2 Series by NotACactusCow
Listing Series
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85 Moments of Forever: A Heartstopper Countdown by AegoBi, BeezusRed, BluestJM, Chaotic_Mesh, chocolatefreckle, Coach1305, Coach1305 (orphan_account), Coach_Drabbles (Coach1305), Doozy4Ever, DustyZenobia, erinthelibrarian, HatcherK2, HS_Obsessed, j8tt, JayHSNCjakob, L56895, Lockerberry, megelator, Mikki999, NellieSayzBork, NotACactusCow, Osemaniac, PhoenixSpring, PupDearCanu, roo_writes, roo_writes_admin (roo_writes), Sheeeeeeeep, shybluemoth, Skasi6, SpringBloom94, Tee_85, thankyoualiceo, VasterEmpires, VroDo, warpaintandpixiedust, X_rayLady, Yojfull
Fandom Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
- General Audiences, Mature, Teen And Up Audiences, Explicit
- No Archive Warnings Apply, Underage Sex, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Other, M/M, Multi
- Series in Progress
15 May 2026
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Underage Sex
- Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Charles "Charlie" Spring
- Tara Jones/Darcy Olsson
- Elle Argent/Tao Xu
- Imogen Heaney & Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Benjamin "Ben" Hope/Charles "Charlie" Spring
- Minor or Background Relationship(s)
- Alfie (Heartstopper) & Charles "Charlie" Spring
- Alfie (Heartstopper)/Oliver "Olly" Spring
- Nathan Ajayi/Youssef Farouk
- Original Characters - Relationship
- David Nelson/Oliver "Olly" Spring
- Sarah Nelson & Charles "Charlie" Spring
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Sarah Nelson
- Imogen Heaney/Sahar Zahid
- Isaac Henderson & books
- Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Jane Spring
- Oliver "Olly" Spring
- Elle Argent
- Tao Xu (Heartstopper)
- Isaac Henderson (Heartstopper)
- Darcy Olsson
- Tara Jones
- Benjamin "Ben" Hope
- Imogen Heaney
- Daisy Nelson-Spring
- Otis Smith | Omar
- Mr. Lange (Heartstopper)
- Sai Verma
- Alfie (Heartstopper)
- Nathan Ajayi
- Youssef Farouk
- Sahar Zahid
- Victoria "Tori" Spring
- David Nelson (Heartstopper)
- Sarah Nelson
- Julio Spring
- Original Heartstopper Character(s)
- Stéphane Fournier
- Kevin McCloud
- Pugly & Kitty Nelson-Spring
- Look who's back
- back again
- Countdown's back
- tell a friend
- 85 days
- who needs time or planning anyway
- lets do this
- Fluff
- Smut
- Fluff and Smut
- Canon Universe
- Canon Era
- During Canon
- Slight Canon Divergence
- First Time
- Masturbation
- Mutual Masturbation
- Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper) has Anxiety
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson Loves Charles "Charlie" Spring
- Charles "Charlie" Spring Loves Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Established Relationship
- Established Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
- Horny Teenagers
- Countdown
- Meet-Cute
- Meant To Be
- They will find each other in any universe
- Not Canon Compliant
- Alternate Universe
- Song Lyrics
- Smitten Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Bisexual Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Pining
- Obsession
- Sexual Tension
- Nick is feral
- Best Friends
- Friends to Lovers
- Bisexual Male Character
- Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
- Bi-awakening
- bisexual awakening
- Song fic
- Romantic Fluff
- Tooth-Rotting Fluff
- Reddit AITAH
- Am I The Asshole
- Reddit post fic
- flatmates to lovers
- oblivious!Nick Nelson
- pining!Charlie Spring
- Charles “Charlie” Spring (Heartstopper) Has An Eating Disorder
- Eating Disorders
- Benjamin “Ben” Hope Being An Asshole
- Brent Horp being an asshole
- half-arsed minimal workskin
- It's just a fluffy li'l guy
- happy birthday charlie spring!
- Charlie is 30!
