Losing It characters

Appears from the start

A college senior studying acting who is confident onstage but anxious about graduating and embarrassed that she has never had sex. Her attempt to solve the latter problem with a stranger collapses when panic and an improvised excuse send her fleeing.

Appears from the start

A young Englishman Bliss meets in a bar while he is reading Shakespeare. Attractive, observant, and more patient than her plan allows for, Garrick follows her home but accepts her abrupt retreat without forcing the encounter.

Appears from the start

Bliss's bold, socially confident best friend and fellow theatre student. Kelsey treats experience as something to pursue directly and pushes Bliss toward the bar encounter, though her loyalty matters more than her teasing advice.

First appears in chapter 3

Bliss's close friend and acting classmate. Cade is dependable, talented, and deeply attentive to her moods. The ease of their friendship makes him central to her final year even when unspoken feelings complicate it.

First appears in chapter 3

A fellow theatre student in Bliss's circle. Rusty shares the rehearsals, parties, and uncertainty surrounding graduation, providing blunt commentary and companionship as the class prepares to enter professional life.

First appears in chapter 4

A member of Bliss's theatre program whose work puts him among the classmates navigating auditions, productions, and changing friendships during their final semester.

First appears in chapter 4

A theatre student in Bliss's wider social group. His presence in classes and gatherings helps define the close community in which private choices rarely remain private for long.