History Characters / WhatHappensNext

* {{Manchild}}: He's twenty-three, but acts more like a teenager. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], since his trauma has rendered him pretty much unable to move on from the time of Haylie's murder.

Milo Holliday is the twenty-three year old [[AntiHero main character]] of the series. He copes with his role in Haylie Gorski's murder by regressing into [[{{Manchild}} childish behaviors]] and through running his Tumblr blog, autisticstarlightglimmer. Before transitioning and coming out, he was known as Miranda "Mindy" Stoepker.

* TheAlcoholic: Her relationship with alcohol is clearly not healthy, with her topping up her Squishee with vodka so that she can drink in public without being noticed, or drinking enough at a club to ''pass out''. It's understandable as one of her coping mechanisms with her trauma.

Milo Holliday is the twenty-three year old [[AntiHero main character]] of the series. He copes with his role in Haylie Gorski's murder by regressing into [[{{Manchild}} childish behaviors]] and through running his Tumblr blog, autisticstarlightglimmer. Before transitioning and coming out, he was known as Miranda "Mindy" Stoker.

Griffin's first murder victim.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Shows signs of being this. His reaction to Milo wanting to leave the Goreski's house was to start an argument, claiming Milo was "ditching him."

!! The Goreskis

Haylie Goreski's family.

[[folder: Haylie Goreski]]

Haylie Goreski was Griffin's girlfriend and second murder victim, and TheCatalyst to most of the events of the series. Before death, she was a friendly theatre kid and ukulele player, and a close friend to Milo.

Claire is Haylie's quieter, less sociable younger sister. Presumably has trauma from Haylie's murder, which she witnessed at the age of thirteen.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Blames Milo for his involvement in the murders. While she's somewhat justified in this regard, Claire refuses to associate with him and ignores the fact that he was just as traumatized by Griffin's actions as she was.
* JustForFun/OneOfUs: References tvtropes while speaking with her roommate.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has purple hair.

* [[JustForFun/OneOfUs:]] References tvtropes while speaking with her roommate.

Gage Lundemann is a non-binary true crime blogger on Tumblr who's currently dating [[BigBad Griffin]], the antagonist of the series. They tend to fixate on unhealthy and morbid things presumably as a coping mechanism for their [[TragicBackstory traumatic experiences in the past]], history of self-harm and [[WeightWoe current eating disorder]].

* HiddenDepths: Originally appeared to be a sheltered true crime junkie who fetishized violence and trauma without any experience of how it actually is. However, they later tell Milo that they were abused by their mother and ex-boyfriend, and is fully aware of the extent of Griffin's morality.
* NightmareFetishist: Played with. They ''have'' undergone his share of traumatic experiences, but still clearly fetishizes murder and most of Griffin's actions.
* WeightWoe: Implied to have an eating disorder, as he is shown to eat very sparingly, drinks zero-calorie energy drinks, and has his fridge stocked with [[TrademarkFavoriteFood carrots, exclusively]].

Gage Lundemann is a non-binary true crime blogger on Tumblr who's currently dating [[BigBad Griffin]], the antagonist of the series. He tends to fixate on unhealthy and morbid things presumably as a coping mechanism for his [[TragicBackstory traumatic experiences in the past]], history of self-harm and [[WeightWoe current eating disorder]].

* HiddenDepths: Originally appeared to be a sheltered true crime junkie who fetishized violence and trauma without any experience of how it actually is. However, he later tells Milo that he was abused by his mother and ex-boyfriend, and is fully aware of the extent of Griffin's morality.
* NightmareFetishist: Played with. He ''has'' undergone his share of traumatic experiences, but still clearly fetishizes murder and most of Griffin's actions.

The main characters of ''What Happens Next''.

[[folder: Gage Lundemann]]

!! The Gorskis

Haylie Gorski's family.

[[folder: Haylie Gorski]]

Haylie Gorski was Griffin's girlfriend and second murder victim, and TheCatalyst to most of the events of the series. Before death, she was a friendly theatre kid and ukulele player, and a close friend to Milo.

* NiceGirl: She was a normal, kind sixteen-year-old girl, who seemed in love with Griffin and enjoyed theatre and playing her ukulele.

* HiddenDepths: Originally appeared to be a sheltered true crime junkie who fetishized violence and trauma. However, he later tells Milo that he was abused by his mother and ex-boyfriend, and is fully aware of the extent of Griffin's morality.

Milo Holliday is the twenty-three year old [[AntiHero main character]] of the series. He copes with his role in Haylie Gorski's murder by regressing into [[{{Manchild}} childish behaviors]] and through running his Tumblr blog, autisticstarlightglimmer. Before transitioning and coming out, he was known as Miranda "Mindy" Stoker. (Milo uses he/him pronouns.)