Velvet Celebrity Digest

Fresh star stories with a cool online feel.

One of the most charming characteristics of the central couple in "The In Between" is that they're both flawed in some truly beautiful ways. Tessa has a hard time lowering her emotional shield and letting people in, choosing to speak through her photographs but refusing to share them with others. Meanwhile, Skylar struggles with a bit of indecision and guilt over his family's personal struggles and has trouble letting go, and, let's face it, he's an awful harmonica player.

Given their perfectly imperfect natures, it's highly fitting the two often spend their time together in settings that aren't the usual idyllic locales in their small town of Avalon — but they somehow become picturesque as soon as these adorable love birds show up. For example, take the ultra windy night at the beach when they have to cling to one another in the lifeguard stand to keep warm for the fireworks show. Or then there's the emptied-out movie theater where they first meet, and Skylar serves as a human subtitler because the film, "Betty Blue," is all in French. In both places, there's a unique quietude and bygone-era feel to the settings that naturally put Tessa and Skylar at the center of the entire world, making their connection even more profound and captivating.

The two bond over the notion that the greatest romance stories of all time ultimately have unhappy endings, and right from the start of their story, we know they're already barreling towards a tragedy of their own. The beauty of their tale, though, is in focusing on the journey, not the destination.