The protagonist, an aspiring filmmaker and arthouse theater manager who struggles with his own racial and sexual preferences, toxic relationship patterns, and professional stagnation.
Ben and Nina share a loose social connection through overlapping friend groups.
Meredith directly confronts Ben's racial biases and defensive assumptions.
Ben enters a short-lived romance that ends abruptly due to Sasha's prior commitments.
Ben employs Autumn in a professional capacity at his workplace.
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