Cricket is a high school dropout going nowhere fast. She lives with her high school friend, Harlow, in a tiny apartment but at least it's better than the trailer parks she grew up in. Her toxic ex, Jude, wants her back desperately and won't leave her alone, and she's deeply unhappy with her job as a bartender at a tavern frequented by Dungeons and Dragons larpers. March is an optimistic do-gooder on his way to Redwood University to start his master's degree. He's got a scholarship and an internship with the university's climate change research lab. He's far from home but quickly makes friends with his mysterious new classmate. He misses his two triplet brothers deeply, but he still feels like the world is at his fingertips. They can't help but feel drawn to each other, but is he too sweet for her?