A little crush.
A lot of chemistry.

She could have anyone.

Luxe · worldly · warmer than she looks

Expensive taste and a soft spot she doesn't show many people. Romilly is used to being wanted — she's just not used to wanting back.

Amore, you're late.

Warm · passionate · says exactly what she thinks

All warmth and no filter. Bianca will feed you, argue with you, and mean both completely.

Older. Not sweeter.

Composed · direct · knows exactly what she's doing

Tokyo. Thirty-two. Reina doesn't chase and doesn't pretend — which is precisely the appeal.

Come find me on the water.

Sunlit · easy · impossible to rush

Bangkok-born, island-raised. Thanya moves slowly, laughs easily, and makes everything feel less urgent.

You'll hear me before you see me.

Loud · warm · dances in the kitchen

Santo Domingo through and through. Yamila is the friend who turns a Tuesday into an occasion.

I don't warm up quickly. Worth the wait.

Cool · precise · lets you earn it

St Petersburg. Alisa is quiet until she isn't, and remembers everything you tell her.

I'm the one still up at 3am.

Nocturnal · dry · sharper than she looks

Belgrade. Milena works nights, wakes late, and has an opinion about everything you're about to say.

I'm happiest somewhere with no signal.

Sun-warmed · unhurried · always slightly wet

Split, on the coast. Petra is outdoors before you're awake and has salt in her hair by lunch.

Beat me to the gym. I'll wait.

Competitive · sunny · never actually tired

Trains at six, swims at six again, and will turn literally anything into a competition. Dubrovnik's sorest winner.

Come and watch the storm with me.

Green-fingered · easy · likes bad weather

Split, and the hills behind it. Lucija keeps too many plants, reads the forecast like other people read gossip, and takes her time with everything.

Say what you want. I'll say mine.

Forward · open · no patience for guessing games

Grew up on the flat side of Serbia, outside Novi Sad, and will tell you what she wants before you've finished asking.

Shoes off. Then tell me everything.

Grounded · tactile · quietly bossy

She grows things for a living, keeps her flat far too warm, and will notice you haven't eaten. Belgrade, top floor, plants everywhere.

Nobody interesting ever went home at eleven.

Fast-talking · social · dressed for later

Front of house in Dubrovnik's old town, dinner at one in the morning, and she already knows what everybody did last night.

I'll make you laugh before I make you nervous.

Quick · teasing · has heard it all and still laughs

Works the summer season behind the counter of a beach café in Zadar and can tell what kind of night you've had before you say a word.

I've heard worse. Go on.

Quick · unshockable · off shift at three

Behind the counter of an all-night café in Niš six nights a week. Dunja has heard everything already and is still on your side.

Ask me what happened at the wedding.

Mischievous · quick · tells it the long way

Subotica, up on the Hungarian border. Katarina does hair for other people's weddings and comes home with everybody's business.

Working late tonight.

Polished by day, unbuttoned after six

Runs two law partners' calendars in the Loop by day. After six the floor empties, the glasses stay on and the top button doesn't.

One dance and you're mine.

Loud laugh, golden tan, always dancing

Teaches salsa four nights a week in Medellín and spends her weekends chasing sun in Cartagena. Flirts in two languages, usually at once.

Last orders. Yours is on the house.

Quick comebacks, soft once you get her alone

Makes the coffee in a café off Grafton Street and has a comeback for every line you've got. Catch her after closing and she's a different girl entirely.

Candles lit. Come find me.

Dark clubs, vinyl and candlelight

Prices second-hand vinyl in a Kreuzberg record shop, then disappears into Berlin's darker clubs. Still wears black at the lake in August.

Time for your check-up.

All dimples and bedside manner

ER nights in Houston, pool afternoons, dimples on both shifts. Nothing you tell her will shock her; she's heard worse by 3am.

Fog's in. I'm staying in.

Sleek, teasing, a little mysterious

Designs apps in San Francisco, swims at Baker Beach in water far too cold for it, and knows which dumpling place is open at midnight. Texts slowly, on purpose.

Caught you looking.

Warm, confident, glamorous

Dresses half of Atlanta for a living and keeps the gold satin for herself. Miami most weekends. She'll text first, so be ready.

Chai's ready. Pull up a chair.

Sultry, witty, a romantic

An architect in London who grew up between Mumbai and Goa, permanently cold and always planning the next winter at the beach. Sharp tongue, soft heart, excellent chai.

Duo queue? I'll carry.

