One night Theo awakes to find Boris glassy-eyed and mute, sulking by his window. The ever-darkening shadows under his eyes began to tell the story of Boris' dark past, the parts of him that he never intended for Theo to see. But Theo understands, and now it's his turn to hold the black-haired boy through the nightmares he'd never told Theo he had. Suggestions of Boreo

6 months after Theo leaves Boris to go back to New York, Theo wakes up one morning and meets with his best friend again.

"Because life is more than happy ending."

"I don't wanna be your friend. I wanna kiss your neck."

When that familiar, black-curled, pale boy is around, Theodore feels a kaleidoscope of butterflies march in his stomach. [Average word count: 500-700. Average chapter word count: 1,500-2,000. characters belong to donna tart, creator of the goldfinch.]