and joked around all the way to the bus stop. I knew people would think the wrong thing if they knew, I didn’t want anyone to find out and I knew Boris didn’t either, but all the same he seemed so completely untroubled by it that I was fairly sure it was just a laugh, nothing to take too seriously or get worked up about.
Interesting take on masculinity and others’ perceptions. To me it does sound a little homoerotic but Iliad also see that it is innocent affection and comfort. Neither of them really get any comfort or security in their home lives and it’s a shame that the security found in one another is now at stake because of Kotku.
