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Portrait of a Young Man by tragedycore
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
16 Sep 2025
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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.
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diary of a teenage girl (Boris Pavlikovsky)
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All I’ve Ever Wanted by lovez
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
22 May 2025
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Boris goes with Theo to New York, this new experience with each other expands their ‘friendship’ together
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What if instead of leaving for New York Theo just offs himself with Boris?
- Language:
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- 765
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- 16
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The Stars Shine Upon Us by The_pebbles
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
11 May 2025
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The brief, yet chaotic year Theo had spent in Vegas, but he actually stays instead of running away, for a while and eventually, runs away with Boris leaving everything that happened behind, including The Goldfinch.
In this universe Boris has a pretty low self-esteem,and Theo tries to make him feel better about himself, he self harms on almost a daily basis, while Theo has PTSD.
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Boris said yes. He went with Theo to New York. And months later, on an unsupervised weekend at the antiques shop, Kotku shows up out of the blue. One thing leads to another, and it seems that her and Theo may have to learn to get along.
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one too many mornings by curlymcclain
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
26 Mar 2025
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Blisters have begun to form on my hand from gripping the bag's strap too tightly. The sign is in gold, just four steps in front of me. The hard part should be over- leaving my father, taking the bus, finding my way here- but the stairs leading to the golden letters seem impossible to climb. The concrete below my feet has a magnetic pull, dragging me down into the earth.
What is he doing in there, so close I feel I’m breathing again into his neck? He could be having a nice night with the old man, one I will undoubtedly ruin. Or perhaps he’s miserable, and the sight of me will set him over the edge. I still see the most likely outcome being the painting promptly ripped out of my hands and a door slamming in my face. I gnaw at my thumbnail, my leg trembling, wanting to bounce up and down in my shoe. Just go in. Just go in.
Quickly, so I don’t have time to stop myself, I run up the steps and start rapping at the door.
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- Part 2 of corrina, corrina
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couldn't fight to save your life (but you look so cool) by arakifangirl
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
27 Feb 2025
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“I think Kotku is mad at me,” Boris said.
“Why?”
“Because she thinks we are gay,” he simply replied.
Theo laid very still on his back, letting the silence sit. “Why is that?”
“Oh, you know,” he said, grabbing another two beers. “Kissing, fucking, all that stuff.” He continued, ignoring Theo’s attempt at interruption. “To me, it is no such big deal. Fun, right? No, we are not married, so what is the point? It is not allowed in America, obviously, but anyway."
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Theo grapples with the reality of growing up. Boris is slightly more confident. -
Missing Secondhand Smoke by foggeduponstarz69
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
30 Jan 2025
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A feeling of loss can sink one's heart, Theo learns this.
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Adolescence is when decisions have the most impact. Decisions like habits, thoughts, how willing you are to do something. It was important, very important. Unfortunately for some, this was not entirely clear, it had potholes, rocks in the road, confusions. Just like Boris's adolescence.
But he tried and tried to change. Only... It cost him dearly.Or
Boris remembers what happened and realizes how he has lost someone important.
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The Journey of a (Cleric's) Lonely Heart by Mojajarra
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), IT (Movies - Muschietti), The Goldfinch (2019)
28 Dec 2024
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Will Byers is starting college. That means no more overprotective mother, no more Jonathan to give him an advice he didn't ask for and no more sister to make her way into his room so suddenly whenever she wanted (or so he thought until his roomie thit that shit), but the most important: no more questions about Mike Wheeler. He's starting college and over, he's making new friends, better friends, he'll may find love in someone and forget Hawkins ever happened to him. Or so he thought until he meets Mike's puppy eyes again.
He can't go another round to fight with his own burning feelings for him, he can't have another round with his past problems. But then, he has to add more problemas after he goes to a filthy tavern and ends up spotted by some college kids' band after he's the eyes of their band's, The Outcasts, leader on him.
Is funny how Will can never have a break. This journey just started and has a far end: to search himself after those years missing, shared with a path of others' goals, very lonely hearts with a pinch of badly made DnD references.
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- Part 1 of 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘦'𝘴 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺.
