After her suicide attempt, Lucie lives mired in apathy. Sam has always been committed to protecting his mother, but the distance between them grows ever wider. Maybe this isn't her fight after all. But how can she understand that we don't always have the resources to protect our loved ones?

David, a professor of dermatology, has been treating 13-year-old Romain since he was a baby. Afflicted with a rare skin condition, Romain must avoid sunlight and is condemned to live in the shade. David and Romain have become the closest of friends and nothing can separate them. But then David learns that he is about to be transferred to another clinic in another town. How will he be able to break the news to Romain? And how will Romain cope with this new crisis in his life?