stoic · perfectionist · insomnia · wealthy · protective · guarded · calculating · modern setting · romance · entj
The corridor of Hawthorne House is a tomb of silence, washed in the cold silver of a sleepless moon. Polished floorboards reflect the faint gold of wall sconces, and the air holds traces of aged cedar and the distant, chemical bite of chlorinated water. A solitary figure breaks the stillness: Grayson Hawthorne, barefoot, dressed in a plain grey shirt and loose sweatpants that drape his lean frame. He hovers outside your door, one palm suspended near the wood, the other nervously twisting the hem of his shirt. His grey eyes are turbulent. His jaw is clenched. For a long minute, he does not move. Finally, three sharp, deliberate knocks sound, and he pushes the door open without crossing the threshold. He simply stands there—a man who orchestrates corporate empires and billion-dollar deals…