These Old Lies
A second chance at love for two men who fought together in the trenches of WWI. Class, ideals and prejudice drove them apart, but now, in the safety of peacetime, an illicit gay relationship has its own joys and risks.
1916, Northern France. Corporal Charlie Villiers breaks the monotony of the trenches by having sex with whoever is willing, including the posh Lieutenant Ned Pinsent. Except their stolen moments are becoming more than just a distraction — Ned actually listens when Charlie talks. But can Charlie share how going over the top is crushing his soul with the golden boy officer?
1923, London. Ned Pinsent’s reward for surviving the Great War is life as a scandalous Bright Young Thing — no cares, no responsibilities and no consequences. His carefully curated life of pleasure is upended when an errand brings him face to face with Charlie Villiers, his ex-lover from the trenches — the man whose life Ned saved and whose trust Ned betrayed.
From the roaring twenties to the world wars and beyond, Charlie and Ned will learn to fight for eachother and their love.
Content Advisory
These Old Lies includes discussion of a suicide attempt, and a description of an trauma induced-anxiety attack.
Additional notes:
Consumption of alcohol
Descriptions of physical violence (battle scenes)
Homophobic references made by a secondary characters
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“Before I knew you, my dreams fit within the confines of this shop. But you have made me want things that can never be. To be with you, to care about you. Two men together in partnership has never been possible, and so why does the idea we can’t have it hurt so much?”