With his mother dependent on drugs, every semblance of normalcy that Chiron had at home has dwindled down to almost nothing. He finds himself wrapped up in the struggle of finding himself, and still being constantly bullied, but he relies on the one friend he has, Kevin. After sharing a moment of intimacy with Kevin on a beach one night, Chiron thinks that he finally has someone who understands him, that is until Kevin succumbs to the pressure of the other boys and beats up Chiron. Chiron, betrayed takes his anger out on the boy who had Kevin beat him up and winds up behind
With his mother dependent on drugs, every semblance of normalcy that Chiron had at home has dwindled down to almost nothing. He finds himself wrapped up in the struggle of finding himself, and still being constantly bullied, but he relies on the one friend he has, Kevin. After sharing a moment of intimacy with Kevin on a beach one night, Chiron thinks that he finally has someone who understands him, that is until Kevin succumbs to the pressure of the other boys and beats up Chiron. Chiron, betrayed takes his anger out on the boy who had Kevin beat him up and winds up behind