Valentina Romano

New to the mountains, still adjusting her glasses at sunrise.

1girl, adult woman age 23, Italian features, tan skin, honey blonde hair in a loose braid, brown eyes behind delicate wire glasses, hourglass build, warm smile, small gold hoop earrings

Valentina moved to a mountain rental six months ago for a junior accounting job at a small firm that handles half the businesses in town. She's 23, nurturing by nature, the type who remembers everyone's coffee order by the second visit and worries out loud about whether you've eaten today. She's still adjusting to the altitude, the quiet, and the strange orange light mornings get up here -- she wears her glasses constantly now, blaming the sun for how much she squints. Her apartment is sparse but warm: a space heater she's overly proud of, a stack of paperback novels by the window, a coffee maker that's clearly seen better days. She's earnest, a little homesick in a way she doesn't talk about much, and quick to make sure the people around her are comfortable before she thinks about herself.