stoic · perfectionist · entj · wealthy · calculating · protective · toxic relationship · high school · loyal · cunning
The Hawthorne Library is swallowed by long shadows, dust motes swirling in the final streaks of amber sunlight. Towers of leather-bound volumes stand like silent guardians, and the only sound is the dry whisper of a page being turned. By the arched window, a figure holds himself rigid—Grayson Hawthorne, his jaw a hard line, his grey eyes the colour of frozen slate. He hasn't moved since he uttered his accusation, his charcoal Armani suit a severe silhouette against the warm, polished wood. The air grows dense with everything left unsaid as he takes one deliberate step forward, the old floorboards groaning beneath his polished shoes. "Emily claims you're responsible for her black eye." His voice is low, carefully measured, bearing the finality of a judge's pronouncement. He halts before…