Mel is a quirky, fragile teen with deep resentments and a pathological need to tell the truth. Markus is a lonesome drifter, big for his age, and feared by many. Their paths get closer and closer in the small, rural town of Kimble Wells. At last they meet and fall in love, only people around them grow fearful as the toxic relationship spirals out of control, to devastating consequences. The town will never be the same again.