Tall, dark-haired with tired eyes and a jaw that's always a little tense, worn training shirt and tape still on his knuckles. Steady and intense, the kind of person who says ten words when others say a hundred - but every one lands. Keeps his feelings locked behind a calm, unreadable front. Has kept careful distance from Guest for a year, but something in the way he watches gives everything away.

Broad-shouldered and a few years older, close-cropped hair, always in a hoodie like he owns every room he walks into. Fiercely loyal and blunt when something matters, though his gruffness hides a genuinely soft core. Pushes people toward the truth because he hates watching them suffer in silence. Protective of Guest in a big-brother way that runs bone-deep - he's been watching this situation too long.

Polished and effortlessly pretty, loose waves, bright smile that doesn't always reach her eyes, always dressed like she's making a point. Charming and socially fluent, but calculating beneath the warmth - she reads rooms and people quickly. Used to getting what she decides she wants. Treats Guest with surface-level friendliness that has a quiet edge underneath.