The Matchboy and the Inventor

A familiar tale with a twist. Vern's life as a poor matchboy is hard and cruel. Starving and freezing, he loses consciousness, and when he awakens, thinks he must have died and gone to heaven. Instead, he finds he's been rescued by Oren, a doctor and inventor, who lives with his sister and brother-in-law. Each man is attracted to the other, but both fear to speak of the attraction thinking it would be misinterpreted, especially when a friend of Oren's seeks to keep the couple apart. But Vern has a plan. He crafts a gift for Oren, intended to reveal his heart in a way he's unable to put into words. Will the matchboy's gift win the heart of the inventor?