Jack is a wandering writer who treats loneliness as both shield and curse. He drifts through Florida, Los Angeles, Oregon, vineyards, bus stations, hotel bars, and bedrooms, clinging to humor the way other men cling to faith. Along the way he finds Megan, Mariah, and finally Vera—three women who mirror different wars inside him: chaos, punishment, and dangerous possibility. As America mutates around him into paranoia, burnout, and spectacle, Kiril seeks something clearer than love and more honest than hope: a way to live without pretending, without performing, and without lying to himself about what hurts.