Redemption

One toxic ex who won't let go. One protective nerd who won't back down. One boy caught in the middle.

Mel is used to being watched. He's watched by his therapist slash foster mother, Miss Sarah. He's watched by the school's Queen B, Jasmine, who turns his pain into social media clout. And most of all, he's watched by Jake-the handsome, rich, and controlling ex who claims to be the only one who can "save" him.

Mel thinks he's a lost cause until he meets Carlos.

Carlos is everything Jake isn't: blunt, steady, and obsessed with structural integrity. He doesn't want to fix Mel; he wants to give him a safe space to breathe. With a childhood friend torn between loyalties and a social hierarchy determined to keep Mel in his place, Mel and Carlos must figure out if their bond is strong enough to survive a vengeful ex who knows exactly where the cracks are.