Ida moves away from home to study psychology at Blindern. She is afraid of most things, but her biggest fear is terror. It does not get better when she meets Aksel, who spends a lot of time on incel forums online.
Ida is charmed by the bicycle courier Jonas, while she tries to find her place on Blindern. Aksel contacts her for help with the exam, and Ida is introduced to the idea of sleeping with incels to prevent terror.
In an attempt to avoid Aksel, Ida escapes to her father in Sørlandet. When she arrives, it turns out that there is a lot Ida's father has not told her about his life.
Aksel begins to behave differently, and abruptly cuts off contact with Ida. Siri from the study has become single and is looking for a rebound, this gives Ida an Idea that could potentially benefit both Aksel and Siri.
Ida's fatal mistake with Aksel creates big problems for her and she tries to keep her fear at a distance by distracting herself with Jonas. But Aksel does not intend to let her get away so easily.
The pressure on Ida is increasing and Aksel's influence on her life is about to ruin the relationship with Jonas. Ida seeks out her mother to perhaps get some advice, but her mother turns out to be a bad support.
Aksel is preparing for the day that could change his life. At the same time, two police officers are investigating a case of violence against an unidentified young woman, and the clues lead them to Ida's student residence.
Ida desperately tries to get in touch with Aksel and seeks out his mother in an attempt to find him. Ida must finally make an important choice, does she intend to let fear or reason prevail?
