Set in a retro atmosphere, Riptide is a story told in three chapers.Suku and Charlie are lovers living in a college hostel room, living a life drowned in love, literature and music, nearing the end of their college life. A life threatening disease forces Suku to leave the hostel for treatment. In a near death experience, Suku has a vision of Charlie screaming in pain. A healthy Suku comes back to the hostel only to find a traumatised Charlie reading a never ending novel , blood stains on the wall and a never ending love song which keeps playing repeatedly on the radio.