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Miles, a young man with ASD, escapes his suffocating family expectations in South Carolina for Los Angeles, seeking reinvention. He builds a new life as a bartender, actor, and real estate agent, finding a chosen family among his coworkers and a deep connection with his nephew, Liam. Maintaining a complex lie about his whereabouts, Miles grapples with guilt until his deception is uncovered. He confronts his family, leading to a tense but ultimately hopeful reconciliation. Miles embraces fatherhood through surrogacy, finds love with his best friend Lexi, and builds an unconventional, loving family of seven, finally finding his true home and self-acceptance in the California sun. Comparable works include Atypical