- The worst at card games. Genuinely he could have 2 cards left in a game of uno and still somehow lose

- He will never sit normally on any piece of furniture. It’s a lost cause.

- Gets way too invested in the petty arguments he and Theo have and he always winds up getting butthurt

- He eats cold hotdogs. Right out of the package

- He babies Popchik. To an extreme. He gets jealous whenever the dog gives anybody else attention.

- VERY opinionated on the most random bullshit but is not very consistent in upholding those opinions

- When he’s high he will tear into a movie or television show without hesitation. Genuinely the most critical person for no reason. It entertains him

- Boris will talk in circles for hours just to avoid being in the wrong and most of the time it doesn’t work. People just get fed up with hearing his shit. He counts it as a win regardless

- Will never wear shorts. He has a personal vendetta against them. He hates them so much

- During the brief time he lived in Texas he was deeply upset by the lack of “real” cowboys where he lived. It was very much not like the old westerns he would watch

- He hated classical music but once Theo left he would always try to find the pieces they listened to together. Boris would always fall asleep listening to them

- Loves Kraft Mac n’ Cheese. Yes it looks genuinely radioactive but it is the only Mac n’ Cheese he enjoys

- He loves to swim. He plans on taking Theo to PNG. He hasn’t been since he was a kid and he’s always wanted to go back, bringing Theo is just a bonus

- He prefers Pepsi over Coke and he will fight tooth and nail to convince people it’s the “correct” opinion

- Has a high pain tolerance but will whine like a baby when he’s sick. You would think a stuffy nose would kill him

- He always wanted tattoos when he was younger but never had any clue what he wanted so getting a tattoo for Bobo Silver was as good of an excuse as any to get one. Theo helps him pick the of design his first tattoo that he actually likes. And screw him if a tattoo related to The Goldfinch painting is cheesy. Is a man not allowed to be a little corny? He also gets a tattoo for Popper when he inevitably passes

- He can fall asleep anywhere. And he will. Theo once found him asleep on the bathroom floor simply because the tile felt nice and cold

- Theo is the first out of the two of them to say I love you. Boris is pissed about it because he’d been psyching himself up for weeks and Theo beats him to it

the quotes i’ve seen are all devastatingly reminiscent of the goldfinch. specifically boris and theo’s relationship. you would only need to make the slightest alterations and bam. these are all actual quotes from the goldfinch.

- “you’ve wasted time you didn’t have”

- “what is marriage but a way to escape our fathers names”

- “if you really loved me, you wouldn’t have missed”

- “but the whole world is against you.” “are you against me.” “never.” “then the world is not against me”

- “you one have one mother, father, brother. but you could trace a path from naples to our childhood house in moscow with the blood of all the men who’ll tell you they love you.”

-“no matter what name you would say, i’d know it to be mine from the way you said it”