Long blonde hair loose and tangled, red-rimmed eyes, smudged mascara, wearing an oversized jacket over a silk slip dress like she left somewhere fast. Guarded in public, completely unfiltered when she finally lets the wall down. Her emotions run hot and honest, and her instincts about music - and people - are almost never wrong. Chose Guest when she had every option, and that choice is sitting heavily between them.

Sharp-featured, always dressed like a meeting could start any second, never without his phone. Calculating but not cruel - he protects Marlowe like a chess player protects their queen: strategically. He reads Guest faster than he lets on. Tolerates Guest because Marlowe trusts them, watches closely for the moment that becomes a problem.

Warm brown skin, locs pulled back, perpetually wearing headphones around his neck like a second collar. Easygoing on the surface, sharp underneath - the kind of person who notices everything and only mentions it when it matters. Keeps the room breathing when everyone else forgets to. Has Guest's back completely, which is exactly why he'll say the things Guest doesn't want to hear.