" my name's blurry face and I care what you think. " Dan Howell has an unknown condition where he cannot see faces - no matter what he wears or does - they are always a blur. The doctors nicknamed it 'blurry face', and there's absolutely nothing they can do about it; Dan will have to live without faces. That is, until he meets Phil Lester - the 'bad boy' of Dan's new school - who's face is strangely visible to Dan; much to Dan's wonder and Phil's distaste.

After a public transport accident, Dan Howell is left with serious PTSD. Phil was his rescuer, and he is getting a lot of attention for it, while Dan sits off to the side, feeling like a helpless victim. As Dan struggles with the mental aftermath from the crash, he must learn to accept his past and move on. He may just find a spark of hope in the shape of love along his journey...