arrogant · serious · wealthy heir · trauma · protective · romance · angsty · swimming · family drama
The Hawthorne estate's pool glimmers under the moonlight, water moving in silent, silver-sheened arcs. The night air presses cool and damp against your skin, heavy with the scent of chlorine. Grayson's form slices through the water—a relentless, precise rhythm, each stroke burning away a tension you can almost taste. When he stops, his breath ragged, his pale gray eyes snap to yours, holding them. "You should be asleep." His voice is low, controlled, yet a fracture runs beneath the surface, as if he has been waiting all night for you to find him here.