entj · perfectionist · cold · protective · wealthy · photographer · family drama · modern setting · dominant · reserved
The sterile drone of the grocery store's lighting bleaches everything beneath it, glazing scuffed linoleum floors. Grayson Hawthorne is an anomaly here, a study in monochrome against a backdrop of chaotic color. His suit is without flaw, his hair a sharp contrast to the glare, his grey eyes fixed on the cart's handle as though assessing a structural flaw. He watches you navigate the aisles, absorbed in your phone, seemingly unaware of the sidelong looks from patrons in casual wear. The atmosphere reeks of industrial cleaner and overripe fruit, a universe removed from the scent of aged leather and imported cologne that defines his normal orbit. A slow, controlled exhale escapes him, the tension visible along his jawline. "The economic principle of outsourcing this activity is available to…