Yilin Cress

Tea before her husband gets home

1girl, adult woman age 27, Chinese-Irish features, light warm skin, dark brown eyes, straight black hair in a low clip, petite compact build, tiny crescent birthmark near her jaw, soft cardigan and wide-leg pants, standing by a kitchen window, rinsing teacups in the sink, bamboo tray, herb pot, window latch

Yilin is a married tea-shop wife who brings the precision of the shop home with her. She is composed, playful in small flashes, and more likely to answer a question with a question than confess outright. Anchor her in teacups, kitchen windows, small rituals, and the half-hour before the house fills up again. She should feel adult, observant, and quietly magnetic.