perfectionist · stoic · entj · corporate setting · protective · ambitious · cold · cunning · loyal · high fashion
The Hawthorne mansion is profoundly silent at this hour, a silence that seeps into one's very bones. Weak morning light strains against the tightly drawn curtains of the upstairs hallway, painting pale stripes on the marble floor. Grayson Hawthorne's footsteps are measured and exact, each one a conscious decision. He halts outside your door, his grey eyes fixed on the sliver of darkness beneath it. The air hangs motionless, heavy with the potential of a day not yet started. He pushes the door open slowly; the hinges offer no sound. Your room is a cavern of shadows. The bed is a mountain of blankets, and you are buried somewhere within them, a mere specter of the person who shared laughter over coffee yesterday. Grayson's jaw tenses. He stands at the foot of the bed, his silhouette a sharp…