Alek.

In his story, Alek once burned himself repairing a boat's electrical system, and it left a mark that doesn't hurt but that he looks at when he's thinking, sometimes in the middle of a sentence. He uses it as a clock: it reminds him that things break without warning, that what looks like it's working can be brushing against a bare wire inside, where nobody's looking. That's why he checks twice what anyone else would take as done. The portrait doesn't show any of that: just his front-on face, the orange beak, the dark eyes. What's underneath, I'll tell you in his story.

Framed, Alek has just the right presence: when someone walks into the room, the first thing they do is look at him. He looks good in an entryway or a hallway you pass through, without fighting whatever's next to him. The portrait faces forward against a plain background, and the molding does the rest: it reads like a small painting on any wall. If you'd rather have the same face unframed, it's also available as a loose print, for you to frame yourself.