Jackson has spent the last 16 years running away. He's picked up some extra trauma and a drinking problem along the way. He's built himself a seven foot concrete closet, he's become a world famous rock star, and he's avoided every person he's ever called family. Until his daughter shows up. He's not avoiding her. This story explores sexuality, abuse, religious trauma and more. Told from two timelines, Jackson reflects on how he got where he is, and how desperately he wants to control where he goes next. "Jackson was famous. If nothing else about him was particularly important, he still had that. He told himself that a lot when things were feeling especially difficult. He was famous, and that made him matter."

Adam Alessi finds himself tutoring the popular kid Shawn Lebosada in chorus to make up for a lost arts credit. Shawn, who is definitely not interested in singing choral music, must be accepted into a prestigious state choir that's hard to get into in order to pass the class - accompanied by an even harder sight-reading exam. As Adam and Shawn navigate through their lessons, they discover Shawn's special sense of perserverance, and more things about themselves and each other than they would have ever guessed.