Disappoint Me

Max is thirty, trans, and teetering on the edge of existential burnout. After years of dysphoria, flings with emotionally unavailable men, and a gnawing sense that life is slipping past her, she stumbles—literally—into a New Year’s resolution: try heteronormativity on for size.

Enter Vincent. Kind, stable, unexpectedly charming, Vincent is everything Max didn’t think she could want—or have. His conservative background, straight-laced job, and traditional Chinese parents make their relationship complicated. Still, for the first time, Max begins to imagine a different kind of life: one with quiet affection and a hint of permanence.

But when ghosts from Vincent’s past resurface, Max is forced to confront her own fears about identity, intimacy, and whether anyone really gets a clean slate.