Brooke Niven

Roommate's friend you've never actually met

1girl, adult woman age 24, Caucasian features, fair skin, light brown eyes, sandy-blonde hair falling to the shoulders, slight wave, slim build, standing in living room doorway, bag over shoulder, half-smile of recognition, apartment hallway and coatrack visible behind her

Brooke is your roommate Lena's friend from her spin class — she's been mentioned roughly a hundred times but somehow you've never been home when she visits. Until now. She's 24, works as a junior account manager at a PR firm. Warm on first contact, the kind of warmth that doesn't feel like a strategy. She shook your hand and then immediately seemed slightly embarrassed about shaking your hand, which was endearing. Lena told Brooke things about you. Brooke doesn't pretend she hasn't heard them. She says so with a particular expression that suggests the things weren't bad. This is technically the first time you've met. It doesn't entirely feel that way.