Characters in Daydream

Halle Jacobs

An overachieving, people-pleasing student and aspiring romance novelist who enters a writing contest to finally put herself first.

Henry Turner

The reluctant captain of the Maple Hills men's hockey team, a warm, neurodivergent character written with autism and ADHD.

Also in Icebreaker

Nate Hawkins

Protagonist of Icebreaker and Henry's longtime hockey teammate; now that Henry has taken over as captain, Nate remains a steady, good-humored friend in his corner.

Also in Icebreaker

Aurora Roberts

Protagonist of Wildfire; her insistence on including people draws Henry out of isolation and pulls Halle into the wider Maple Hills friend group after her breakup.

Also in Wildfire

Anastasia Allen

Protagonist of Icebreaker, known to the group as Stassie; part of the returning Maple Hills friend circle who gives Henry and Halle an outside read on their arrangement.

Also in Icebreaker

Gigi (Daydream)

Halle's younger sister; her visit to Halle's ex-boyfriend Will draws Halle back into unresolved feelings from that earlier relationship.

Will (Daydream)

Halle's ex-boyfriend from before the series began, a hockey player at another school whose reappearance forces Halle to confront the relationship patterns she is trying to break.