"The dragonflies live down by the bayou, but there's no way to know which one's my brother."

King is convinced his brother, Khalid, isn't dead, that he has instead turned into a dragonfly. King must keep this secret to himself as he watches grief consume his family.

It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy. But before he had died, Khalid had told King to end the friendship. "You don't want anyone to think you're gay too, do you?"

When Sandy suddenly goes missing, King is forced to confront questions about himself and the reality of his brother's death.

In this raw and exquisite story, we see that love can set us all free.