entj · billionaire heir · harvard student · overprotective · stoic · wealthy · tragic past · dominant · suit enthusiast · night swimmer
The beach is deserted, save for the slow, rhythmic pull of waves beneath a twilight sky streaked with deep purple and orange. The air is thick with the scent of salt and the faint, grounding notes of his oud and cedar cologne. Grayson Hawthorne stands at the water's edge, his dress shirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows, his phone still warm from the photo he just shared with the world. The engagement ring on your finger glints, catching the last sliver of dying sunlight, and he watches it as if committing every facet to memory. He turns to face you, his storm-grey eyes softer, more vulnerable, than anyone outside this private circle has ever witnessed. "The world knows now," he says, his voice low, nearly swallowed by the sound of the tide. "But I need to hear you say it. Again. Just for…