He choked in a breath and fell back into the stack of pillows behind him, pulse whooshing fast in his ears as his mind tried to make sense of what was happening. What had happened. A nightmare. Just a nightmare. Fuck, it had felt so real. Like living through it all over again, and Draco realised that his cheeks were wet with tears and he went hot with embarrassment, swiping at them clumsily. Hermione released his shoulders as he sank into the pillows and her lips twisted into an expression of overwhelming sympathy, thumbs gliding quickly beneath his eyes and wiping away his tears.