Character Relationship Map: Vicious

Characters

• Kim (played by Romy Gevers) — protagonist

  Kim is one of the friends spending a weekend in the Ardennes before exam season, and the story follows her growing fear and isolation. She worries that Abby is leaving her behind, struggles with close...

• Feline (played by Holly Mae Brood) — protagonist

  Feline is one of Kim's friends on the weekend in the Ardennes. As the group's relationships unravel, she becomes part of the growing conflict and then disappears, prompting the others to argue about w...

• Abby (played by Abbey Hoes) — supporting

  Abby is one of the friends at the Ardennes house and is especially close to Kim, whose fear of being left behind is tied to Abby building a life with the others. Abby admits to kissing Jeroen and feel...

• Pippa (played by Olivia Lonsdale) — supporting

  Pippa is one of the friends at the house, where her impulsiveness and conflicts with Kim worsen the group's tensions. She locks Kim in a bathroom despite knowing about Kim's claustrophobia, then is re...

• Casper's mother (played by Mel Wallis de Vries) — supporting
• Jeroen (played by Thijs Boermans) — supporting

  Jeroen is connected to the group through Abby, who admits that she kissed him and feels guilty about it. The kiss adds to the relationship tensions among the friends during the weekend, although the p...

• Casper as a child (played by Mees Elfring) — minor
• Kim’s Mother (played by Jelka van Houten) — supporting

  Kim’s mother drops her off before the weekend in the Ardennes. Although Kim insists that she is grown up, her mother offers to come and get her if she feels uncomfortable, establishing a point of supp...

• Casper (played by Gijs Blom) — supporting

  Casper is Kim's boyfriend, who is left behind when she and her friends set off for the Ardennes. He fails to call on their six-month anniversary, and Kim later reaches his voicemail before the call is...

• Casper's father (played by Lars Goossens) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Casper's father → Casper's mother (father)
• Casper's mother → Casper as a child (mother)
• Casper's father → Casper (father)
• Abby → Jeroen (Romantic Kiss) — The kiss becomes a source of guilt and adds to the group’s relationship tensions.

  Abby admits that she kissed Jeroen and feels guilty about it.

• Kim → Casper (Romantic Boyfriend) — Their relationship is strained by Casper’s absence and his failure to call Kim on their anniversary.

  The group leaves Kim’s boyfriend, Casper, behind. Kim later reaches his voicemail on their six-month anniversary, but the call is cut off.

• Kim’s Mother → Kim (Family Mother) — Kim insists she is grown up, while her mother remains concerned and offers support.

  Kim’s mother drops her off for the weekend and offers to come get her if she feels uncomfortable.

Story Dynamics

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

• Pippa → Feline (Conflict Suspected Perpetrator) — Pippa becomes a focus of suspicion surrounding Feline’s disappearance, though the supplied account does not establish what happened to Feline.

  After Feline disappears, the friends question whether Pippa has been honest about what happened. Pippa later admits to killing the dog, but the accoun...

• Kim → Feline (Social Friends In Crisis) — Feline’s disappearance intensifies the group’s fear and suspicion during the weekend.

  Feline disappears, prompting arguments among the friends about what happened and whether they should have called the police.

• Abby → Pippa (Friends In Conflict) — Pippa’s conflict with Kim puts pressure on her relationship with Abby and makes Abby’s trust central to the final crisis.

  Pippa accuses Kim of trying to turn Abby against her and claims Abby will never believe Kim.

• Kim → Pippa (Conflict Antagonists) — Pippa’s treatment of Kim escalates from a cruel bathroom incident into an openly dangerous confrontation.

  Pippa locks Kim in a bathroom despite knowing about her claustrophobia. During the final confrontation, Pippa accuses Kim of making up stories and Kim...

• Kim → Abby (Social Close Friends) — Kim fears losing her close bond with Abby, and the crisis later tests whether Abby will believe her.

  Kim worries that Abby is leaving her behind to build a life with the others. Their closeness is also a source of tension during the weekend.

Story Analysis

A weekend among friends turns into a crisis as unresolved tensions, disappearances, and deception expose danger inside the house.

Plot Progression

1. A Weekend Begins — Kim leaves with Abby, Pippa, and Feline for a weekend in the Ardennes. A game on the drive reveals tensions among the friends, while Kim worries that Abby is leaving her behind.
2. The House Turns Hostile — Pippa encourages the group to invite men over, and the weekend becomes chaotic. Kim fears someone is outside, then Pippa locks her in a bathroom despite knowing her claustrophobia.
3. Secrets and Disappearance — Abby confesses that she kissed Jeroen, while Casper fails to call Kim on their anniversary. Feline disappears, and the friends argue about police and Pippa’s honesty.
4. The Danger Inside — A threatening man seems to be nearby, and Pippa chooses to confront the danger while the others hide. She then admits to killing the dog and turns on Kim with accusations.
5. A Fractured Truth — Abby finds Kim injured after Kim enters the house. Kim tells Abby that Pippa was responsible and that someone has been tied up upstairs, leaving the friends to face the danger within the house.