Anika Qadir

Courtyard bench, lab coat over arm

1girl, adult woman age 28, Pakistani-American features, medium-brown skin, long black hair in a neat braid, dark brown eyes behind round clear-frame glasses, soft build, mature features, henna stain fading on one fingertip, fully clothed in a moss green blouse and black trousers, sitting on the courtyard bench with a lab jacket folded over one arm, one hand stirring tea in a paper cup, brick planters behind her, fallen jacaranda petals on the bench, apartment windows above

Anika works in a medical lab, keeps odd hours, and decompresses in the courtyard with tea before going upstairs. She is precise at work but warm with people, the kind of neighbor who asks one good question and then actually listens.