- 15 years together
- half his life
- more Nick's notes
- Nick is being a sentimental sap
- fluff and feelings
- Happily Ever After
- Countdown to Heartstopper Forever
- Strangers to Lovers
- Fluff and Humor
- Fake Job
- handyman
- Explicit Sexual Content
- Falling In Love
- Love Confessions
- Crush at First Sight
- What if Nick was an AI engine
- Flirting
- Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting
- Aged-Up Character(s)
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson is a people pleaser
- Tao and Elle are still together
- Established Elle Argent/Tao Xu
- Alternate Universe - Tech Company
- Other Additional Tags to Be Added
- if I ever write more of this
- Happy Ending
- Tags Contain Spoilers
- Post-Canon
- Countdown fic
- I took the relevant scenes from the webcomic and reperspectivized them
- With a surprise at the end
- POV Alfie (Heartstopper)
- first Alfie work on ao3 somehow
- Teachers
- School Dance
- alcohol mention
- <500 Words
- canon vomit mention
- Benjamin "Ben" Hope is His Own Warning
- Canon Compliant
- 5+1 Things
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson has Golden Retriever Energy
- Smitten Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
- Discussion of fonts
- Romantic Gestures
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Charles "Charlie" Spring Are in Love
- Sorry to all the wingdings out there
- Alternate Universe - Teachers
- Alternate Universe - America
- Field Trip
- Swearing
- Fade to Sparkle
- POV First Person
- Gay Panic
- love handles
- Canada
- Childhood Friends
- Good Dog Nellie Nelson
- Puppy Nellie Nelson
- David Nelson Being an Asshole (Heartstopper)
- Bad Sibling David Nelson (Heartstopper)
- Nick and Charlie are literal kids
- Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper) Needs a Hug
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson gives the best hugs
- Jane is not the best parent
- But she's trying
- 5 year old narrator
- Puppy Play
- Ball Pit
- Inspired by Game of Thrones
- Game of Thrones References
- To catch a leak
- Charles "Charlie" Spring is a Menace (Heartstopper)
- Wedding Fluff
- Wedding Speeches
- Humor
- Little things go wrong
- But it's funny
- Nick and Charlie are insufferably in love
- A hint of Dolly
- Songfic
- Out of Character
- Friends With Benefits
- Porn With Plot
- i guess
- Angst
- Smangst
- Anal Sex
- Crying During Sex
- i cannot tell if this is dacryphilia or not
- but they do some stuff with tears again
- fuck AI i’m reclaiming em dashes
- American Author (Derogatory)
- Tags Are Hard
- Anesthesia
- Surgery
- Appendicitis
- Idiots in Love
- Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper) has an Eating Disorder
- Future Fic
- Post-Break Up
- Getting Back Together
- Implied Sexual Content
- Fake/Pretend Relationship
- Pretending to be broken up
- POV Multiple
- POV Third Person
- Found Family
- One detail heavily inspired by 'Friends'
- Food and drink
- King Isaac
- Author is Totes Emosh
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson Has No Chill
- Angst Free Plus Happy Ending
- triple glazing and double pining
- mechanical heat recovery ventilation as foreplay
- foundations both literal and emotional
- nick nelson solves problems with enthusiasm and money
- charlie spring solves problem with... well you will see
- passivhaus
- Kevin Ships Narlie
- happyendingdontworry
- Break Up
- Stuffies
- kittyandpugly
- Forever
- Timejumps
- teenybitofangst
- sadnick
- joy
- stuffedanimalsforthewin
- nonlineartimeline
- charlie is an accepting big brother
- Coming Out
- Words:
- 100,259
- Works:
- 23
- Bookmarks:
- 15
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HS a03 countdown 2026 by AegoBi, CadburyOreo, Chescr, Chiralspiral, Coach1305, csheartstopper, Doozy4Ever, erinthelibrarian, haarrisdroover, Horny_sparklez (rainbowheartmug), kaalee, KateGraves, L56895, Lockerberry, NotACactusCow, OlderSisterMagic, phlimsical, PhoenixSpring, rileys_words, roo_writes, roo_writes_HS (roo_writes), Rugbi, Skasi6, TheIrishGirl, thoughtthedormouse, TK2nd, TwoBeatHearts, VasterEmpires, VroDo, warpaintandpixiedust, Yojfull, zillygoose
Fandom Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
- Teen And Up Audiences, Mature, General Audiences, Explicit
- No Archive Warnings Apply, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- M/M, Multi, Gen, F/M, F/F
- Complete Series
01 Jan 2026
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Charles "Charlie" Spring
- Michael Holden/Victoria "Tori" Spring
- David Nelson/Oliver "Olly" Spring
- Tara Jones/Darcy Olsson
- Elle Argent/Tao Xu
- Tara Jones & Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Darcy Olsson
