The Half-life of Planets

Liannaisanaspiringplanetaryscientist…andalsoakissingexpert.She'sgotalotofexperience.Maybetoomuch.Sothissummershedecidestoconductanexperiment:She'sgoingtogiveupthekissingpart.Itshouldn’tbetoohardforher--afterall,noneofherkissingpartnerssofarhavebeenworththeliptime.Thatis,untilHankcomesalong.Hankhasneverbeenkissed.He’ssmartandfunny—sometimeswithoutintendingtobe—andalittlesociallychallenged.Hank’sgotAsperger’ssyndrome.ThismeansheknowsnearlyeverytrackthatKirstyMaccollhaseverappearedon,butnotwhentoshutupaboutit.Despitehisloquatiousness,healsodoesn’tknowwhentosaythethingsheshould.Thingslike,Idon’thaveafather.Iwanttoholdyourhand,Iwanttokissyou.ItwouldappearthatHankandLianaareinforaninterestingsummer—iftheplanetsaligncorrectly.