Three thousand miles. Two different lives. One unfinished story. It's 2026, and the "Party" of Hawkins, Indiana, has grown up and scattered. Lucas Sinclair is a rising star at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine, balancing a grueling neuroscience load with a commitment to his community. Max Mayfield is a fiery, skateboarding psychology major at UC Berkeley, navigating the West Coast with a vintage Mustang and a heart she keeps under heavy lock and key. They haven't seen each other in years. Their only connection is a chaotic group chat where they trade insults like they're a sport. To their friends, it's a hilarious routine; to Lucas and Max, it's the only way to hide the fact that they are still haunted by the ghosts of their past. But when a spring break reunion forces them back into the same zip code, the bickering turns into something far more dangerous. In a world of late-night texts, collegiate pressure, and the struggle to find themselves outside of the trauma that bonded them, Lucas and Max must decide if they are better off apart-or if the only person who truly knows them is the one they've been pushing away. A story of romance, self-discovery, and the messy, spicy reality of growing up.