Arthur?
Yes, John?
Do you love me?
I… What?
I said, do you—?
Yes, I heard what you said, just… John, I…
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything.
No, no, it's alright, it's... Why do you ask?
No reason. I was just… curious.
Curious? Really?
Yes. Is that so hard to believe?
No. No, not at all. I just wasn’t expecting that.
No?
No, of course not.
So you never wondered what this… relationship that we have is?
I have, actually.
And?
And… I don't know.
You don't know?
Yes, I… I don't know if there's even a word for… I mean, I think it’s safe to say that neither of us has… romantic, or… sexual feelings for the other, right?
Right. I’m not sure I’m even capable of these types of feelings, Arthur.
Yes, me neither. And yet… we’ve been through so much together. You have seen parts of me that no one else has ever seen. You are a part of me. For that, for a relationship like ours, the word “platonic” seems…
Insufficient?
Yes, exactly. It’s like… none of these words are quite enough for what we are to each other. For what we have become.
So, we are… a secret fourth thing, then?
A secret fourth thing… Hm. I think I like that.
Me too, Arthur.
…
So…
So what?
Do you love me?
Yes. Yes, John, I do.
Good. I love you, too, Arthur.