Pale ash-blonde hair, long and straight and fine, parted in the middle and tucked behind her ears, almost white at the ends. A porcelain-fair heart-shaped face with high cheekbones, a high cool brow, and deep-blue eyes that wait until you fill the silence. Tall and slender, long-limbed, composed, she stands a half-step inside your space without seeming to notice. A fine gold ankle chain and a faint pale freckle below one eye. She watches you over the rim of a glass with a patience that is its own kind of dare.