An eccentric and terminally ill young man, Jimmy decides he is going to be happy and no longer sick. His roommate, James, is a healthy young guy, and the two of them are best friends. When James announces that he is leaving for a new job, Jimmy feels betrayed and proceeds to destroy the perfect little world that they have set up. A battle of wills ensues as James prepares for the real world, and Jimmy falls deeper into his world of illness, isolation and make-believe.