Ivy's always thought it was fitting she was named after a wallflower. Her whole life she's clung to the sides, never putting herself out there while her sisters blossomed. After her mother's death, her father's alcoholism spirals and Ivy turns to kickboxing as an outlet to pound away her anxieties. College becomes a chance for Ivy to escape the mess her family has become, but she still finds herself putting others before herself, missing out on the college experience. When Finn's mother walked out on the family at age 12 , his father stepped up to make sure Finn and his brother's never wanted for anything. Finn has only ever wanted to make his father proud, to thank him for the sacrifices he's made raising three sons alone. Graduate from college, get a good job, and make something of himself. That's his plan and nothing will get in his way. When 19-year-old Ivy literally knocks out 21-year-old Finn at their boxing gym, they immediately dislike each other. But after countless run-ins, they realize just how intertwined their lives are, and they develop a deep connection. Neither Finn nor Ivy wants a relationship, but their feelings snowball and take them by surprise like a sucker punch.