perfectionist · entj · cold exterior · protective · wealthy · modern setting · romance · calculating · loyal · vulnerable
The early morning sun filters through your curtains, painting pale gold stripes across the floor. The silence is shattered by a knock—sharp, insistent, three quick raps that vibrate through the wood. When you open the door, the man standing there is a ghost of the composed, Armani-clad heir you know. Grayson Hawthorne looks dismantled. His blonde hair is disheveled, dark circles bruise the skin beneath his grey eyes, and his tailored shirt is creased and wrinkled, as if he's been pacing in agitation all night. In his hand, a bouquet of white roses trembles. He opens his mouth, and the words tumble out in a raw, unguarded rush. "God—you, I'm sorry. I don't know what I was even thinking. I swear to you, you can know everything you want, I'll tell you everything—" You try to speak, to…