Haunted. Terrified. Alone. Those three words seem to be the only emotions that seventeen year old Gabriel Adams knows how to feel. At the age of thirteen, when other boys were chasing after pretty girls and playing in the dirt, Gabriel had been kidnapped and molested. Now, several years later, Gabriel still can't return to the normal life he'd lived before the Incident. He's terrified of the dark, and even the daytime gives him anxiety attacks. Gabriel hates being touched. A simple brush against him will set him off into spasms while panic quickly takes over his mind. It seems as if nothing will relieve Gabriel from the constricting, painful claws of the man who'd done him harm, and Gabriel is becoming desperate. That's when Evan Ricci steps in. Evan, a stubborn yet surprisingly selfless teenager, moves to the small, quiet town of Clydesdale Heights. When Evan sees a small, awkward blond haired boy carrying pop boxes across the street while he's bringing moving boxes into the new house, he decides to help him. Things don't go exactly as planned, though, and their relationship begins with a rather rough start. The two eventually learn to bond, and Evan helps Gabriel learn to deal with the psychological consequences of being molested, which eventually blooms into an understanding so deep they can't imagine themselves with anyone but the other. A hint of infatuation sparks up, but not quite yet will the love blossom out like most. Their love will take time. And lots of patience and persistence, too.

Outgoing Anthony Andrews has been verbally and physically abused by the homophobic Colin Archer for five years. Ant endures the torment, deeply infatuated with Colin and dreaming of Colin one day returning his feelings. But to Ant’s dismay, Colin is head-over-heels for the pretty Emma Redner. Enter Collie Archer, Colin’s antisocial fraternal twin brother. A closet-case because of his homophobic family, Collie has always admired Ant from afar. As the two boys start talking, Collie’s feelings for Ant deepen. Add it all together and you have Collie loving Ant, Ant loving Colin, Colin loving Emma, and Emma loving Collie. Bring on the love square.