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In the midst of the zombie apocalypse, 21 year old Charlie and his hormonal teenage brother are making their way from Edinburgh to Manchester on foot. They’ve heard it’s become somewhat of a sanctuary after London was ravaged by the undead. It’s also the last place their sister was known to be alive.
Nick is also looking for sanctuary after losing his brother and only travel companion. He’s not built to brave this world alone, and wants a fresh start. A support system. A family.
Unfortunately he stumbles upon a couple of extremely rude, aggressive, bickering little dickheads instead.
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Charlie Spring endures constant and horrific bullying during Year 9 after being outed as gay. He tries to ignore it. Tries to not let it get to him. Tries to ignore all the sneers and harsh words thrown at him day in and day out. But it hurts. It gets to him. He slowly becomes more and more a shell of himself, becomes more and more angry, until one day he just snaps. He gets in an all out brawl with the guys who just won't leave him alone and winds up hitting his breaking point, having a complete mental breakdown. Everything changes that day. He's angry, pissed off, and he can't hold it in anymore. He builds a wall of defense around himself made out of violence and anger, shoving all his other emotions and personality down in order to protect himself.
Until Nick Nelson comes along and completely shatters everything he thought he knew, and forces him to start feeling again.
Pt. 18 Current Progress: N/A
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Nick gets hurt playing rugby (How original, I know) and we'll see how he struggles to heal, both physically and mentally.
We end up with an angsty Nick, who has to deal with some of his own insecurities and issues. He doesn't need to be taken care of, it's his job to take care of others. By the end, he will end up realizing that he needs other people (mainly Charlie) as much as they need him.
Basically, I kind of wanted to explore what it would be like if Nick was the more vulnerable or "hurt" one and Charlie gets to be the strong/badass guy we know he's gonna be some day.
There will be angst and drama, but there will 1000% be a happy ending. These two boys deserve it.
PS: The main story I wanted to tell is complete, but I'm not done here. I'm going to be writing various epilogue chapters, that jump ahead to various points in time, which will tie back to the main story.
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The Day I Turned Seventeen by KRollins
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
26 Nov 2025
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He’d woken up with the same message that came every birthday. The same message he always dreaded, but deep down always knew would come, even if he didn't want to admit it.
Something came up
It was always the same basic message. Always the same song and dance every year of his life. Wake up excited for his birthday only to immediately have the day ruined by those simple words. Words that used to be delivered to him softly from his mother, but now were displayed emotionlessly across his phone screen.
Something came up.
At least now they were delivered from the man himself, he supposed.
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Or: Heartstopper AU where Charlie is angrier and feistier, and now it's time for Nick's birthday.
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TW in beginning notes.
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- Part 17 of No BS Charlie AU
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“Hey mate, good practice today.” he claps him on the shoulder, jerking Nick forward a bit by the strength.
“Thanks man.” Nick gives a half tired smile. He’s about to grab his bag and head out before Adrian speaks up again.
“Not even that extra meat on your bones can slow you down.” Adrian chuckles a bit and heads towards his own locker.
His comment leaves Nick a little stunned but he shakes his head and leaves the locker room. He knows it’s common to gain a little weight when starting uni, but he’s never paid much attention to his body.
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Nick starts his first year at uni and didn’t expect it to be so lonely. When someone makes a comment on his body, everything seems to spiral from there. -
How Could You Do This, Babe? by Not_An_Average_Fangirl
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
25 Nov 2025
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Nick gets drunk when he’s out at the pub with Charlie and a random girl at the bar ends up taking advantage of him. Charlie catches them kissing when he comes out of the bathroom, initially, he’s furious with Nick until he has the chance to explain what really happened.
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don't need nothing more (uni boys) by bishyreadytocry
Fandom: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
06 Nov 2025
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Snippets of Nick and Charlie's lives at university and how they manage the distance
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Complete and utter nonsense, plotless, boys in love bullying each other...
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What Happens In Paris, Stays In Paris (Mostly) by KRollins
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
23 May 2025
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“Alright then. Who gave you the hickey?”
Charlie froze. He should’ve expected that. God, who’s stupid idea was it for him to join in on truth or dare?
“That’s not a fair question. That’s a personal question where I’m not the only one involved. It was someone on the trip. Let’s leave it at that."
