A high school student living with HIV, Kalel is the central figure in the story. He struggles with his diagnosis, his mother's secrecy and anger, school relationships, and increasing isolation. After his friends learn his secret, he faces rejection and hardship; the film ends with him leaving with a client for a sexual encounter.
Cairo is a livestreaming gamer who lives with Gavreel, his loving boyfriend. Their playful domestic life and shared plans are disrupted by quarantine, friends needing support, and conflict with Gavreel's family. Cairo comforts Gavreel after Aunt Susan's revelations and acknowledges that they may have to separate, while insisting they consider each other's feelings.
Lance is a student and a close friend of Eric's who meets him to discuss their past and Prof. Dimalanta. He reveals that the professor beat him and that he stayed silent in exchange for the professor's Filipino novel. Lance plans to stay with his aunt and is considering transferring departments to write in Filipino.
A balut vendor secretly operating as a drug dealer. He is pursued by Miguel and a local gang, eventually hiding in a pushcart. After being helped by Steph, he passes the handgun to him before attempting to flee the city.
Tofy is Lily's childhood sweetheart and boyfriend. During a study date, he and Lily are abducted by Vega's men. While Lily is taken to Vega, Tofy is tortured; the enforcers later kill them both and dump their bodies, prompting their mothers to seek answers.
Sunshine’s boyfriend, who dismisses her pregnancy and tells her to get an abortion. Sunshine reacts angrily to his apathy and later blackmails him for money to obtain an abortifacient. He visits her with his father and offers an insincere apology, but Sunshine refuses his proposed help with raising the child.
Exo is an online vlogger whose audience and content are part of his conversations with a friend. While preparing a collaboration with Raiza, he is lured into a high-tech room and initially treats its dangerous challenges as a staged escape-room video. He struggles to protect Amanda and later confronts Barry, while learning that Amanda helped arrange the ordeal.
Elijah Canlas has 40 screen credits in a career dating back to 2014. Their work is anchored in the New Queer Visions Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Gameboys, EDJOP, Raging. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
