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Almost 30, Nick is facing three big losses: no job, no flat, no love. His situation is dire and not made any easier by grumpy landladies with ridiculous notions like a good tenant is a tenant in a steady relationship. Because: how is Nick supposed to find his "better half" in only 24 hours?
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19 Oct 2023
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it was easier to feel nothing (than it was to make sense of it all) by ThanksForListening
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Solitaire - Alice Oseman
18 Oct 2023
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"Maybe that was why she’d come out here. Maybe she had to make sure the tide wouldn’t turn again.
Except that was ridiculous. Charlie had friends. Friends who knew him. Friends who had watched darkness envelop him, who witnessed the battles he fought every day, the ones he tried to hide behind a smile and quiet demeanor. They had seen it all, and every time, they held him closer rather than run away. They were not afraid of the dark.
Tori wondered what that felt like. What it cost."
or, Tori ends up participating in a game night between Charlie and his friends, and thinking about her own social life.
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19 Oct 2023
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When his friends Tao and Isaac choose opposite beds and ruin Charlie's plans to share with his boyfriend on the Paris trip, he takes matters into his own hands.
Friendly banter, teasing, and fluff ensue.
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14 Oct 2023
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it's time we danced with the truth by orphan_account
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
22 Sep 2023
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“Well, I'm sure you can get those experiences pretty easily. Once you’re ready for them.”
Nick’s breath hitches. “Are you…” he clears his throat. “Are you offering?”
Blood rushes through Charlie’s head. “I just meant, well I mean look at you, and I thought…” Charlie takes a deep breath, and looks up at Nick. He looks… hopeful? “I'm not not offering, I guess. For scientific purposes.”
Or, Charlie's perfectly fine being just Nick's friend with benefits. (He's not). (Good thing Nick's not either)
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- Part 1 of bet you wish you could touch our rush
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12 Oct 2023
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Weathering Storms by yousopuglywrites
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
03 Oct 2023
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Charlie has a bad day. Nick tries to make it better the only way he knows how.
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11 Oct 2023
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Nick had said he didn't want to make a big announcement. Yes, he told his mum, but that doesn't mean he's ready to be out at school. How would he go about that anyway? Make an Insta post like Tara and Darcy? Not really his style. But then what?
It's the day after the beach date, a normal Monday, a normal schoolday, and Nick walks to the school gate the official boyrfriend of one Charlie Spring.Bookmarked by vaguelyfunctioning
10 Oct 2023
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if you're lost, you can look and you will find me, time after time by thingsix
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
07 Oct 2023
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Charlie Spring was tired. It was Friday evening and he was laid on the floor, staring at the ceiling, surrounded by his English Literature notes. It had been a long day of A Level revision, on top of what had been a long week and even longer month. He was just six exams away from being done with Truham Grammar forever, but even that thought was struggling to ignite a positive feeling in him.
Or Charlie is close to relapsing and is finding it difficult to reach out for help. As always, the Nelsons are there when he needs them most.
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09 Oct 2023
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How Charlie Spring Came To Be Jealous Of A Cat by PuddingSnatcher
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
09 Oct 2023
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Figures that just when Charlie thought he’d outgrown his penchant for hopeless little crushes, the flatmate roulette deals him Nick Nelson.
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To sum up: Boys at uni. Add a cat. Fold in some fluff, sprinkle over some angst and humour and there you have it. Oh, and they're flatmates. Because of course they are.Bookmarked by vaguelyfunctioning
08 Oct 2023
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The Climb Is Steep, But My Dear, The View Is Worth It by PhoenixSpring
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
29 Nov 2023
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A collection of one shot stories from my story I Would Move Mountains.
These stories are likely to occur out of time line and will mainly be fluff with little plot. There may be a view angsty moments.
Updated irregularly as and when I feel the desire to expand the IWMM story
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- Part 2 of Climbing Mountains (to get to you)
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28 Sep 2023
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I Would Move Mountains by PhoenixSpring
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
04 Jun 2025
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Nick Nelson, 24, is struggling to process the massive change of direction his life has taken in such a short period of time. Money is tight and his mental health is frayed.
His friends and family are worried about him, but he's fine, just fine. Honest.His best friends, Tara and Darcy, persuade him that the solution to his money worries is to rent out his spare room for 6 months. He just needs to find someone suitable.
