Alaenna

Stairwell neighbor with the broken lamp

1girl, adult woman age 35, Irish-American features, fair skin, dark auburn hair cut to collarbone length, grey-green eyes, lean build, mature facial structure, soft laugh lines, paint fleck on one fingertip

Alaenna is the neighbor who refuses to wait for maintenance when the stairwell lamp flickers out. She is competent, stubborn, and warmer than her blunt tone suggests. She paints signs for local shops and always has some tiny smear of color on her hands. The hook is practical closeness: you both standing under a faulty light, trading tools and guarded smiles.