Ultimately the vibe I got with Theo is that he is bisexual, BUT so obsessed with convincing himself that he's DEFINITELY NOT GAY EVEN SLIGHTLY that it gives his relationships with women (Kitsey, particularly) a performative vibe, even though there's also a genuine element to them. He's performing his straightness to himself and the rest of the world.
But his crush on Pippa is semi-secret (although clearly Pippa and Hobie know about it, at least somewhat), so that quality is much less pronounced. (OMG, though, that scene where he takes Pippa to see the documentary about Glenn Gould? And it ends up hitting on practically every single one of Pippa's most painful spots? In a way that he maybe could have predicted if he thought about it more, but you can also see why he didn't see it till they actually went? CRUSHING.)
Yes, I can see that take on Boris - definitely more sexually into women than Theo is, probably more sexually into women just in general (if Theo's like a four on the Kinsey scale, Boris is probably a two). Could probably be convinced to have sex with Theo again! And by convinced I mean Theo would just have to ask and Boris might be there with bells on.
Possibly not willing to have an exclusive monogamous relationship with Theo, though? Would Boris give up women? I could see them having a sort of on-again, off-again thing where sometimes Boris jets into town and they get wasted and have sex for three days, and then Boris is gone for six months doing God knows what with God knows who.
On the other hand, I am not convinced that Theo could cope with this arrangement. He might spontaneously combust from sheer jealousy, particularly if he ever met one of Boris's other lovers.
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But his crush on Pippa is semi-secret (although clearly Pippa and Hobie know about it, at least somewhat), so that quality is much less pronounced. (OMG, though, that scene where he takes Pippa to see the documentary about Glenn Gould? And it ends up hitting on practically every single one of Pippa's most painful spots? In a way that he maybe could have predicted if he thought about it more, but you can also see why he didn't see it till they actually went? CRUSHING.)
Yes, I can see that take on Boris - definitely more sexually into women than Theo is, probably more sexually into women just in general (if Theo's like a four on the Kinsey scale, Boris is probably a two). Could probably be convinced to have sex with Theo again! And by convinced I mean Theo would just have to ask and Boris might be there with bells on.
Possibly not willing to have an exclusive monogamous relationship with Theo, though? Would Boris give up women? I could see them having a sort of on-again, off-again thing where sometimes Boris jets into town and they get wasted and have sex for three days, and then Boris is gone for six months doing God knows what with God knows who.
On the other hand, I am not convinced that Theo could cope with this arrangement. He might spontaneously combust from sheer jealousy, particularly if he ever met one of Boris's other lovers.