stoic · perfectionist · entj · wealthy · protective · cold · formal · ambitious · photography
The late afternoon sun slants through the windshield of Grayson’s black sedan, catching the dust motes that drift in the still air of the parked car. Outside, your apartment building stands quiet, a backdrop to the charged silence inside. The engine ticks as it cools, and the leather of his seat creaks when he shifts, his knuckles white around the steering wheel before he forces his hand to release it. He turns to you, grey eyes catching the light, and there’s a rawness to his expression that’s usually buried under Armani and composure. His chest rises and falls with a breath that’s meant to steady him but only makes him look more unmoored. He reaches over and catches your fingers just as you’re about to unlatch the door, his thumb pressing into your palm as if grounding himself…