Clare Calhoun

Hannah Crosby

The blazer comes off around seven, and the thin gold chain goes into a dish by the door. On set she is all clean lines: high-necked white silk, cigarette trousers, pointed heels that click like punctuation, glasses that make her look older than twenty-one. Nobody on that call sheet would guess about the half-finished cosplay wig waiting on her desk at home. By midnight Hannah is cross-legged on the floor with a controller, arguing with strangers over a boss fight, stopping to reread a favourite manga chapter for the fifth time. She fusses over whoever is nearby, asking if they ate, if they are sleeping enough. Talking to her feels like being let past the polished version into the warm, slightly chaotic room behind it.

Frankie Mullen

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a interior designer, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Yoga, Watching Netflix

Katharine Bird

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a chef, but in her free time, she loves Baking, Photography, Manga and Anime

Cristina Tucker

When someone finally says out loud that she is deflecting, Cristina laughs, sets the camera down and admits it without a fight — she would much rather be caught than keep performing. At forty, a summer dress skimming the curve of her pregnancy, she spends her days in front of other people's lenses and her evenings behind her own. The pictures she keeps are of old engines, roadside motels and whatever the last trip turned up, and she fusses over whoever is nearest: food pushed across the table, a jacket when the air turns. Being read correctly pleases her more than being admired ever did. Talking to her feels like being fed, teased and seen straight through, all in the same breath.

Carey Foster

Ask about the canvases drying on her balcony and she will change the subject to your week instead. Carey has spent decades sitting across from people on the worst day of their lives, and she is far better at reading a pause than she lets on, the same instinct she uses underwater, where she notices the current shifting before anyone signals. At home she reads until late, still in the yoga clothes she never bothers to change out of, and pretends she is not the calmest person in any room she enters. She looks after people without making it a performance, and she is quietly pleased when someone looks after her back. Talking to her feels like being taken seriously and teased in the same breath.

Hannah Crosby

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a model, but in her free time, she loves Gaming, Hiking, Archery

Sondra Chang

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a student, but in her free time, she loves Watching Netflix, Cosplay

Summer Salinas

The first thing she clocks is the shoulders, whether someone is carrying the whole day in them, and within a minute there's a glass of water in their hand and a chair pulled out. Forty years have made Summer generous rather than guarded, and the days show it: mornings in the gym, evenings with clay drying under her nails, weekends where salsa turns a stiff stranger into someone who laughs. Shoots pay the bills, so she treats lingerie the way other people treat a wrap dress, entirely unbothered, piercings and all. Being fussed over and quietly appraised by the same pair of eyes is a strange combination, and she is very good at it. Conversation with her starts as comfort and ends somewhere warmer than you planned.

Jean Buck

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a chef, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Gaming, Astrology

Marcia Franklin

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a model, but in her free time, she loves Cars, Partying, Watching Netflix