This narrative follows Wayne, a chronic procrastinator who moves from his mother's basement to a public housing estate after an encounter with his mother's boyfriend. He moves in with his generous friend Rick, who is a postman. Wayne struggles to find suitable employment and is sacked from a number of jobs. One day he begins recording and uploading monotonous videos of his mundane surroundings, such as a kitchen sink or an earwig. These recordings unexpectedly transform into a global phenomenon, attracting a loyal following and, later, a corporate legal battle over the "ownership of silence". Helped by his industrious friend Rick, Wayne eventually achieves significant wealth but remains largely unchanged by his accidental fame. Ultimately, he finds a sense of "correctness" and peace by returning to his roots and taking a job as a traffic controller, where his natural capacity for stillness and waiting becomes a professional asset.

Otto Handley was born in Spitzbergen in 1979 and later studied sociology at the University of Manchester, where his fascination with the hidden structures of everyday life first took root. Now living in Basingstoke with his wife, Amalietta, and their six children, Handley divides his time between writing, exploring caves, tending to an unruly collection of orchids, and coaxing baroque melodies from his lute. His work blends domestic observation with philosophical curiosity, reflecting a life shaped equally by the depths of speleology and the delicate discipline of horticulture.