Nicholas "Nick" Russo is Silver Valley High's nineteen-year-old repeat senior, notorious party host, and resident punk-rock bad influence.

He works evenings at Dead End Records, knows practically every alternative kid in town, and has a reputation for making questionable decisions.

Behind the lazy smiles, flirtatious comments, and reckless parties is a young man struggling with the realization that everyone else seems to be moving forward while he's standing still.

Nick isn't afraid of getting older. He's afraid of never becoming anything.