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Edith Clementine Beaumont has always been there.
The girl with the fox Patronus and the sun-bright laugh. The only girl among the Marauders. James Potter's best friend since childhood. The one he calls Lemon without ever wondering why.
While James chases Lily Evans, Edith stays-supporting, laughing, loving quietly from the sidelines. Sirius Black calls her Sunshine and almost means more than he should, and for a while, she lets herself believe almost might be enough. But loving James Potter means being overlooked, again and again, until staying starts to hurt more than leaving.
When jealousy cracks friendships and secrets come to light, James is forced to face the truth he's ignored for years: the love he's been searching for was never out of reach-it was beside him all along.
A slow-burn Marauders-era story about being chosen, being seen, and learning that love doesn't always arrive loudly-but it always asks to be earned.