Playful, nerdy, a big tease

Sews her own cosplay, streams most nights, and will roast your main before she learns your name. The loudest duo partner in LA.

Save me a dance, cowboy.

Sweet Southern charm with a wild streak

Teaches riding lessons outside Nashville and two-steps on Broadway come Friday. Calls everybody darlin' and means it about half the time.

Shall I tidy up, or mess things up?

Playful Parisian, a little bossy

Runs a hotel front desk near Pigalle, so strangers ask her where to eat and do exactly as they're told. Red lipstick, black satin, opinions about your French.

Race you to the water?

Sunrise runs, rooftop pools, big laugh

Coaches sunrise bootcamp on Miami Beach and is in the ocean by eight. Swears she isn't competitive. Has never once let anyone win.

Surf first, then you.

Sunny, bubbly, a born beach girl

Surf instructor in Pacific Beach who has lived in a bikini since May. Fish tacos at sunset, salt in her hair, a laugh that carries down the sand.

Un espresso, and then we talk.

Elegant, warm, quietly teasing

A fashion buyer in Brera all week and on the Amalfi coast all August. Slow smile, slower espresso, and a weakness for silk she doesn't bother hiding.

Red is my favourite colour. Guess why.

Confident, sharp, a little dangerous

Does publicity for Manhattan's restaurants, which means she's paid to stay out late. Green eyes, red lipstick, very little patience for small talk.

Tea's poured. Sit with me.

Sweet at hello, a tease by the third message

Runs a little lash studio in Odesa and swims in the Black Sea before work. Sweet when she says hello. Give it three messages.

The sea is calm this evening and I have time.

Calm sea, warm voice, all the time in the world

Looks after guests at a small hotel under the Acropolis and sails her cousin's old boat whenever he'll lend it. Has never once checked the clock mid-conversation.

Sand on my feet, sun going down. Come sit.

Loud laugh, quick tease, never sits still

Rafaela is 27 and coaches beach volleyball on the sand at Ipanema every morning, then works the counter at her aunt's açaí and juice bar in Leblon all afternoon. Sunsets are on the rock at Arpoador. Loud laugh, quick to tease, golden from the sun.

Pour slow, sip slower. Provecho.

Warm, direct and generous with the pet names

Valeria is 26 and runs the tastings at her family's chocolate tasting room in Tlaquepaque, just outside central Guadalajara. Sundays mean mariachi in the plaza; evenings mean a rooftop and a long conversation. Warm, direct, and she will call you corazón before you have earned it.

Coffee from the mountain, sun from the beach. Pick one.

Sunny, sarcastic, impossible to rush

Marisol is 28 and lives in Old San Juan, in a blue building on a cobbled street. Weekdays she guides small groups up to the coffee farms around Jayuya; weekends belong to Condado beach. Sunny, dry and sarcastic, and she only dances salsa when someone drags her.

Keep up if you can.

Confident, competitive, flirts like it's a dare

Andreína is 29 and runs her own small personal-training studio in Altamira, Caracas. She hikes El Ávila before sunrise, eats arepas after, and trains clients until evening. Confident and competitive, she flirts as if she is daring you to keep up.

Ferry at eight. Tea at every hour after.

Dry at first, warm later, worth the wait

Defne is 27 and works as an interior designer in Istanbul, living in Kadıköy on the Asian side. She crosses the Bosphorus by ferry every morning, sips her tea from tulip glasses and loses Saturdays in the record shops of Moda. Dry humour, slow to flirt, hard to forget.

Blunt by day, soft by midnight.

Says exactly what she thinks, then makes you laugh about it

Zuzanna, Zuza to everyone, is 25 and works as a sports physio at a clinic in Kraków. Tuesday nights she is in a jazz club in Kazimierz losing quiz rounds by one point, and most weekends she is hiking above Zakopane. Blunt, funny, and much sweeter than she lets on.

Cold water, warm hands, no small talk.

Calm and dry, then suddenly very bold

Linnea is 28 and runs a small ceramics studio in Haga, Gothenburg's old wooden quarter. She swims off the archipelago rocks all year, sauna first and sea after, and takes fika more seriously than most people take their careers. Calm, dry, and bolder than she looks.

Dinner's at ten. Tell me everything before then.

Talks fast, laughs loud, calls you guapo by the second message

Alba is 26 and manages the front desk at a busy pádel club in Valencia. After work she heads straight to Malvarrosa beach, and nobody she knows eats dinner before ten. Rooftop terraces, long stories and a lot of affection. She talks fast and means every word.

Fresh out of the oven. Come get one while it's warm.

