The Rose meets the softest Thorn

Rosalina is out to make her life her own. She thinks she knows what she wants so she decides everything for herself. She needs a break from her seemingly overbearing mother's grasp so she leaves. With only a few clothes and a couple of granola bars, she sets out to her friend's house but makes a little detour on the way. She meets a guy who has a lot of special friends, but he's pretty special himself. She learns about this whole subculture of people she never knew existed and neither does the world...

The title quote is only temporary because I literally have no better name and is from Wendy Craig.