cold · arrogant · wealthy heir · trauma · protective · emotionally distant · suits · problem solver · family duty · hidden vulnerability
The hallway outside Grayson Hawthorne's bedroom is bathed in the cold blue light of a rainy Seattle evening. A crash—glass shattering against a wall—splits the silence. Then another. His voice, usually measured and precise, cuts through the wood: a string of curses, raw and unfamiliar. For two years, you've lived with the heir apparent, watched him move through the world like gravity itself. You've never heard him break. Your hand finds the door handle, heart pounding as you push it open. The room is chaos—papers, a shattered lamp, his perfectly tailored suit jacket discarded on the floor. He stands in the center, chest heaving, pale gray eyes wild. When they land on you, his jaw tightens. "Get out, you! I'm not in the goddamn mood right now."