Normal Adolescent Behavior

After the school orientation, Wendy meets Sean, a new senior who shares her inner geek. They quickly form a romantic connection, and Wendy feels a genuine spark. The romance introduces a dilemma as it competes with the group she has longtime loyalty to.

As their bond grows, Wendy struggles to balance genuine affection with loyalty to the six-person group. The pact binds them to swap partners weekly and to prioritize the collective over any individual, making her feel trapped between two worlds. The conflict sets the stage for boundary-testing and tense choices.

The six friends have been inseparable since elementary school, forming a polyamorous arrangement where they swap partners weekly. Loyalty to the group takes precedence over anyone in the relationship, shaping every interaction. This dynamic creates a high-stakes backdrop for any new romantic entanglement.

Wendy begins testing the boundaries of her vow to the group, seeking more autonomy from the pact. Billie quickly notes the shift and recognizes that Wendy’s choices could destabilize the entire arrangement. The tension between individual desires and group loyalty grows more palpable.

Wendy’s younger brother Nathan meets Sean’s mother Helen, who is waiting to start a new job in three weeks. Nathan uses his cooking skills to try to charm her, adding a cross-family complication to the evolving drama. The budding crush adds another layer of awkward tension to the story.

On a Saturday night, Wendy spends time with the group and cannot bring herself to cheat on Sean. Her hesitation gives Billie a reason to accuse her of betrayal. The confrontation reinforces the pressure on Wendy to decide between the group and her new relationship.

Ryan, hearing that Wendy is out of the group, tries to reconnect as a friend. Wendy remains torn between old loyalties and her growing feelings for Sean. The possibility of normal friendship outside the group remains fragile and uncertain.

Sean and Wendy attempt a normal couple dynamic, but Billie tests them by slipping the memorabilia box into Sean’s locker. When Sean discovers the photos chronicling a lifetime of shared experiences, he presents Wendy with an ultimatum: burn the box and leave the group, or risk breaking up. The choice becomes a watershed moment for their relationship.

Billie urges Wendy back into the group and pushes her to publicly ridicule Ryan, a former member who left last year. The test is designed to reveal Wendy’s darkest side and influence Sean’s perception. The power dynamics within the group grow increasingly cruel and performative.

Wendy escalates by outing everyone’s secrets in front of the student body. Each member has skeletons, and exposing them leaves the six isolated from their pseudofamily and from the wider school. The future they planned becomes uncertain as trust collapses under the weight of revelations.

The six-person pseudofamily fractures as trust erodes and social ostracism spreads. The carefully plotted ten-year plan falls apart, leaving each member to face the consequences of their choices. Wendy begins to sense she may be the first to pursue something outside the group.

With the group fractured, Wendy contemplates a new path beyond the arranged closeness of the six. Billie’s long-term plan collapses alongside the others’ reputations. Wendy’s decision to explore something new signals a shift in the film’s emotional center and hints at an uncertain but hopeful future.