Character Relationship Map: Deep

Characters

• Jane (played by Panisara Rikulsurakan) — protagonist

  A medical student burdened by debt and household duties who joins the Deep sleep-deprivation experiment to earn money. She becomes the de facto leader of the Non-Non group, endures severe hallucinatio...

• Win (played by Kay Lertsittichai) — supporting

  A party-goer and fellow Deep subject who joins Jane's group. He suffers severe sleep deprivation effects and stages his own apparent death during the third level with help from the group to outsmart P...

• Cin (played by Supanaree Sutavijitvong) — supporting

  A popular student and Deep subject who reveals she has a stalker, only to discover Peach is the culprit. After a near-fatal collapse, she initially quits but later rejoins the group to rescue her frie...

• Win's Father (played by Wongsakorn Rassamitat) — supporting
• June (played by Warisara Jitpreedasakul) — supporting

  Jane's delinquent younger sister who secretly enters the Deep experiment. Her forced participation in the third level triggers the climax, compelling Jane to reunite the group and confront the experim...

• Peach (played by Krit Jeerapattananuwong) — supporting

  A gamer nerd and Deep subject who secretly stalks Cin. He hosts a party to help the group cope with sleep deprivation, initially quits after Level 2, but returns to help save June during the final lev...

• Professor Nichcha (played by Dujdao Vadhanapakorn) — supporting

  Jane's professor and the true mastermind behind the Deep experiment. She orchestrates the sleep-deprivation trials to harvest Qratonin to revive her comatose lover, Jed. After implanting herself with...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Win's Father → Win (father)
• Professor Nichcha → June (Power Coercive Controller) — Nichcha uses June's implanted chip to force Jane and the group back into Deep.

  Nichcha threatens that June's third level has started and refuses to remove the chip unless Jane gathers her friends for the experiment.

• Jane → Professor Nichcha (Professional Professor And Student) — Nichcha initially appears to be Jane's academic mentor.

  Professor Nichcha teaches Jane and suggests that she participate in research conducted by a pharmaceutical company.

• Jane → June (Family Sisters) — Jane and June are sisters whose family bond becomes central when June is forced into the third level.

  The plot identifies June as Jane's delinquent younger sister, and Jane lives with her while managing household responsibilities.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Win → Cin (Alliance Group Allies) — They share the group's survival struggle and coordinated resistance.

  Win and Cin are both members of Non-Non and complete the Deep levels as part of the same group.

• Peach → June (Alliance Rescue Ally) — Peach accepts renewed danger to help free June from the experiment.

  Peach initially quits after Level 2 but later rejoins the group for the final level and the effort to save June.

• Cin → June (Alliance Teammates) — Cin's decision to return is motivated by the group's effort to rescue June.

  Cin initially refuses to return to Deep but later rejoins the group to help save Jane's sister June.

• Win → Professor Nichcha (Conflict Deception And Opposition) — Win directly helps the group deceive and resist Nichcha.

  Win appears to die after falling unconscious, then revives and attacks Nichcha after the group uses a CCL injection to fake his death.

• Cin → Peach (Conflict Stalker And Target) — Their relationship changes from group acquaintance to a deeply troubling personal conflict.

  Cin reveals that she has a stalker, then discovers during the party that Peach is the person stalking her.

• Jane → Peach (Alliance Teammates) — Peach becomes a reluctant but important member of Jane's team.

  Peach joins Jane's group, hosts a party to help them endure sleep deprivation, and later returns for the third level.

• Jane → Cin (Alliance Friends And Teammates) — Their shared ordeal develops into a strong cooperative friendship.

  Jane and Cin participate in Deep together, remain connected after the second level, and reunite to help rescue June.

• Jane → Win (Alliance Teammates) — Win is one of Jane's principal allies in the Non-Non group.

  Jane and Win join the same Deep group, complete the levels together, and cooperate in the plan to fake Win's death.

Story Analysis

A financially pressured medical student enters a sleep-deprivation experiment and leads her friends against the mastermind exploiting them.

Plot Progression

1. Debt Opens the Door — Jane's financial pressure, medical studies, and household duties push her toward chronic insomnia. Professor Nichcha's research proposal leads Jane into the dangerous Deep experiment.
2. The Price of Wakefulness — Jane joins Win, Peach, and Cin as they complete the first level and accept the larger reward of Level 2. Hallucinations, slowing Qratonin gains, and Cin's discovery about Peach intensify the danger.
3. June's Forced Return — After seeing a student die, Jane learns that June has entered Deep. Nichcha uses June's implanted chip to force Jane and her former teammates back into the experiment.
4. The Hidden Architect — The third level produces extreme hallucinations and chaos. Jane discovers that the pharmaceutical company is a front and that Professor Nichcha is directing Deep for a personal revival plan.
5. The Trap and Aftermath — Non-Non deceives Nichcha with Win's staged death, revives Jane, and incapacitates the professor. Nichcha is arrested, the chips are removed, and the friends reunite.