Wade has always felt split. His love for writing and playing music versus his urge to do well in school. But when his other dies it leads to a split in his conscience to two different worlds. This book alternates chapters between the two different Wades. One is a dive-bar singer and the other one is fixing a proton accelerator. One is devoted to his lover, Denby, the other one, is not. But when these to worlds start to collide, each Wade must find a way to save each other.