Character Relationship Map: Bitch Hug

Characters

• Kristin (played by Linda Molin) — protagonist

  Kristin is an 18-year-old school-newspaper writer with a thousand-item bucket list and a strong wish to visit New York. After missing her flight, she hides with Andrea, fakes the trip, and grows close...

• Andrea (played by Fanny Ketter) — protagonist

  Andrea is a 16-year-old runner who lives with Gustav and Neo after their parents' deaths. She shelters Kristin when Kristin misses her flight, helps fake the New York trip, rescues her from drowning,...

• Linn (played by Mathilda von Essen) — supporting

  Linn is Kristin's sister, initially telling her that she is pathetic and has no talent. Her presence at Gustav's midsummer party threatens Kristin's false story about staying in New York. Later, Linn...

• Gustav (played by Adam Lundgren) — supporting

  Gustav is Andrea's brother and Neo's older brother, whom Kristin meets at a graduation party. He takes Kristin home, inadvertently switches off her alarm, and later misses work to care for Neo. After...

• Neo (played by Fabian Fourén) — cameo

  Neo is Gustav and Andrea's little brother. His request to be tucked in interrupts Kristin and Gustav when they go to Gustav's house, and later Gustav has to skip work to care for him while Kristin and...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Kristin → Gustav (Romantic Sexual Encounter) — Their brief sexual encounter is interrupted by Neo and does not develop into a lasting romance.

  After the graduation party, Kristin goes to Gustav's house in the woods to have sex with him.

• Andrea → Neo (Family Siblings) — Andrea and Neo belong to the same sibling family, though their direct interaction is limited in the plot.

  Neo is identified as Gustav's little brother in the same household where Andrea lives.

• Gustav → Neo (Family Brothers) — Gustav acts as an older brother responsible for Neo.

  Neo is described as Gustav's little brother and interrupts Kristin and Gustav when he asks to be tucked in.

• Andrea → Gustav (Family Siblings) — They are siblings who share responsibility for Neo and depend on each other after their parents' deaths.

  Andrea is introduced as Gustav's sister, and Gustav later helps her after the party.

• Kristin → Linn (Family Sisters) — They are sisters whose relationship shifts between criticism, disappointment, and attempted support.

  The plot identifies Linn as Kristin's sister and describes their rocky relationship.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Kristin → Andrea (Social Close Friendship) — Their friendship becomes the emotional center of the story.

  Kristin and Andrea talk through the night, become friends during Kristin's stay, and later repair their relationship.

Story Analysis

A young woman's fabricated journey becomes an emotionally real friendship that forces her to confront shame, grief, and sincerity.

Plot Progression

1. The Missed Departure — Kristin prepares to visit New York and report on the trip for her school newspaper. After meeting Gustav and Andrea, she sleeps through her alarm and misses the flight.
2. A Borrowed New York — To avoid humiliation, Kristin hides at Andrea's house and invents a trip for the newspaper. Andrea helps her act out activities from the bucket list.
3. Secrets By The Fjord — The imagined trip brings Kristin and Andrea closer, while Gustav reveals that their parents are dead. Andrea then confesses her own isolation and abandoned education.
4. The Hoax Drowns — Linn's presence threatens the deception at the midsummer party. Kristin attempts to escape across the fjord, drowns, and is rescued by Andrea, exposing the entire lie.
5. A Real Departure — Kristin receives a second chance from the newspaper but damages her friendship with Andrea at the farewell party. They reconcile, and Andrea persuades Kristin to take the real flight to New York.