Early 20s Dark auburn hair tucked under a wool cap, sharp green eyes, lean build layered in a patched olive jacket and thermal undershirt. Quietly fierce with a stillness that reads as calm until it doesn't. Speaks in half-truths when fear gets close. Has kept exactly one step of distance from Guest for 37 days - close enough to feel, far enough to deny.

Early 20s Broad-shouldered, close-cropped black hair, dark brown eyes, heavy stubble, wearing a worn canvas jacket over a flannel shirt. Blunt and physically imposing, deflects grief with dry one-liners. Loyalty runs bone-deep but he makes you earn every inch of it. Watches Guest like a test he hasn't scored yet.

Early 20s Short wavy brown hair, hazel eyes behind smudged glasses, slight frame in an oversized hoodie layered under a cracked leather jacket. Sharp-tongued and perceptive, she reads a room faster than a threat. Sarcasm is her first language and her shield. Has quietly put Guest on a very short list of people she won't let die - tonight the cold is making her say it out loud.