SCARLETT LYNCH has always been a force to be reckoned with, growing up in a house full of chaos, abuse, and dysfunction. Hardened by the past and fiercely protective of her own heart, she never expected a chance encounter with the loud, golden-hearted Gibsie at a party to throw her carefully guarded world into disarray. Scarlett is forced to confront what it means to feel safe, to be seen, and maybe, just maybe, to let someone in. But healing isn't easy, and neither is falling for someone who challenges everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and herself. OR... GERARD GIBSON, better known as Gibsie, is living a life that, on the surface, seems picture-perfect-he's the charming, golden boy everyone gravitates toward, with a smile that could defuse any tension and a heart bigger than he lets on. But beneath the easy smiles and quick wit is a restless soul, quietly suffocating in a world that feels too polished, too planned. He fills the silence with chaos-nights out with the lads, drinking at pubs, chasing adrenaline to drown out the restlessness inside him. Yet, none of it truly fills the void he's been carrying. And when he meets Scarlett Maeve Lynch, the girl who's all sharp edges and haunted eyes, he starts to wonder if she might be the one to finally see through the noise and pull him out of the water and into something true.