I think we love gay stories and stuff, of course, I was like that when I started to read the goldfinch but, the more I read the more I was into Theo's story, and I absolutely know that it's a fact that all of the internal homophobia Theo has and his story with Boris is absolutely important for his life.
But again, the more I read it, I was more interested in Theo's behavior, his feelings, than if he fucked or kissed a guy.
A portrait of a dear friend.
Image ID: A dark skinned boy with bright red hair playing a bone flute. He wears a golden circlet with a braid pattern and matching gold bracelets. He has a green shirt with gold stitching on the sleeve ends and the collar. The stitches make x’s. A goldfinch covers his eyes. Two more fly around him. A full moon casts purple light in the background. A scattering of stars surround the moon. The sky transitions to purple at the top of the canvas to gold at the bottom.