Miel is a dark-eyed teenager who mysteriously grows physical roses from her wrist. She lives in a conservative town with a local healer and regularly destroys her floral blooms to avoid unwanted attention. She carries fragmented, frightening memories of her early childhood and relies heavily on her lifelong bond with her best friend.

Sam is a Pakistani-American transgender boy known locally for painting and hanging artificial moons around town. He works at the Bonner family's pumpkin farm, manually pollinating the blossoms with a paintbrush. He guards his gender identity carefully within their traditional community while managing his deepening affection for his childhood companion.

Aracely is a tall blonde woman who works as a local healer. She specializes in removing lovesickness from heartbroken residents using hands-on cures and herbal ingredients. She provides a stable, maternal environment for Miel while operating as a respected but slightly feared figure in the community.

Ivy is one of the four red-haired Bonner sisters, a group known for their intimidating collective presence. She is aggressive in her pursuit of Miel's roses, believing their rumored magic will restore her family's social dominance. She operates with a desperate need to keep her sisters unified.

Chloe is the eldest of the Bonner sisters. Her recent return to the family farm reignites the sisters' collective ambition and draws local gossip. Her previous departure created the first major fracture in the sisters' previously untouchable status.

Lian is one of the Bonner sisters who studies at home after being pulled out of school. The town views her as listless and academically slow, though she possesses capabilities she hides in order to maintain her specific role within the family structure.

Peyton is the youngest Bonner sister. She shares a slight, covert rapport with Sam, who helps shield her romantic interests from their conservative community. She occasionally exhibits small flashes of guilt over her sisters' treatment of Miel but remains bound to her family's will.

Sam's mother is a Pakistani immigrant who wants the best for her child but struggles to fully understand his identity. She hopes his gender expression aligns with the temporary cultural tradition of bacha posh rather than a permanent reality, creating a quiet tension in their household.

Emma Owens is a school administrator and a regular client of Aracely. She frequently falls in love too fast and relies on Aracely's magical cures to remove her sudden heartaches.

Miel's mother is a figure from her childhood who feared the roses growing from her daughter's skin. Influenced by local priests and family superstitions, she subjected Miel to harsh, water-based treatments in a desperate attempt to cure the condition.

Miel's father is a healer who believed his daughter's roses were a dangerous, historical curse. He argued violently with his wife over how to handle Miel's condition before eventually abandoning the family entirely.

Leandro is Miel's older brother. He initially resisted their parents' attempts to harm Miel but ultimately became complicit in their abusive efforts to cure her roses out of a misguided sense of protection.