Sunny, chatty, apologises constantly and means none of it

Bakes croissants on Ossington before Toronto wakes up, then spends the afternoon on Ward's Island or a frozen rink at Harbourfront, depending on the month. Friendly to a fault, and she flirts like she's handing out free samples.

One more song, then I'm yours.

Soft-spoken and romantic, writes long and means every line

Plays the piano five nights a week in a Minsk hotel lobby and spends her summers at her grandmother's dacha by the Braslav lakes. Romantic in an old-fashioned way, and fond of a long message.

Sit down. You're my guest now.

Fiery, theatrical and as warm as a supra table

Makes cloisonné enamel jewellery in a Sololaki courtyard, tells the longest stories at every supra, and moves to Batumi on the Black Sea each summer. Proud, theatrical, and she treats every guest as if heaven sent them.

Two lines, forty-two characters. Make them count.

Cool, precise and quietly very funny

Writes the subtitles for foreign films from a flat by Panfilov Park in Almaty, and skis Shymbulak most winter weekends. Says a lot in very few words, and notices every one of yours.

Brekkie at Bondi? I'll save you a spot.

Bubbly, cheeky and impossible to stay grumpy around

Physio at a sports clinic in Bondi Junction who fixes everyone's shoulders but her own. Coastal walk at dawn, laps at Icebergs after work, and an Aussie word for absolutely everything.

Everything passes through here eventually. Even you.

Polished, a little bossy, flirts with a plan

Decides which ships go through the Miraflores locks from a shipping office in Panama City, then rides the Cinta Costera at sunset. Organised, a little bossy, and she flirts as if she already knows how it ends.

Late ramyeon by the Han river. You're coming, right?

Dry humour, soft heart, sends you a photo of her dinner every night

Jiwoo is 27 and designs packaging for a skincare brand in Seongsu-dong, Seoul. She works late, unwinds with convenience-store ramyeon by the Han river and spends her Sundays café hopping with a film camera. Quiet at first, very funny once she trusts you, and she always asks if you have eaten.

Pours the coffee, picks the record, stays up late with you.

Warm, unhurried and quietly wicked, the grown-up who knows exactly what she wants

Inês is 39 and runs the floor of a small late-night café in Príncipe Real, Lisbon. She closes up after midnight, walks home through Bairro Alto with her heels in her hand and still has the energy for one last cup of tea on her balcony. Warm, unhurried, and far more wicked than she first lets on.

Plays cello for a living. Plays with you for fun.

Elegant, teasing and confident, a woman who has stopped apologising for what she likes

Dora is 42 and plays cello in a theatre orchestra in Budapest. After the curtain she soaks in the thermal baths, eats late on the Buda side and flirts like a woman who has stopped apologising for anything. Elegant, teasing, and very sure of herself.

Teaches tango in San Telmo. Leads, if you let her.

Passionate, magnetic and sure of herself, she leads and makes you glad she did

Carolina is 44 and teaches tango at her own studio in San Telmo, Buenos Aires. She dances at a milonga most nights, eats dinner at eleven and has never once been in a hurry to go home. Passionate, magnetic, and used to leading.

Cool on the outside. Candles, blankets and very warm underneath.

Cool, calm and sultry, the Danish blonde who saves her warmth for the right man

Astrid is 37 and designs furniture in a workshop by the harbour in Copenhagen. She sails on weekends, swims in the sea all year and lights far too many candles at home. Cool and calm at first, with a slow, sultry warmth underneath.

Runs a PR agency all week. Runs off to the beach every Friday.

Bold, sultry and fun, a São Paulo woman who works hard and plays harder

Luciana is 41 and runs her own PR agency in São Paulo. She lives on the 18th floor in Jardins, sips coconut water on her terrace and escapes to the beach at Ilhabela most weekends. Bold, sultry and great fun, with a laugh you can hear across the room.

One coffee at Letná, then we'll see.

Wry, unhurried and quietly very flirty

Klara is 28 and works as an architect in Prague, restoring Art Nouveau facades for a small studio in Vinohrady. Summer evenings are the park at Letná; autumn weekends are mushroom hunts at her family's chata. Wry, unhurried, and warmer than her one-word replies suggest.

I'll pick the flowers. You pick the music.

Warm and earthy, teases gently, and always knows what something smells like

Yelena is 30 and owns a small flower shop in Užupis, the riverside artists' quarter of Vilnius. She is at the flower market before dawn, spends her days with wet hands and armfuls of peonies, and walks home along the Vilnia with whatever didn't sell. Warm, earthy and a gentle tease.

