Of Karma and Corridors Characters

Anna is a woman in recovery who works for Kucera Housing, relies on strict routines, and has MINE carved into her back, later covered by Casper's moth tattoo. She is guarded but increasingly takes risks, including skydiving, dancing at Starlight, and exploring intimacy with Casper.

Arc: She moves from fear and concealment toward openness, confronts Casper's surveillance, grieves the betrayal, and ultimately chooses to love and live with him.

• Casper Carrows — her tattoo artist, boyfriend, secret surveillant, and reconciled partner
• Rhys — her protective older brother
• Micky — her sister-in-law and supportive friend
• Steve Wesson — her abusive ex and blackmailer
• Joan — her therapist
• Jenna — her HR/payroll contact
• Fern — her pole choreo instructor
• Diamond — fellow dancer at Starlight
• Eric — met at the club with Casper
• Brandi — met at the club with Casper
• Debra — Casper's possum, whom she feeds

Casper Carrows is a Black Rabbit tattoo artist and Anna's love interest, also referred to in the notes as GA and Ek. He uses AirTags, trackers, hidden passages, and a two-way mirror to surveil Anna, and independently hunts and tortures the men who abused her.

Arc: He moves from secret monitoring and vigilante violence to confessing the surveillance, repairing Anna's wall, and being reconciled with her; she asks him to move in and he agrees.

• Anna — his tattoo client, girlfriend, and partner whom he surveilled and later reconciles with
• Rhys — Anna's brother, his client, who punches him and later provides an alibi
• Logan — Black Rabbit friend and coworker
• Thor — Black Rabbit friend and coworker
• Kelly — Black Rabbit coworker and friend
• Frankie — Black Rabbit receptionist and coworker
• Debra — his pet possum
• Steve Wesson — his captive and torture victim
• Peter Bodner — his captive and torture victim
• Robert Vayle — his captive and torture victim
• Terrence — his client and Cerulean building operations manager
• Clyde — tattoo shop owner and mentor
• Eric — his tattoo client
• Brandi — his client's wife and acquaintance

Steve Wesson is Anna's abusive ex-dealer and blackmailer; he carved MINE into her back, sends old photos and a video, and demands weekly payments under threat of exposing her to Kucera Housing and Rhys. He is later captured and tortured by Casper/Ek, names Peter Bodner and Robert Vayle, and his death is reported as a gang-related homicide.

Arc: His extortion terrorizes Anna until Casper intervenes; his capture and death end the blackmail against her.

• Anna — his abusive ex-girlfriend and blackmail victim
• Casper Carrows — his captor and torturer
• Peter Bodner — named by Steve under interrogation as one of the men in the video
• Robert Vayle — named by Steve under interrogation as the older man in the video

TJ Townsend is a Starlight customer who harasses Anna and grabs her wrist. Casper photographs his ID and address and later beats him in a wolf mask.

Arc: He moves from harassing Anna to being retaliated against by Casper.

• Anna — harassed her at the strip club
• Casper Carrows — victim of Casper's retaliation

Peter Bodner is named by Steve as one of the men in the video of Anna's abuse. Casper/Ek captures and tortures him in a motel, extracting most of his teeth.

Arc: He is exposed as one of Anna's abusers and is punished by Casper/Ek.

• Steve Wesson — named him under interrogation
• Casper Carrows — his captor and torturer
• Anna — one of the men in the video of her abuse

Robert Vayle is named by Steve as the older man in the video of Anna's abuse. Casper captures, tortures, and accidentally kills him in a motel bathroom when he chokes on vomit.

Arc: He is exposed as one of Anna's abusers and dies during Casper's vigilante punishment.

• Steve Wesson — named him under interrogation
• Casper Carrows — his captor, torturer, and killer
• Anna — one of the men in the video of her abuse

Frank is a Starlight customer who tries to grab Anna's thigh despite her no-touching rule and is ordered out by Diamond. Diamond says he is a regular who likes testing new girls.

Arc: He remains a minor harassing customer who is removed by Diamond.

• Anna — customer harassing her
• Diamond — fellow dancer who orders him out

Rhys is Anna's protective older brother, a professional hockey player/NHL defenseman, and the founder of Kucera Housing. He paid for Anna's rehab, moved her to Minnesota, and questions her relationships while trying to support her recovery.

Arc: He confronts and punches Casper after discovering the surveillance, then accepts his explanation and provides an alibi; he gradually trusts Casper as Anna's boyfriend.

• Anna — his younger sister
• Micky — his wife/partner
• Casper Carrows — Anna's boyfriend, whom he confronts and later helps

Micky is Rhys's wife/partner and Anna's sister-in-law; she helped Anna detox, defends her against Rhys's questioning, and comforts her during the breakup. She hosts Thanksgiving with Rhys and welcomes Casper.

Arc: She remains a steady, supportive ally to Anna and helps ease family tensions.

• Rhys — her husband/partner
• Anna — her sister-in-law and friend
• Casper Carrows — Anna's boyfriend, whom she welcomes

Logan is a Black Rabbit tattoo artist and Casper's friend/coworker; he plays cards with Casper and Thor, helps with Logan and Kelly's wedding, and teases/advises Casper about Anna. Early notes also call him Anna's brother, though later chapters consistently treat Rhys as her brother and Logan as Casper's friend and Kelly's partner.

Arc: He questions Casper's surveillance but remains a friend, and he partners with Kelly.

