she needs someone who doesn't think she's inferior just because of where she's from. how can you ask her to live in a world where you don't even respect her?"

the accusation hits like a punch to the gut, and i feel my heart crack just a little. but when i glance at draco, his expression doesn't change. instead, it hardens, and i can feel the shift in the air—his fury igniting.