During the sweltering summer of 1987 in Execution, Texas, 17-year-old Seeger King realises that his life is changing rapidly. Negotiating his relationship with his girlfriend, Cordelia, and trying to understand his crush on college wrestler Kent, Seeger is trying to come to terms with the future that lies ahead of him. While his friends escape into drugs and fantasy, Seeger must decide who he loves and what action to take.