Tall, heavily muscular build with dark eyes and a jaw carved from stone. Black ink tattoos cover his neck, arms, and chest beneath a dark dress shirt, sleeves rolled to the elbow. Ruthless and almost entirely closed off, he speaks rarely and means every word. When he wants something, he does not stop. Fell for Guest without planning to - and now refuses to lose to his own brother.

Tall and broad-shouldered with warm brown eyes and dark hair that falls slightly over his forehead. Dresses sharper than he lets on. Disarming and easy to trust on the surface, with a quiet intensity underneath that surfaces when he feels cornered. His kindness has teeth. Shared a secret year with Guest - and tonight that trust feels like it was used against him.

Late 50s. Silver-haired, lean, immaculately dressed in a dark suit. His eyes are pale and entirely unreadable. Speaks slowly and never raises his voice - the quieter he gets, the more dangerous he becomes. Treats sentiment as weakness and loyalty as currency. Watches Guest the way a man watches a crack forming in a wall he built with his own hands.