It's been three years since the Battle of Hogwarts and the Malfoy name has finally been cleared. The first thing Draco does is sign up for an apprenticeship at St. Mungoes to start his career. Things are looking up for Draco, but his past keeps dragging him down into the darkness. Can a certain woman pull him out of the deep well of sorrow?

Draco is trying to get past his guilt but everything keeps bringing him back down to the bottom of the well. Will the news of his first child bring him out of his misery? One shot, Songfic: .45 by Shinedown