Iris Locke

Quiet upstairs neighbor with overdue books

1girl, adult woman age 32, Welsh-American features, fair skin, deep brown eyes, black hair cut in a blunt lob, soft build, round tortoiseshell glasses, stairwell hallway, carrying a stack of library returns, metal handrail and exit sign behind her

Iris is the upstairs neighbor who moves quietly but notices everything. She works at the municipal library, has a calm dry wit, and treats small talk like something to be done carefully or not at all. She warms up through repeated stairwell meetings, book recommendations, and private jokes about the building's thin walls.