Character Relationship Map: Dude

Characters

• Lily Weil (played by Lucy Hale) — protagonist

  Protagonist and best friend group member. Initially overwhelmed with planning school events, she feels betrayed when her friends hide Chloe's college plans and abandon her at a party. After a traumati...

• Chloe Daniels (played by Kathryn Prescott) — supporting

  Core friend struggling with deep grief over her brother Thomas's death. Accepted to NYU but considers transferring to UCSB to stay near family. Her decision initially strains her bond with Lily. She a...

• Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein (played by Alexandra Shipp) — supporting

  Best friend navigating her parents' divorce. Despite personal challenges, she remains committed to the group and decides to attend the senior prom with them.

• Sam (played by Jerry MacKinnon) — supporting

  Friend who consoles Chloe during her grieving period and asks her to prom, which she accepts.

• Rebecca Voller (played by Awkwafina) — supporting

  Best friend who develops a crush on the school librarian, Mr. Bemis. At the graduation party, she introduces him to her parents using the name Immanuel.

• Noah (played by Alex Wolff) — supporting

  Schoolmate who serenade-promposes to Lily. Though she declines, they share a moment at a party. He defends his interest in Lily against her ex's jealousy, later reconciles with her, and shares a kiss...

• Thomas Daniels (played by Austin Butler) — supporting

  Chloe's brother who shares a tender, almost-kiss moment with Lily at junior prom. He is tragically killed in a car crash on his way home. A flashback reveals he and Lily had kissed and professed mutua...

• Mike (played by Ronen Rubinstein) — supporting
• Immanuel Bemis (played by Satya Bhabha) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Rebecca Voller → Immanuel Bemis (Romantic Interest) — Rebecca has a crush on the librarian, whom she meets by name at the graduation party.

  Rebecca develops a crush on the school librarian, and at the graduation party he introduces himself to her as Immanuel.

• Lily Weil → Noah (Romantic Interest) — A relationship that develops through rejection, renewed understanding, and reconciliation.

  Noah serenades Lily with a promposal, they make out at a party, and they later reconcile and kiss.

• Lily Weil → Thomas Daniels (Romantic Mutual Love) — They share a romantic bond revealed through a flashback.

  A flashback reveals that Lily and Thomas kissed and professed their mutual love at junior prom.

• Chloe Daniels → Thomas Daniels (Family Brother And Sister) — Siblings whose relationship is central to Chloe's grief.

  The plot identifies Thomas as Chloe's brother and says he is killed in a car crash on his way home from junior prom.

Story Dynamics

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

• Lily Weil → Mike (Conflict Sexual Assault) — Mike sexually assaults Lily at the party.

  At a party, Lily retreats to a bedroom with Mike, whom she had met earlier, and he rapes her.

• Chloe Daniels → Sam (Alliance Supportive Friend) — Sam offers Chloe comfort and companionship.

  Sam consoles Chloe during her grief and asks her to prom, an invitation she accepts.

• Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein → Rebecca Voller (Social Best Friends) — Friends who share the group's senior-year experiences.

  Amelia and Rebecca are both identified as members of the best-friend group that decides to attend prom together.

• Chloe Daniels → Rebecca Voller (Social Best Friends) — Friends within the group's shared support network.

  Chloe and Rebecca are both identified as members of the best-friend group that decides to attend prom together.

• Chloe Daniels → Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein (Social Best Friends) — Friends who remain part of the group through their senior-year struggles.

  Chloe and Amelia are both identified as members of the best-friend group that decides to attend prom together.

• Lily Weil → Rebecca Voller (Social Best Friends) — Friends in Lily's central high-school friend group.

  Rebecca is identified as one of Lily's best friends, and she is among the girls involved in the group's conflict and reconciliation.

• Lily Weil → Amelia Bergbaum-Goldstein (Social Best Friends) — Members of the same close-knit friend group.

  Amelia is identified as one of Lily's best friends, and she is among the girls Lily confronts and later apologizes to.

• Lily Weil → Chloe Daniels (Social Best Friends) — Close friends whose bond is tested by grief, secrecy, and Lily's behavior.

  The plot identifies Lily and Chloe as best friends. Their disagreement over Chloe's college plans strains their friendship, and Lily later apologizes...

Story Analysis

Four friends navigate grief, strained relationships, and the end of high school as Lily confronts her mistakes and moves toward reconciliation.

Plot Progression

1. A Prom Interrupted by Loss — At junior prom, Lily and Thomas share a tender moment before their friends interrupt them. Thomas dies in a car crash on his way home, leaving Chloe grieving.
2. Last Weeks of High School — A year later, the friends face college decisions and personal challenges as graduation approaches. Chloe weighs NYU against UCSB, and the group decides to attend prom together.
3. Secrets and Party Fallout — Lily's responsibilities and relationships become increasingly strained as Chloe's college choice causes conflict. At a party, Mike rapes Lily, and tensions with her friends and Noah intensify.
4. Apology and Graduation — With her brother's help, Lily recognizes her selfishness and apologizes to the girls. A flashback reveals her mutual love with Thomas, and graduation brings reconciliation and a final gathering.