Ben never knew his mother Hanna, as he was only a few days old when she took her own life.

Ben grew up with Karl and Marianne Lister as his parental figures, and they treated him as one of their own children.

They are Ben’s cousins, who also moved into Thomas’s home with him for a couple of years.

Ben grew up with them and considers them more siblings than cousins.

Thomas, Ben’s youngest uncle, took him in after Marianne died because Karl had a hard time dealing with his wife’s passing. Thomas has since always been there for Ben – and he got him right into therapy when he found out about Ben’s cutting.

Ben got to know Alex after he started dating Andreas – especially after Alex moved in with them.

Nikolai Müller is Ben’s best friend. He’s also his only friend. They’re total opposites but made their friendship work anyway. After Nik moved off to pursue higher education, they don’t see as much of each other and their relationship is more strained.

Ben has been in love with him for as long as he can remember.

On his sixteenth birthday, Ben lost his virginity to Tarjei Müller – who happens to be Nik’s older brother. They’ve been sleeping together since, but it’s only sex, nothing else.