Consistent papercraft character Maria: a paper-cut woman, 34 years old, crafted from layered textured paper with warm beige and soft peach paper tones for skin, shoulder-length wavy dark brown hair made of finely cut paper strips with subtle lighter paper highlights, soft almond-shaped eyes with gentle dark circles underneath cut from slightly darker paper layers, delicate pointed nose and full lips with soft blush paper tones, slender paper-cut build, wearing simple cozy loungewear cut from muted earth-toned paper — oversized dusty rose paper sweater or sage green paper pants. Her paper expression changes through the story: from exhausted and numb (drooping paper eyelids, downturned paper mouth) to quietly hopeful (slightly lifted paper corners of lips, softer eye layers). Visible paper fiber texture, subtle creases, warm backlight glow through thinner paper areas. Clearly handcrafted paper art, emotionally expressive, not realistic.
