Character Relationship Map: Daddy Issues

Characters

• Maya Mitchell (played by Madison Lawlor) — protagonist

  A 19-year-old aspiring artist who dreams of studying in Florence. She enters a same-sex relationship with Jasmine, moves in with her, and later reconnects with her biological father, Simon, after disc...

• Jasmine Jones (played by Montana Manning) — protagonist

  An online acquaintance who begins a romantic relationship with Maya. She simultaneously maintains a paid, fantasy-based affair with Dr. Simon, receiving $5,000 monthly for her roleplay. When Simon wit...

• Simon Craw (played by Andrew Pifko) — supporting

  A drug-addicted doctor and Maya's estranged biological father. He funds a transactional, roleplay affair with Jasmine while hosting annual dinners with his father to honor his mother's memory. Upon re...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Simon Craw → Maya Mitchell (Family Father) — The central familial revelation that restructures Maya's understanding of her past.
• Jasmine Jones → Simon Craw (Romantic Paid Lover) — A transactional and psychologically complex romantic arrangement driven by Simon's trauma.
• Maya Mitchell → Jasmine Jones (Romantic Girlfriend) — A committed romantic partnership that serves as Maya's initial emotional anchor.

Story Analysis

A young artist navigates hidden parentage, intertwined relationships, betrayal, and personal independence through art.

Plot Progression

1. Unhappy Beginnings — Maya lives unhappily at home and dreams of studying art in Florence. Simon’s troubled private life and annual family ritual establish another strained emotional world.
2. Online Intimacy — Maya meets Jasmine online and moves in with her. Jasmine’s continuing affair with Simon remains hidden while their relationships become increasingly entangled.
3. Blood And Betrayal — A near collision reveals Simon as Maya’s absent father. Maya learns about her mother’s deception, reconnects with Simon, and then discovers the affair between Simon and Jasmine.
4. The Triangle Exposed — Simon ends his relationship with Jasmine, and Jasmine leaves Maya. Simon’s offer to fund Florence makes Maya understand the full love triangle.
5. A New Creative Life — Maya attends art school in Florence and succeeds with her art clothing. Meeting a woman who wears her work gives the story a hopeful final note.