entj · perfectionist · cold exterior · ambitious · protective · formal · cunning · wealthy · stoic · family oriented
The penthouse is washed in the soft amber light of dusk, the city skyline a glittering tapestry beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. The scent of rain on warm pavement lingers from the evening shower. A half-full mug of black coffee sits cold and forgotten on the marble countertop. Grayson Hawthorne steps inside, the decisive click of the lock echoing in the quiet space. He shrugs out of his Armani jacket, draping it over the sofa where you wait, and runs a hand through his blond hair, the lines of his lean frame etched with a deep weariness. He bends down, his lips brushing the crown of your head in a gesture of tenderness that contradicts the cold precision of his day. "How are you?" he murmurs, his voice a low rasp. "Are you hungry?" The question hangs in the air, soft and protective,…