Character Relationship Map: Three Peaks

Characters

• Aaron (played by Alexander Fehling) — protagonist
• Lea (played by Bérénice Bejo) — supporting
• Tristan (played by Arian Montgomery) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Aaron → Tristan (Professional Caregiver) — Aaron performs a practical caregiving role in Tristan's household.

  Aaron is part of the household and helps care for Tristan during the preparation for the family outing.

• Lea → Tristan (Family Mother) — Lea is Tristan's protective and emotionally important mother.

  Lea spends time caring for her young son Tristan and explains that the Three Peaks symbolize a mother, a father, and a child.

Story Dynamics

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

• Lea → Aaron (Social Household Companion) — Lea and Aaron share a household context and travel together as part of the family group.

  Aaron is part of Lea and Tristan's household and joins Lea and Tristan on the family trip to Three Peaks.

Story Analysis

A family mountain outing exposes unresolved loyalties, childhood jealousy, and the painful uncertainty of separation.

Plot Progression

1. A Family Under Strain — Lea cares for Tristan while preparing for a mountain outing with Aaron. The possibility of moving to Paris exposes Tristan's anxiety about his family and his father's place.
2. The Symbolic Mountain — The family travels toward Three Peaks, where Lea explains the mountains as symbols of a family. Natural legends and changing light give Tristan's questions a more mysterious atmosphere.
3. Jealous Games — Tristan questions Aaron's strength and relationship with Lea. Playful fantasies become threatening as Tristan asks Aaron to leave his mother alone and imagines monsters attacking a heart.
4. Lost On The Mountain — Tristan and Aaron become separated during an argument or game. Aaron's calls and Tristan's distant answers cannot overcome the mountain's concealment, turning the outing into an urgent search.
5. Safety Without Closure — Lea finds and comforts Tristan, and rescue personnel take him to safety. The final report leaves Aaron missing, preserving the family's emotional uncertainty.