High school student Aspen feels her heart race whenever her best friend Charlotte touches her. The glasses-wearing good girl and leather-jacket rebel's inseparable bond provokes Maddie's jealousy and bullying. Through Charlotte's mysterious disappearances, Aspen's hospitalization after a brutal attack, and near-kisses during Christmas Eve, Aspen realizes her feelings have grown beyond friendship. Yet she fears acknowledging these emotions might destroy their four-year friendship, while simultaneously discovering her true identity in a journey of self-acceptance.