Imperishable (Boris x reader)

the goldfinch pt.10

"Tell me a secret potter" Boris says looking at Theo. "I stole it" Theo says lightly. "No shit potter we are all all the time" Boris says taking another sip. "No from the museum" he says eyes wide but he's not looking at anything. "What?" I ask. "The bird, I stole it" he says. "Show us" Boris says sitting up. He's interested but we never would have said something so heartless sober. Theo's mom died that day. We make a way to Theos room it's quiet I can hear it raining outside and I can still hear the try wind floating under noise of the rain. Theo walks to his bed bends down and pulls out a small bag. He pulls a small wrapped rectangle and unwraps it. He wasn't lying. The rectangle is the original copy of the painting the goldfinch thought to it be blown up in the explosion. "Theo" I whisper sadly. Oh the trouble this is going to cause him one day. God I how no one else ever finds out. "Holy shit Potter!" He says. "The man he told me to take it" he says starting at it with big eyes "after the explosion, he died" Theo says solemnly and yet without emotion. "Theo let's go back down stairs" I say helping him up "no more drinks for tonight, it's a drawl" Theo is crying now. He lets me guide him downstairs and on the couch where he quickly falls asleep though still crying. I stare at him moment, poor kid. I go upstairs to check on Boris. God knows he shouldn't be alone this drunk. I go into Theo room and I see him standing there with the picture in his hands. "Boris what are you doing?" I ask. "I have to take it princessa. It can save us. No more steal, not more worry" he says "I will not sell a thing like this, but we can make money off of it." I can't believe he's serious "Boris you drunk" I say flatly. I try to take it out of his hands but he pulls it back. "Listen to me princessa" he shouts "I need this please let me do this. I will protect you. I will provide for you and Theo" he says he crying now. I can se sit in his face for some reason this means so much to him."Boris it's not yours" I say looking at him "it's stolen from museum if anyone finds out you have that- it's more trouble than it's worth at least it's safe here" I says looking him. He looks at me and shakes his head clear " you are right princesss" he says setting down the painting "Am sorry." He rubs his eyes. "Don't be sorry Boris" I wipe his cheek and smile. He puts it back in the wrap and I go down stairs so he can change. We all sleep down stairs tonight the need for company is strong.

^time skip^

It's morning now and everyone's looking for a distraction last night was a little bit too much for everyone. "Acid" Boris says to Theo "is best way to get over a hang over" he says sincerely. I am about 500% sure he is wrong but I don't have the effort to babysit today. I told him not to but I won't be responsible for whatever happens if they do it. This is my way of hoping that they won't do it I realized last night that we're al lot more messed up than we thought. Also mom is coming home today and someone needs to be here when she gets back preferably someone who's not tripped out of their mind.