Jacques (Pierre de Ladonchamps) is a bohemian writer who pursues a hedonistic creed. By chance, he met a boy named Arthur (Vincent Lacoste). Although Arthur was much younger than Jacques, this did not prevent the two from spending a romantic night. After this night, the simple Arthur fell deeply in love with Jacques. However, Jacques had experienced too many emotional setbacks, and he did not believe that this young man was really in love with him. One day, Jacques was shocked to learn that his ex-boyfriend died of AIDS, which meant that he was likely to be infected. Under the torture of illness, the fragile Jacques let go of his defenses and agreed to Arthur's request to move in to take care of him.