Summertime, 2018. The Gaeltacht on Cape Clear Island. As other boys at Teach O’Mordha goof about before the cross dress disco, Kevin (15) loses himself in the ritual of dressing and applying make-up in the solitude of the bathroom. It's clear that this is no fancy dress for him. Kevin arrives at the disco looking perfectly made up, and finding his girl friends on the dancefloor begins to experience, for the first time, how it feels to be true to himself. His excitement ebbs away when they head outside for a cigarette and things take a brutal turn. Two boys follow them, and mistaking Kevin for a ‘real girl’, one of them makes a pass. Things get violent quickly when his advances are met with uproarious laughter from the girls, and painful humiliation from Kevin. At Teach O’Mordha, Síbh (the Bean an Tigh) and her son Sean (16) hear the boys returning and rush outside to find Kevin bruised and bloodied. They take Kevin to the living room and clean him up, Síbh assuring him that whoever did this will be punished. Despite her warmth, the situation seems to make her uncomfortable, so she leaves Sean to finish making up a bed for Kevin. Alone, Sean offers Kevin comfort. Eventually he even elicits a laugh, the mood lifting as they chat as Gaeilge. In an intimate moment, Kevin realises that Sean is coming on to him. Something almost happens between them, Kevin’s eyes lingering on Sean’s soft smile – but Kevin’s not ready yet. Understanding, Sean tells Kevin that for what it’s worth she makes a pretty girl. In the glow of the crackling fire Kevin’s left alone, whispering through bruised lips - Cailín álainn". "