Archive of Our Own

Recent bookmarks

1. Public Bookmark *

   no shade in the shadow by Versipellis21

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F, F/M, M/M
   • Complete Work

   24 Nov 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Regulus Black/James Potter
   • Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
   • Mary Macdonald/Lily Evans Potter
   • Marlene McKinnon/Dorcas Meadowes
   • Barty Crouch Jr./Evan Rosier
   • James Potter
   • Regulus Black
   • Sirius Black
   • Remus Lupin
   • Lily Evans Potter
   • Mary Macdonald (Harry Potter)
   • Marlene McKinnon
   • Dorcas Meadowes
   • Barty Crouch Jr.
   • Evan Rosier
   • Pandora Lovegood
   • Frank Longbottom
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Autism
   • Anxiety Disorder
   • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
   • Depression
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Self-Harm
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Happy ending!!!
   • james potter is not sunshine and rainbows
   • past trauma relating to sirius and reg
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • trigger warnings will follow in the notes
   • First year at university
   • the struggles of suddenly having to grow up
   • Coming of Age
   • i guess it will all become clear when you read it lol im too bad at tags
   • also dont know what to rate this idk
   • Modern Setting
   • lily evans is our mirrorball queen
   • james and lily study marine science
   • Sirius studies art history
   • remus studies classics and history
   • regulus studies english literature and create writing
   • peter studies archaeology
   • mary studies fashion design
   • marlene studies veterinary medicine
   • Sexual Assault
   • not explicit
   • just what happened to mary yknow
   • a death (very minor character)
   • Religious Guilt

   Summary

   To James Potter, starting university feels like being born a second time. Again he is brutally thrown into a new and unfamiliar world which, this time, he must learn to navigate all on his own. He has to drag himself through the struggles of growing up, making friendship that will last, discovering who he is and learning how to live this strange life, all while keeping up his perfect image. That is, until the pressure of maintaining his reputation as the sunshine boy comes crashing down around him, and the cracks can no longer be stuffed with lies.

   OR

   A coming of age story following James and his friends through their first year at university and all the struggles, the highs and lows, and the lessons of life that that experience brings with it.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   311,400

   Chapters:

   20/20

   Comments:

   382

   Kudos:

   1,346

   Bookmarks:

   746

   Hits:

   87,060

   Bookmarked by regulusmaximoff

   19 Aug 2025