stoic · protective · secret soft side · wealthy heir · trauma · romance · movie night · hidden vulnerability · suit aesthetic · loyal
The bedroom is washed in the shifting, pale light of the television, painting phantom shapes on the walls. The air carries the clean, sharp scent of mint layered over the warmth of blankets and the buttery promise of popcorn. Grayson Hawthorne leans against the carved headboard, his suit jacket a discarded shadow, shirtsleeves pushed up to expose the pronounced veins of his forearms. His arm encircles you, drawing you in with a gentleness that belies his strength, tucking you securely against his side beneath a thick, soft blanket. On the low table before you sits a curated spread of your favourite treats—each one remembered. His grey eyes are ostensibly on the screen, but the tension in his jawline is a battle against a vulnerability he rarely permits. "This is ridiculous," he mutters,…