He’s learnt to accept long ago, with a little amusement, that Tao is the type who thrives on attention, who glows most brightly when the crowd is focused on him. And Kris understands that, even though he shies away from the spotlight, doesn’t know what to do when all eyes are on him. On those times that Tao shines the stage lights on them, he bears the discomfort, not out of selflessness but a private selfishness – he loves watching the way Tao opens to the light like a sunflower to the sun, the way he glitters brighter than any light Kris has ever seen since he became a star