• Casper Carrows — friend and Black Rabbit coworker
• Thor — friend and coworker
• Kelly — his bride/fiancée/partner
• Anna — early notes call him her brother

Thor is a Black Rabbit tattoo artist and Casper's friend/coworker; he plays cards, teases Casper about Anna, helps with wedding and house projects, and builds Debra's possum house. He is part of the shop's group-chat banter and later tattoos Miles.

Arc: He remains a teasing, loyal friend and coworker who pushes Casper to handle things honestly.

• Casper Carrows — friend and coworker
• Logan — friend and coworker
• Kelly — Black Rabbit group-chat friend
• Frankie — Black Rabbit group-chat friend
• Miles — his tattoo client
• Debra — built her possum house

Kelly is a Black Rabbit tattoo artist, Logan's bride/fiancée/partner, and Casper's coworker/friend. She approves Casper bringing Anna to the wedding and helps renovate Casper's house.

Arc: She remains a supportive coworker and partner within the Black Rabbit circle.

• Logan — her groom/fiancé/partner
• Casper Carrows — Black Rabbit coworker and friend
• Anna — friend/helper in the house renovation
• Frankie — Black Rabbit group-chat friend
• Thor — Black Rabbit group-chat friend

Frankie is the Black Rabbit receptionist/coworker who manages Casper's appointments, participates in the group chat, and helps renovate his house. She brings cheesecake to the housewarming and notices Casper's exhaustion.

Arc: She remains a perceptive, reliable coworker who reads Casper's moods and keeps his schedule.

• Casper Carrows — Black Rabbit receptionist and coworker
• Kelly — Black Rabbit group-chat friend
• Logan — Black Rabbit group-chat friend
• Thor — Black Rabbit group-chat friend
• Anna — friend/helper in the house renovation

Debra is a possum who comes to Casper's porch for food, eats pizza and blueberries, and is addressed as a pet. Anna and Thor provide her with a possum house.

Arc: She remains a recurring comfort animal and running connection between Casper, Anna, and Thor.

• Casper Carrows — her caretaker who feeds and talks to her
• Anna — feeds her and delivers her possum house
• Thor — built her possum house

Joan is Anna's therapist in video/telehealth sessions; she discusses Anna's recovery, dating, physical intimacy, and Casper. She notes Anna's growth and documents Anna calling Casper 'objectively hot.'

Arc: She remains a steady therapeutic presence as Anna takes more chances and opens up about Casper.

• Anna — her therapist

Fern is the pole choreo instructor who leads Anna's drop-in class and later instructs Casper. She warns Anna away from Starlight because of management and rough clients.

Arc: She remains a protective instructor and guide to Anna's dance world.

• Anna — her pole choreo instructor
• Casper Carrows — instructor in the class he joins

Jenna is Anna's HR/payroll contact at the sober living nonprofit/Kucera Housing; she expedites Anna's payroll advance. She also texts John about firewood.

Arc: She remains a helpful workplace contact during Anna's financial pressure.

• Anna — her HR/payroll contact
• John — texts him about firewood

Diamond is a fellow dancer at Starlight who orders Frank out of the VIP room and tells Anna to act in charge. She enforces boundaries for dancers.

Arc: She remains a tougher, protective presence in Anna's Starlight work.

• Anna — fellow dancer at Starlight
• Frank — customer she orders out

Eric is Casper's tattoo client who, with his wife Brandi, performs an exhibition in the corn maze for Anna and Casper. They also meet Anna and Casper at the club.

Arc: He remains a client involved in Casper's arranged voyeuristic show and later a club acquaintance.

• Brandi — his wife and performance partner
• Casper Carrows — his tattoo client and show arranger
• Anna — introduced to her by Casper

Brandi is Eric's wife and performance partner who performs an exhibition with him in the corn maze for Anna and Casper. She also meets Anna and Casper at the club.

Arc: She remains part of the voyeuristic show arranged by Casper and a club acquaintance.

• Eric — her husband and performance partner
• Casper Carrows — his client and show arranger
• Anna — introduced to her by Casper

John is Anna's coworker at the Harvest Festival; he closes the maze and leaves to buy firewood after Jenna texts him. He also tells Anna the maze is clear.

Arc: He remains a minor festival coworker with no major change.

• Anna — coworker at the Harvest Festival
• Jenna — receives her text about firewood

Danny is the pilot Casper persuades to fly Anna and him for a second skydive near sunset. He enables Anna's repeat jump.

Arc: He remains a minor enabler of Anna and Casper's skydiving experience.

• Casper Carrows — pilot Casper persuades to take them up again
• Anna — flies her and Casper for the second jump

Clyde is the tattoo shop owner who lets Casper hang around and eventually gives him an apprenticeship. He is Casper's mentor.

Arc: He remains part of Casper's backstory and tattoo origin.

• Casper Carrows — tattoo shop owner and mentor

Terrence is the Cerulean building operations manager and a client of Casper's who grants him special access after Casper shows him a security flaw. Casper also retains an extra key Terrence has not deactivated.

Arc: He remains a minor source of Casper's access at Cerulean.

• Casper Carrows — his client who has access to his building

Denise is an NA member with more years of sobriety who stops Anna after a meeting. She tells Anna that missing the group is not the same as going back.

Arc: She remains a brief but important source of comfort during Anna's grief.

• Anna — fellow NA member who comforts her

Miles is a tattoo client in the epilogue who gets 'Lemmy' tattooed for his wife, Salem, as an anniversary surprise. He tells Thor he wants to make Salem happy and get credit for it.

Arc: He remains a minor epilogue client whose marriage banter contrasts with the main couple.

• Thor — his tattoo artist
• Salem — his wife, whom he calls Lemmy