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1. feels so scary getting old by fightingthefamiliar

   Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   19 Aug 2020

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Theodore Decker/Boris Pavlikovsky
   • Theodore Decker
   • Boris Pavlikovsky
   • Pippa (The Goldfinch)
   • James "Hobie" Hobart
   • Therapy
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Bipolar Disorder
   • Eating Disorders
   • not explicitly discussed but the content could be triggering to people with an ed
   • Addiction
   • Trauma
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Mentions of Suicide
   • this makes it sound really sad I promise it's a happy fic!
   • Slow Burn
   • Character Study
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Additional Warnings in Author's Note

   Summary

   “Potter, please! You’re scaring me… do I have to call someone for help?” The thought of anyone else being made aware of this scared my voice back to me for a moment.

   “Not hurt,” I gasped, through heaving sobs. “Not in trouble, just wanted to talk to you.” I managed to get out before my throat closed, only letting out high whimpers.

   “Okay, I talk. You just need to listen, don’t worry Potter, everything will be okay.”

   ~

   Theo goes to therapy and learns how to work through his past.
   (Boris helps and they learn they can move forward together)

   EDIT: I planned on making this fic much longer but I haven’t felt inspired to write it for a while so I decided to mark it as finished. I think it ends on a positive and hopeful note, even though more therapy is usually necessary to deal with an issue this big. I might come back and add more to this in the future, so if that’s something you’re interested in, please leave a comment with anything you feel still needs to be addressed or you would like to see 😊 Thanks and take care of yourselves!

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