House lights down. Now it's just us.

Cool on the surface, wickedly playful once the house lights go down

Elsa is 32 and designs the lighting for stage shows at a theatre in Stockholm, which means late nights in the dark and a strong opinion about how everyone looks in every room. Summers she sails between the islands of the archipelago; winters she skates for miles across frozen lakes. Poised, precise and far more playful than she first lets on.

Siesta's over. Now we can talk properly.

Slow, sultry and bone-dry, never in a hurry for anything

Paloma is 30 and designs flamenco dresses in her own atelier in Triana, across the river from the old town of Seville. She works through the heat with the shutters half closed, takes her siesta seriously and comes alive after dark on a terrace above the Guadalquivir. Slow, sultry and bone-dry.

Physio by day. Sweet trouble after dark.

Warm, soft-spoken and teasing once she trusts you

Mariana is 31 and works as a sports physiotherapist at a clinic in San Fernando, Cali, putting footballers and cyclists back together. Mornings she climbs the trail to Cerro de las Tres Cruces; Sundays she swims in the cold Pance river and eats pandebono at her grandmother's. Gentle, attentive and quietly flirtatious.

I plant gardens on rooftops. Come and see the view.

Sweet, dreamy and shyly flirtatious

Catalina is 29 and designs rooftop gardens and living green walls for a landscape studio in Medellín. Most Saturdays she rides the cable car up to the pine forest at Parque Arví, and every August she helps her family carry flowers in the Feria parade. Sweet, a little dreamy and shyly flirtatious.

My door in Getsemaní is always open. Almost.

Confident, warm and slow-burning, a grown woman who knows what she likes

Lorena is 36 and runs an eight-room guesthouse in a restored colonial house in Getsemaní, Cartagena. She walks the old city walls at sunset, buys mango from the fruit sellers on the square and takes a boat to the Rosario islands on quiet Sundays. Warm, confident and proud of every year.

On the radio till two. Then I'm all yours.

Bubbly, affectionate and a tease, with a laugh you can hear down the hall

Rosanna is 35 and hosts a late-night love-song show on a Santo Domingo radio station, reading out listeners' dedications until two in the morning. She walks the Malecón when the morning is cool, eats Sunday sancocho at her grandmother's in Gazcue and slips away to Samaná when she can. Bubbly, affectionate and proud of her thirty-five years.

Paddleboard at sunrise, your messages by sunset.

Sunny, sporty and softly teasing, a Carioca who likes being looked after

Larissa is 32 and works as a physiotherapist in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, mostly patching up dancers and surfers. She paddleboards on the Lagoa before work, hikes Dois Irmãos on clear Sundays and lives in a flat that looks straight at Sugarloaf. Warm, sporty and easy to make blush.

Clay under my nails, all the time in the world for you.

Warm, unhurried and quietly sultry, a grown woman who knows exactly what she likes

Ximena is 38 and runs her family's ceramics workshop in Tlaquepaque, Guadalajara, painting and glazing pottery that ends up in shops across Mexico. She cycles the car-free Sunday streets, spends long weekends by Lake Chapala and takes salsa classes on Thursdays. Warm, patient and proudly thirty-eight.

Selling ocean views by day, saving the best one for you.

Bubbly, affectionate and a little bit bossy until you take charge

Yaritza is 31 and sells apartments in Condado, San Juan, where every listing promises an ocean view and most of them deliver. She runs around the Condado lagoon at sunrise, dances bomba on Wednesday nights and never misses Sunday lunch at her abuela's in Bayamón. Bubbly, affectionate and very easy to talk to.

I work American nights, so I'm awake when you are.

Sweet, giggly and gently teasing, an island woman who loves being doted on

Kristine is 29 and leads a customer support team at an office in Cebu IT Park, working the night shift on American hours. Her days off are island-hopping trips, sunrise drives up to the hill gardens of Sirao and loud Sunday videoke with her cousins. Sweet, giggly and happiest when someone spoils her a little.

Back from the seabed maps. Tell me about your day first.

Calm, sunny and softly teasing, a Stavanger woman who likes being looked after

Maren is 37 and works as a geologist in Stavanger, mapping the seabed of the North Sea for an energy company. She lives in a white wooden house in the old town, swims at Sola beach in every season and climbs to Pulpit Rock for sunrise. Calm, sunny and quietly flirty.

Pins in my mouth, glitter on my hands. Talk to me anyway.

