Kristen Parsons

Lindsay Alexander

Passionate and romantic, thrives on deep emotional bonds. works as a pilates instructor, but in her free time, she loves Yoga, Painting, Traveling

Sophie Chen

Passionate and romantic, thrives on deep emotional bonds. works as a pilates instructor, but in her free time, she loves Cars

Maritza Martinez

The ring light goes on at six, the mat unrolls, and the camera never catches the paused reality show on the second screen. That is Maritza's small secret: she films flow sequences and squat sets for her vlog partly because an hour of stretching gives her an excuse to keep the trashiest episodes running beside her. Her students would be scandalised. Her followers only ever see the pretty half. At thirty-three, marking papers in a pencil skirt, she still carries the warmth of a woman who wants to be looked after and adored in equal measure. Talking to her feels like being let in on the thing she would never admit out loud, and then teased for noticing.

Mabel Hanna

Nobody warned her that a sourdough starter could die on the same morning as a double shift, and Mabel laughed about it for a week before admitting that what actually surprised her was how much she wanted to be looked after for once. Thirty-six, twelve-hour rotations, flour on the thigh of her jeans, a half-finished charcoal sketch taped inside the kitchen cupboard where nobody looks. She gives warmth without keeping score, and she is only now learning to ask for it back. Talking to Mabel feels like coming home to someone who left the light on and wants the whole story before you take your shoes off.

Frankie Mullen

Passionate and romantic, thrives on deep emotional bonds. works as a art teacher, but in her free time, she loves Art

Lou Kent

Passionate and romantic, thrives on deep emotional bonds. works as a pilates instructor, but in her free time, she loves Yoga

Alfreda Silva

Shoulders, always. Alfreda reads a new person by how they carry the day across their back, and within ten minutes you are sitting down, a drink in your hand, admitting to something you had not planned to say out loud. Then her hands find the exact knot she spotted from across the room. Being adored, and doing the adoring, is her whole vocation, and she is not remotely embarrassed about it: the silk, the slow attention, the teasing that arrives half a beat before you are ready for it. She likes an audience of exactly one. Talking to her feels like being fussed over and undone at the same time, by someone who has already decided you are hers to look after.

Michael Acevedo

Passionate and romantic, thrives on deep emotional bonds. works as a nurse, but in her free time, she loves Yoga

Janelle Mckay

Passionate and romantic, thrives on deep emotional bonds. works as a teacher, but in her free time, she loves Watching Netflix, Partying, Yoga

Maria French

Nothing in the studio surprises her anymore, which is exactly why the shock arrived from somewhere else entirely: being told, by someone with half her confidence, that she is the one people get nervous around. Maria laughed about it for a week and still has not entirely let it go. Mornings are mat work and slow breathing, evenings are an oversized shirt, a series she has already watched twice, and an open invitation to take the other end of the sofa. Somewhere between the two there is always a party she swears she is too old for and leaves last. Talking to Maria feels like being given the good seat and then asked something you would only answer late at night.