- Loris is twenty years old, naive and in deep need for affection. He's waiting for someone he doesn't know. A HIV-positive man he met online is willing to transmit his disease to him. The virus becomes a powerful ally for Loris to gain a much desired symbiosis in his relationship with Valerio - his HIV - positive boyfriend.
- The protagonist is a 22-year-old gay man searching for love. He lives with his aunt, who seems to feel a sort of strange attraction and dedication to the boy. She curls his hair so he'll look handsome, she pops the pimples on his back, and she asks who besides her will love him when nobody else can. Loris has hooked up with a guy on line, who shows up when the aunt is out. Their first meeting is awkward. The visitor lives alone but doesn't invite hook-ups to his place. After some small talk, Loris says "My room's a mess. Can we do it here [in the living room]?" The visitor, who is apparently HIV-positive, is disturbed by this rush to sex, hoping instead that the two will simply get to know each other. He is even more upset to learn that Loris, who admits he's merely looking for a one-time encounter, has a boyfriend, Valerio, who is HIV-positive. Foolishly, Loris may want to become infected so that he can have a full-fledged relationship with Valerio. He and his visitor chat a little more and part amicably. We see Loris one night sitting in a public place, checking his cell phone, waiting for Valerio, who never arrives. Loris goes to an arcade and plays the game where one tries to drop a crane-like device over items of jewelry and watches, trying to snag one and win it. No luck with that, just as in his search for love. As Loris and his aunt prepare to attend a party, he admonishes her, "Don't embarrass me at the party today." When Loris drives to the party his aunt gets out of the car and says, "I'll just be a sec." She closes the door and walks away. Loris is left looking at himself in the rear view mirror. Has he been abandoned by everyone?
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