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Past the blood and the bruise by scvery
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
10 Oct 2023
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Every time Boris comes home with an injury, Theo feels thirteen again. It’s the way Boris shrugs them off, and shies away when he can feel Theo’s eyes on his skin. Like he used to do back when he still lived in his father’s house. The resemblances to that time should scare Theo, but instead (this is something he can hardly admit even in the darkness of the bedroom) they somehow comfort him. Not so many things have changed, after all. Boris’ body has been covered in bruises for as long as he has known him.
in which boris’ bruises are no longer from his father’s recklessness, and understanding feelings was always a problem for theo. sometimes pretending everything is fine is easier than admitting the truth. sometimes it’s not.