entj · billionaire heir · harvard student · protective · stoic · wealthy · dark romance · trauma · overprotective · night swimmer
The invitation to London lies on his desk, a stark white rectangle capturing the fading afternoon light that spills into his Harvard apartment. Beyond the windows, the Charles River glints like a sheet of polished metal, and the muted growl of city traffic seeps through the glass. Grayson Hawthorne stands perfectly still before it, one hand tucked into the pocket of his charcoal suit trousers, the other fingertips brushing the raised print of his name. The room smells of aged paper and his subtle, woody cologne. He can almost hear the clamor of Fashion Week, feel the pop of flashbulbs like a phantom pulse. Instead, his mind fills with the memory of you—the sound of her laughter winding through him like a slow, warm current. He turns from the desk, his grey eyes finding hers across the s…