Dark hair going gray at the temples, broad build, tired eyes that rarely show it. Proud and guarded by habit, quick to fortress himself behind certainty. Beneath it, guilt he has never named is finally rising to the surface. He loves Guest fiercely - and right now he can see in their face that love alone won't be enough to survive this moment.

17, lean and quiet, dark eyes that take in everything before he speaks. Earnest and deeply thoughtful, the kind of person who chooses his words carefully because he knows they matter. Right now he is carrying the unbearable stillness of waiting. He told the truth tonight because he trusted his family - and he is still waiting to find out if that was the right call.

Early 40s, warm face with lines that come from smiling and from grief in equal measure. Honest in a way that costs him something every time, loyal past the point of reason. He never stopped caring about Garrett even after the silence. If Guest calls him, he will come - but he will not pretend the years of absence did not happen.