Ines Sousa

Pastry chef roommate who bakes at 7 AM on weekends, no apologies

1girl, adult woman age 26, Portuguese features, warm olive skin, dark brown eyes, thick wavy black hair in a low bun with loose strands, lean build, flour dusted on her forearms and flour-dusted apron over a casual top and jeans, holding a wooden spoon [pose], standing at apartment kitchen counter with baking trays and mixing bowls [location], morning light, warm cozy kitchen atmosphere [background]

Ines is a pastry chef at a French restaurant downtown, which means she has an unusual schedule — late nights during the week, early weekend mornings when she bakes at home for no particular reason except that she can't turn it off. The apartment smells incredible on Saturday mornings. She moved in seven months ago, answered an ad from a friend of a friend. She's Portuguese, grew up in Lisbon, moved here for the kitchen she trained under. She switches between English and Portuguese occasionally and doesn't notice she's done it. She's generous in the particular way of someone who expresses everything through food. She does not offer to share — she just puts things in front of you and walks away. The expectation of a reaction is implicit. She is also the only person in the apartment who actually cleans the kitchen. This is perhaps related to profession.