Character Relationship Map: Hideaways

Characters

• James Furlong (played by Harry Treadaway) — protagonist

  The protagonist and last surviving member of a family cursed with destructive supernatural powers. He lives in isolation until meeting Mae, with whom he falls in love. His abilities inadvertently cure...

• Mae (played by Rachel Hurd-Wood) — protagonist

  A terminally ill cancer patient who escapes her hospital to discover James in isolation. She accepts his dangerous nature, loves him, and survives his supernatural abilities, which ultimately cure her...

• Liam (played by Thomas Brodie-Sangster) — supporting

  The sole survivor from St. Judes reformatory and James's only childhood friend. He flees after a mysterious illness sweeps through the institution. Years later, he confronts James about his destructiv...

Canonical Relationships

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

• James Furlong → Mae (Romantic Lover) — Their romance gives James a reason to leave isolation and accept life beyond the woods.

  James and Mae soon fall in love. They later consummate their love when James visits Mae at the hospital.

Story Dynamics

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

• Mae → Liam (Conflict Indirect Adversary) — Mae's restored future contrasts with Liam's violent response to James's past.

  Liam kills James after confronting him, while James's powers have already saved Mae from death.

• James Furlong → Liam (Social Childhood Friend) — Their early friendship gives James rare companionship during his institutional childhood.

  At St. Judes, Liam is James's only friend and the only boy who shows him kindness.

Story Analysis

A lonely man with destructive supernatural powers finds love, saves lives, and leaves a family legacy despite his tragic death.

Plot Progression

1. A Family Marked By Power — James is born into a family associated with strange abilities and loses his mother, father, grandmother, livestock, and finally his family home. His childhood experiments reveal that his power is dest...
2. Survival At St. Judes — At St. Judes, James struggles with social life and bullying but finds kindness from Liam. A mysterious illness destroys the reformatory, leaving James and Liam as survivors and forcing James to hide.
3. Love In The Woods — Mae discovers James's cottage after fleeing the hospital. Despite his fear, her acceptance and compassion lead them into love and persuade James to imagine a life beyond isolation.
4. The Past Returns — James encounters Liam after visiting Mae in the hospital. Liam's confrontation turns James's renewed hope into a final reckoning with the catastrophe connected to his powers.
5. A Life Preserved — Liam kills James with scissors, but James's powers cure the hospital patients and save Mae. Six years later, Mae tells their daughter about James, ending the story with memory and continuity.