A conflicted youth looking to make sense of his middle-class upbringing unknowingly finds refuge in a charismatic peer who inspires conflicting feelings of sensual desire and romantic love. Their passionate affair becomes a refuge from the mundane, but it also becomes a source of tremendous tension and conflict with his disapproving parents who begin to intervene in their relationship. The young couple must navigate through a complex web of emotions, societal expectations, and self-discovery to prove that their love is worth fighting for.