I KEEP THINKING ABOUT HOW ROGER CLARK SAID THAT ARTHUR WOULDN'T OUTRIGHT SAY THAT HE LOVES CHARLES, BUT HE'D DEFINITELY FEEL THAT WAY.
ARTHUR SEEMS LIKE HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO EXPRESS HIS LOVE FOR PEOPLE WITH WORDS. HE TRIES TO MAKE UP FOR THIS BY GIFT-GIVING OR PHYSICAL TOUCH. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR HIM TO FINALLY SAY HE LOVES A PERSON, AND I THINK A LOT OF THE RELATIONSHIP HE'D HAVE WITH NOT ONLY CHARLES BUT ANYBODY (ASIDE FROM MARY OF COURSE. SILLY GIRL I NEVER TALK ABOUT HER.) WOULD GO UNSPOKEN.
SORT OF IN A NOT DATING WAY BECAUSE BOTH PARTIES CAN'T FATHOM ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP BUT IT'S SUSPECTED AND SEEN BY OTHERS BECAUSE OF THE SHEER MUTUAL ADORATION THEY HOLD FOR EACH OTHER SORT OF WAY.
I FEEL ARTHUR IS JUST REALLY AWKWARD WHEN IT COMES TO ROMANCE IN GENERAL.