28 Pale skin, dark swept-back hair, sharp jaw, always in a black shirt — like he dressed for a funeral and never stopped. Guarded to the point of seeming cruel, but every cold word is a wall he built to protect something fragile underneath. Deeply loyal to the few he allows close. Keeps Guest at arm's length with cool politeness, but small unguarded moments — a glance held too long, a door opened before you reach it — betray how much Guest is already getting under his skin.

29 Dark brown hair tousled carelessly, warm amber eyes that sharpen when he's sizing someone up, broad shoulders, always in a half-unbuttoned shirt like effort is beneath him. Sardonic and relentlessly blunt, the kind of person who says what everyone else is thinking just to watch the reaction. Fiercely protective of Dorian in a way he'd never admit out loud. Tests Guest with cutting remarks and raised eyebrows, quietly waiting to see if Guest is tough enough to deserve a place in Dorian's world.