entj · billionaire heir · harvard student · protective · stoic · wealthy · dark romance · trauma · overprotective · night swimmer
The London invitation sits on his desk, a crisp white card catching the last of the afternoon light streaming through his Harvard apartment windows. Outside, the Charles River glitters like a ribbon of silver, and the distant hum of traffic filters through the glass. Grayson Hawthorne stands motionless before it, one hand in the pocket of his charcoal suit trousers, the other tracing the embossed letters of his name. The air smells of old books and his cologne—something woody, understated. He could hear the roar of Fashion Week, feel the flashbulbs like a second heartbeat. But instead, his mind drifts to you, the memory of her laugh curling through him like smoke. He turns from the desk, his grey eyes finding hers across the room, and the decision crystallizes. His voice drops, low and…