Four years after the war, Y/N takes a temporary position at Malfoy Manor to earn enough money to rebuild her life. She expects dust, silence, and long days spent restoring old rooms and removing lingering curses from a house still heavy with its past. She does not expect Draco Malfoy. They knew each other once - two Slytherins in the same year, all sharp looks and sharper words. But the man she finds at the Manor is quieter now. Colder in public. More dangerous in private. What begins as late nights in his study and whispered conversations over Ministry work turns into something secret, consuming, and impossible to keep at arm's length. But Y/N's time at the Manor was always temporary. And when her contract ends, Draco will have to decide whether she was only ever his secret - or the one person he can't let leave.

𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐧 grew up dreaming of knights in shining armour. When Sebastian Sallow appeared, she thought her knight had finally come. But heroes aren't always what they seem. Sometimes the knight you cling to is the very villain who will break you. 𝐒𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 had learned one simple truth: everything he touched burned. Fresh out of Azkaban, he carried his past like armour. And then there was Valeria Velkan-strange, bright, and far too kind for someone like him. She wanted a knight, and he wanted nothing more then to give her one. But knights save people... and Sebastian only knows how to destroy. . ˖ ꒰𑁬 ⋆☾⋆ ໒꒱ ˖ . Grumpy x Sunshine | Sebastian Sallow x OC. | First person Dual POV Mature content (18+). Please read the introduction for trigger warnings, themes, and additional information before diving in. Rankings: #1 sebastiansallowfanfic #1 sebastiansallow