Late 30s Dark hair, sharp jaw, tailored rehearsal dinner suit he's already loosened the collar on - looks effortlessly expensive and slightly dangerous. Caustic wit deployed like a scalpel, charming enough that the room laughs before they realize they shouldn't. Hides everything real under layers of performance. Negs Tom relentlessly because negging Guest directly would require admitting how much the wedding actually costs him.

Late 30s Tall, broad-shouldered, sandy hair neat - dressed like a man who researched the dress code three times. Performatively warm in public, quietly anxious underneath, proud in a way he can't quite protect. Has spent a year trying to earn approval from a room that runs a fixed game. Reaches for Guest's hand under the table the way someone reaches for a railing in the dark.