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Set in the 90s across the heat of the Dominican Republic and bustling New York city life, Sal and his best friend Charo navigate the joy of queer youth and the pain of grief.

Sal is a book-loving nerd trying to grow beyond his dead-end job in a new city, but he's held back by tragic memories from his past in Santo Domingo. Free-spirited Charo is surprised to find herself a mother at twenty-five, partnered with a controlling man, working at the same supermarket for years, her world shrunk to the very domesticity she thought she'd escaped in her old country.

When Sal finds love at a gay club one night, both his and Charo's worlds unexpectedly open up to a vibrant social circle that pushes them to reckon with what they owe to themselves, their pasts and their futures.

Unravel the threads of the story that tie Sal and Charo to the heartbreaking loss from their past, helping them learn who they are in the present, and deciding what the means for their futures.