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1. Portrait of a Young Man by tragedycore

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

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Underage Sex
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   01 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Underage Sex
   • Theodore Decker/Boris Pavlikovsky
   • Boris Pavlikovsky
   • Theodore Decker
   • Larry Decker
   • Xandra (The Goldfinch)
   • Pippa (The Goldfinch)
   • Mr. Pavlikovsky (The Goldfinch)
   • Kotku (The Goldfinch)
   • Popchyk (The Goldfinch)
   • Astrid (The Goldfinch)
   • Boris Pavlikovsky's Children
   • Gyuri (The Goldfinch)
   • Myriam (The Goldfinch)
   • James "Hobie" Hobart
   • Bobo Silver
   • Canonical Child Abuse
   • Child Neglect
   • Recreational Drug Use
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • POV First Person
   • Teen Angst
   • Mild Sexual Content
   • Murder
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Mildly Dubious Consent
   • Yearning
   • Organized Crime
   • Drug Addiction
   • Near Death Experiences
   • Drug Withdrawal
   • Ambiguous/Open Ending
   • Bisexual Boris Pavlikovsky
   • Underage Prostitution
   • Gun Violence
   • Sex as a form of self-harm
   • Character Study
   • Codependency
   • Drunk Sex
   • Retelling
   • Unhealthy Relationships
   • Sexuality Crisis
   • Missing Scene
   • Forced Prostitution
   • Attempted Rape/Non-Con
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Minor Original Character(s)
   • Grooming
   • Pregnancy
   • 2000s
   • 2010s
   • Brief Mentions of The Secret History Characters
   • Young Theodore Decker/Boris Pavlikovsky
   • Adult Theodore Decker/Boris Pavlikovsky

   Summary

   The strange thing about Theo, Potter, was that he never saw himself the way I did. Thought he was ruined, broken, bad. But to me he was gold, always. Even when he cheated, even when he lied. Maybe especially then.

   Or: The before, the during, and the aftermath of The Goldfinch, as told by Boris.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   174,701

   Chapters:

   20/?

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