Friends to lovers but it's a bit messier than you think it is.

At the prestigious Hamilton Academy in Connecticut, Grayson Samuel Parker hides his brilliance as a painter and music composer behind his nerdy glasses, quietly navigating the social hierarchy of the elite high school. But his world is upended when Rowan Madden, his once-close childhood friend, returns to campus. Their shared history is complicated by a moment from their past-a kiss when they were young that ended with Rowan humiliating Grayson in front of others. The betrayal left Grayson with a simmering resentment that now threatens to explode as Rowan steps back into his life. Old wounds, buried feelings, and unfinished business collide in a story of rivalry, redemption, and the blurred lines between love and hate.