no shade in the shadow

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.ORA 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.

hi everyone!!!! im baaackkk!!okay so as you might have noticed by now this is a fic with mentally ill and flawed james potter yaaayy!!! it is largely based on my own experiences of growing up with undiagnosed autism and now having to learn to live with that diagnosis and try to keep up with my peers, as well as starting uni and all of that. of course the rest is fictional ;) but yeah i thought it'd be important to mention that i have autism myself so im not just some random person claiming to know what its like lol.okay as for trigger warnings, i would say on the whole this fic is not too bad, due to my autism and my lack of going to therapy i do not understand myself or my feeling at allll so its not like i can get very detailed or anything, at least i think? but in my opinion that adds to the fic since you know, one of the main characters has autism, anyway, im trying to say i dont think anything is going to be super triggering and awful, but here they are-mental illness-autism, anxiety disorders, OCD-depression-suicidal thoughts-selfharm-alcohol abuse-sirius and reg childhood trauma things-think thats it??? if theres anything not on this list i will mention it at the start of a chapter, but just keep this in mind if you have mental illnesses yourself before you start reading the fic!if youre reading this and thinking, huh, sounds like me, dont self diagnose but get help from a professional!!!i hope that this makes people feel a little less alone and just know theres always others like you who will understnad!!!! its something i never realized growing up and i thought for a very long time i was the only person with a brain like mine, which is why i decided to publish this fic even though it feels very personal at timesyou can reach out to me at all times on my tiktok which is the same name as on hereokaaayyy thats it... have fun??? i gues???? as far as thats possible lol