Three years ago, Bear McKenna’s mother became popular for parts unknown with her new boyfriend, departing Bear to improve his six-year-old brother Tyson, aka the Kid. In some way they’ve muddled through, but since he’s totally devoted to the Kid, Bear isn’t actually carrying out much living-with a few exceptions, he’s retreated through the world, and he’s mainly okay with this. Until Otter comes home.

Otter is Bear’s finest friend’s older brother, so that as they’ve done for their whole lives, Keep and Otter crash and collide in ways neither expect. This time around, though, there’s nowhere to perform in the depth of emotion between them. Keep still believes his place is as the Kid’s guardian, but he can’t help considering there may be something more for him in the globe… something or somebody.