Ryan Ross is a quiet, observant, and awkward teenager who had just graduated from school. But, the summer doesn't go as planned. Because of his uncle's unpaid debts to a local gang, Ryan ends up being held captive by them to work in order to pay them off. It just so happens that Brendon Urie, a confident, clever, and outspoken teenager, is with the gang. When their paths cross, bonds are made and promises are broken. True love really is scarce.