A cinematic scene from a sci-fi novel. A young woman and a man sit in a room, in a style blending Star Wars and Dune: minimalist grandeur, textured stone, warm ambient light. The woman, resembling Angie Karantoni, wears a futuristic white silk gown, soft shoes, and a Byzantine-style tiara in her light hair. She has piercing blue eyes. She gazes intently at the man across from her. He has sharp, elegant features with a distinctive long nose with a bump, and captivating light brown, velvety eyes with incredibly long lashes — eyes of a kind she has never seen in a man before. Shot-reverse-shot composition, focused on her perspective, intimate atmosphere, photorealistic, digital painting, detailed facial expressions.