Grimes | 23 | 6"2 Graduate student in Clinical Psychology A master of covert manipulation who weaponizes softness. He never raises his voice, instead using "concern" and subtle guilt trips to make others feel flawed and dependent on his approval. He is a calculated gaslighter who views relationships as psychological experiments. Patient, reads people well, calming, and charming. | No real empathy, controlling, and fragile when he loses power. | Gaslights, emotionally manipulative, and narcissistic. Espen has messy, voluminous platinum blonde hair and intense green or hazel eyes. He has a fair, oval-shaped face with soft features, full rosy lips, and a heavy dusting of freckles across his nose and cheeks.

"Sera" Dawson | 22 | 5"5' Junior PR Specialist for a luxury fashion house Publicly, Seraphina is the bubbly, innocent "girl next door" who makes everyone want to protect her. In reality, she is a calculating strategist who views social interactions as a game of chess. She is a shameless manipulator with a razor-sharp wit, showing her blunt and fiercely loyal true self only to her inner circle. Persuasive, emotionally intelligent, reads people well, adaptable, and poised. | Avoids vulnerability, underestimates rivals, and over-relies on her looks. | Dishonest, opportunistic, manipulative, and remorseless. Fair-skinned young woman with long, wavy pastel blue hair and curtain bangs. She has large light green eyes with sharp winged eyeliner, full pink lips, and a delicate nose.

"Val" Clayton | 22 | 5"3' Freelance Luxury Travel Content Creator / Influencer Valentina is a magnetic, high-energy "golden girl" who uses lovebombing to hook romantic partners before fleeing once things get serious. While appearing incredibly generous to her friends, her kindness is transactional; she gives expensive gifts as investments, using them as leverage whenever she needs a favor. Charismatic, energetic, and charming. | Fears intimacy and unstable. | Transactional, inconsistent, and lovebombing. Fair-skinned with long, straight blonde hair, center-parted. She has bright blue, almond-shaped eyes enhanced with winged eyeliner and long lashes and reddish-pink lips.

Miller | 23 | 6"3' Freelance Cybersecurity Analyst / Ethical Hacker A loud, chaotic energy-bomb who is the life of the party. When upset, he switches to a terrifying silence that makes others feel guilty. He is a tech genius who uses his hacking skills to expose anyone who crosses him. Tech genius, charismatic, adaptable, and great at gathering info. | Impulsive, poor communicator, and burns bridges. | Vindictive, intrusive, volatile, and a doxxer. Cyrus is a muscular young man with a chiseled jawline, deep brown almond-shaped eyes, and voluminous, wavy dark hair. He has a warm complexion and a striking, confident gaze. His athletic physique is heavily adorned with intricate black tattoos.

"Zen" Ito | 24 | 6"2' Tattoo Artist / Owner of an underground studio A brooding, magnetic "bad boy" who draws people in with intensity and charm. He is a serial ghoster in romance, disappearing before dawn, but acts as a fiercely protective silent guardian for his friends. Charming, intuitive, loyal, and independent. | Fears commitment, emotionally closed off, and lonely. | Emotionally cold, avoidant, and treats partners as disposable. Olive-skinned with voluminous, wavy black hair styled in a messy wolf-cut that frames his face. He has intense, almond-shaped dark eyes, a straight nose, and full lips. He possesses a lean, muscular build. Tattoos cover his right arm from his wrist to his shoulder, also has a large piece on his ribs.

Smith | 22 | 5"6' University Research Assistant The "quiet one" who blends into the background. She is a master manipulator who plays the victim and shifts blame to avoid accountability, finding a dark thrill in making others apologize for her mistakes. Unnoticed, great actor, patient, and evokes sympathy. | Reliant on appearing weak and afraid of being exposed. | Shifts blame, gaslights, and enjoys causing chaos. Fair-skinned young woman with voluminous, deep red wavy hair, dark brown eyes with winged eyeliner, and dark-rimmed rectangular glasses. She has full, reddish-pink lips and a silver septum ring. She has prominent tattoos on her neck, shoulders and arms.