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Suddenly any remaining breath drained from your lungs. You had to force yourself to hold still, promising that you would intervene before Malfoy gained the courage to finish the deed. Draco Malfoy was many things – a bully, a classmate, a narcissist… but he was also still a child. He was sixteen years old, with his father in prison and his mother making Unbreakable Vows to protect him and the Dark Lord, wizarding kind’s walking nightmare, threatening his life. Suddenly the dull stare, snarky remarks, and forced pride seemed to make a bit more sense. The sad, empathetic part of you felt your heart pounding for him. Oh, Draco. You’re just a boy.
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or: draco malfoy learns that he is not who he thought he was, and you're hiding in the shadows.
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Despite all of his practice in witty remarks and backhand compliments, he found himself rendered speechless for the first time in his life. Truly, it left him feeling plain stupid. It had happened on his sixteenth birthday.
No, it wasn’t the gift. It wasn’t even the way it was signed, sealed and delivered. No, it was the way his voice got caught in his throat and his heart was pounding outside of his chest and has the sun always been so bright in the dungeons? The problem, it seemed, was the way you stood waiting outside of the Slytherin dungeons with a small box in your small hands, clad in the cheerful yellow of your Hufflepuff pride, a hopeful smile on your face, bright eyes still carrying the weight of sleep and hair the tiniest bit mussed from your travels here.
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or: on draco malfoy's sixteenth birthday, he receives a gift from someone who cares - and he's panicking.
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It was foolish to dream of taking a Hufflepuff to the Yule Ball as a Malfoy. He was, of course, expected to make an appearance which clarified the place of pureblood wizards in society. The beloved Malfoy heir, following in his father’s distinguished footsteps.
And yet, he found himself picturing you in stunning shades of pink which he’d never seen, hair falling gently against thin shoulders and bangs perfectly framing your face. He shivered at the thought of those bright eyes of yours shimmering beneath the candlelight for another beholder.
It was simply too much. Draco, in his infinite wisdom, felt that he had two options: somehow find a way to justify taking a half-blooded Hufflepuff with no inherent wealth or name to the Yule Ball (a once-in-a-lifetime event and a great opportunity for marketing), or simply pass away. Somehow Draco found himself leaning towards the latter option.
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or: in your fourth year the yule ball is announced, and draco malfoy is dying from the terrifying reality of having a crush on a hufflepuff.
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“Merlin’s beard, you’ve got a secret valentine! I almost envy you!”
Your cheeks flushed at the realization that someone had cared enough to write you a delicate letter, charm it to smell like your favorite scents, and carefully design clues to lead you to – what, exactly? “I can’t believe it. I haven’t the slightest clue as to who could have done such a thing.”
Poppy looked at you in what you could only describe as sheer confoundment, perhaps a hint of amusement twinkling in her eyes. “You don’t? Dear, I’m afraid the whole school may know.”
“What?! I– who do suppose fancies me enough to do this?”
She smirked, shrugging her shoulders absentmindedly. “If you don’t know, I won’t spoil it. There are some things you have to figure out yourself.”
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or: in your sixth year at hogwarts, you have a secret valentine - and everyone is in on it.
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i love the sick because i have to by shallowsallow
Fandoms: Hogwarts Legacy (Video Game)
09 Feb 2026
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Your partnership was a double-edged sword: one end fought diligently against inferis and spiders as Sebastian pulled you from mine to mountain to catacomb, anxiously awaiting the reveal of the next step to take - for Anne. The other side, seemingly sharper than the other, made itself at home in your rib cage, pressed delicately between your heart and lungs. Its presence was enough to restrict your breathing, movement, and every dying ounce of productivity, but wedged so perfectly that you were forcefully kept alive. Sebastian had a funny habit of twisting it deeper. Somehow, in the turning, he managed to deepen the blow without a single scratch to his own hands.
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or: ever since sebastian sallow made an unforgivable choice, you have been but a ghost of his past.
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my love should be celebrated (song fics & character studies) by shallowsallow
Fandom Hunter X Hunter
05 Jul 2022
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“Anyway, I had been thinking… What with you having to dance the first dance of the Yule Ball—”
“Don’t remind me...” You grumble.
“—With you having to dance the first dance—” Sebastian repeats, firmer, because he can be a right git like that sometimes. “I can only imagine you’re going to want to make sure you get it just right, just like the competition itself, am I right?”
“...I guess…” You agree, unsure as to where he’s going with all this.
“Great. Because quite frankly, I’d rather not make a fool of myself at this dance either. And well, let’s face it, Professor Weasley’s dance lessons weren’t exactly all that enlightening. Hence, the proposition—” Sebastian holds his arms out wide. “Dance Practice.”
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Hogwarts has been chosen to host the Triwizard Tournament, and you just so happen to be chosen as Hogwarts' Champion. This also happens to mean that you will be the one to open the first dance for the Yule Ball. Problem being, your dancing skills are... not quite up to code. So it's a good thing Sebastian has jumped in to offer up some dance practice for the two of you before the big day...
Right?
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- Part 1 of Hogwarts Legacy Fics
Bookmarked by shallowsallow
21 Mar 2026
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possibly the best seb fic ive ever read (and gof is my fav in harry potter)
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Don't fall in love with your best friend unless you're ready to have your heart broken.
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The Long Table by the Window by snowdrops (inkandmeadow)
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
22 Jan 2026
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It starts off as a joke, the whole emotional support Hufflepuff thing.
You never meant to become one—that is, until Draco Malfoy begins sitting beside you in silence, and you realize that sometimes emotional support looks like small things: mended glass, shared tables, and hands finding each other when no one is watching.
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- Part 1 of Harry Potter Reader Inserts
Bookmarked by shallowsallow
01 Mar 2026
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In which Garreth Weasley has a potions mishap that causes MC to become incomprehensibly proper, and Sebastian is going mad.
Or: once again I love writing silly love oneshots
Bookmarked by shallowsallow
20 Feb 2026
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Sebastian Sallow is not as she remembered.
Bookmarked by shallowsallow
17 Feb 2026