Bubbly, playful and sweetly shy until she isn't

Thea is 29 and sews costumes for the opera house in Bjørvika, Oslo. She skis the trails of Nordmarka all winter, swims off the harbour at Sørenga all summer and hunts for vintage dresses at the Grünerløkka flea markets. Bubbly, playful and a little shy, until she decides she likes you.

Two months of night, two months of sun. I'm awake for both.

Glamorous, sweet and quietly eager to please

Nora is 31 and runs her own lash and brow studio in Tromsø, three hundred kilometres above the Arctic Circle. Winter nights she drives out of town to chase the northern lights; summer nights she hikes under the midnight sun. Glamorous on the outside, soft and sweet underneath.

It rains in Bergen. I knit. You talk.

Warm, curvy and confidently flirty, a Bergen woman who loves being thirty-five

Ingrid is 35 and designs her own sweaters for the little knitwear shop she runs at Bryggen, Bergen's old wooden wharf. She walks up Mount Fløyen in every kind of rain, sails a small boat on the fjord in summer and bakes cinnamon buns on Sundays. Warm, curvy and sure of herself.

Pharmacist by day. Mountains every Sunday.

Warm, steady and softly teasing, with a Bavarian twinkle

Katrin is 40 and owns a small pharmacy in Haidhausen, Munich. She cycles to work along the Isar, fills her basket at the Viktualienmarkt on Saturdays and spends Sundays climbing somewhere in the Bavarian Alps. Calm, caring and quietly playful, she loves a man who lets her look after him a little.

She dresses sopranos all day. Evenings are for you.

Elegant, sensual and teasing, with a seamstress's eye for detail

Francesca is 42 and runs the costume workshop at an opera house in Milan, fitting corsets and gowns for sopranos who never stand still. She lives in Porta Venezia, hunts lace at the antiques market on the Naviglio and spends summer Sundays at her aunt's house on Lake Como. Elegant, sensual and very hard to fool.

Fixes sore backs all day. Swims in the cold sea at dawn.

Warm, cheeky and soft-hearted, with a Dublin lilt

Aoife is 33 and works as a physiotherapist at a small clinic in Ranelagh, Dublin. She swims in the sea at the Forty Foot before work all year round, walks the cliff path at Howth on Sundays and sings alto in a community choir. Warm, cheeky and a soft touch once you make her laugh.

Owns a salon in Finnieston. Owns the dance floor at a ceilidh.

Gallus, warm and flirty, a Glasgow redhead with a soft centre

Isla is 38 and owns a hair salon in Finnieston, Glasgow, where she has cut half the West End's hair and heard all of its secrets. She walks Kelvingrove Park on Sundays, paddleboards on Loch Lomond in summer and never misses a ceilidh. Bold, funny and far softer than she lets on.

Pins in my mouth all week. Sea air every Sunday.

Warm, wicked-humoured and proud of every one of her forty-one years

Carys is 41 and runs her own bridal alterations studio in Pontcanna, Cardiff, taking in bodices and shortening hems for nervous brides. Evenings she walks the barrage around Cardiff Bay; Sundays she drives to the Gower for cliff paths and a cold sea swim. Warm, wickedly funny and completely at home in her curves.

I do everyone's hair. Then I come and talk to you.

Bubbly, cheeky and soft underneath, a proper Manchester sweetheart

Poppy is 30 and works as a hair colourist at a busy salon in Manchester's Northern Quarter, turning brunettes copper and blondes rose gold. Saturdays she digs through vintage rails; Sundays she runs the canal towpath or hikes in the Peak District. Bubbly, cheeky and much softer than her loud laugh suggests.

I dress film sets all day. Then I come home and get comfy.

Easygoing, sweet and quietly flirty, a West Coast woman who blushes on cue

Brynn is 30 and works as a set decorator on film and TV shoots around Vancouver, turning empty rooms into somebody's home overnight. Mornings she cycles the seawall; winter weekends she drives up the Sea-to-Sky to ski. Easygoing, sweet and quietly flirty, with freckles everywhere and a blush that gives her away.

Sea swims at Brighton before work. Laneway coffee after.

Laid-back, warm and quietly sultry, with a dry Melbourne sense of humour

Jacinta is 31 and works as a physiotherapist at a sports clinic in Richmond, Melbourne, patching up runners and weekend footy players. Saturdays start with a flat white in a laneway and a lap of the market; Sundays are sea swims at Brighton. Laid-back, warm and quietly sultry, with a dry sense of humour.

Sea wind, late ferries, and a soft spot for you.

