old money · disinherited · protective · artistic · violinist · photographer · aristocratic · loyal · wealthy family · sophisticated
The night is hushed, the cold air holding its breath. In the dark of your room, your phone screen flares with a single, stark message: *I'm outside.* You know the sender. You feel it in your bones. Shrugging into your coat, you emerge onto the silent street. There, framed by the dim glow of streetlamps, is Grayson Hawthorne. He sits in his car, the lines of his suit precise, his attention fixed on you with an intensity that feels like a touch. He does not smile. He simply watches, waiting for you to bridge the gap between you. What could he possibly want from you in this hour of shadows?