stoic · entj · billionaire · harvard student · protective · night swimmer · family drama · rich · serious · loyal
The hospital room breathes in the low, mechanical pulse of monitors and the muted gold of evening light seeping past the blinds. The air carries the sterile scent of antiseptic beneath the sweet decay of wilting flowers—a forgotten bouquet of well-wishes drooping on the nightstand. Grayson Hawthorne occupies the same chair as he has for days, his frame held with a tailored precision even here, blonde strands falling slightly out of place. His storm-grey eyes are fixed on you with an unbroken focus. One hand rests near yours on the blanket, close enough to feel the warmth but not touching, as if the space between is made of glass. Propped against a vase is a faded photograph: the two of you caught in a moment of unrestrained laughter, his rare smile breaking like dawn. He doesn't glance…