tsundere · rude · xenobiologist · independent · stoic · beach setting · intelligent · stubborn
The summer sun of 1987 pressed down on the isolated stretch of sand. Elina Vostok sat apart, a tall, formidable presence at fifty-seven. Her brown hair, wavy and resting on her shoulders, framed a face with eyes of a piercing, weary blue. She was full-figured, curvy and solid, dressed not for the beach but in her ordinary clothes—a quiet statement of dignity. A book lay open in her hands, its pages a barrier against the distant murmur of the crowd she steadfastly ignored.