coconuts and strawberries | draco malfoy

10.

- "y/n right?" they ask. "yeah... uh Pansy?" "yeah. listen now that i've caught you um-" she nervously laughs and crosses her arms. "-Malfoy has been... down. not upset i would say but quiet. i think it has something to do with you. so could you do me a favour and just say hi to him or something?"

"what? i'm not gonna be manipulated by him, i'm ignoring him for a reason" "i'm not here to manipulate you. he's genuinely quiet, he regrets what he did" "he feels regret?" "all jokes aside, i think if you just say something small to him, he will be back to himself, that's all i ask"

you sigh deeply, nodding your head.

"where is he?" "i'll show you" she begins leading you to the slytherin area. you catch looks from people and wonder why they're looking at you like that. "he's in there" she points to a pair of open doors, you can't see inside until you turn the corner but you start to feel like this may be a trap. "aren't you coming?" you ask nervously.

"no, he won't talk if i'm there" "okay..." you slowly walk to the open doors, turning the corner and it leads to a big room with a few people in there. you spot the blonde hair at the end of the room, and walk over there, sitting beside him. 4 feet apart though...

he turns to you, and his expression changes to surprise.

"y/n? what are you doing here?" you look over at him and smile softly. "i was sent here by one of your friends" "you're talking to me now?" "yeah, i wanted to clear something up" "okay" he scoots a little closer to you which makes you nervous, you laugh a little then begin fidgeting with your fingers.

"what you did was really mean..." you say gently, "but i guess i can't ignore you forever right?" you ask as you make the mistake of looking at him. he nods "i wish you believed that i didn't mean it... you were there that night with me, i asked you to dance, why would i do that if everything i said to those dimwits was true?"

"i don't know... why did you ask me to dance?" "you ask dumb questions" he says as he looks away from you. "malfoy, why are you upset about me ignoring you?" "i'm not upset, i don't get upset" "then why are you different or whatever..." "pansy doesn't know what she's talking about" he looks at you.

"how do you know it was her?" "shes always too worried about me, of course she would run to you" "oh..."

"you hate me right?" he asks. "no, i dislike the way you behave though." "you don't hate me?" he has an annoying smile on his face that makes you wanna expelliarmus him. "i don't hate you but that doesn't mean i like you" "you totally like me" he says cockily "no i don't, i dislike you" "you just said you don't" "i said i don't hate you, dislike is different"

it's silent for a moment until malfoy speaks up. "thanks for not ignoring me... or whatever" "sure, just don't be a..." you remember what Ron said a while ago, and smile a little. "don't be an ass". Draco looks shocked but happy, "no promises" you roll your eyes and pat his knee. "i have to go"

you get up from the seat as he does too "wait" "yeah?" "why did you just... do that? touch me" he seems genuinely confused, which confuses you. is he that deprived of touch? "it was a comfort pat" "comfort?" "yeah... do you not like receive that?" he inhales deeply and just clears his throat. "you had to go?" "uh... yeah, yeah i'll see you in class Malfoy"

"alright y/l/n, see you then" you walk out the room as butterflies rummage through his stomach, you don't know this of course but he very clearly hasn't felt someone's comfort in a long time. he wouldn't admit this but that one display of affection was running through his mind for hours.

he's not used to that kind of kindness from someone, especially physical kindness and affection. he sat through every class and every hang out session thinking about it. every time he saw you, he watched you and thought of that one small thing you did. it very clearly lives in his mind, and gives him butterflies and chills every time he remembers.

as much as he tries to get it off his mind, he can't. he struggles to sleep with it on his mind, it's crazy how one thing so small can affect him in such a big way. he catches himself smiling at the thought then immediately drops it thinking that someone could be watching.

"stop thinking it malfoy" he whispers to himself as he tries to get himself to sleep.