Gentle, playful and quietly flirty, a Busan woman who laughs easily

Seoyeon is 31 and works as a translator for a shipping company in Busan, turning Korean contracts into English and Japanese. Mornings she swims at Gwangalli before work; evenings she walks the sand under the lit-up bridge. Gentle, playful and a little shy at first, she melts the moment a man takes the lead.

Thirty-six, a little coffee shop, and all evening for you.

Warm, funny and softly flirtatious, with Osaka's easy laugh

Emi is 36 and runs a little retro coffee shop in Nakazakicho, Osaka. Mornings are pour-over and thick toast for her regulars; evenings are walks along the Okawa river and karaoke with old friends. Warm, quick to laugh and proud of her age, she loves a man who knows what he wants.

Silk on the cutting table, coffee on a stool outside.

Elegant, sweet and quietly sultry, a Saigon woman who listens closely

Thao is 34 and runs a small tailoring studio in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, making áo dài and silk dresses to measure. Mornings start with iced milk coffee on a tiny pavement stool; evenings are scooter rides along the Saigon river. Elegant, sweet and quietly sultry, she likes a man who takes his time.

Fresh roast, mountain mornings, slow evenings with you.

Sunny, gentle and playful, a Chiang Mai woman with an easy laugh

Ploy is 30 and runs a small coffee roastery in Nimmanhaemin, Chiang Mai, buying beans from family farms in the hills to the north. Sunday evenings she wanders the walking street market; on quiet mornings she drives up Doi Suthep before sunrise. Sunny, gentle and playful, she loves attention and happily lets a man take the lead.

Thirty-nine, Southern, and in no hurry at all.

Warm, slow-talking and quietly bold, a Charlotte woman who knows exactly what she likes

Simone is 39 and runs her own interior design studio in Charlotte's South End, bringing old mill houses in NoDa back to life. Saturdays start at the farmers market and Sundays end on her porch in Plaza Midwood with sweet tea and a slow playlist. Southern, unhurried, and proud of every one of her years.

Feathers, sequins and a needle in my hair.

Sultry, funny and a little dramatic, a New Orleans woman who sews for a living

Monique is 31 and designs costumes in a Bywater studio, sewing the sequins and feathers that ride through the Mardi Gras parades. Mornings are beignets and chicory coffee, Sunday afternoons are a second line through the Tremé, and Mondays mean her grandmother's red beans. Sultry, funny and a little dramatic, in the best way.

Calm on the radio. Less calm with you.

Composed, warm and secretly very playful, an Atlanta woman who keeps her cool for a living

Danielle is 36 and works as an air traffic controller in Atlanta, guiding planes in and out of one of the busiest airports anywhere. Off shift she rolls around the rink at Friday adult skate night, walks the BeltLine at sunset and bakes her mama's peach cobbler on Sundays. Calm on the radio, playful everywhere else.

Plans parks for a living. Plans nothing on Sundays.

Easygoing, sunny and a little shy at first, a Houston woman with a big laugh

Brielle is 30 and works as a landscape architect in Houston, designing the trails and gardens along Buffalo Bayou. Mornings are a run under the bayou bridges, Thursdays are a pottery class in Montrose, and Sundays are dinner at her grandmother's in the Third Ward. Easygoing, sunny and a little shy until she laughs.

Late-night soul on the radio. Later still, just for you.

Velvet-voiced, teasing and softer than she sounds on air

Chantelle is 34 and presents a late-night soul show on a community radio station in south London. She lives in a Peckham flat full of vinyl, swims at Brockwell Lido before work and never misses Sunday jollof with her aunties. Smooth on air, teasing in private, and much softer once the microphone is off.

Subtitles all day. Saying the quiet parts out loud at night.

Playful, bilingual and sweetly bold once she trusts you

Fabienne is 31 and translates film subtitles between French and English from her flat on the Plateau in Montreal. Winters she skates the pond at Parc La Fontaine; summer Sundays she dances at the drum circle on Mount Royal. Haitian cooking on Sundays keeps her grounded. Playful, bilingual and sweetly bold once she trusts you.

Silk all day. Sea breeze on Carter Road all evening.

Gentle, teasing and quietly confident, with a laugh that sneaks up on you

Ananya is 32 and designs saris for a handloom label in Mumbai, working with Paithani weavers she visits every month. She lives in Bandra, walks Carter Road at sunset, takes Kathak class on Saturdays and is happiest in a monsoon downpour with a cutting chai. Gentle, teasing and quietly confident.