Character Relationship Map: Flower

Characters

• Erica Vandross (played by Zoey Deutch) — protagonist

  Erica is the seventeen-year-old central protagonist, a rebellious vigilante who helps entrap suspected pedophiles and extort money from them. She is saving for her father's bail, becomes unexpectedly...

• Laurie (played by Kathryn Hahn) — protagonist

  Laurie is Erica's mother and the adult at the center of the household. She is not troubled by Erica's sexual behavior, but feels disappointed that Erica dislikes her new boyfriend, Bob. She also allow...

• Bob (played by Tim Heidecker) — supporting

  Bob is Laurie's new boyfriend and Luke's father. His relationship with Laurie brings Luke into the household after Luke leaves rehabilitation, creating the living situation in which Luke meets Erica a...

• Will Jordan (played by Adam Scott) — supporting

  Will is Luke's former middle school teacher, whom Luke initially accused of sexual assault. Although Will was never charged, Erica and her friends target him, leading to a drugging and blackmail schem...

• Luke (played by Joey Morgan) — supporting

  Luke is Bob's emotionally disturbed eighteen-year-old son, recently released from rehabilitation. He struggles with panic attacks and a suicide attempt, then joins Erica's plan against Will after reve...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Bob → Luke (Family Father) — Bob is Luke's father.

  The plot explicitly describes Luke as Bob's son.

• Laurie → Bob (Romantic Boyfriend) — Laurie and Bob are in a new romantic relationship.

  The plot calls Bob Laurie's new boyfriend and says his son Luke comes to live with them.

• Erica Vandross → Laurie (Family Daughter) — Laurie is Erica's mother and household guardian.

  The plot identifies Laurie as Erica's mother and shows them living together in the Vandross house.

Story Dynamics

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

• Erica Vandross → Bob (Household Conflict) — Erica resists Bob's presence in the household.

  Laurie is disappointed that Erica does not like her new boyfriend Bob.

• Luke → Will Jordan (Conflict Accuser) — Luke's accusation creates the central grievance surrounding Will.

  Luke has a panic attack upon seeing Will because he previously accused him of sexual assault, although he later admits the accusation was false.

• Erica Vandross → Will Jordan (Conflict Target) — Erica leads the campaign against Will.

  Erica and her friends decide to make Will their next target and repeatedly attempt to entrap him.

• Erica Vandross → Luke (Social Friend) — Their relationship develops from an awkward encounter into mutual friendship.

  After Erica offers Luke oral sex and he refuses, the plot says they soon develop an unlikely friendship.

Story Analysis

A teenage vigilante's reckless search for justice becomes a fatal escape that transforms her friendship with Luke into love.

Plot Progression

1. Vigilantes Under Pressure — Erica conducts vigilante schemes while saving money connected to her father's imprisonment. Luke arrives from rehab and gradually forms an unexpected friendship with her.
2. The Accusation Returns — Luke's panic at the bowling alley exposes his troubled history with Will Jordan. After Erica interrupts Luke's suicide attempt, the group chooses Will as its next target.
3. The Trap Tightens — Erica's first attempt to lure Will ends when she stops their kiss, creating distrust within the group. The group then obtains roofies and prepares a more dangerous entrapment.
4. A Fatal Mistake — Erica enters Will's home with a drugged beer, and Luke attacks Will after he grabs Erica. The group leaves behind blackmail photographs and discovers Will dead the next morning.
5. Love On The Run — Erica and Luke flee while questioning whether Will deserved what happened. They learn the truth about Luke's accusation, confront disappointment at the prison, and finally surrender after confessing t...