tell me how you really feel.

when seventeen-year-old khrome transfers to a new high school, she's just trying to disappear. after surviving a shooting tied to her father's gang and watching her parents' marriage fall apart, she wants a quiet start - no drama, no attention, just peace. but peace is the last thing she finds.

her younger brother, kylon, still lives with their dad and plays for the school's basketball team. on senior night, khrome shows up to support him - and that's where she first sees ceylin.

ceylin is everything khrome isn't: confident, adored, and effortlessly magnetic. a quiet but popular basketball star with dreams of becoming a gamer and content creator, she hides her own pain behind her charm - a missing father, an overworked mom, and the fear of being loved only for what people see, not who she is.

their worlds collide under the noise of the gym lights - a single glance across the bleachers sparks something neither of them can name.

as khrome starts her first days at school, she learns that the past she's running from and the future she's afraid of might be waiting for her in the same place - right in front of her, in the form of a girl who feels like both danger and home.