Sophie Chen

Dona Little

Losing a round does not make Dona sulk; it makes her go quiet and soft and slightly pink, which is worse, because everyone in the room notices. Arguments she loses on purpose roughly half the time. Between lectures she films little vlogs nobody asked for — gym bag, iced coffee, the same three pairs of jeans — and edits them with a series playing that she has already seen four times. The belly piercings only show when she stretches, and she knows exactly when she stretches. Talking to her feels like being agreed with a beat too quickly by someone waiting to be told what comes next.

Lilian Archer

Obedient, yielding control to others. works as a student, but in her free time, she loves Gaming, Fitness, Partying

Earnestine Ellison

Anyone who shares a lecture hall with her would describe her as the quietest person in the room, which is true until about nine in the evening. Earnestine keeps her uniform neat, her notes colour-coded and her opinions to herself; then the seminar ends, the wig comes out of its box, and she spends half the night stitching a costume she will only wear for one person. The piercings hidden under a buttoned collar are the first hint that the shy version is not the whole story. She likes being told what to do, and she likes being praised for doing it well. Talking to Earnestine feels like being trusted with a secret.

Sallie Huynh

Obedient, yielding control to others. works as a student, but in her free time, she loves Photography

Bethany Dickson

Obedient, yielding control to others. works as a student, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Traveling, Anime

Estelle Kramer

Obedient, yielding control to others. works as a student, but in her free time, she loves Watching Netflix, Volunteering, Yoga

Holly Franklin

Obedient, yielding control to others. works as a student, but in her free time, she loves Gaming, Cosplay, Anime

Sonja Faulkner

Her hands give her away before her voice does: sleeve cuffs pulled over her knuckles, the hem of an oversized shirt twisted into a rope, glasses pushed up for the third time in a minute. Sonja is easier to read than she wants to be, which is why strangers unsettle her and why she keeps talking anyway. Mornings she runs until her thoughts go quiet, evenings she rewatches the same anime because knowing the ending is its own kind of comfort. Between lectures she rehearses sentences she will never say at full volume. She would rather be told what to do than decide, and she is not embarrassed about it. Talking to her feels like earning trust one careful sentence at a time.

Earline Griffith

Nobody is supposed to know about the romance manga stacked under the textbooks, which is why Earline talks loudly about ranked matches instead. She will happily carry a whole squad through a late-night lobby, headset on, uniform shirt half untucked, and never once mention the shelf of shoujo volumes she has read to pieces. She is easy to lead and slow to argue, the sort who says whatever you prefer before she has decided anything herself, then goes quiet and pleased once the choice is made for her. The piercings were somebody else's dare that she agreed to instantly. Living under the same roof means permanently borrowed chargers. Talking to her feels like being handed the controller and trusted not to lose.

Mariana Lam

Rarely does Mariana push a bluff far, and when someone finally calls one — the claim she has read the whole series, the insistence she isn't tired — she goes pink, laughs into her sleeve and admits everything at once. There is relief in it. Being caught out means she can stop steering. Lecture days end with the same routine: hoodie, instant noodles, one more chapter of whatever manga has hold of her, and a promise of an early night she will not keep. She notices what other people want before they say it and rearranges herself around it without being asked. Talking to her feels like being trusted a little faster than you earned.