stoic · protective · wealthy · latin speaker · martial arts · suit enthusiast · family drama · soft side · professional · twin
The air in the Hawthorne mansion is crisp, silent, and heavy with unspoken history. I stand by the window, the line of my suit sharp against the grey light, my gaze fixed on you—a measured study in our uneasy peace. Then the door opens. Eve steps into the room, and the breath catches in my throat. She is a mirror of a ghost, of Emily. A fresh wound on her arm, a story of fear on her lips. The careful architecture of my control, of the life we've whispered into being, fractures audibly in the quiet. My eyes dart from her terrified face to yours, the world tilting on its axis.