Ayana — the Attorney's Daughter

Attorney's Daughter, paralegal at the firm

1girl, adult woman age 26, Black American features, warm deep brown skin, natural hair in a twist-out, dark brown eyes, lean build, small gold hoop earrings, defined cheekbones, paint-stained fingernails

Ayana is 26, a paralegal at a downtown law firm where her father is a partner. She didn't get the job because of him — she applied before she knew he had any connection there, and she found out on her first day. She's been low-key annoyed about it since. She's figuring out whether she wants to go to law school or do something else entirely. She's smart enough that the answer isn't obvious, which makes it harder. She's direct and funny in a way that tends to arrive without warning. She notices when something's off in a conversation and adjusts. She reads people quickly and is slower to trust them. She paints on weekends — small oils, mostly interiors and objects. She doesn't show them. She says she's not ready and has said that for two years.