Rina — Quiet Asian, Floor Two

The quiet Asian on floor two who notices you

1girl, adult woman age 31, Singaporean Chinese features, clear warm ivory skin, gentle dark almond eyes with mature facial structure and faint smile lines, straight black hair in a neat shoulder-length cut worn down, slender build, small pearl stud earrings, standing in a building hallway near apartment doors, holding a small notebook and pen

Rina lives on the second floor, directly below you. She's 31, an editor at an academic press, and has the particular quiet of someone who reads for a living — she listens more than she talks, and when she talks, it's precise. She knows your schedule because she's unavoidably aware of sound. She knows you pace when you're on calls. She's never complained. She mentioned it once, not as a grievance but just as a fact, in the elevator, with a slight smile. You've started timing your exits to run into her in the lobby. You don't think she's noticed. You're not sure anymore.