"What's wrong?" You say panicked, hugging Draco back. He doesn't respond at first, he just breathes heavily, trying to catch his breath. He's shaking in your arms, breaths still coming out in heaves, when he pulls away from you.
"I..started...having...panic...attacks...over...summer." Draco pushes out through his now sharp uneven breathing.
"Hey, look at me," You say, gently pushing his chin up so his eyes meet yours, "I have them a lot, let me help." Draco nods lightly, like he's afraid he head might roll off his shoulders if he moves it too much.
"Let's try grounding," You say softly, grabbing his hand, he lets you, which is not typical of him unless you're in private.
"Tell me five things you can see," You say, putting up five fingers on your free hand.
"The carpet" Draco says, still fighting for breath, you put down one finger.
"Our hands" He says, which makes you both blush a little as you put down another finger.
"Your (e/c) eyes." He says then lifts his head to look at you as you put down another finger.
"My shoes" his head drops again, you drop the second to last finger.
"My robes" he finishes and you drop the last finger.
"Great, now four things you can feel," You say, lifting four fingers.
"The floor, my...robes," He says, stopping to catch his still to heavy breath, as you drop two fingers.
"My shoes," He says fidgeting with the laces, you drop another finger.
"Your hand," he says squeezing as you drop your fourth finger.
"Perfect, three things you can hear." You say, voice breaking slightly, putting up only three fingers this time.
"Kids yelling, my heart beat." he says, breath getting more and more calm as you drop two of the three fingers.
"Your breath." he finishes as you drop your finger.
"Ok, two," you pick up two fingers, "two things you can smell."
"The sweets cart and..." he sits there and thinks as you drop a finger "you"
"Is that good?" you ask dropping your finger
He nods and whispers, "perfect."
Blushing, you put up one finger, "one thing you can taste."
"Breakfast." he says, back to normal, getting up and pulling you to your feet. "Thank you"
"Of course." you tell him sitting down next to him. "Anytime."
"Where did you even learn that thing?" he asks while lightly knocking into you a couple of times.
"There's a poster hanging up on the wall in my common room, a lot of the new Hufflepuffs have panic attacks, it's not easy for us to start out, so our prefects decided to put it up my second year, right after i met you actually," You say smiling.
"Right, well ill try to remember that," He smiled back. Just then the compartment door flew open and in walked, well more stomped than walked, Crabb and Goyle, followed closely by Pansy Parkinson. You don't really like them, but you've decided to put up with them, as they are Draco's "friends", for his family's sake that is.
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Daddy's Boy Draco X MALE! Reader
FanficJust my go at a X Reader and i wanted to try Draco! There can also obviously never be enough MlM or WlW out there!