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A 2015 polyamorous romantic comedy by Creator/RedfernJonBarrett set in south Wales.
Caroline and her Dom live out their normal lives among the poverty, alcoholics, and street preachers of Swansea. But when Dom and his straight roommate fall in love - a passionate, secret, nonsexual love - their lives are transformed into a queer chaos. The battle between preachers and drag queens, skinheads and sex workers, boyfriend and girlfriend, is set to change the city forever.
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* BiTheWay: [[spoiler:Both Christina and Caroline.]]
* BuryYourGays: Avoided, contrary to the title.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Christina's roommate Nomi is extremely demanding and possessive, though she also goes to great lengths to protect the woman she cares about.
* CommitmentIssues: Just how committed two heterosexual men can be to one another is a central theme of the novel.
* EthicalSlut: Rutti is a queer male variant from the outset. [[spoiler:Christina and her boyfriend Dom later join him in this outlook.]]
* {{Polyamory}}: the main theme of the book, following the love between the characters Dom, Richard, and Caroline. Scenes set in the future show a greater acceptance of nonmonogamous relationships.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Caroline considers her boyfriend's falling in love with his male roommate to be breaking the terms of their relationship.]]
-->--'''Caroline'''
A 2015 polyamorous romantic comedy by Creator/RedfernJonBarrett set in south Wales.
Caroline and her Dom live out their normal lives among the poverty, alcoholics, and street preachers of Swansea. But when Dom and his straight roommate fall in love - a passionate, secret, nonsexual love - their lives are transformed into a queer chaos. The battle between preachers and drag queens, skinheads and sex workers, boyfriend and girlfriend, is set to change the city forever.
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* BiTheWay: [[spoiler:Both Christina and Caroline.]]
* BuryYourGays: Avoided, contrary to the title.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Christina's roommate Nomi is extremely demanding and possessive, though she also goes to great lengths to protect the woman she cares about.
* CommitmentIssues: Just how committed two heterosexual men can be to one another is a central theme of the novel.
* EthicalSlut: Rutti is a queer male variant from the outset. [[spoiler:Christina and her boyfriend Dom later join him in this outlook.]]
* {{Polyamory}}: the main theme of the book, following the love between the characters Dom, Richard, and Caroline. Scenes set in the future show a greater acceptance of nonmonogamous relationships.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Caroline considers her boyfriend's falling in love with his male roommate to be breaking the terms of their relationship.]]
