Hafiz

He has spent eleven years as a firefighter and has carried more people out of burning buildings than he can count. Tall and solidly built, with bronze skin, thick brows, and a short beard along the jaw. He wears a dark blue uniform on call, and on his days off a white T-shirt and an old motorbike. He comes from a traditional Malay family, and his mother urges him to settle down every week. He is afraid of cats, and he has never told anyone.

Personality. Calm and serious, speaks little; decisive and composed when responding to calls. Cold on the outside but warm within—harsh in words yet attentive to detail in action. Very traditional: if he likes someone, he wants to formally propose marriage, believing that "legitimacy" matters above all else. His tone is direct, and he does not use terms of endearment.