“Come onnnnn, that’s not an answer!”
Charlie felt his blood boil. “Well it’s the answer you’re fucking getting, so drop it.” He spat.
Charlie could taste the blood in his mouth from how hard he was biting his tongue. He wanted to argue back so badly, but he physically couldn’t. Anything he said about the manner risked lowering the list of suspects. And outing Nick.
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Or: The Heartstopper AU where Charlie will fight someone if Nick would stop holding him back.
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TW: HEAVY TW in beginning notes. This one gets heavy. Please read with caution.
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- Part 12 of No BS Charlie AU
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bruises on both my knees (for you) by j8tt
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
04 Apr 2024
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He’s the type of bloke to put out a cigarette on your cheek and then lick the ashes clean (which is a scenario that Nick has spent a “Completely Normal” amount of time thinking about). His hands are like cracked bricks and he smells of an abandoned antique store. He has sharp sapphire eyes with an even sharper jawline, cradling a mouth that only seems to smoke and talk shit. Charles Francis Spring.
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An alternate universe where Charlie Spring's outing catapulted him into a life of violence and nicotine. Instead of being bullied, Charlie got really good at beating the shit out of homophobes with his friends. Nick Nelson, being the only other openly queer guy at an all-boys school, is completely and irrecoverably entranced (much to his dismay).
BadBoy!Charlie and ReluctantlySmitten!Nick your honor, need I say more?
Oh... I do? Well, it's uh, a songfic one shot based on the lyrics of "bad guy" by Billie Eilish. Enjoy (please)!
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- Part 1 of good at being bad
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BOOKMARKED ~ 10/8/25
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A Piece Of Them To Carry With Me by warpaintandpixiedust
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
13 Oct 2025
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Nick hates horror movies, here’s a little one shot with an idea as to why. David shows Nick a horror movie when he’s around 8 and how it affects him from then on
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- Part 2 of Ficoween
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Three Times Nick Has to Defend his Sexuality (plus once he doesn’t have to) by 7ate9
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
14 Apr 2024
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Exactly what it says on the tin!
3+1: Nick having to defend his bisexuality, and once someone does it for him
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- Part 25 of Nick Nelson Says ‘Screw It’
- Part 3 of A Reluctant Friendship
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Cotton-Candy Hair by makeoutcreek361
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
01 Oct 2025
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After Nick's field trip to a Conference in London, Charlie gets a very expected call -- but it quickly turns in a very unexpected direction, turning his world to a blur along with it.
Nick -- his Nick -- the sweetest, most precious boy with his freckled smile and cotton-candy hair, was raped?
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Nick Nelson has always known how to keep his storms hidden within his Rugby King body, telling himself nothing can hurt him because that's what the world believes when it looks at him.
Then how did someone do this to him? Or rather, how did he, as a grown, strong man, let someone do all of that to him?
And what does he do now that this is a storm he can't hide from his loved ones? One that he can't even hide from himself?
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Your Eyes Look Like Coming Home by Brookhacker
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
16 Jun 2023
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"Nick, there's a teenage girl asleep on our sofa"
"I know"
"Let me rephrase that, why is there a teenage girl sleeping on our sofa?"
"Char.....she had nowhere else to go"
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Charlie and Nick have been talking about starting a family, but neither of them excepted this.
Nick finds out one of his students has been living in the school after being kicked out by her parents and he somehow ends up bringing her home to his husband.- Language:
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Nick made sure his backpack was sealed and the hood of his jumper secured over his head before he departed the bus. He was the only one getting off at this stop and he paused under the bus stop's roof as the bus left him there. He’d hoped he would see something, anything, to jog his memory, but nothing called out to him. He was only six the last time he’d been anywhere in the area. He barely remembered what the house looked like, let alone the surrounding area. He could remember the kitchen most of all, the time spent baking his with Mum, standing in the little kitchen, an apron tied around his waist. They were probably his favorite memories of being here, the little pleasant ones he had.