Charlie Spring, 22, is fed up of being walked all over by his (ex) boyfriend. He needs to move out of their shared flat ASAP if Ben is ever going to accept that they are over. He just needs to find somewhere affordable and, preferably, available immediately - not an easy feat in London. His sister suggests he should look slightly further afield. Kent sounds like a good option.
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- Part 1 of Climbing Mountains (to get to you)
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28 Sep 2023
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24 Sep 2023
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[a long six months] by aledoseman
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV), Solitaire - Alice Oseman
18 Feb 2024
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Still fully embraced in each other’s arms, Charlie ran his fingers through the back of Nick’s hair – which had recently been cut. And Nick took the opportunity to breathe in the scent of Charlie’s hair – which was starting to grow longer. Neither of them picked up on these subtle changes in the moment – too wrapped up in the thrill of just being in each other’s presence again – but those subtle changes were actually proof that they had survived three very difficult weeks apart. Proof that they could be apart without completely falling apart. Proof that there was still room for them to grow, or to change, even if those changes went unnoticed in the moment. Which is good, because there would be many more difficult weeks in their future that they weren’t aware they would need to prepare for.
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nick does his best to support charlie as he struggles with his mental health. charlie is unaware of the fact that nick's starting to struggle with his own mental health too. it's a long road up to recovery, but they're in this together.
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a detailed, canon-compliant look into the first six months of charlie's recovery and the impact it has on both nick and charlie.
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- Part 2 of [a long road up to recovery]
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23 Sep 2023
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[the gaps and the silence] by aledoseman
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
23 Aug 2022
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Charlie wants to tell Nick about his history with self-harm, but chokes on his words as he relives the journey in his mind within a moment of silence that lasts for ten seconds.
This story focuses heavily on Charlie’s past experiences coming to terms with his sexuality, being outed, and early journey with self-harm. In the present setting of the story, Charlie is trying to tell Nick the truth about his self-harm but panics as he thinks back on all of the memories that led him to this point.
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- Part 1 of [a long road up to recovery]
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18 Sep 2023
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Nick and Charlie, former best friends who drifted apart after uni, come together again as witnesses for Tara and Darcy's marriage.
Except... what happens when the paperwork goes awry?
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16 Sep 2023
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63 Days: Is it Okay if we, like... Keep this a secret? by PhoenixSpring
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
31 May 2023
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5 times Nick and Charlie think they're keeping their relationship a secret, plus the 1 time they realise they've been caught.
Written for the 99 Moments of Joy: A Heartstopper Countdown.
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12 Sep 2023
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Think I Know Where You Belong (Think I Know It's With Me) by Brookhacker
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
18 Jun 2023
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“You’re such a good friend” Charlie muttered, wrapping his arms around Nick’s neck and hugging him tightly.
Nick's own arms instinctually looped around Charlie’s waist, leaning into the hug.Charlie was Nick’s best friend, but he’d never hugged him before, at least not like this. This felt like more than a hug, it felt more intimate than most of the kisses Nick had never had in his life.
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Nick and Charlie are best friends and flatmates. It isn't until Charlie starts going out on dates that Nick realizes that the only person he is ever going to be ok with Charlie dating, is him.Bookmarked by vaguelyfunctioning
12 Sep 2023
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It's Too Cold For You Here by BringAttentionToTheMatter
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
08 Aug 2023
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Charlie Spring is attacked and left with serious injuries, he can't remember what happened or who hurt him, at first.
He's now able to go back to school and tries to move on from this life altering event, but Nick Nelson is acting suspiciously nice and Ben Hope has stopped ignoring him.
None of that really matters to Charlie though, it feels like he's drowning and he's not able to swim.
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02 Sep 2023
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it's not simple to say (most days I don't recognize me) by sonseulsoleil
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
16 Jan 2023
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A brief exploration into Nick and Tori's evolving relationship while Charlie is hospitalized.
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09 Aug 2023
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I make sense of the madness (when I listen to your voice) by sonseulsoleil for redmeanslove (twosoulsinonehome)
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
14 Oct 2022
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It's the 15th of October, two years to the day since Charlie ended up at A&E with slit wrists. Two years since he was admitted to the in-patient facility and started treatment. Two years since the start of his recovery journey.
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09 Aug 2023