Cupid's Arrow

At dinner, Seth’s dad mentions that he might be able to help Tommy secure a job as an assistant coach at UC Berkeley.  Darren, having overheard, pushes Tommy to accept this offer, which leads to past tensions. Carl leaves camp as a result of Darren’s harassment towards him.  Tommy confronts Darren, in which Darren confesses to having blackmailed Renato.   Tommy punches Darren.  Bob witnesses and i...

The Palo Alto police detectives call Tommy and let him know they received an anonymous tip of him being responsible for filming Renato having sex without his consent and blackmailing him.  As a result, Tommy is being summoned to court in California. It’s the first day of the Tex Mex tournament.  Heather isn’t playing her best as she is dealing with relationship issues.  Magda's game is also o...

Zoe calls Tommy and tells him that Darren and Renato knew each other before the latter’s death.  Tommy and his mom go out for dinner where she makes some ignorant comments, specifically targeting gay people, which infuriates Tommy.    There’s a dance at the Ranch that Thursday night, Tommy gets to know Magda better, and Darren later harrasses Carl on the dancefloor.  The latter event leads to an i...

During his first private lesson with Heather, Tommy finds out she and Darren are hooking up.  His next lesson in, Tommy learns that Magda’s mom is promiscuous.  The last private lesson of the day involves Tommy meeting Seth’s dad, Ray Owens, who is in town for a short time. Tommy advises Darren to not date Heather as players and coaches are not allowed to date. A rainy day at Strong’s means soccer...

At a tournament in Austin, Tommy coaches two of his players: Carl Hershey, German boy, and Heather.  Carl is grieving the death of a loved one while Heather struggles with boyfriend issues. Coach Bob suspects Tommy is training for an Open-level tournament, which the latter denies as his upcoming ATP tournament date is the same weekend as Liberty Cup.  Darren attempts to reconcile his friendship wi...

Coach Bob would like Tommy to attend Liberty Cup, a prestigious USTA tournament in New York, come August.  Tommy says he will attend even though he is determined to play an Open, ATP-level tournament that same weekend.   Anthony questions Tommy regarding Renato’s death.  Zoe, in possession of Renato’s phone, calls Darren in order to question him about his relationship with Renato. Tommy attempts t...

Two detectives, Anthony Jenkins and Poi Jacks, investigate and determine Renato’s cause of death, a cocaine overdose. Tommy and his Mom drive from California back to the tennis camp he grew up at, Strong's Tennis Ranch, in Granbury, Texas.   After Tommy learns of Stanford revoking his tennis scholarship as a result of the DUI, he bumps into an old friend, Darren Grider, at the Strong’s cafete...

It’s June, 2003 and Tommy Guiterrez. 19, meets the tennis players he will be coaching at Strong’s Tennis Ranch in Granbury, Texas.  One player, Seth Owens, seemingly reluctant to Tommy’s coaching abilities, proves that coaching teens might be more challenging than expected.   Tommy reflects on the beginning of his world collapsing.  Before playing in the NCAA Division 1 annual, end-of-year tournam...

Bruce O'Dea, a closeted, gay, sixteen-year-old Junior, takes his first steps with coming to terms with his sexuality by visiting, and eventually entering, his local LGBT center. 

Bruce's religious background is discussed amongst peers and his inexperience dealing with two worlds colliding is brought to the surface when his bestie, Kirsten, reaches out to him.  Meanwhile, his parents have plans that will forever change his life.  The friendship between Bruce and his crush, Nick, grows stronger.

After receiving word, from his parents, that he is to leave immediately for Christian Science boarding school in order to make progress in several areas of his life, Bruce attends his last day at public high school, wavering between thwarting or giving into their decision.  

After an awkward lunch with Rodger and Nick, Bruce attends his last few classes at school mending his relationship with Kirsten, standing up to a math witch, and learning about himself through a supportive teacher.  The first pit stops after school include his house and a new world he is only just beginning to discover. 

As he is set to stay in San Mateo against his parents’ wishes, Bruce crashes a youth group meeting at Cupid’s Arrow then attends a testimonial-church meeting with his peers.  He also learns that his relationship with Nick is far from perfect and even their friendship seems to be at stake when Nick takes interest with someone else.

Bruce enrolls at Christian Science boarding school, Robur, where he meets a new boy, Santi, falls back to his roots with tennis, and experiences his first gay club outing in Boys Town. 

As his excessive partying takes center stage, Bruce also begins dating Kaiko, an acquaintance he meets at the Cradle.  A promising fall semester in Chicago quickly derails as Bruce's reckless behavior leads to unfortunate consequences.

With Bruce now back in San Mateo, he works to mend a strained relationship with bestie, Kirsten, makes a courageous choice surrounding his Senior Project presentation, and discovers a newfound affection for an old friend.