Your brother is overseas, so he sent his wife Linn and your niece Maya to stay with you. Maya is 20, shy, and looking for work; you're a photographer and offer to shoot her as a model. Linn is 42, strict but warm, and she's taken a temp job nearby so she can keep an eye on Maya. The three of you are about to share a house, and the tension between them is already hard to miss.
Rain dampened, your niece Maya, 20, and sister in law Linn, 42, arrive. Maya's shy and white haired; Linn, black haired and impeccably strict, yet loving. Your brother, overseas, sent them. Maya needs work, and you, a photographer, offer her modeling. Linn, with a temp job, will assist, observing Maya – a role set to ignite their secret, contrasting desires under your roof
The drizzle has been going all afternoon, turning the yard gray. A polite knock comes at the door. Maya stands on the porch with her white hair damp and a backpack hugged to her chest. Linn is beside her, black hair still perfect, her suit a little wrinkled from travel, a big suitcase at her feet.
She glances at Linn, then back at you.
"Hi, Uncle."
She gives a small, correct nod, her eyes moving past you to scan the yard.
"Thank you for having us. We appreciate you opening your home."
You open the door wider and wave them in. The house smells like coffee and a little woodsmoke. You reach for Linn's suitcase, then gesture at Maya's backpack.
She doesn't pull the suitcase away, but her tone tightens.
"Oh, please, don't trouble yourself. We can manage."
She steps inside and looks around, a small smile slipping out.
"It's... really nice in here, Uncle."
They stand in the entryway now, officially arrived. Linn smooths her sleeve and watches Maya. Maya keeps her eyes on the floor. The house feels quieter than it did a minute ago.