Characters in After We Collided

Tessa Young

An ambitious English Literature student and new publishing intern, torn between her goals and her pull toward Hardin.

Also in After, After Ever Happy, Before

Hardin Scott

A rebellious, volatile English Literature student who tries to change while wrestling with jealousy and family wounds.

Also in After, After We Fell, After Ever Happy, Before

Landon Gibson

Tessa's loyal best friend and Hardin's stepbrother, an English Literature student who stays steady while the couple fall apart.

Also in After

Christian Vance

The CEO of Vance Publishing and Tessa's boss, who gives her the internship that opens up her professional world.

Also in After Ever Happy

Trevor Mathews

An accountant at Vance Publishing and Tessa's friendly coworker, whose growing interest in her stirs Hardin's jealousy.

Noah Porter

Tessa's childhood best friend and ex-boyfriend from home, a reminder of the safer life she left behind.

Also in After

Zed Evans

One of Hardin's friends and a rival in the campus circle, who becomes a romantic alternative for Tessa.

Ken Scott

Hardin's father and a university chancellor, whose strained bond with his son slowly begins to mend.