In the small town of Geraldton, Charlie passionately embraces the anarchic punk ethos instilled by his revered late father, Cal. He dreams of escaping town to become a rock star, along with his cover band Cemetery Drive, with bandmates Bec and Rocky. However, beneath his rebellious exterior, Charlie conceals a deeply guarded secret — he’s gay.
Zeke grapples with invisibility, body image and selfworth within his conservative Italian family, always overshadowed by his golden older brother, Lorenzo, feeling more like the perfect disappointment than the perfect son in his mother, Anna’s eyes. Zeke is bullied by school jock, Hammer, but can’t help but be aroused by his abuser. His sole escape lies in private webcam sessions… with men.
Rochelle is hungry to move her relationship forward with Hammer and is surprised to discover that maybe he’s not ready. When his masculinity is threatened and his anxiety is triggered at the drivein, he finds support in the most unlikely of places — Zeke.
Zeke and Nat find themselves on the fringes of the annual Calogero Passata day, feeling like outsiders though an encounter with Sabrina grants Zeke a chance to win back his mother’s affections. Charlie grapples with conflicting emotions and confusion following his date with Matt.
Old memories are dredged up for both boys when Matt takes Charlie away for a romantic weekend camping at the pink lakes. But the boys have a very different idea of what “romantic” means and Charlie has to learn that true intimacy is deeper than physical.
In the aftermath of an awkward encounter with Hammer, Zeke finds himself struggling with Hammer’s confusing shifts between public and private behaviour. But as Zeke’s blossoming relationship with Sabrina sparks jealousy in Hammer, the boys realise they can’t deny their desires any longer.
In the aftermath of the Deb Ball, the boys revel in their newfound couplings. But Hammer, grappling with inner demons, reaches a breaking point on the football field and seeks solace in his safe space, Aunty Doris, who reveals some family secrets. Meanwhile, Charlie and Matt are forced to confront the harsh differences between reality and fantasy after a night at Matt’s farm.
A day of revelations and celebrations as Lorenzo and Nat’s wedding is underway. Charlie’s emotional performance at the Calogero wedding leads to a tense confrontation between Anna and Charlie, pushing Zeke to break his silence and finally confront his parents for the first time.
Caught in the crossfire of familial duty, Matt wants to support his father, who may be experiencing early onset dementia as Matt himself struggles with depression. As the weight of helplessness and isolation consumes him, Matt makes a heartwrenching choice that reverberates through the lives of everyone involved.
As Australia casts its votes on the Marriage Equality plebiscite, the anticipated verdict may not bring the universal happiness and contentment everyone hopes for. Charlie uncovers some surprising truths about his father and gets some monetary help from an unexpected source. Hammer’s dreams come true — or do they? And Zeke will be forced to decide how far he’s willing to go to assert his own self-worth.
