The young Tessa Young (Josephine Langford) is in her first year at the university. Accustomed to a stable and orderly life, her world changes when she meets Hardin Scott (Hero Fiennes Tiffin), a mysterious young man from the dark past. From the first moment they hate each other, because they belong to two different worlds and are completely opposed. However, these two opposite poles will soon join and nothing will ever be the same again. Tessa and Hardin will have to face difficult tests to be together. Innocence, the awakening to life, the sexual discovery and the traces of a love as powerful as the strength of destiny.