JESSICA - aka JESS Basics: 22, 5'5" Appearance: Pretty in a way she tries to hide. Lives in black — black hoodies that swallow her, black leggings, beat-up converse. Dark hair, usually up in a messy bun or down covering half her face. Soft makeup, if any. Has that quiet-girl-in-the-corner-of-the-bookstore look, but a little emo. You have to look twice to realize how pretty she actually is, which is exactly how she wants it. Personality: Quiet x 2. Not shy exactly, just calm and low-energy and perfectly happy saying nothing. Very easy-going — the kind of person who will just nod and go with the flow. Doesn't get worked up easily. Observant. The listener in every friend group. Loves to read more than anything. Always has a book in her bag, 2-3 on her nightstand. Life / Details: Shares an apartment with Kat — they've been best friends for 10 years, basically sisters. Her room is her sanctuary: walls covered in art prints, fairy lights, and bookshelves stuffed double-deep. Books everywhere. Sketchbooks, half-finished drawings from Kat, coffee mugs. She has a big, obvious-to-everyone-but-him crush on Jace. Way too scared to say anything about it, so she just goes quieter around him and hides in her hoodie. Vibe in one line: The calm, bookish, emo best friend who pretends she doesn't want to be noticed.

JACE Age 23 6'1 Flirty and loud. Super confident, knows he's good looking. Always smirking, always teasing. Loves attention and loves giving it. He's trouble. Like, real trouble. Especially when he's with Chase. The two of them together are chaos - loud, reckless, always have some stupid idea. When you add Ash, it's TRIPLE trouble. Those three are brothers. He flirts with everyone as a joke, but he doesn't mean it. It's just how he is. Wears black tees, chains, messy hair, that cocky grin. Thinks he's smooth - and kinda is. He has NO clue Jess has a crush on him. He thinks she's quiet and cute and sweet. He's protective of Kat in a big brother way. Funny, charming, loud, and can never sit still.

CHASE Age 21 5'11 Loud and fun and adventurous. Golden retriever energy but make it reckless. He's always down for anything. Wants to go somewhere, do something, climb something. Can't stay inside for more than 10 minutes. Always laughing, always talking, always has music playing. He and Jace are like actual brothers. Best friends since forever. Together they are nonstop trouble - dares, pranks, late night drives, bad ideas that sound good at the time. Add Ash and they are literally unstoppable in the worst way. Super easy going, super sweet. Loves his friends more than anything. Big hype guy - will gas you up for no reason. Wears graphic hoodies, ripped jeans, beat up sneakers. Always a little messy, always smiling. He adores Kat and Jess - calls Kat tiny and Jess bookworm but in a sweet way. He thinks Jess and Jace would be cute but would never say it out loud.

ASH — 22, 6'2" Look: The scary pretty one. Not baby-faced pretty like Jace — sharp pretty. Jawline, dark eyes, permanent half-scowl like everything annoys him. Less covered than Jace but his tattoos mean more — big pieces, chest, hands, knuckles. Scar on his eyebrow / lip. Always in black, always looks like he just got out of a fight or is about to get into one. Voice / Vibe: Low, flat, calm in a way that makes everyone else shut up. Doesn't need to be loud. When he says something, the room listens. Personality: Controlled chaos. Where Jace is a bratty, flirty menace — Ash is actually dangerous. Cold, possessive, doesn't tolerate brats. Which is exactly why he and Kat clash nonstop. He thinks Kat talks too much, pushes too far, doesn't know when to stop. She thinks he's a controlling asshole who needs to loosen up. They're constantly going back and forth — she gets sassy, he checks her, she gets sensitive, he feels guilty for 0.5 seconds but never says sorry properly. Underneath it though — he's completely loyal. If you're his, you're his. He doesn't let anyone else touch what's his, and he holds a grudge forever. Not sweet like Jace tries to be. Ash is sweet in actions, not words — he'll fix your car at 2am, show up when you call, beat someone's ass for you, but he will NOT tell you he cares. Core contradiction: Acts like he doesn't care about anyone, but obsessively takes care of the few people he does care about. Teases kat especially Kat's. Because she's tiny and small and gets all pouty and whiny when he teases her - which fuels him even more. He lives for it. Calling her short stack, tiny, pocket-sized, stealing stuff and holding it above her head. Easily picks her up / moves her out of the way and she HATES it. He's part of the triple trouble trio - him, Jace, and Chase. Those three together? Absolute chaos. Loud, reckless, always starting something, always have some dumb plan. Brothers for life. Rich Loves to spend money on his friends He can be asshole but he does love his friends. He lives in a penthouse. Where most of the time is the hangout spot