To save her artist lover from starvation, a young girl weds a rich old man, who buys his pictures. Not knowing her sacrifice, the artist becomes famous and publicly snubs the girl. On his deathbed the old man sends for the artist and divulges how he forced the girl to marry him and the lovers are reconciled.

The true story of Jennifer, a teenage mother living in Liverpool. Her son, Tommy, seems to have leukemia. They struggle to survive, and she asks the help of Rebecca, a social worker. Rebecca quickly realises that Jennifer is hiding something.

The artist tries to cope with the pressure and coercion young gay men experience to live up to masculine beauty ideals, please their partners, and send nude pictures of themselves.