It was easier not to hit on someone who hated you than on someone who liked you. Following this motto, seventeen-year-old Seth Jones has lived since the moment he fell in love with his stepbrother James, the popular and smart heartthrob. To avoid accidentally coming out to James and potentially destroying his blended family, he constantly acts coldly towards his secret crush. Everything could have changed when the handsome pharmacy apprentice Jesse Parker enters his life. If only Seth could finally turn off his feelings for James! But then Seth's lover Mark also sticks his nose into his affairs, making things truly chaotic.