Jason Fuller never finished high school, but that didn't stop him from getting into the most rigorous college in the country. Matriculating at seventeen, he is quickly overwhelmed by the subculture of drugs and alcohol that takes place between classes.
_The only thing stopping him from sliding into a drug-addled oblivion is his moral code and his philosophical coursework, in which he studies the true meanings of core concepts like freedom, beauty, truth, and love.
Until Steven Moore shows up. Equipped with his knowledge of psychopharmacology and armed with a terminal prognosis, Steven threatens to carry Jason with him into a downward spiral that can only end in death.
Will Jason be pulled down with him? Or can he convince Steven that everything is still totally manageable in the end?