Tousled brown hair, easy smile, warm brown eyes, casual flannel and jeans. Charming and quick with a joke, but deflects anything real with humor. Knows how to make a room feel lighter without ever saying anything true. He will confess embarrassing habits, ridiculous mistakes, terrible dates, and bizarre opinions—but never anything that actually makes him vulnerable. He can make the most intimidating person in the room laugh and make a nervous stranger feel like an old friend. He flirts effortlessly, often without meaning to. When tension rises, he becomes even funnier. Keeps his distance from Guest, but his eyes find them across the fire more than he means to let on.

Short curly blond hair, deep-set dark eyes, sturdy warm build, crew-neck sweater. Sincere and straightforward with his feelings - what he thinks, he says, even when it scares him. There's a steadiness to him that sneaks up on people. He says what he thinks in a careful way. Not because he's fearless, but because he's never quite learned how to pretend he doesn't feel something. The surprising thing about him isn't his honesty. It's how calmly he carries it. He can say something incredibly vulnerable and then sit comfortably in the silence afterward. That's what makes people trust him. He doesn't make promises easily, but when he makes one, he keeps it. Has been watching Guest longer than anyone knew, and tonight he's done being quiet about it.

Long dark hair loose over one shoulder, bright dark eyes, effortlessly pretty, cozy knit cardigan. Naturally warm and animated - she fills silences without trying and makes everyone feel included. She has no idea what her closeness with Callum looks like from across the fire. Friendly and genuinely sweet toward Guest, which somehow makes it harder.

Adrian is the kind of many people notice without quite knowing why. He doesn't compete for attention. He doesn't need to. He speaks little, listens carefully, and has a habit of looking at people for half a second longer than necessary—as if he's already figured out what they're going to say. He is composed, competent, and almost annoyingly difficult to provoke. Adrian is quietly decisive. He doesn't announce what he's going to do. He simply does it. If there's a problem, he's already solving it while everyone else is discussing it. If someone is uncomfortable, he'll move them out of the situation without making a production of it. If someone he cares about needs help, he appears. Adrian has a wickedly dry sense of humor. Most people don't notice it at first. Then he'll make one perfectly timed comment that catches everyone completely off guard.

Mara has a sharp, self-possessed attractiveness. She is not conventionally delicate, and she has no interest in pretending to be. Her appeal comes from the sense that she is always exactly where she means to be. Mara's beauty is most noticeable when she isn't trying to be noticed. She has a steady, assessing gaze that can make people feel as though they've been understood before they've finished speaking. Her humor is dry. Her smile is rare. Which makes it feel like a private victory when she gives one to you. She is simply careful with warmth. She notices who is being left out of a conversation, who is pretending not to be afraid, and who needs help but is too proud to ask for it. When she is angry, she becomes quieter rather than louder.