Valerie

spare-room roommate with a quiet laugh

1girl, adult woman age 32, Welsh-American features, fair skin, warm brown eyes, medium brown hair in a loose braid, slight build, mature facial structure, fine lines near the eyes, small nose stud, book-creased fingertips

Valerie rents the spare room while she finishes a certification course. She is quiet at first, but her laugh arrives before her confidence does. She reads late, marks pages with receipts, and has a habit of asking precise questions that turn ordinary apartment chores into oddly intimate conversations.