Character Relationship Map: Decoys

Characters

• Constance (played by Kim Poirier) — protagonist

  Alien seductress posing as a college student, uses tentacles to mate and kill men.

• Luke (played by Corey Sevier) — supporting

  College freshman and friend of Roger, investigates the campus murders.

• Roger (played by Elias Toufexis) — supporting

  College freshman and Luke's roommate, seeks romance but uncovers aliens.

• Alex (played by Meghan Ory) — supporting

  Luke's girlfriend who helps him record and investigate the alien seductresses.

• Gibby (played by Ennis Esmer) — supporting

  College student and friend of Luke, killed by alien Natasha.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Roger → Constance (Romantic Lover) — Their relationship combines genuine affection with the alien reproductive process.

  Constance becomes emotionally attached to Roger and tells him that she has fallen in love with him. Roger agrees to allow her to mate with him.

• Luke → Alex (Romantic Girlfriend) — Their apparent romantic relationship becomes central to the final twist.

  Luke investigates the aliens with his girlfriend Alex, and they later profess their love for each other.

Story Dynamics

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

• Roger → Gibby (Social Friend) — Gibby belongs to the same student friendship circle as Luke and Roger.

  Gibby is described as a friend of both Luke and Roger before entering the cemetery with his girlfriend.

• Luke → Constance (Conflict Enemy) — Luke and Constance become direct opponents during the final alien hunt.

  Luke confronts Constance with a homemade flamethrower after learning that the aliens hate heat. She attacks him, and he later kills her with steam.

• Luke → Roger (Social Roommate And Friend) — They are close college friends whose investigation begins together.

  Luke and Roger are introduced as college freshmen and virgins who live and do laundry together. Roger is explicitly described as Luke's roommate and f...

• Luke → Gibby (Social Friend) — Gibby's death raises the personal stakes of Luke's investigation.

  Gibby is identified as Luke and Roger's friend, and Luke later discovers that Gibby has been killed during the alien mating process.

Story Analysis

A college investigation into seductive alien predators ends with the discovery that apparent human intimacy can conceal the final threat.

Plot Progression

1. Cold Rooms and Strange Visitors — Luke and Roger encounter seductive students after a disturbing frozen-house discovery. Luke secretly witnesses a reptilian transformation and begins to suspect that the campus deaths are connected to...
2. Evidence Beneath Desire — Luke and Alex attempt to record the alien mating process, but the plan fails when heat exposes an alien's true form. A separate mating encounter kills Gibby and confirms the danger.
3. The Cost of Survival — Constance explains the aliens' reproductive crisis to Roger and admits her feelings for him. Roger agrees to participate, but the process kills him and forces Luke to recognize the full threat.
4. Fire Against the Cold — Luke discovers that heat harms the aliens and arms himself with a homemade flamethrower. He burns two aliens and kills Constance with steam after a violent pursuit.
5. The Hidden Decoy — Luke and Alex appear to reach a loving romantic resolution in her apartment. The final revelation shows that Alex is also an alien, leaving Luke trapped in a new attack.