ThefilmpicksupseveralyearslaterinthecityofLosAngeles,whereAdamhasmovedtopursuehisdreamofbecomingafilmmaker.Almostimmediatelyuponarrival,AdamfindshimselfwrappedupinawhirlwindofglamourandisquicklyembracedbythevivaciousLGBTcommunity,oftenevenfindinghimselfatpartieswiththepeoplehe’salwayslookedupto. It’sasurrealstarttowhatseemslikehisveryownsuccessstory,butasmaterialthingsbecomeabundant,Adam’semotionalrootswithRonnybegintowearaway,andhisblossomingrelationshipsconsistentlylackthatfundamentalfeelinghe’salwayscraved. Whiledatingandsexserveasmomentaryescapes,hisinwardenvelopinglonelinessonlybecomesmoreprevalent,ashe’snowlivingalifeinstarkcontrasttothedeeploveandaffectionhe’dknownsinceearlyadolescence.Onenight,hemeetsamanwithmoney,success,andthepowertochangehislife.Butinsteadoffindingsolace,Adamismadevictimtoviolenceandabuse. Adamfeelsdesperate,andhisyearningforRonnybecomestoomuchtobear.Hefinallyreachesoutandthenextmorningwakestoasurprisingresponse.RonnyhasmovedtoChinawithhiswifeandchild,andinthisforeignlandhasfoundanisolationstrangelysimilartoAdam’s.Inamomentofimpulse,AdamfliestoRonnyandtheydecidetotakeatrip,alone,justastheyhadallthoseyearsago.Whattheyrediscoverontheirjourneystogetheragain,areallthosefamiliarfeelingslostovertheyears.Thosefeelingsoftenderness,understanding,andcominghome.
