Steetje_1001
Eighteen-year-old Ryder Green leaves everything behind when his family moves from Melbourne to the small American town of Riverton. He doesn't miss Australia, not the life, not the people. To Ryder, America is a reset button, a chance to become someone new.
On his first days at his new school, he meets Max Meijer: a Dutch transfer student with an accent, braces, and a talent for breaking every rule in sight. Max thrives on trouble, pranks, and chaos and within two days, the two boys are inseparable. Together, they're unstoppable. Best friends. A perfect duo.
But friendship starts to blur into something deeper.
When Ryder suddenly rises to the top of the social ladder and becomes the most popular student in school, everything changes. New friends. New attention. Old loyalties ignored. Left behind and hurt, Max's affection turns into resentment, and the bond they built begins to crack.
Then secrets surface, lines are crossed, and an affair forces Ryder and Max back into each other's lives.