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If this is what you want then fire at will by orphan_account
Fandoms: The Goldfinch (2019), The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
14 Sep 2024
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Theo and Boris sit in a bathtub and tell each other secrets
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The Way of (a Rogue for) Perfectly Lying by Mojajarra
Fandoms: The Goldfinch (2019), IT (Movies - Muschietti), Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Aug 2024
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Boris Pavlikovsky is a perfect liar since he can remember, and a perfect manipulator, eccentric, but always get the job done. He can be related to a multitasker: he maintains his decent grades for his scholarship, he works two jobs, stills selling junk without getting caught for the 5th time and has a band to release his stress out, maybe to search for the fortune he ached for years. But life isn't as satisfying as everyone made it out to be, he was lost and numb.
He can't still living with all his inside long-last pain, memories and decadent love emotions for someone who doesn't care like he does. But, in a filty bar he meets the sun itself and everything stops, changes. Boris finds in Will a perfect escape from reality, a way to lie to himself that all was in its place since long time ago. But, he didn't saw that also was his torture to stop his façade. Lies always fall.
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- Part 2 of 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘦'𝘴 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺.
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Poems And Weed On The Floor Of My Bedroom (Boreo) by OccasionalOil
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
28 Jul 2024
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We don't meet people by accident. They are meant to cross our path for a reason.
When Theodore decker moves to las Vegas with his father, he meets a mysterious stranger in the dead of night. Theo and the stranger, who went by the name of "Boris", slowly become closer as fate brings them together. Thinking they'll never meet again was his first mistake, thinking he wouldn't fall for him was his second.
This story may contain, drug and alcohol usage, abuse, smut, self harm, ED, suicidal tendencies and thoughts, character death, and possibly murder.
Theo does have the painting and both Theo and Boris are 17 at the start of the book.
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Like Water In Your Hands by bunnyhoover
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
19 Jun 2024
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At Boris's flat in Antwerp, Theo muses on his feelings for Boris and is faced with the realization that his perfectly crafted life in New York may not be what he truly desires.
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In the Absence of Anything by draconabraxas
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), The Goldfinch (2019), The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
01 May 2024
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Will Byers learned a valuable lesson in the deserts of Las Vegas—anything was better than nothing. And Boris… well. Boris was something, that’s for sure.
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Joyce Byers dies in the Starcourt Mall fire, forcing Will away from everything he previously knew and into the addicting world of Boris Pavlikovsky.
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Pintemos el sol de negro - Parte 1 by sad_sadist
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), The Goldfinch (2019), The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
23 Apr 2024
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— Sí, si llagamos a un buen trato con el señor Silver podemos conseguir licencias y pasaportes para desaparecer.
— Eso, o nos mata y recorrimos quinientas millas para nada. — dijo William, con un tono plano.
— ¿Pensaste en una alternativa mejor, cariño? — preguntó Boris, empalagosamente falso, buscando y prendiendo el anteúltimo cigarrillo con una mano mientras conducía.
— Nop. — dijo William, haciendo explotar la silaba con sus labios mientras miraba el paisaje desértico frente a ellos. — En realidad estoy un poco emocionado de negociar con un narcotraficante.
Sonrió un poco después de mirarlo de soslayo. William era un buen mentiroso, lo único que lo traicionaba era la mirada llena de anticipación en sus ojos calculadores. Le creía que quisiera negociar con Silver, pero estaba seguro de que no era la única opcion que tenían.
O, ambos huyen dejando una estela de caos y destrucción.
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Nothings gonna harm you by choas1311
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
29 Feb 2024
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Vegas from Boris' point of view, and how much he fears loving Theo.
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I would swallow the sun if you asked, and you barely notice by choas1311
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
09 Feb 2024
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"I am occasionally reminded quite harshly that none of favorite people have ever cared for me as much as I care for them." - Me, earlier today.
I've been very obsessed with Boris lately, and I've decided that he has the same abandonment issues I do.
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Never leaving each other's side, constantly needing each other's touch just to relax. Theo couldn’t handle being by himself and neither can Boris. They feed into each other's need for one another. No matter what was said it didn’t pull the boys away. What they were wasn’t important, it was just important that they were together.