- Charles "Charlie" Spring & Victoria "Tori" Spring
- Isaac Henderson & Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
- James McEwan/Oliver "Olly" Spring
- Charles "Charlie" Spring & Oliver "Olly" Spring
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Oliver "Olly" Spring
- Oliver "Olly" Spring & Victoria "Tori" Spring
- Charles "Charlie" Spring & Jane Spring
- Isaac Henderson & Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Sarah Nelson
- David Nelson & Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Original Female Character(s)
- Sarah Nelson & Original Female Character(s)
- Darcy Olsson/Original Female Character(s)
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
- Tao Xu (Heartstopper)
- Elle Argent
- Imogen Heaney
- Isaac Henderson (Heartstopper)
- Darcy Olsson
- Tara Jones
- Sahar Zahid
- Victoria "Tori" Spring
- Sarah Nelson
- Daisy the Dog (Heartstopper)
- David Nelson (Heartstopper)
- Oliver "Olly" Spring
- Jane Spring
- Michael Holden
- Darcy Olsson's Mother
- Michael Holden (Solitaire)
- Julian Windsor-Rothschild
- Chadwick Rothschild
- James McEwan
- Christmas Elves
- Julio Spring
- Other Characters Appear Briefly
- The Paris Squad (Heartstopper)
- Original Characters
- Nancy Driscoll
- Paula Nelson-Spring (OC)
- Ari Nelson-Spring (OC)
- Nellie Nelson
- Henry Nelson (Heartstopper)
- Original Female Character(s)
- Stéphane Fournier
- working retail
- cheesy christmas sweaters
- non-binary Darcy
- chaos gremlin Darcy
- canon bad parents
- Christmas Music
- Secret Santa
- sex toy
- but mostly not spicy
- Tooth Rotting Fluff
- countdown to 2026
- Canon Compliant
- Canon Related
- Minor canon divergence
- Episode: s03e04 Journey (Heartstopper)
- Christmas
- Holidays
- Hurt/Comfort
- Fluff
- Prompt Fic
- Swearing
- References to Mental Health
- negative self-talk
- Sibling Love
- christmas sap
- Playlist
- Food
- Slice of Life
- Reunions
- Established Relationship
- POV First Person
- POV Multiple
- Bi awakening
- Friends to Lovers
- Christmas with the Nelsons
- Christmas Romance
- David had matured
- Uncle Nick
- Teacher Nick
- Teacher Charlie
- BFFs
- Platonic Bedsharing
- there's only one bed
- Everyone else knows first
- Soft boys are soft
- Domestic Fluff
- Smitten Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Smitten Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
- Gay Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
- Bisexual Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Christmas Fluff
- Snow Day
- Cute Oliver "Olly" Spring
- Adult Nick and Charlie
- Daisy's Dads
- Soft Dad and Kind Dad
- Festive fun
- Matching jumpers
- Menace Daisy
- Nick is a soft boy
- Charlie is a present hoarder
- Christmas jumper trauma
- festive fluff
- Fluff and Feels
- glitter gets everywhere
- Glitter and sparkles
- festive countdown
- 3 is the magic number
- dog dads
- they're a little family
- POV Michael Holden (Solitaire)
- Sibling Rivalry
- Light-Hearted
- Nick and Michael are besties
- Grinch References
- Grinchy Charlie
- Reindeer Tao
- Rugby King Saint Nick
- All the holes in holesville
- Crack
- Crack Crossover
- I'm Sorry Dr. Seuss
- Dr. Seuss References
- Dr. Seuss Parody
- Sex Toys
- Office
- Mistletoe
- Workplace Romance
- cringe but cute
- Husbands
- Christmas Eve
- Adult Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Adult Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
- They/Them Pronouns for Darcy Olsson
- Teacher Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- GSA
- Gift Fic
- Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
- Love
- Traditions
- Found Family
- Light Angst
- Happy Ending
- Friend Group but with a tweak
- Enemies to Lovers
- Enemies to Friends to Lovers
- POV Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
- Charlie Spring is a nerd
- Christmas Shopping
- Nick Nelson Is A Scaredy Cat
- Sass
- Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting
- they just don't know it yet
- Canon Universe
- Canon Addition
- Post-Canon
- Winter
- Baking
- Christmas Baking & Cooking
- Christmas Decorations
- Christmas Tree
- Decorating the Christmas Tree
- Not Actually a Christmas Tree
- Childhood Memories
- Nostalgia
- Holiday Blues
- Wholesome Chaos
- Narlie
- Established Nicholas “Nick” Nelson/Charles “Charlie” Spring
- Married Nicholas “Nick” Nelson/Charles “Charlie” Spring
- First Christmas as a Married Couple
- New Family
- POV Charles “Charlie” Spring (Heartstopper)
- Nicholas “Nick” Nelson-centric
- Autistic Nicholas “Nick” Nelson
- Special Interests
- Infodumping
- Dinosaurs
- Hadrosauridae
- Perry the Parasaurolophus
- Heidi the Hypacrosaurus
- The Land Before Time References
- References to Jurassic Park
- Needs More Dinosaurs!
