Meeting your significant other's parents is nerve-wracking. It can be hard to find your place in the comfortable rhythm of a big family. In “New Guy,” Brandon meets his boyfriend’s family for the first time during the holidays. It’s awkward. Brandon doesn’t know who to talk to or where to sit at the table. As the couple watches the chaos of gift-opening Brandon’s nervousness fades away when his boyfriends father presents a gift that expresses his love, support, and solidifies his place in their family: a custom portrait ornament for the family tree.
