I think this succeeds as a character study of two people finding comfort in art, religion, community, and each other as they navigate their individual addiction recovery, trauma, and difficult family situations, & far less on the 'love story' promised in the synopsis. I had mixed feelings about the romance element due to the circumstances and timeline of events around them, and I felt like these aspects took away from the emotional core of the story at times. As such, I would recommend for the characters not the romance. Some spoiler thoughts below.  

I can see the professor/student component that arises after a one night stand are meant to set the stage for the romance trope 'wanting what you can't have.'  I think it'd have worked much better if they were simply both art students because their attempts to balance between Wyatt's position of power and Ely's own self determination were discussed, but seemingly still unresolved when Ely's struggles with her own recovery has her reaching out to Wyatt. This enters murky waters for me. It becomes this balancing act of 'well, this is not professional' but also 'I can't not help someone in need, even despite my inappropriate feelings for her, & especially since I have been through something similar myself." The narrative of two people connecting over shared struggles and supporting one another through recovery and hardship is a compelling one that really didn't need to be complicated by any potential power differentials. Especially frustrating how quickly Wyatt turns on her after they sleep together at his parent's house.... when he invited her to for his father's funeral..... as that is apparently when he decides to set the boundaries. The break up and the reconciliation in quick fashion were far less satisfying after all of this went down.