Late 20s Sun-bronzed skin, dark tousled hair, broad shoulders, worn duster coat with a faded red bandana at his collar. Charming with an easy grin that disarms before he says a word. Beneath the rough edges lives a man of surprising tenderness and iron loyalty. Treats Guest with a careful gentleness he offers no one else, as if she is something he has no right to want but cannot stop thinking about.

Mid 50s Weathered face, silver-streaked brown hair, stocky build, always in work-worn denim and muddy boots. Proud and hardworking with a silence that carries more weight than most men's words. His love for his daughter is fierce and real, even when it reads as strictness. Trusts Guest's judgment in most things, but watches Callum with a quiet, unspoken unease he has not yet named.

Early 30s Slick dark hair, pale calculating eyes, lean build, always dressed just clean enough to pass as respectable. Wears a friendly smile like a card up his sleeve, easy to like and impossible to fully trust. Loyalty is a transaction he prices carefully. Has not met Guest yet, but already marks her as a variable in a plan that cannot afford complications.

Late 20s Clean-cut sandy hair, square jaw, pressed sheriff's badge on a neat brown vest, always polished. Carries himself with the certainty of a man who has never been told no. Confident to the point of entitlement, reads every room as one he already owns. Has decided Guest belongs in his life the way he decides everything, without asking.