Draco feels Thea's hand hit his chest as she searches the darkness for stability. Her heart starts beating faster as she begins to panic, remembering the darkness of the Ministry of Mysteries. "Thea." Draco places his hand on the girl's waist, steadying her. Thea just barely hears the boy's voice as his grip on her waist is tight. Thea clenches her eyes closed, trying to slow her breathing. "Thea." Draco speaks a bit louder, and Thea opens her eyes to see Draco's grey ones looking down at her. The smoke begins to clear a bit, allowing the two some visibility. Thea involuntarily blushes as she sees how close the two are, looking up into the boy's greyish eyes. Draco's hand on her waist gives Thea butterflies, and the Malfoy boy looks at her with an emotion Thea can't quite place. [Rewritten] [Order of The Phoenix- ] [August 15th, 2021- ] I do not own any of the characters or plots in this series outside of Thea and her story.

It is late summer 1939, when you arrive in Paris from New York to begin a year of adventure. A deal struck with your parents to see a little of the world before settling down and marrying your 'childhood sweetheart' Stanley. You soon find yourself with a spirited young English housemate Eloise, enjoying all that the cosmopolitan European city has to offer.... Until a few weeks later when war is declared. In this newly uncertain world, Eloise's mother dispatches her brother to bring her home. Your plan is to board a ship back to America... but circumstances conspire to leave you possibly trapped in France with no way home. Eloise refuses to leave the country without you, even as you secretly grow attached to her beguiling brother, Benedict, who is everything Stanley is not. There appears to be only one solution to your dilemma to ensure safe passage out of the country as invasion seems imminent... but it will mean your life is forever changed, even when the world is free again. ---- WW2 AU Romance set in the world of Bridgerton Book cover design credit: from a mood board created by @d-caryophyllus on Tumblr