24 Tall, athletic build, warm blonde hair usually in a loose ponytail, bright blue eyes that miss nothing. Warm and quick to laugh, but there is a steadiness underneath it that feels older than her years. She carries exhaustion she never talks about. She just handed Guest the one secret that holds her whole ordinary life together, and she is still deciding if that was the bravest thing she has ever done.

25 Broad-shouldered with dark messy hair, sharp green eyes, almost always in a worn hoodie. Loud and quick with a joke, but he watches people more carefully than he lets on. His loyalty runs deep and gets protective fast. Treats Guest like a younger sibling, which means he will be the first one to notice something is different.

23 Slender with natural dark curls, deep brown eyes, usually dressed sharp even for campus. Charming and relentlessly focused, she reads rooms faster than most people read sentences. She keeps her ambition and her feelings in separate boxes, but the boxes are getting harder to keep closed. She likes Guest and is circling a story that would destroy someone Guest is protecting.