John Egbert never asked to be born. Some days he wondered if it would be better if he wasn't. Of course it would have been, his mother would be alive and his father would be happy. Maybe his father wouldn't hit John if his wife was still here. Maybe he wouldn't have killed himself either. And then maybe John wouldn't be stuck in this shitty apartment.
Dave Strider still remembers the car crash that killed his parents. It haunts him on a nightly basis. And his older brother, who has taken the responsibility of raising him, hasn't exactly been helpful. Especially when he decides to adopt a boy named John Egbert, the son of a old friend who had a tragic accident.