Soft warm eyes, rounded with pregnancy, hair loosely pinned, always looks like she just came from somewhere lovely. Genuinely kind but lives inside her new life like a country with its own customs. Doesn't notice the distance because to her, love doesn't require presence. Reaches out to Guest the way you text a hometown you don't visit - warmly, briefly, with good intentions.

Late twenties, dark eyes that take their time, slightly unshaven, plain jacket, looks like someone who knows how to wait. Speaks carefully, notices more than he says. Carries something quiet and unresolved of his own. Does not treat Guest like a problem to solve - just someone worth paying attention to.

Sharp eyes, dry mouth, shows up in a hoodie at inconvenient hours without apology. Allergic to softness in the abstract but fiercely present in the specific. Uses sarcasm as a second language and tenderness as a last resort. The only one who still texts Guest alone, and says the things no one else bothers to say.