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Barbara B
is 82% done
Boris is giving me the ick, I lowkey don’t know how to feel…
— Jan 04, 2026 08:22AM
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Barbara B
is 89% done
Boris is the Mercutio of the story, “tis but a scratch”
— Jan 04, 2026 08:38PM
Barbara B
is 70% done
I kind of hate Boris now… well no I don’t hate him but I wish he hadn’t taken the painting. I hope Theo forgives him. He needs to forgive him.
— Jan 03, 2026 07:59PM
Barbara B
is 51% done
Okay so three things:
1. Boris and Theo are both a bit gay, no matter how you spin it. I’m also concerned for Boris’s safety and a potential growing tendency to hit his partners.
2. I’m so glad this book depicts drugs and drinking in this messy unorganized way. Most of the time, the depictions are too polished and don’t reflect how awful it really is.
3. Hobie is Theo’s dad now, I don’t make the rules.
— Jan 02, 2026 10:35PM
1. Boris and Theo are both a bit gay, no matter how you spin it. I’m also concerned for Boris’s safety and a potential growing tendency to hit his partners.
2. I’m so glad this book depicts drugs and drinking in this messy unorganized way. Most of the time, the depictions are too polished and don’t reflect how awful it really is.
3. Hobie is Theo’s dad now, I don’t make the rules.
