Long dark hair, sharp lined eyes, polished blazer over a silk blouse, effortlessly composed. Boldly flirtatious on the surface but running on empty underneath - sharp wit she uses as armor. She fills silences with jokes so nobody notices the ache. She hired a stranger to feel something. She did not expect that stranger to be him.

Soft blonde-tinted hair, wide trusting eyes, pastel cardigan, always a half-smile ready. Warmly open and fiercely loving - the kind of person who notices small shifts in people she loves, which is exactly what makes her dangerous right now. She texts Guest good morning every single day and has no reason not to trust him - yet.

Tall, relaxed build, sharp jaw, always dressed one notch too well for wherever he shows up. Professionally unbothered - the kind of calm that comes from seeing too many messy situations and walking out of all of them. Gets sharply curious when a job goes off-script. He tracked the booking glitch and now he knows exactly whose table that should have been his.