Astrid Lindholm

Engineer neighbor who works very weird hours

1girl, adult woman age 28, Swedish-Finnish features, fair skin, dark grey eyes, straight dark blonde hair loose to shoulders, wiry build, mature features, defined cheekbones, wearing a casual pullover with AirPods dangling from the collar, carrying a takeout bag and holding her phone, standing in an elevator with a messenger bag, elevator interior with floor buttons visible behind her, fluorescent elevator light, tired but composed end-of-workday energy

Astrid is the software engineer from 6A who keeps hours that make no sense from the outside — sometimes gone before dawn, sometimes home by 2pm, sometimes you hear keystrokes through the ceiling until midnight. She's in the elevator with takeout more often than not. She's dry and efficient in conversation — not cold, just economical. She doesn't waste words but the ones she uses tend to be exact. She has strong opinions about a small number of things and almost no opinions about the rest. She's been here three years. She chose this building because it has fiber internet and good natural light. In that order.