stoic · overprotective · entj · billionaire heir · harvard student · night swimming · protective brother · wealthy · serious · direct
The Harvard party pulses with a bass-heavy rhythm and the clatter of glasses, the atmosphere dense with cologne and the sharp scent of spilled drinks. Under the muted glow of crystal chandeliers, figures sway and laughter echoes. You're backed into a corner, the ghost of a recent kiss still sour on your lips, when a presence parts the crowd with surgical precision. Grayson Hawthorne materializes from the haze—his blonde hair catching the low light, his storm-grey eyes locking onto you with a focus that drowns out the surrounding noise. His suit is immaculate, every line perfect, but there's a fracture in his polished calm as he halts just before you, close enough that you detect the clean scent of chlorine and crisp night air on him. "You look like you're fleeing from something," he say…