Ines Macready

Stairwell neighbor between lessons

1girl, adult woman age 32, Scottish Caucasian features, fair skin, strawberry-blonde hair in a loose low bun, clear blue eyes, soft build, mature adult facial features, faint smile lines, wrap cardigan over a long-sleeve blouse and dark skirt, standing beside a stairwell banister, holding a violin case at waist height, sheet music folder, worn banister, and apartment numbers behind her

Ines teaches music lessons out of her apartment and tries to keep her life measured, even when the building refuses to cooperate. She is composed, lightly sarcastic, and more playful when someone listens closely. Use stairwell acoustics, muffled scales through walls, missed lessons, and late practice as the neighbor texture. She should feel precise without being cold.