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Theo and Boris are not dating. Despite what waiters in restaurants assume (‘Will that be one bill today?’) and all their friends’ jokes, they are definitely not dating.

Sure, they spend more time together than apart—they like the same things, why wouldn’t they do them together? And sure, Boris is a touchy person and Theo never pulls away when he fiddles with his hands or when he throws his arms around him. And Theo doesn’t complain when Boris sits on his lap when they run out of chairs at a friend’s house, but its not like he would make Boris sit on the floor.

And sure, occasionally they fuck which might give people the wrong idea. But honestly, they really are just friends.

Or: A friends with benefits au where Theo is aware of his feelings but that does Not mean he knows how to act on them. Also Boris is a musician and they’ve been out of contact for two years.

#new fic !#i have this whole thing written its just way longer than i meant for it to be and im tired sso ive broken it up #but this should be finished tomorrow or very shortly after that is a PROMISE #and i have not forgotten about a study either that's also a promise #tgf #the goldfinch

uglygirlstatus

does anyone know where this came from. I can’t stop looking at it

unalivejournal

Boris would take Theo to a european gay bar without telling him and Theo would be like. "Um. Boris? Did you bring us to a gay bar?" And Boris would say "no it's not it's just cool so all the cool subcultures are going to come here. obviously. why do you think I lent you my armani silk button up" and Theo would say "ok im not an expert on european club culture but there are two guys grabbing each other's cocks right next to me" and then boris would invite him into the bathroom stall to do coke and Theo would get freaked out by the implications and leave

#this happened in antwerp theo just didn't mention it

biborispavlikovsky

"i can fix him" i can stop myself from blurting the thing i'd never said, even though it was something we both knew well enough- which was, of course, I love you.

bloedgetuige

boris the goldfinch forever famous. showing up to the engagement party, shirt Open. furcoat On. publicly leaving with the groom whos gone for weeks after that. i know the rumors in the upper echelon of new york were Flying

tiktaalic

Happy Theo failing to kill himself finchmas

basilosu

the goldfinch (book)

#omg love these

biborispavlikovsky

Vegas, Baby - Olivver the Kid // The Goldfinch (2019)

#re prev:#thank u for reminding me of this song and this post #and also for all the fun facts i learned from your tags #i never knew olivver the kid was in the neighborhood :0

biborispavlikovsky

the goldfinch movie is a shrink wrapped dinosaur

biborispavlikovsky

this is what john crowley did to theo

#this is an elephant not a dinosaur but i think it illustrates the point better #he took the bones and slapped some skin on and ignored the rest #this picture is from c. m. koseman's 'all todays' which is filled with many other shrink wrapped animals

ok rewatch drafts posting done there actually weren't that many, thank you everyone for bearing with me we will not resume our scheduled radio silence interrupted by 1 random post every blue moon

#diary #or maybe not but i will not be posting rapid fire shit posts so tomayto tomawto #this does mean the wheels in my head are turning wrt a certain wip that is not abandoned despite looking abandoned #i know i have said that before lol but each time i do i chip away at a little more

biborispavlikovsky

all that being said tho i desperately do still want to steal every sweater from adult theo's wardrobe

biborispavlikovsky

hand them over STAT 🫴

#wardrobe did a good job and i appreciate them

all that being said tho i desperately do still want to steal every sweater from adult theo's wardrobe

#diary #this is not a revelation but a reminder

ultimately the reason why tgf movie doesn't work for me is bc they stripped so much away from the story that all we were left with were the bare bones that held that story up without any meat in them to give them life

#and then the spliced these bare bones together to try and build it out that way but that doesn't work #it feel v telling rather than showing #look theo shot a man and now he's upset in his hotel and let's recall the museum for a moment who here in class sees the connection?#i have nothing again call backs and full circle moment and flashbacks to memories being used a story telling devices #but it feels v heavy handed i guess especially compared to (my recollection) of the book where we're presented theos life and left to it #you don't need to remind me that they already feels responsible for one death i know he does #it would have been more interesting to see his immediate reaction + actually SEE the impact of things on him #rather than jumping straight to 'and now he's taking pills' etc #bc i think seeing the reaction he has and seeing how he progresses from the garage to the pills is interesting!#the constant juxtaposition between past and present without really diving into the details or either makes it all feel so hollow and abrupt #and dont get me STARTED on how they portrayed the garage scene itself #and don't me STARTED on how they portrayed the garage scene itself and theo's actions there

the goldfinch movie is studio apartment furnished with a single blow up mattress on the floor and a garbage can

#meaning it is quite literally the bare essentials of the story and it is not complete or full adaptation in my books

the goldfinch movie is a shrink wrapped dinosaur

#nothing but the bones with a thin layer of skin slapped on to hold it all together

they took "i do have ☝️ drunk-driving conviction" from us. unforgivable.

#we were robbed there is nothing else to say #also heads up for incoming rewatch drafts posting #and also disclaimer most if not all were written while moderately high but this is my blog and i'm back to using it to enjoy i guess

ansel elgort is not my theo ❌

#diary #rewatch was postponed until today #he's missing a certain je ne sais quoi that is essential to theo #he feels like a cardboard cut out to me and it's not bc of his acting it's just...... he is a flat reproduction missing essential depth

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