❝ you're stuck in my head and i can't get you out of it, if i could do it all again, i know i'd go back to you ❞ where a sixteen year old boy realises he has feelings for his best friend. [basically the goldfinch but gayer]

in which theo and boris are in love with each other, but would much rather dance around their feelings. theo soon befriends two girls from an unexpected circumstance, and realizes they have more in common than they thought. boris, on the other hand, has a harder time warming up to them. and with a prom coming up, the two boys decide to go together, expecting the night to be magical and fun, and maybe hoping to have the courage to become more than just friends. how can a night go so wrong? ❝ i'm sitting here, crying in my prom dress. i'd be the prom queen if crying was a contest. ❞ ✧・ﾟ: * . • 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿! • trigger warnings will be placed when necessary. • votes/comments appreciated! started: 8.08.20 finished: 7.28.24 word count: 48,000+ ˚₊‧ ꒰ა ☆ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ • #1 boreo - dec.30.23 !

Because Boris Pavlikovsky and Theodore Decker deserve their happy ending.