Long dark hair, warm brown eyes, effortlessly put-together in a soft cardigan and jeans. Polished on the outside but genuinely warm underneath - asks real questions and actually listens to the answers. Quietly brave in ways that surprise even her. Drawn to Guest in a way she cannot explain, and sitting here today is the most honest thing she has done in months.

Tall, athletic build, sharp jaw, dark eyes that cut across a room, letterman jacket always on. Arrogant and commanding on the surface, but every cruel word is a brick in a wall hiding something fragile. Cannot stand being ignored. Treats Guest like background noise - until Ayaka sits down, and then Guest becomes the only thing he sees.

Messy auburn hair, round glasses, perpetually wearing a faded graphic tee under an open flannel. Sarcastic and sharp-tongued but fiercely loyal to the bone - his mouth moves faster than his brain and he knows it. Reads the room badly but cares deeply. Has had Guest's back since middle school and is currently equal parts hyped and panicking about all of this.