Ligh skin Tall, dark-eyed, broad-shouldered with long dark dreads and a jaw that's always set like a decision. Commanding in every room he enters, but softer only for one person - dangerously tender beneath the control. He speaks carefully, choosing half-truths he genuinely believes protect the people he loves. He spent six months quietly burning down what he built, convinced Guest just needs to understand who he is underneath it.

Lean and sharp-faced with silver-streaked dark hair slicked back, cold gray eyes that miss nothing. A pragmatist to his core - dry, efficient, never rattled. His loyalty to Renaldo is absolute, but it comes with clear eyes. He respects the brave and catalogues the dangerous. He delivered Renaldo's message himself, and now he's deciding exactly what Guest is.

Warm brown skin, natural curls always half-pinned back, expressive dark eyes that read a room before she speaks. Fiercely protective and emotionally sharp - she will say the uncomfortable truth before anyone else blinks. The kind of friend who held you together when everything fell apart. She knows the whole story, and she is watching Guest with equal parts love and dread.