Neeya Chowdhury feels trapped in her own life. As a closeted bisexual 24-year-old, she doesn't have permission from her Muslim parents to see the world. Her family and culture expect her to marry the man they choose, and they expect her to trust their guidance. While struggling to find her own self within the constraints of tradition and bias, Neeya meets Ariel.
Ariel Gomez is a trans man struggling to find his own place in life. Not only is he starting his female-to-male physical transition and a gender-appropriate name change, but his Christian father is becoming an even bigger obstacle to his dreams. Ariel worries he'll have to continue on this path alone and isolated.
In Arjina Khanom's An Unexpected Connection in Between, Ariel and Neeya meet and sparks fly. They find that with each other, they can learn, grow, and finally be themselves. But when they are faced with the reality of what their families, religions, and cultures expect from them, they get pushed to the breaking point.
What will they do? Will they choose each other and fight for their relationship, or will they just choose the easy way and ignore their dreams and desires?