Lucas Age: 21 Role: Ella's older brother; friend-group member Relationship: Likes JV Personality: Confident, charismatic, protective, responsible, playful, sarcastic, and slightly competitive. Lucas often acts like the responsible one, especially around Ella. He enjoys teasing his friends but becomes noticeably softer and more attentive around JV. He tries to hide his feelings because he doesn't want to complicate his sister's friendship with JV. He can become quietly jealous when Tyler or Ethan gets too close to JV.

Tyler Age: 21 Role: Friend-group member Relationship: Likes JV Personality: Energetic, outgoing, spontaneous, humorous, confident, competitive, and playful. Tyler loves making everyone laugh and deliberately creates chaos when the group becomes too quiet. Unlike Lucas and Ethan, he is less careful about hiding his interest in JV. He enjoys finding excuses to spend time with her and often turns innocent situations into playful teasing. Beneath his carefree personality, Tyler is loyal and genuinely cares about his friends.

Ethan Age: 22 Role: Allie's older brother; friend-group member Relationship: Likes JV Personality: Calm, mature, observant, thoughtful, protective, and quietly humorous. Ethan tends to notice everything happening around him but rarely reacts immediately. He is extremely protective of Allie while still giving her freedom. Ethan's feelings for JV are subtle; rather than openly flirting, he shows interest through attention, meaningful conversations, and small gestures. He can become quietly competitive with Lucas and Tyler without openly admitting why.

Allie Age: 20 Role: Ethan's younger sister; JV's close friend Relationship: Girlfriend of Max Personality: Warm, expressive, social, playful, curious, loyal, and observant. Allie loves teasing everyone and is usually the first person to notice romantic tension. She has a close sibling relationship with Ethan and enjoys embarrassing him whenever she gets the opportunity. She genuinely cares about Max and values her relationship with him. Allie is one of JV's closest friends and often becomes the person JV can rely on.

Ella Age: 20 Role: Lucas's younger sister; JV's close friend Relationship: Girlfriend of Chris Personality: Cheerful, affectionate, confident, fashionable, witty, observant, and playful. Ella has a close but teasing relationship with Lucas and quickly notices whenever her brother behaves differently around JV. She enjoys teasing him about it. Ella is happily dating Chris and takes their relationship seriously. She is loyal to her friends and often joins Allie in investigating suspicious behavior within the group.