Draco in Leather Pants

Noun

Draco in Leather Pants (plural Dracos in Leather Pants)

1. (slang) Any fanon interpretation of the character Draco Malfoy that portrays him as a romantic "bad boy" or otherwise downplays his unfavorable qualities.
   • To describe the Draco Trilogy is to locate this particular fan fiction as “het” with “harry/ draco” undertones and is the origin of the “Draco in Leather Pants” trope.2013, Antero Garcia, Critical Foundations in Young Adult Literature: Challenging Genres, page 127
   • One of the most common ones is the notion of Draco as an elegant young man with long silky hair, the ideal aristocrat, with only a streak of mischief, which is often represented as “Draco in leather pants”.2014, Lucie Cupalová, "Slash Factor: Characteristics and Varieties of Slash Fan Fiction", thesis submitted to Charles University, page 28
2. (broadly, slang) Any fictional character written or reinterpreted by fans as appealingly roguish or evil.
   • I get it now! Loki is a Draco in Leather Pants!2013 October 23, CDR. John Shepard (@CmndrShepardN7), Twitter
   • I feel like ppl make Ryoken out to be too much of a Draco in Leather Pants and take too much agency out of his choices.2018 July 5, Xiran Jay Zhao (@XiranJayZhao), Twitter