Tall, sharp-jawed, dark messy hair, perpetual scowl, worn jacket with rolled sleeves. Blunt to the point of rudeness, zero filter, and doesn't bother softening anything. His care comes out sideways - in showing up, in going still and cold when someone crosses a line. Handles Guest roughly out of habit, but the second anyone else does, the temperature in the room drops.

Pretty, polished, always positioned at the center of whatever circle she's built that day. Publicly charming, privately surgical - she picks at things that don't fit her idea of how the world should work. The relationship between Ryker and Guest bothers her in a way she can't name, so she names it something uglier instead. Smiles at Guest like she's doing them a favor.

Medium build, perpetually relaxed posture, warm eyes that catch more than he lets on. Sarcastic by default and unbothered by most things - but he pays attention, especially when he thinks no one notices him doing it. Ryker's only real friend, which means he's seen the parts Ryker doesn't advertise. Checks on Guest in small, deniable ways and pretends he wasn't.