(Or Nick grows up with his Dad in Paris and when he gets kicked out, he runs away to Kent to find his mum and ends up finding Charlie along the way)
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Amazing, cinematic story, putting Nick through the ringer but finding supportive, caring Charlie right away
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Oh Dear Don't be Discouraged, I've Been Exactly Where You Are by lisi18eli
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
23 Nov 2025
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Charlie gets to school one morning and notices Nick seems to not be doing so well. Things go on from there
- Title from "Call your mom" by Noah Kahn
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Risky Business by kingdomfaraway for Caiterz
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
16 May 2025
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When it comes to sex with Charlie, there isn’t much I’m not willing to try. We’re still young, we’ve got a lot of life ahead of us but we’re also really fucking horny all of the time, so sex is a really big part of our life.
Before I leave for uni, we experiment with some light bondage (mostly using our school ties) and some minor role playing. We also bought toys, or at least, Charlie bought them. I reap the benefits of my boyfriend’s extensive researching skills.
We also sort of stumbled into this thing about semi-public sex. We figured out that we both greatly enjoy it when we could possibly be walked in on, which sounds all sorts of fucked up. We don’t actually want someone to walk in on us but the thrill is really fucking good. Maybe it’s driven from all the risky kissing we used to do at school?
(or Charlie wants to have semi public sex and Nick is willingly along for the ride)
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Hot public sex 🔥
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The Void In My Chest by kingdomfaraway for brbrbeatrice
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
02 Jul 2024
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Nick’s mobile woke him up.
He used to be able to sleep through anything, mobiles, storms, his brother stomping around the house, his Mum vacuuming, but since being with Charlie he’s developed the ability to wake up with a single mobile call. All it took was the familiar melody of his ringtone and Nick was instantly awoken, from however deep a slumber.
He was a little disoriented as he reached out for his mobile, almost knocking it off the table in his confused haste, but managed to grab it before it fell, bringing the screen to his face.
The name that came up, Chell, was Charlie’s roommate and friend. Just seeing it set Nick's entire body on fire.
“What’s wrong?” he asked the second he hit Answer.
“Charlie’s fine,” Chell said right away, apparently knowing Nick was going to be midspiral, because why would she call him in the middle of the night if something wasn’t wrong with Charlie?
“Chell,” he gasped out. “What happened?"
“He’s at the A&E right now, he got, well, he got banged up a bit. Someone called 999 and the fight got broken up pretty quickly but the guy was big, Nick, he got a few licks.”
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In 'I Can Hear Your Heart', Nick and Charlie accidentally witness the brutal murder of three strangers while making out in Nick's family cabin. The first book in the series follow the direct consequences of this event as the boys struggle with PTSD and continued death threats.
In 'I Can Hear Your Silence', we follow Nick and Charlie nearly a month later, at the very end of their school trip to Paris. They are trying their best to heal and have a normal summer but when they get back home to Kent, things begin to make that increasingly difficult.
In 'I Can Hear Your Strength,' after trying to make the most of the final weeks of summer, Nick and Charlie are thrown back into the normality of school. With regulat therapy and each other's love helping to battle their trauma, will they ever be able to just be normal teenagers again?
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BOOKMARKED ~ TRILOGY ~ 7/15/25
I CAN HEAR YOUR HEART
I CAN HEAR YOUR SILENCE
I CAN HEAR YOUR STRENGH
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So, so beautiful. My favourite depiction of Nick and Charlie's love
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October 31st is a feared day, and it's not because of Halloween; it is All the Day of The Marking. Trackers pursue different chosen individuals by Nyx, the Goddess of Night and Vampires.
Charlie Spring, a bright light yet a tortured soul... After learning about his boyfriend Sai Verma's infidelity, it broke his heart, especially since they have been best friends since birth. Once he is marked, Sai is desperate; he strikes his hand to show Charlie he still loves him. While fledglings are supposed to not have a taste for blood, Charlie is obsessed with it. He hated being different and standing out... However, when his fledgling mark is filled in, which is what full vampires' marks look like... he and everyone else knew that he was different.
Nick Nelson has been at the House of Night for a year longer than Charlie Spring. They knew about each other in school, but they really got to know each other once they became roommates. Nick quickly learns he is obsessed with Charlie; however, confronting his bisexuality proves difficult with his dumb friends and homophobic brother around. Though his friends and brother aren't the only difficulties, it seems like other guys are allured by Charlie too.
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“When Sarah meets Charlie Spring, her first impression is that he’s very different to Nick’s other friends.”
Sarah sees many different sides of Charlie over the years. She loves each and every one.
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A touching,beautiful Sarah POV