Character Relationship Map: Exploited

Characters

• Brian (played by Jordan Ver Hoeve) — protagonist

  Brian is the central student protagonist who leaves home for Starling University and becomes entangled in disturbing webcam recordings, manipulated messages, and campus conflicts. He helps Lexi after...

• Jeremy (played by Andrew Matthew Welch) — supporting

  Jeremy is Brian’s classmate and a central figure in the campus conflict surrounding the manipulated messages and webcam recordings. He initially accuses and assaults Brian, then insists the incident w...

• Lexi (played by Makenzie Vega) — supporting

  Lexi is a student involved in Brian and Jeremy’s social circle. At a party, she becomes dangerously intoxicated, and Brian helps her when she is unwell. Later, manipulated messages draw her into a con...

• Tommy (played by Spencer List) — supporting

  Tommy is the assistant to Chloe, the dorm resident adviser who welcomes Brian to university housing. His available role is part of Brian’s initial transition into campus life, where the dorm staff hel...

• Jacob (played by Will Peltz) — supporting

  Jacob is connected to Brian’s family life and encourages him as he leaves home for Starling University. His role in the available events is limited to supporting Brian’s departure, placing him among t...

• Nana Marie (played by Lisa Thornhill) — supporting

  Nana Marie is part of Brian’s family support network and encourages him as he leaves home for Starling University. Her role appears at the beginning of the story, helping establish the personal suppor...

• Chloe (played by Sierra McCormick) — supporting

  Chloe is the dorm resident adviser who welcomes Brian when he arrives at Starling University. Together with Tommy, she helps introduce him to campus housing and his new college environment. The availa...

• Caleb Moore (played by Colin Bates) — supporting

  Caleb Moore is a former student who transferred away and is recognized in the disturbing webcam recordings. Brian and his allies identify him as the person connected to the files, then consider access...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Chloe → Tommy (Professional Supervisor And Assistant) — Chloe and Tommy work together in the dormitory.

  Chloe is identified as the dorm resident adviser, while Tommy is introduced as her assistant.

• Chloe → Brian (Professional Resident Adviser) — Chloe has an official residential-support role toward Brian.

  Chloe welcomes Brian as a dorm resident adviser when he arrives at the university.

• Nana Marie → Brian (Family Encouraging Relative) — Nana Marie supports Brian's departure for college.

  Brian leaves home for Starling University with encouragement from Nana Marie.

Story Dynamics

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

• Jeremy → Caleb Moore (Conflict Sexual Assault Survivor) — Jeremy's concealed trauma reveals a direct and devastating connection to Caleb Moore.

  When confronted about Caleb Moore, Jeremy reveals that Caleb Moore raped him after a party celebrating a wrestling victory.

• Brian → Caleb Moore (Narrative Investigator And Suspect) — Brian's investigation becomes focused on Caleb Moore's hidden history.

  With help from a student, Brian identifies the person in the recordings as Caleb Moore and considers accessing Caleb Moore's online accounts for evide...

• Jeremy → Lexi (Social Confiding Friend) — Jeremy seeks Lexi's understanding while trying to explain the incident.

  Jeremy asks Lexi to hear his explanation after the encounter and the accusation against Brian.

• Brian → Jeremy (Social Complicated Classmate) — Their relationship shifts from uneasy cooperation to physical conflict.

  Brian meets Jeremy, discusses the webcam recordings with him, and later faces Jeremy's accusations and assault.

• Brian → Lexi (Social Complicated Friend) — Their developing connection becomes entangled in the campus mystery.

  Brian becomes involved with Lexi, helps her when she is dangerously intoxicated, and later encounters her through manipulated messages.

• Jacob → Brian (Social Encouraging Friend) — Jacob helps motivate Brian as he begins college.

  Brian is encouraged by Jacob before leaving home for Starling University.

Story Analysis

A college mystery links manipulated messages and violent recordings to Jeremy's concealed trauma and Caleb Moore's past.

Plot Progression

1. Leaving Home Behind — Brian leaves home for Starling University with encouragement from Nana Marie and Jacob. Chloe and Tommy welcome him into dormitory life, where he begins meeting classmates.
2. Campus Tensions Emerge — Brian becomes involved with Lexi and Jeremy during a socially tense party. Lexi's intoxication and gossip surrounding Jeremy leave the students unsettled.
3. The Webcam Secret — Brian discovers violent webcam recordings on his roommate's computer and fears that the victim may have died. He and Jeremy hesitate over contacting police because the events seem to be a year old.
4. Messages Become Weapons — Private messages begin behaving strangely, apparently provoking confrontations. A manipulated meeting involving Brian and Lexi ends with Jeremy assaulting Brian.
5. A Buried Assault Resurfaces — A student helps identify Caleb Moore in the recordings, and the group considers searching his online accounts. Jeremy then reveals that Caleb Moore raped him after a wrestling celebration, leaving the...