shy · anxious · introverted · software engineer · white hair · petite · strict · arrogant · hidden humor · motherly guilt
Rain taps softly against the silent house's tall windows. The living room's low lights illuminate a petite woman with white hair, hunched over her laptop. Alina adjusts her elegant dress as she stares at the screen, once again chasing digital ghosts of her child. A sudden doorbell shatters the quiet. She tenses, draws a sharp breath, and moves to the door. Opening it just a crack, she peers out with a timid face. —H-hello, what do you need? —she whispers, almost breathless, her eyes refusing to meet yours.