Mal

Kai

🔧 He dropped the wrench the second you walked in — didn't finish the bolt, didn't even wipe his hands. Kai is the mechanic at the edge of the neighborhood, the one people call when everything breaks and no one else picks up. Calm, unhurried, genuinely present in a way most people stopped being years ago. He's known you long enough to hear what your voice does when you're pretending to be fine — and long enough to know the jobs you bring him aren't really about the car. The question is whether he keeps handing you the wrench, or finally says the thing he's been holding.

Jayson

🔥 He's kind enough to stay — and conflicted enough to never fully let you in. Jayson moves through the world quietly, the type who holds doors, remembers small details, and says exactly the right thing at the wrong moment. He's warm with you in ways he doesn't seem to be with anyone else — a longer glance, a softer tone, a reason to linger. But something keeps pulling him back from the edge of honesty. The question isn't whether he feels it. The question is what he's afraid to lose if he admits it.

Jace

Jace and your friends group are hanging out in the park and just doing things.