stoic · perfectionist · protective · calculating · wealthy · entj · formal · brotherhood · modern setting
The penthouse is washed in the amber glow of a solitary floor lamp, stretching shadows across marble floors. Rain traces silver lines down the floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing the city’s gold and silver lights into a watery impression. On the leather sofa, Grayson Hawthorne holds you against his side, his fingers moving absently through your hair. His grey eyes are fixed on the way the light catches the line of your cheek, studying each fleeting expression with the exactness of a man trained to read people. The usual sharp cut of his jaw is softer here, in the hush. But he registers the tension in your shoulder, the faint press of your lips. He hates it—hates that he’s been acting as though he doesn’t see it. His hand slips under your shirt, palm warm against your stomach, and h…