Character Relationship Map: Bellflower

Characters

• Woodrow (played by Evan Glodell) — protagonist

  Protagonist who migrates to LA with Aiden. Volunteers in a cricket eating contest where he meets Milly. They date, but Woodrow becomes increasingly controlling and jealous. After a car accident and di...

• Milly (played by Jessie Wiseman) — protagonist

  Meets Woodrow at a bar and begins dating him despite her hostile roommate Mike. She sleeps with Mike, prompting Woodrow's jealousy. After Mike's death, she ambushes Woodrow, knocks him unconscious, an...

• Aiden (played by Tyler Dawson) — supporting

  Woodrow's best friend who migrates to LA with him. Co-develops a flamethrower and a flame-throwing muscle car as part of their apocalyptic Medusa Gang vision. Feels neglected as Woodrow dates Milly. I...

• Courtney (played by Rebekah Brandes) — supporting

  Milly's friend who initially talks to Aiden at a bar. Becomes interested in Aiden but sleeps with Woodrow while he recovers from his accident. Confronts Milly about her assault on Woodrow, leading to...

• Mike (played by Vincent Grashaw) — supporting

  Milly's ambiguously hostile roommate. Engages in a fight with Woodrow over disrespecting Milly. Later sleeps with Milly, causing Woodrow's jealousy. Returns to Woodrow's house to retrieve Milly's belo...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Aiden → Courtney (Romantic Interest) — Aiden's interest is complicated by Courtney's later sexual relationship with Woodrow.

  Aiden talks with Courtney at the bar, and the plot states that Aiden is interested in her.

• Woodrow → Courtney (Romantic Sexual Partners) — Their affair intensifies the emotional damage among the four friends.

  After Courtney visits Woodrow while he is recovering, they have sex despite Aiden's interest in Courtney.

• Woodrow → Milly (Romantic Partners) — Their relationship is the central emotional bond and source of escalating conflict.

  Woodrow meets Milly at a bar, exchanges phone numbers with her, and later begins dating her.

Story Dynamics

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

• Aiden → Mike (Conflict Enemies) — Their confrontation escalates from a threat to Mike's death.

  Aiden intercepts Mike at Woodrow's home, warns him away, and kills him during a struggle over a baseball bat.

• Milly → Mike (Social Roommates) — Their shared living arrangement creates an unstable domestic connection.

  Mike is described as Milly's ambiguously hostile roommate.

• Woodrow → Aiden (Social Best Friends) — Their close friendship is strained as Woodrow spends increasing time with Milly.

  Woodrow and Aiden migrate to Los Angeles together, and the plot identifies Aiden as Woodrow's best friend.

• Woodrow → Mike (Conflict Rivals) — Mike becomes Woodrow's direct romantic and physical rival.

  Woodrow fights Mike after Mike disrespects Milly, and later scuffles with him after discovering the affair.

• Milly → Courtney (Social Former Best Friends) — Their friendship collapses after Milly's assault on Woodrow.

  Courtney confronts Milly about what she did to Woodrow, and the plot calls Courtney Milly's former best friend.

Story Analysis

A volatile friendship and romance collapse into jealousy, violence, and an ambiguous final embrace shaped by apocalyptic fantasies.

Plot Progression

1. Weapons and First Encounters — Woodrow and Aiden migrate to Los Angeles and pursue homemade weapons. Woodrow meets Milly at a bar, beginning a new romantic connection.
2. Romance on the Road — Woodrow and Milly travel to Texas, where conflict and illness complicate their trip. They return to California and begin dating.
3. The Medusa Dream — Aiden completes the flamethrower as the friends expand their apocalyptic Medusa Gang fantasy. Woodrow's romance with Milly increasingly separates him from Aiden.
4. Betrayal and Ruin — Woodrow discovers Milly with Mike and suffers a serious motorcycle accident. While he recovers, he has sex with Courtney, deepening the group's emotional fractures.
5. Fire, Violence, and Echoes — Woodrow burns Milly's belongings, Mike dies during a struggle with Aiden, and Milly retaliates by having Woodrow tattooed. The final confrontations lead to Courtney's suicide and an ambiguous embrace.