Character Relationship Map: Angst

Characters

• Dean (played by Sam Lewis) — protagonist

  Dean is a cynical, sexually frustrated video store employee living in Sydney's King's Cross. He is dealing with unresolved love, and his interest in May, an alluring goth, becomes an over-the-counter...

• Jade (played by Jessica Napier) — supporting

  Jade is one of Dean's flatmates and part of their group of horror-film devotees in King's Cross. She does not work, and is content to smoke pot and watch videos while she can get away with it. Mole ch...

• Ian (played by Justin Smith) — supporting

  Ian is Dean's flatmate and part of the trio of horror-film devotees living in King's Cross. He works in an adult bookstore while waiting for his chance to make a break as a stand-up comedian. His shar...

• May (played by Abi Tucker) — supporting

  May is an alluring goth who wanders into the lives of the horror-film devotees in King's Cross. Dean develops an over-the-counter crush on her, making her the focus of his romantic interest. The summa...

• Mole (played by Luke Lennox) — supporting

  Mole is a street kid who wanders into the lives of Dean, Jade, and Ian, the horror-film devotees sharing a home in King's Cross. By stealing their trusty VCR, he disrupts the trio's routine and challe...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dean → May (Romantic Crush) — Dean's attraction to May is an explicit emotional thread in the story.

  Dean develops an over-the-counter crush on May, who is described as an alluring goth chick.

Story Dynamics

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

• Mole → Jade (Conflict Lifestyle Challenger) — Mole's arrival disrupts Jade's routine of smoking pot and watching videos.

  The plot states that Mole challenges Jade's lifestyle by stealing the trio's VCR.

• Mole → Ian (Conflict Thief And Target) — The theft creates a direct material conflict between Mole and Ian's household.

  Mole steals the trusty VCR belonging to the trio that includes Ian.

• Mole → Dean (Conflict Thief And Target) — Mole's theft disrupts Dean's household and its shared entertainment.

  Mole wanders into the trio's lives by stealing their trusty VCR, which directly affects Dean as one of the trio members.

• Ian → Jade (Social Flatmate) — They live together while following very different personal routines.

  Ian and Jade are both identified as flatmates within the same household.

• Dean → Jade (Social Flatmate) — Their shared living arrangement places them in the same domestic and social environment.

  Jade is explicitly described as Dean's flatmate.

• Dean → Ian (Social Flatmate) — They share a home as part of the same trio of horror-film devotees.

  The plot identifies Ian as Dean's flatmate in their shared King's Cross household.

Story Analysis

A group of horror-film devotees faces disruption when a street kid steals their VCR and Dean develops a crush on May.

Plot Progression

1. King's Cross Flatmates — Dean, Ian, and Jade are introduced as horror-film devotees sharing a flat in Sydney's King's Cross. Their different work situations, ambitions, and routines establish the household's unstable balance.
2. The VCR Disruption — Jade's lifestyle centers on smoking pot and watching videos, supported by the trio's trusty VCR. Street kid Mole enters their lives and steals it, directly disrupting the household.
3. Mole Challenges Routine — Mole's theft challenges Jade's way of living and creates tension within the shared flat. The household's familiar entertainment routine is no longer secure.
4. Dean Meets May — The alluring goth May wanders into the group's lives. Dean develops an over-the-counter crush on her, adding emotional pressure to the already disrupted household.