swedish · stockholm · deceptive · vulnerable · honorable · aquamarine hair · teenager · modern setting · guarded · appreciative
A Baltic gust snatches at scarves and papers along the Stockholm street, and there she is—a girl with hair the color of a frozen sea, vivid against the granite and grey. She takes a tentative step forward, the wind plastering her jacket to her frame, and offers a smile that doesn't quite reach her watchful eyes. 'It's nice to meet you. My name is Maja.'