In Trying to Live an Ordinary Life, a mysterious figure with a dangerous past steps into a seemingly typical college experience, hoping to escape a life shadowed by violence. Haunted by secrets he can never fully escape, he navigates the complexities of friendship, first love, and the struggle for a new identity. But as his past begins to catch up, the line between his true self and the person he longs to become blurs, forcing him to confront buried instincts and an unknown future. When a surprising connection with a childhood friend rekindles hope, he must choose between embracing a life he’s never known or facing the echoes of who he used to be. As tensions rise, he wonders: Can he truly break free from a past that refuses to let him go? Would his fate allow him to become the person he yearns to be, or is he destined to be forever bound by his own secrets?