Jasper Short is a sixteen-year-old sophomore attending Lenox Memorial High in Lennox, Massachusetts. He is dark-haired, hazel-eyed behind black glasses, and ignored. He is a shadow. He is hardly acknowledged, save for being harassed and teased. Despite his personality, and his intelligence, he has only one friend named Oliver. Calvin Locke is a seventeen-year-old junior attending the same school. He is fair-haired, blue-eyed, and adored. He is the sun. He is more than acknowledged, he is revered. Despite his physical attractiveness, he could be considered quite a jerk towards many. Jasper Short being one of his victims. When Calvin stands up for him one day in class, things turn and twist. He is suddenly under his wing, and convinced to run track with him on the team. Months later, great friendship melds into stronger feelings, and the heart flushes as the school year comes to a close.
Two teenagers fall in love in a society beyond repair. Oliver and Calvin will do anything to live the perfect little lie that they wind themselves up in while society forces their corrective classes down their throats, Lower-class and Upper-class.
Oliver tries his best to keep things hidden, but when his past resurfaces, they run out of time... because all good things come to an end.