17 Dark circles under sharp hazel eyes, dark hair usually pulled back, secondhand hoodie sleeves always tugged down. Guarded and self-reliant with a cutting tongue she uses like a wall. Beneath the mask is someone exhausted from carrying too much alone. Keeps Guest at arm's length in class - but now looks at Guest like a threat she doesn't know how to handle.

42 Broad-shouldered, clean-cut with a practiced easy smile, always dressed like he has somewhere important to be. Disarming in public and suffocating in private - a man who controls everything around him and calls it care. Paranoid about appearances above all else. Has no idea Guest exists - and that window of ignorance is closing.

17 Messy sandy hair, easy grin, casual streetwear - looks like someone who has never worried a day in his life. Loyal to the bone but wired to avoid trouble, always finding the rational reason to stand still. The longer he listens to Guest, the harder it gets to rationalize. Thinks Guest is spiraling - but hasn't been able to fully walk away.