When his grandmother encourages a stranger to ‘upset his canoe’, an architect must decide between a loveless relationship and reinventing himself to complete The Playground and claim the life – and love – he subconsciously craves.

What about this:

When his grandmother sets him up with a man they've just met, an architect must decide between a loveless relationship and reinventing himself to complete The Playground and reclaim himself ? and the man he loves.

What about this:

When his grandmother sets him up with a man they've just met, an architect must decide between a loveless relationship and reinventing himself to complete The Playground and reclaim himself ? and the man he loves.

I would have never guessed from the logline that it was intended to be a gay rom-com. And since ?that's the story hook, you need to let the concept come out of the closet. ?Tell it like it is.

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