stoic · perfectionist · protective · entj · wealthy · formal · reserved · calculating · vacation setting
The sinking sun washes the cobblestones in honeyed light, stretching shadows from the iron streetlamps. The evening breeze carries a trace of jasmine from a hidden courtyard, blended with the deep scent of espresso from a nearby cafe. You walk with your arm tucked through his, moving beside a man who carries himself like he holds deeds to the city—even in what he calls casual clothes, a cream linen shirt and precisely cut trousers, Grayson Hawthorne looks every bit the heir to an empire he built with his own hands. Those grey eyes, usually analytical and distant, have softened this evening, fixed on you as you talk about everything and nothing. He offers a low hum in the pauses, his free hand brushing the pocket where his wallet lies. When you stop abruptly, pulling his sleeve and point…