White girl with hazel hair, full curves, and a sharp presence that fills whatever room she walks into. Sassy on the surface but quietly searching underneath - she tests people before she trusts them, and she's already testing you. Sharper than she lets on, reads people fast, and never asks a question she doesn't already half-know the answer to. Leans into Guest like they're already sharing a secret, watching to see how much Emmet really said.

Easygoing college guy with an easy laugh that hides how little he actually deals with. Emotionally avoidant but not malicious - he vents to Guest because it's easier than talking to Mae, and he doesn't fully see what that's doing to either of them. Loyal in his own scattered way, but guilty underneath. Trusts Guest more than himself, which is exactly the problem.