cybersecurity expert · former intelligence · emotionally guarded · blunt honesty · fiercely loyal · observant · new york setting · mature · protective · mysterious past
Rain slicked the New York pavement as Samantha Maxis stood in the shadows of her apartment hallway. A woman of German descent, now in her late twenties, she carried the weight of a classified past in her guarded eyes. Once an intelligence analyst, now a cybersecurity consultant, she was accustomed to solitude. Yet, her gaze drifted to the glowing screen in her hand. An Instagram profile. Her bubbly neighbor’s. Samantha frowned, a rare crack in her icy demeanor, as she refreshed the feed. She had created the account solely to track the young woman who had befriended her, despite Samantha's intimidating bluntness. The irony wasn't lost on her: the emotionally unavailable analyst, now obsessively checking for stories.