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    “i saw you and i knew you were it for me.”

     

    or, nick invites charlie, his best friend with benefits and long time crush, to spend the holidays with him, his mum, and their friends at his cousin’s cabin.

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    08 Jan 2024

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    All Charlie wanted was a peaceful Christmas, but somehow he ended up in Scotland for a three day wedding as the plus one slash fake boyfriend of a man he’d never seen before.

    It couldn't end well... could it?

    Or, the fake dating Christmas au full of family drama and holiday romance that no one asked for but I wanted to write anyways.

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    06 Jan 2024

  3. Public Bookmark 68

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    In which Nick has always been in love with his best friend, he just didn't know it.

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    06 Jan 2024

  4. Public Bookmark 26

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    Charlie wants a New Year's kiss, his husband Nick volunteers as tribute

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    The boys finally have a New Years Eve to themselves for the first time in nearly two decades.

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    06 Jan 2024

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    Song Fic inspired by lyrics in The 30th (Billie Eilish)

    Set in Durham, a couple of years after graduating university, Nick is struggling with internalised feelings of love and attraction to his best friend which he is doing his very best to squash down. When the unthinkable happens to Charlie, these feelings unequivocally rise to the surface and Nick realises that life is too short to not love who you love.

    Join us on a journey of love, friendship and self-acceptance.

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    03 Jan 2024

  6. Public Bookmark 94

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    Charlie focused on the man Michael was talking to, immediately drawing in a sharp breath. Tori looked up in surprise, but Charlie couldn’t pull his eyes from Michael’s conversation partner.

    He was tall, almost the same height as Michael, but much broader with strong shoulders and arms that strained at the fabric that encased them. His hair was somewhere between blonde and red, artfully flopping on his head. And he had a special smile, the kind of smile that made Charlie wonder if every other smile in the world has just been trying to recreate this softness and beauty. This man was lovely; no other word felt right.

    Or, Charlie’s life falls apart so he escapes to a small town up north. And he may just find a better life up there than the one he had in the big city.

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    31 Dec 2023

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    Charlie owes everything to his coins.

    For the life of him, he can’t figure out why he has this ability. But through them, the universe has given him everything he could have ever wanted, or needed.

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    29 Dec 2023

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    You're a lover of the wild and a joker of the heart
    But are you mine?

    I wanna make you happy
    I wanna make you feel alive

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    Six years ago, Nick Nelson walked away from the best friend he's ever known. A chance encounter reunites them in a place neither of them ever expected, and so begins the second chance of a lifetime.
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    A famous x non-famous AU.

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    24 Dec 2023

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    Nick didn't follow Charlie into the music block after rugby practice and their lives went in different directions. Twelve years later they meet again by chance.

    Not a slow burn, more like rapid inferno. They've got lost time to make up for.
    There will be discussion of Charlie's issues around food, his history of self-harm, and the occasional inconvenient side effect from taking an SSRI.

    For the sake of this story, I have invented a premiership team called The London Artillery. Go Cannons!

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    19 Dec 2023

  10. Public Bookmark 95

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    “Babe. That bartender you fancy, he doesn’t give you drinks because performers drink for free”

    “Oh no,  he gives you free drinks because he’s into you. Like he wants to be in to you. Get it? Like in you? He wants to fuck you”  Tara, who had had several drinks which were apparently not free, giggled, deeply amused by her own joke.

    “Yes thanks, I got that. I just don’t think you’re right”
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    Nick works nights as a bartender at the club where Charlie's band performs.

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    17 Dec 2023

  11. Public Bookmark 63

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    Trying to avoid his horrible flatmate, Nick spends a lot of late nights in a cafe down the block where a tired and overworked Charlie Spring works the night shift.

    Nick is nursing a flame for the mysterious guy behind the counter. All it takes is a rainstorm and a power outage for Nick to finally make a move.

