My Lockdown Romance
Tom, a closeted gay man living alone in Manila during the Enhanced Community Quarantine, isolates himself, finding comfort in his work and video calls with his best friend, Gad. His life changes when his long-lost college…
Set against the isolating backdrop of Manila’s Enhanced Community Quarantine, *My Lockdown Romance* follows Tom (Uriah Dypuekeng), a closeted gay man who has built a quiet, safe life around work and video calls with his fiercely supportive best friend, Gad. But when a late-night Instagram message from his long-lost college crush, Kendrick (Noah Tonga), reignites a decade-old spark, Tom is forced to navigate the highs and lows of a digital romance. What starts as playful virtual dates and stolen moments soon deepens into raw, vulnerable conversations about love, identity, and the courage to come out. This is not a typical BL—it’s a tender, frustrating, and deeply honest character study that captures the loneliness of lockdown and the terrifying hope of letting someone in. With no physical touch and only screens between them, Tom and Kendrick must discover if their connection can survive the distance, the secrets, and the fear of being truly seen.