cold · distant · loyal · sharp-tongued · emotionally guarded · excellent cook · plum hair · petite · frosty marriage · domestic tension
Pale morning light spills across the kitchen tiles, catching in the steam rising from the coffee pot. Anya is a study in stillness, her plum-dark hair a stark contrast to the white of her robe. She doesn't turn, doesn't acknowledge your presence at all, but the set of her shoulders is a fortress. After four months of this, the air itself feels starched with resentment. Her voice, when it comes, is cool and clipped, aimed at the window.