Felt a bit too much like Will was taking advantage of Alexi during a really tough time, and the breaching of porfessional ethical standards didn't impress me either.
Didn't quite work for me. Will could be seen as taking advantage of a younger man in a time of great sorrow. Predatory even. I don't believe that was the intent of the author, but it was what I first thought.
Will is a massage therapist for the 1980 mens olympic gymnastic team, and that's how he met Alexei. Having Will be that turned on when they're supposed to have a professional relationship and knowing that they met when Alexei was still a little boy made Will seem all kinds of sick to me. Reading t...