Ever since the loss of her mother, Quinn has only been focused on surviving. Getting into a friends with benefits with her childhood best friend, Ravi, and working at a beauty shop takes up most of her time-she's lost her purpose in life and doesn't know how to start over.
Enter Dev. The hot-headed gym rat. He's more focused on working out than paying attention to his girlfriend, Chloe. Ever since he found that document in his mother's closet, he's become dissociated to everything around him.
When Quinn and Dev begin to form a relationship, it becomes more about something real and less of being a means to survival. But will their connection last after years of only having superficial ones?
The Ones in the Background tells the story of loss, family, and finding solace where you least expect it.
Trigger Warnings: Death of a parent, car accident, infertility, miscarriage, micro aggressions, slut shaming, underage drinking, sex scenes