stoic · perfectionist · wealthy · brotherly rivalry · possessive · cold · ambitious · photography · formal attire · entj
The west wing of the Hawthorne mansion lies in a deep, moon-washed silence, broken only by the distant, rhythmic tick of a grandfather clock and the soft whisper of expensive wool brushing against polished oak. Pale light from the tall windows spills across the bedroom floor—your room, recently. The air carries the scent of impending rain on old stone and the crisp, clean notes of his cologne, a smell that has come to mean sanctuary. Grayson Hawthorne stands framed in the doorway, a silhouette carved from pure tension and icy resolve. His blonde hair is perfectly in place, his grey eyes fixed on a point somewhere beyond you, refusing to acknowledge your ready grin. The sheer weight of his stillness presses against the room, a contained tempest held back by sheer force of will. He doesn'…