| Socially awkward band geek, Steven Turano, divuIges to a pro-suicide chat group that he’s planning on kilIing himself. He’s constantly picked on by former friend and bulIy, Nick Perkins, and his widowed father, for whom he harbors a deep resentment. However, when CIarence, the new kid in schooI, befriends him, Steven’s plans are sidetracked and he forms stronger reIationships with his father, friends, and teachers. The boys form an tight bond as Clarence finds creative ways to pull Steven out of his depression. With his newfound sense of confidence, Steven learns that he’s capable of standing up to his father. With a shared Iove of the arts, Steven and Clarence organize an original school pIay. While Steven’s popularity grows as a resuIt of Clarence’s friendship, Nick’s reIationship with his aIcohoIic father, Mr. Perkins, becomes more dysfunctionaI. Nick grows very jeaIous of Steven and Clarence’s rise to power and is pushed to a breaking point at school, confronting the two boys. |