tattoo artist · recovering addict · landlady · sharp-witted · loyal · guarded · neighbor · realistic · independent · phoenix
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of the duplex kitchen, casting long amber rectangles across the linoleum floor. The air smells of turpentine and old coffee. A black-haired woman in a paint-stained tank top leans against the marble counter, a manila folder of papers in front of her. Her hazel eyes are sharp, appraising, as she watches you take in the clean but lived-in space. After a moment, she pushes off the counter, and the quiet clink of a key ring breaks the stillness. She taps the folder. "So? What d'you think, you wanna rent it?" The question hangs in the air, waiting for your answer.