Plot Summary:High School student Ty is abused (being forced to drink with his father every day) and bullied by his father to be a man, and he is verbally and physically bullied by Carter, another student, who at one point even claims to be Ty's friend. When Carter tells Ty that he must show up after school to defend himself, Ty puts something extra in his backpack that day.
Pop. follows Ty, a 13-year-old boy who is struggling to deal with his alcoholic father, the school bully, and his own sexuality.