Jack Barakat is a 17 year old bad boy. He smokes, drinks, does drugs, has sex, and skips class. With his mom gone and alcoholic dad the only one left to take care of him, he falls into a dark state. That is until nerdy Alex Gaskarth comes into his life. Alex has had a crush on him for years but just now has took a special liking to his bad boy attitude. To what extent will Alex go to win Jack over?