Calvin "Cal" Lewis Jr.

Cal is the main protagonist of the novel, and the novel is told from his first person perspective. Cal is a bisexual teenager (though never states his sexuality explicitly, only eludes to relationships with both sexes), and about to enter his senior year of high school. The novel starts with him in New York City, but follows him through his move to Clear Lake, Houston as he accompanies his family who are moving for his father’s new job. The novel also starts with Cal filming a FlashFame video - roughly a TikTok or Instagram knock off - and centers primarily around Cal’s coverage of the Orpheus Project, for which his father works as an astronaut. This coverage comes into direct conflict with Cal’s foil - Shooting Stars and StarWatch led by Josh Farrow, and the plot climaxes around media coverage from both...