
Amachocruisercomesofage.Frustratedbytherepetitiousgrindofonenightstandsandaimlesshustling,studydrugdealerRickislookingformeaningandintimacyinhislife.Likehistestosterone-tweakedbuddies,Rickisa"stray"#lackingatraditionalfamilystructureandwrestlingsubconsciouslywiththepsychologicalbruisesinflictedbyhisfather'sabsence.Shieldinganyvulnerabilityunderthetoughenedcloakofdetachment,Richhasadministeredhislifewithdeliberateefforttoavoidrelianceonanyoneoranything.Butthingsareabouttochange.WhenRickmeetsHeather,acorn-fedwalkingtalking"girlnextdoor,"hesuddenlyperceivesanewavenueandanopportunityforanopen,committedrelationship.Thoughthechemistrybetweenthecoupleisimmediatelycharged,Rick'sstreetcheekandvolatileaggressionflare,threateningtoextinguishtheirrelationshipbeforeitbegins.TryingtoassimilateintoHeather'sworld,Ricktakesheatfromhisperpetuallyadolescentcohortswho'sambitionsarerestrictedtoridingfast,tokingslow,andditchinghard.However,likehischildhood,alterego,FerdinandtheBull,Rickisonlyafighterbytrainingandripeforthetransitiontoasofter,sweetersensibility.




