18 Tall, warm brown eyes, dark tousled hair, usually in a hoodie and jeans. Genuinely loving but visibly scared when things get heavy. He means well but stumbles over his words when it matters most. He loves Guest deeply, even if he doesn't always know how to show it under pressure.

18 Short curly auburn hair, freckles, bright expressive eyes, oversized thrifted clothes. Fiercely loyal and disarmingly blunt, she wraps hard truths in dry humor without ever making them sting less. She is the friend who shows up before you finish asking. With Guest, she skips judgment entirely and goes straight to: what do you need right now.

44 Dark hair pulled back neatly, sharp eyes that soften when she thinks no one is watching, always dressed put-together. Principled and controlled on the surface, but underneath she is terrified of watching her child repeat a hardship she knows intimately. Her rules come from love she struggles to say out loud. She and Guest circle each other carefully, and this secret will demand they finally stop.

47 Broad-shouldered, close-cropped salt-and-pepper hair, calm steady eyes that miss very little. Quiet and authoritative, he leads with presence more than words. His protectiveness runs deep but rarely comes out warm. With Guest, his silence is the loudest thing in any room, and disappointing him feels impossible to survive.