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    16 Dec 2023

  12. Public Bookmark 86

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    A surprise visit from Nick might be just what Charlie needs.


    or, charlie won’t talk to anyone about what’s going on. but nick is always the exception.

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    15 Dec 2023

  13. Public Bookmark 38

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    Countdown to 2024!

     

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    06 Dec 2023

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    Seven years after graduating Truham, Charlie receives an invitation to join his closest friends for a New Year's Eve celebration at a ski resort.The trip has been eagerly anticipated, and Charlie is both thrilled about the vacation and a bit anxious for his friend Darcy, who plans to propose to her girlfriend Tara during the getaway.

    Little does Charlie know, Tara has added a last minute surprise guest to the mix – Nick Nelson, Charlie's old secondary school friend and crush. To make it even worse, they must share a room for the week-long trip in the picturesque city of Morzine, France. Despite the potential for awkwardness, Charlie tries to stay optimistic. However, things take an unexpected turn when he discovers that Nick isn’t as straight as he assumed, and the once-thought unrequited crush might not be so unrequited after all…

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    06 Dec 2023

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    Nick Nelson is fed up. With some encouragement from his beloved mum, he decides to head to Cornwall for the summer so he can reset and hopefully even cheer himself the fuck up. There, he meets Charlie Spring; sarcastic and self-assured and a little bit lost himself. It’s amazing what six weeks, near-constant rain and a little bit of opening up can do for you.

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    A love letter to Cornwall, to cosiness, and to love. Hopefully.

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    05 Dec 2023

  16. Public Bookmark 39

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    “Is your middle name Francis?” Nick asked.

    Charlie’s confusion level rose. “Yes…?” How did Nick know that?

    Nick smacked his lips. “Alright. I just thought you should know.” What? That his second name was Francis? “I got this in the mail.”

    Charlie looked at the letter that was placed on his desk. He was Nick’s soulmate? Charlie reached a level of confusion the didn’t know he could reach. Was this a prank? “Whut?” was the only thing Charlie’s mouth could produce.

    “Trust me. I’m just as confused as you are,” Nick said. “I didn’t even know I was gay,” he whispered.

    --OR--

    Nick finds out his is bi after he got a letter letting him know that Charlie is his soulmate

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    05 Dec 2023

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    Our boys meet at university, when both of them have had a little more time to come to grips with their identities. But have also picked up new habits and complexes.

    Eventually explicit. And by 'eventually' I mean almost immediately.

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    01 Dec 2023

  18. Public Bookmark 32

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    The first time it happens is three weeks after he’s moved in. It’s been a long fucking day, believe him. He’s in such a foul mood when he finally returns to his flat that even Nellie’s presence isn’t helping. In fact, she’s moping in the corner because he can swear she can read his emotions.

    That’s when it begins. Drumming. Banging. Utter clatter from one of the lower flats.

    Fucking fantastic. This is exactly what he needs to end his day. He has half a mind to go downstairs, pound on the door to the point that he may get a noise complaint, and absolutely get into it with whoever it is.

    AKA The one where Nick is attempting to woo his downstairs neighbour, Charlie, who plays his drums loudly enough for Nick to hear every night.

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    01 Dec 2023

  19. Public Bookmark 47

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    30 Nov 2023

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    “Wanna practice kissing again?” Charlie whispered, warm breath infused with Moscato and sweet berries tickling Nick’s ear.

    Nick’s eyes, dazed like peering through a veil of melted honey, widened.

    “I–” Nick breathed, gripping the cup in his hand with so much force he thought the plastic might crack. “Yes.”

    “Yeah?” Charlie asked, batting thick, dark lashes up at Nick’s flustered expression. “You don’t have to say yes, you know.”

    “I can’t imagine ever saying no to you."


    or, the one where nick has his first date with a boy and is nervous about what comes afterwards. charlie, his best friend, offers to help.

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    Comments:
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    37,403

    30 Nov 2023

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