Character Relationship Map: Three Months

Characters

• Caleb (played by Troye Sivan) — protagonist

  Caleb is one of the film’s two central young characters, struggling with family expectations, secrecy, sexuality, and health fears. He meets Estha in a support meeting, becomes his closest companion t...

• Estha (played by Viveik Kalra) — supporting

  Estha is the other central young character, coping with family pressure, uncertainty about his sexuality, and fear of rejection. He develops an unusually intimate friendship with Caleb, then pushes Ca...

• Dara (played by Brianne Tju) — supporting

  Dara is connected to Caleb during the reckless, emotionally unsettled summer. Caleb shares a drunken episode with Dara, and they discuss whether they will ever find people who want both romance and fo...

• Valerie (played by Ellen Burstyn) — supporting

  Valerie is someone closely affected by Caleb’s concealed health and family concerns. Dr. Diaz helps Caleb confront his guilt about worrying Valerie, and Caleb later has a furious confrontation with he...

• Jim (played by Steven Sean Garland) — supporting

  Jim is a performer who appears before a crowd during the summer. While performing, Jim singles Estha out during a song, creating a public moment that intersects with Estha’s continuing closeness to Ca...

• Edith (played by Amy Landecker) — supporting

  Edith appears near the end when Estha visits her changed home. There, Estha encounters a new baby and cautiously asks to hold him. The quiet meeting connects Edith to Estha’s movement beyond the painf...

• Dr. Diaz (played by Javier Muñoz) — supporting

  Dr. Diaz is a professional who helps Caleb address the emotional consequences of his health fears. In particular, Dr. Diaz helps him confront his guilt over worrying Valerie, giving Caleb support as h...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Estha → Valerie (Shared Family Pressure) — The plot links Estha's identity fears to pressure within his family environment.

  Estha struggles with family expectations and fears that his family will reject the person he really is.

• Estha → Dr. Diaz (Professional Health Support Connection) — Their connection is part of the film's broader health-support context.

  The plot places Estha and Caleb within the same health-testing crisis, while Dr. Diaz helps address Caleb's related guilt and fear.

• Caleb → Dr. Diaz (Professional Counseling Relationship) — Dr. Diaz guides Caleb through guilt and health-related anxiety.

  Dr. Diaz helps Caleb confront his guilt over worrying Valerie.

Story Dynamics

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

• Estha → Edith (Social Personal Encounter) — The meeting connects Estha with a changed domestic reality and a possible future.

  Near the end, Estha visits Edith at her changed home and encounters a new baby.

• Estha → Jim (Social Public Attention) — Jim's performance briefly places Estha at the center of public attention.

  Jim performs for a crowd and singles Estha out during a song.

• Caleb → Valerie (Accountability Conflict) — Secrets surrounding Caleb's health and family life create intense tension with Valerie.

  Dr. Diaz helps Caleb confront his guilt over worrying Valerie, and Caleb later has a furious confrontation with Valerie.

• Caleb → Dara (Social Confidant) — Dara provides Caleb with a space for candid personal conversation.

  Caleb shares a drunken episode with Dara, and they talk about finding people who want both romance and foolish adventures.

• Caleb → Estha (Social Close Friend) — Their friendship becomes the emotional center of the summer.

  Caleb and Estha meet through a support meeting and quickly build trust through jokes, shared vulnerability, and repeated time together.

Story Analysis

A brief summer friendship forces Caleb and Estha to confront health anxiety, identity, family expectations, and the uncertainty of growing beyond temporary intimacy.

Plot Progression

1. An Unlikely Summer Bond — Caleb and Estha meet through a support meeting and recognize shared struggles with secrecy, family expectations, and identity. A tandem bicycle ride turns awkward conversation into growing trust.
2. Reckless Intimacy — The friends spend the summer at parties, performances, and late-night outings. Flirtation, jokes, and conversations about romance gradually make their connection more emotionally significant.
3. Fear Behind the Celebration — Health concerns interrupt the summer's recklessness as Caleb and Estha face the possibility of testing positive. Dr. Diaz helps Caleb confront guilt, while Estha fears rejection from his family.
4. The Summer Breaks Apart — Estha receives his result, and Caleb promises unconditional support. After Estha reveals that he is not positive, he rejects celebration, chooses school, and accuses Caleb of being only a temporary di...
5. Beyond the Summer — Caleb confronts Valerie over the consequences of his secrets. Estha discloses his hidden identity and later encounters a new baby at Edith's changed home, cautiously imagining responsibility and a fut...