- Good Parent Sarah Nelson
- Mentioned Sarah Nelson
- Mentioned Nellie Nelson
- Mentioned Stéphane Nelson
- Comfort No Hurt
- Humor
- HSAO3
- Inspired by Real Events
- No Beta We Die Like Dinosaurs
- Wordcount: 1.000-5.000
- Author is Christian
- Author Is Not Religious
- Author Is Sleep Deprived
- I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
- i wrote this while buzzed out of my mind on cold and flu medicine
- your daily dose of anti-homophobia cheese
- Meet-Cute
- Baked Goods
- Chubby Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Puppy’s
- Fluff and Humor
- Attempt at Humor
- Snow
- Established Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
- Christmas Pageant | Nativity Play
- Panic Attacks
- Nick is afraid of the dark
- like majorly afraid of the dark
- this is an important part of the story
- Power Outage
- Power outage meet cute
- I'm sure that's a thing...
- Christmas Countdown
- Gift Exchange
- Light dom/sub undertones
- Power Play
- Face-Fucking
- Anal Sex
- Teasing
- Orgasm Edging
- off-screen negotiated woken up with sex act
- low-level free use (one tells the other to take from him)
- Colour System
- Breeding
- Sexual Overstimulation
- they're in love
- elf chaos
- Magic
- Santa!Nick
- Grumpy Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
- Not Beta Read
- author is projecting
- Singing
- Christmas Caroling
- Awkward Spring Family Dynamics
- Fluff and Angst and Humor
- Pre-Canon
- Homophobia
- Read AN for Content Warnings
- Author plays fast and loose with singing references
- Christmas Presents
- Second Chances
- Tooth-Rotting Fluff
- Jolly - Freeform
- Birthday
- Birthday Party
- Birthday Sex
- Birthday Cake
- Birthday Fluff
- Birthday Presents
- Drinking
- Recreational Drug Use
- Tattoos
- Implied Sexual Content
- Tags Contain Spoilers
- Freeform
- Alternate Universe - Jewish
- Aged-Up Character(s)
- Judaism
- Hanukkah
- In the Bleak Midwinter Week
- Food as a Metaphor for Love
- Dysfunctional Family
- Self-Reflection
- Religious Imagery & Symbolism
- religious awakening
- Jewish Charles "Charlie" Spring
- Jewish Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Charles "Charlie" Spring Are in Love
- Jane Spring Needs a Hug
- Protective Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Supportive Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Protective Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
- Supportive Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
- Jewish Holidays
- LGBTQ Jewish Character(s)
- Jewish Identity
- Author Did All The Research
- Alternate Universe
- Christmas Story
- Bedtime Stories
- Isaac Tells Stories
- Bells in Unusual Places
- Found
- A Bell
- Christmas Magic
- Canon-Typical Behavior
- Making Christmas Magical
- Sibling Bonding
- Christmas traditions
- Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper) has an Eating Disorder
- Jane Spring Tries
- holiday magic
- Santa Claus - Freeform
- Christmas Morning
- Post Christmas
- Fate & Destiny
- Letters to Santa
- Memories
- Family Dynamics
- Moving
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson Needs a Hug
- Attics
- So many boxes
- Mother-Son Relationship
- Bad Sibling David Nelson (Heartstopper)
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson Loves Charles "Charlie" Spring
- Charles "Charlie" Spring Loves Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
- Canon Timeline
- family traditions
- Through the Years
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson is a Good Sibling
- 5+1 Things
- First Meetings
- holiday fluff
- SO MUCH FLUFF
- Note Exchanges
- Missed Meetings
- New Year's Eve
- New Year's Kiss
- it’s silly
- Countdown fic
- Words:
- 126,829
- Works:
- 32
- Bookmarks:
- 12