As soon as Lennox moves into the dorm, his mother Eveline and father Conrad entrust him to his roommate Cade with a generous payment. Cade initially treats it as a well-paid job, but Lennox's clingy, clumsy, and unreserved dependence slowly pulls him into something more. Lennox can't make a bed, do laundry, or apply sunscreen, and keeps asking whether Cade will keep taking care of him. Cade makes his bed, buys his things, washes his clothes, and applies his sunscreen—yet refuses to admit he's falling. Campus posts, a fainting spell, a showcase performance, a shared umbrella in the rain, and a stairwell misunderstanding push their relationship into the open. Cade finally admits his feelings in the stairwell and kisses Lennox. Before winter break, Lennox tells his mother on video that Cade is his boyfriend—and Cade doesn't deny it.
