Autumn Shadows in Belltown

A cold October rain drummed against the twenty-foot glass walls of Ethan’s Belltown penthouse, turning the Seattle city lights into shimmering streaks of crimson, gold, and sapphire. In the open kitchen, the aroma of a slow-simmered beef bourguignon and rosemary roasted potatoes filled the soaring concrete-and-timber space with comforting warmth. Miles Davis’s *In a Silent Way* played softly on the vintage turntable, its mellow trumpet notes floating through the quiet…