Gwen and Art Are Not in Love

by Lex Croucher

Gwen shot him a sideways glance. ‘Why are you talking like you know something I don’t?’ ‘What? I’ve never known anything,’ Arthur said. ‘It’s well documented, you can ask anybody.’

‘Jesus, Gabriel – why are you punishing her for who she is because you’re scared of who you might be?’

‘Gwendoline, this is highly inappropriate,’ her mother said, frowning down at the sword as if it too had disappointed her as a daughter.