With his troubled past behind him and his older brother away at college, Alex finds himself searching for more. No longer does he wish to merely exist but also to belong. In Drifting, the sequel to I'm Only Human After All, Alex is taken under the wing of a popular kid at school, Marcus, who introduces Alex to the underlying politics of the high school they attend. With a newly found social life, Alex escapes from the monotonous pressures of life through frequent outings and late nights.Things seem to be fine until one critical moment changes everything, causing Alex to step back and reconsider the new path he has chosen.