Character Relationship Map: Truth

Characters

• Caleb Jacobs (played by Brent Corrigan) — protagonist

  Caleb is the central figure, recounting his relationship with Jeremy during interviews with Dr. Carter Moore. Abandoned by his mother and raised by an adoptive family, he carries deep fears of rejecti...

• Jeremy Dorian (played by Rob Moretti) — supporting

  Jeremy becomes Caleb’s romantic partner and offers him affection and reassurance, promising not to leave. He reveals that he is gay, that he married Leah hoping to change his feelings, and that he end...

• Caleb's Mother (played by Suzanne DiDonna) — supporting

  Caleb’s mother is associated with his childhood feelings of abandonment and rejection. Caleb recalls that she insulted him, made him ashamed of being gay, and left him feeling unwanted. Her treatment...

• Dr. Carter Moore (played by Blanche Baker) — supporting

  Dr. Carter Moore interviews Caleb as he tries to understand what happened between Caleb and Jeremy. Moore suggests that Caleb may be hearing voices or hallucinating and that painful discoveries about...

• Leah Dorian (played by Rebekah Aramini) — supporting

  Leah is Jeremy’s wife. Jeremy explains that he married her and hoped that marriage and having a baby would change his feelings, though he later admits that he is gay. Her marriage to Jeremy forms part...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Caleb's Mother → Caleb Jacobs (mother)
• Caleb Jacobs → Dr. Carter Moore (Professional Doctor And Patient) — Moore tries to understand Caleb's memories and condition, while Caleb resists Moore's interpretation of what happened to Jeremy.

  Dr. Carter Moore questions Caleb about what happened, suggests he may be hearing voices and hallucinating, and gives him medication.

• Jeremy Dorian → Leah Dorian (Family Former Spouses) — Jeremy describes the marriage as an attempt to change or conceal his feelings, adding painful context to his personal history.

  Jeremy reveals that he married Leah, hoping that marriage and having a baby would change his feelings.

• Caleb Jacobs → Jeremy Dorian (Romantic Partner) — Their growing intimacy gives Caleb hope but is shadowed by his fear of abandonment and by uncertainty about what happened to Jeremy.

  Caleb recalls meeting Jeremy, growing close through dates and intimate conversations, and believing he may have found someone who will stay. Jeremy te...

Story Analysis

An interview unfolds alongside Caleb's memories of Jeremy, leaving the reality of their past and what happened to Jeremy unresolved.

Plot Progression

1. An Uncertain Interview — Moore questions Caleb, who says he cannot remember what happened and resists discussing Jeremy. The story shifts from the interview into Caleb's recollections.
2. Intimacy and Shared Loss — Caleb remembers meeting Jeremy and growing close through dates and intimate conversations. They share painful histories, and Jeremy's affection gives Caleb hope.
3. The Fear of Abandonment — Caleb's memories of his mother's rejection resurface, while Jeremy encourages him to consider finding his birth mother. After Caleb hurts himself, Jeremy offers love and promises not to leave.
4. Jeremy's Painful Disclosures — Jeremy reveals his marriage to Leah and explains the shame and fear behind his choices. He also discloses childhood sexual abuse, deepening the painful uncertainty around the events Moore is investiga...
5. Memory Without Certainty — Moore suggests Caleb may be hallucinating, but Caleb rejects the suggestion that he knows what happened to Jeremy. Their disagreement about a television leaves the boundary between memory and reality...