The story follows eight strangers – Sketch, Mira, Annemarie, Annie, CG, Addie, Maeve, and Weston – becoming linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption in their relationships and life events over the years. It explores the characters' coming-of-age, dealing with topics such as first love, death, coming out, homophobia, racism, colorism, class differences, poverty, sex, drugs, mental health, childhood trauma, abuse, sex crimes, and divorce.