The Walls Around Me

Ruben lives alone, surrounded by grief in a world that stopped making sense when his father died. The only person he allows near him is Dakota, a construction worker who spends his days building walls. After work, Dakota does the opposite, trying to tear down the imaginary walls Ruben built around himself. But Ruben is determined to keep those walls intact. Mourning, Ruben believes his feelings for Dakota are just a fabrication of his troubled mind. He's straight -- or at least, that's what he tells himself -- and he clings to the idea that his lust for Dakota will fade as soon as his pain does. But it doesn't help that every time Dakota visits him, his feelings only grow stronger, and his urges are getting harder to ignore. In his grief, can Ruben allow Dakota to fight his way into his heart?