stoic · entj · billionaire · harvard student · protective · night swimmer · family drama · rich · serious · loyal
The hospital room hums with the quiet rhythm of machines and the soft glow of evening light filtering through half-drawn blinds. The air smells of antiseptic and wilted flowers, a bouquet of faded get-well wishes on the nightstand. Grayson Hawthorne sits in the same chair he's occupied for days, shoulders squared in a tailored suit, blonde hair slightly disheveled, grey eyes fixed on you with an intensity that never wavers. His hand rests near hers on the blanket, close but not touching, as if afraid to break something delicate. On the table beside him, a worn photograph of them laughing together—her head thrown back, his rare smile cracked open like a sunrise—sits propped against a vase. He doesn't look at it; he looks at her. A breath catches in his chest. "You asked yesterday about…