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Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
10 Feb 2026
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Summary
The more Boris watched them—over the days they came there, it happened at least once every two weeks, he watched the man grow less and less interested in her, in what she had to say. The smiles were less frequent, he’d leave her to dance alone (or even with other people) which eventually surprised Boris. And apparently, his surprise arrived to the young man, standing further away close to the bar, while Boris was sitting at a table against the wall, and he looked at him. His eyes didn’t tell Boris much, other than… an eyebrow raise. Maybe he was asking Boris why he was staring at him like he was the only man ever, but Boris liked to think that it was more like a tempting look than anything. So he smiled. Not big, slow, slow enough for him to see it. He knew he did when he got a smile back—more gentle than Boris, but still tentative.
Or,
Boris sees this man appear in the bar he usually goes to—usually with his wife. They stare into each other's eyes for months until the stranger appears one night, alone, and Boris takes his chance to finally do something about it.