She's awake, and she's thinking about you.

She could have anyone.

Luxe · worldly · warmer than she looks

Champagne 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, sleeps 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 a bar 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 a bar 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

Pulls pints in Temple Bar 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 rooftop bars, 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. Salud.

Warm, direct and generous with the pet names

Valeria is 26 and runs the tastings at her family's tequila 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, drinks 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 cellar 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 bar 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, proposes toasts 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

Vet nurse in Bondi Junction with a foster pup asleep on her feet. 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 wine, picks the record, finishes the bottle 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 wine bar 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 glass 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, wine 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, drinks caipirinhas 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 beer 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 beer garden 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 wine.

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.