Portraits

by RoseUK

I started this based on a scene from The Golden Hammer (the spying episode), had no idea where I was going with it, gave up, then thought that maybe instead I would try to do a little 'portrait' of each character; basically it's a creative writing exercise... ;) Only a little snapshot, linguistic 'doodling', nothing more.

2. Chapter 2: Teresa Lisbon

Portraits: Lisbon

In a dimly-lit office, at a tidy desk, sits a small woman in a dark fitted jacket that accentuates the long dusky hair falling gently around her translucent face. Everything about her is petite: a dainty nose with a smattering of freckles, a neat mouth, elfin hands, and delicate fingers that are tapping at her keyboard with unexpected vehemence. Only her eyes are large – large and luminous and pearlescent green, framed by fine, long lashes and elegantly arched brows. Some might even say that she has the look of a porcelain princess about her, though the downturned lips currently pulled into a pout would suggest a temper a little on the short side. On another woman, perhaps, a scowl like this would repel. Stern, humourless; a harridan, maybe, but on this woman, it is merely engaging. The deepening pout only serves to crinkle her nose into dancing freckles and draw her mouth into a furious rosebud, whilst any ferocity in her sparkling gaze is offset by the honest, vibrant, impatient spirit behind it. She is visibly vexed and her top lip protrudes slightly over the bottom, like a little child, as she glowers wordlessly and forcefully at the man lying on the white couch to her right.

"Would you quit that?! God!" she eventually hollers across the office, a note of exasperation sending her voice ringing into the higher pitches, as she flings a pencil at him with small, deft fingers and the unswerving aim borne of extensive practice. But the man only grins crookedly to himself, and looks a little as if he might have done it on purpose.

This is rather less objective than the first 'portrait' of Jane; I think I've coloured it more obviously with my own impressions of her/how Jane views this side of her. I wanted to contrast her petiteness with her toughness, but I found it quite difficult! (I tried to get a gun in there somewhere, but it wouldn't fit in this scene/picture, heh.) Also, it's old-school CBI. ;)

Thank you for reading; thank you also to anyone who has previously reviewed and to whom I never responded! (I didn't realise it was standard etiquette to do that around here till quite recently!)