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1. Tardigrades and Candy Hearts by planttaxonomy for missdeviant

   Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F, M/M
   • Complete Work

   14 Feb 2023

   Tags

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   • Tara Jones/Darcy Olsson
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
   • Elle Argent & Tara Jones
   • Tara Jones
   • Elle Argent
   • Darcy Olsson
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
   • Alternate Universe
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Workplace
   • Aged-Up Character(s)
   • First Time
   • vaguely American
   • Because I don’t have the time to research UK WWTP regulations
   • Science
   • gratuitous amounts of science
   • Tardigrades
   • Candy Hearts
   • work lube
   • they're in lesbians your honor
   • Wastewater treatment but make it flirty
   • Alice Oseman please forgive me for this one
   • Gift Fic
   • Background Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
   • Workplace Sex
   • Car Sex
   • Backseat Blowjob
   • one does not simply take off skinny jeans in the backseat of a car

   Summary

   Tara was the highly-educated, dedicated, diligent, unlucky-in-love lab manager for the county wastewater treatment plant. She and Elle made a dynamic duo in a workplace filled with grumpy old men who were just there for their government pensions.

   One day, a new treatment plant operator was hired: a whirlwind of blue hair with a dirty mouth and an infectious zest for life. Her enthusiasm for learning about the science behind wastewater treatment delighted Tara.

   And it made her feel other sorts of things, too.
   ***
   Yes, this is the fic that I swore I would never, ever, ever write: a smutty wastewater treatment plant fic. The first six chapters are the main story, and are rated T for language (Darcy swears a LOT in any universe). Chapter 7 is Tara and Darcy's first time, and chapter 8 is Nick and Charlie's (both are rated E).

   A gift for MissDeviant as part of a Valentine’s Day fic exchange! My prompts were: candy hearts messages, first time, and tardigrades.

   (Author has rebranded! DefinitelyStable -> PlantTaxonomy)

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   English

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