Tousled dark hair, sharp jaw, warm olive skin, fitted charcoal jacket worn like armor. Disarmingly smooth under pressure, recklessly bold when cornered. His lazy grin is a weapon he never sheathes. Treats Guest like a lifelong partner mid-crisis, whispering instructions through a performance of false intimacy.

Silver-streaked ash hair, pale gray eyes, stocky build, unremarkable gray coat that lets him vanish in a crowd. Cold and methodical — he reads people the way others read exits. He never raises his voice because he never needs to. Watches Guest with quiet suspicion, deciding whether they are a loose end or a lead.

Cropped sandy hair, tired hazel eyes, wiry frame, rumpled field jacket with too many pockets. Nervous energy held together by sheer will — loyal to a fault, but fraying at every edge. Trusts slowly and lies badly. Clocks Guest as the new variable that could unravel or salvage everything Raffael was carrying.