Dan Howell is a timid boy, who always does as he is told. He was once friends with Phil Lester, the 'bad influence' who soon ditches Dan for the popular group in Year 7. After five years of not talking to each other, they're partnered in a project and Phil's wants to win Dan over just like he has with most of their year. But yet, Dan is determined to find out what Phil is hiding behind his arrogant mask.

There is nothing more than a little bit of string theory and the Doppler effect add into the equation of love to make more interesting, and crazy, for Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. Add four nerds and an extremely hot guy living across the hall, and you shall get yourself the second Big Bang.

In which, Harry falls into depression and self harm after his best friend, Louis, leaves him because of some things said about them.

Beaten, broken and hurt, needing someone to care about you in a way you've never known before. Sold, sad, and unloveable, needing someone to care about you in a way you've never known before. Used, forgotten, and never the best, needing someone to care about you in a way you've never known before. Liam Payne and his two older sister are abused by their drunken parents; Niall Horan is forced into prostitution by his family, so they can pay their bills; Zayn Malik is a rich man's second son, never being listened to and never talked to; each of them needing to be saved. Each of them, looking for someone or something, to be their saving grace. (Short story about how Louis Tomlinson from The Captive, saved them.)

Life is crazy, especially if you work at Payne's Circus, where five best friends do. One of them was born to be a circus freak, with a level head for business and relationships. One of them is just plan crazy and he knows it, but it's how he has always been. Two of them are run aways, never really having the guts to tell their stories but always afraid of the past catching up with them. The last one...Well, he is just childish, silly and Louis Tomlinson. Their lives are crazy, messed up, and ridiculous, but it's always rainbows. (Larry Stylinson, Niam Horayne, and ZaynXOC)