"Excuse me? Do you know what happened to the girl who lives in apartment 017?" "Oh, yeah, that girl, she moved out last night." "Just like that? So suddenly?" "Don't get me started. She said she wanted to move out yesterday, so I told her we have a one month notice here, but she wasn't having none of that, said she couldn't wait another month. So she just paid me a month of rent to settle the notice, packed up her stuff and left late last night. Complicated girl that one."

Only When It's Late follows Daniela Avanzini - a perfectionist ballet dancer with a bright future, a polished boyfriend, and a well-rehearsed life. But everything unravels the moment she's paired in rehearsal with Manon: a sharp, confident contemporary dancer who sees through every mask she wears. At an elite performing arts conservatory in New York, where ambition is currency and desire is always restrained, Daniela tries to keep control - of her body, her path, her feelings. But Manon doesn't make that easy. As stolen glances turn into late-night rehearsals, then into something Daniela can't name out loud, the lines between performance and truth blur. And when love finally dares to speak, Daniela must face the one person she's spent years hiding from - herself.