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Summary:

"I don't want you like a best friend..."

Henry Hart is an all star. A jock with good grades, a perfect family and a sweet after school job at a junk store, he has life figured out. Even the secret superhero part of life. Charlotte Page is unstoppable. Ivy-League bound since before she could walk, nothing’s going to stop her getting the future she wants, even when villains keep kidnapping her.

But a storm is brewing under the surface of their perfect lives and that storm will either tear them apart for good or finally bring them together…

Notes:

ok, hi. welcome to ‘dress’! this is the hockey!henry au i mentioned in ‘peace’ after i write a parallel universe chapter where that henry and charlotte travelled to this universe. after people said they’d like to see how this henry and charlotte got together, i decided to write it.

i’m going to keep updates on this slow and steady because i don’t want to burn myself out this time lmao. i also really want to finish at least one of my original wips sometime this year (currently torn between the academic rivals to lovers romcom, the small town serial killer book and the spy romance) and yeah.

some things to note before we start:
1. this fic will follow henry and charlotte throughout high school, roughly following the storylines of s2-5
2. henry is an ice hockey player in this fic
3. it’s going to be longgggg with slow updates
4. they’re both going to make bad, frustrating decisions

Hope you enjoy, let me know your thoughts!

Chapter 1: 460.5 miles

Chapter Text

22:16

3rd July

the summer before freshman year

 

henrys.harts

Charlotte

Charlotte

Charlotte

Charlotte

CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTEEEEEEEEEEE  

 

pagesofcharlotte

henry stop yelling

 

henrys.harts

I’m texting you not yelling silly

Like duh

 

pagesofcharlotte

well what do you want

 

henrys.harts

I have something really important to say to you

 

pagesofcharlotte

oh god

did you burn down the man cave 

did you accidentally release a criminal

god hen i’ve been gone TWO DAYS

 

henrys.harts

Worse

 

pagesofcharlotte

oh my god

is someone dead

someone must be dead 

 

henrys.harts

No

 

pagesofcharlotte

JUST TELL ME IDIOT

 

henrys.harts

Ok

Are you ready

 

pagesofcharlotte

henry so help me god i will teleport from maine to punch you in the face  

 

henrys.harts

Hi <3

I miss you

 

pagesofcharlotte

you are actually deranged

 

henrys.harts

Aren’t you gonna say it back

God

Charlotte you’re hurting my soul :( 

 

pagesofcharlotte

and you wonder why i went to sleep away camp in maine

 

henrys.harts

I knew it

You hate me :(

I’m crying

 

pagesofcharlotte

liar

 

henrys.harts

selfie.png

SEE MY TEARS

 

pagesofcharlotte

that’s sprite u idiot

 

henrys.harts

It’s actually lemonade 

Ur so silly

 

pagesofcharlotte

well do you have anything else to tell me

i’m tired and i have to be up early tmr

also i’m gonna lose phone privileges if someone catches me texting after lights out

 

henrys.harts

Big 4th traditions at camp??

And as if you’d get caught

You’re too smart



pagesofcharlotte 

yep

i’m running an america themed crafts station with jack 

# junior counsellor duties

 

henrys.harts

Handsome Jack???

 

pagesofcharlotte

i told ray not to blab

i’m gonna kill him

 

henrys.harts

I’m gonna tell him that

 

pagesofcharlotte

good

tell him to sleep with one eye open (ง•̀.•́)ง

 

henrys.harts

Soooooooo

Whats the deal with Swaggy Jacky

 

pagesofcharlotte

idk

he’s cute

i thinkkkkk he’s flirting with me??? idk

it’s dumb

shut up

 

henrys.harts

Ooooooh

Charlotte’s got a boyfriendddddddddd

 

pagesofcharlotte

SHUT UP HE IS NOT

 

henrys.harts

YES HE IS

 

pagesofcharlotte

i’m actually going to punch you through the screen 

 

henrys.harts

Can you just come back instead pls

461 miles is so much

I can’t take it :(

 

pagesofcharlotte

that’s so specific

 

henrys.harts

What is?

 

pagesofcharlotte

461 miles

 

henrys.harts

It’s actually 460.5

What

I rounded up

#mathgod

 

pagesofcharlotte

aww you’re so cute

you miss me so much

 

henrys.harts

Hey Google is free

I was curious and bored

The Man Cave is quiet without you ok

I’m not weird

 

pagesofcharlotte

i never said you were

 

henrys.harts

You were thinking it

 

pagesofcharlotte

No I wasn’t 

 

henrys.harts

Promise?

 

pagesofcharlotte

pickle swear

 

henrys.harts

Oh wow

You’d acc eat a pickle???

 

pagesofcharlotte

yeah

i wasn’t thinking you were weird i promise

 

henrys.harts

Aw thank you

You miss me too

I can tell

 

pagesofcharlotte

i do not

i’m so glad to have some space away from your clinginess :p

 

henrys.harts

You miss me

 

pagesofcharlotte

do not

 

henrys.harts

Do too

 

pagesofcharlotte

do not

 

henrys.harts

Yes you do

It’s ok

I miss you too

 

pagesofcharlotte

a tiny tiny tiny bit

miniscule

impossible to see without a powerful microscope 

 

henrys.harts

YOU MISS ME 

YOU LOBE ME CHARLOTTE PAGE

 

pagesofcharlotte

*love

AND I DO NOT

 

henrys.harts

YES YOU DO

I KNOW YOU DO

 

pagesofcharlotte

GOODBYE

I AM NEVER SPEAKING TO YOU AGAIN

 

henrys.harts

Liarrrrrr

You love me

You’d never stop talking to me

 

pagesofcharlotte

ugh fine

but only bc i’d worry about you lighting yourself on fire

yk bc you’re an idiot

 

henrys.harts

As if I’d light myself on fire without you here to see me

I think I’d look so hot covered in flames

 

pagesofcharlotte

please don’t joke about dying by fire xxx

also you wouldn’t look hot

 

henrys.harts

did you just call me ugly

oh 

wow

idk char 

i’m not sure we can be friends anymore :(

 

pagesofcharlotte

oh my god let me finish typing

i sent that too early

you wouldn’t look hot BECAUSE YOUD BE BURNT TO A CRISP

you’d look crispy not hot

 

henrys.harts

So i’m not ugly yay

Charlotte?

Charlotte????

 

pagesofcharlotte

hey i didn’t say anything

 

henrys.harts

SO YOU DO THINK IM UGLY

WOW

WOW

WOW

 

pagesofcharlotte

you’re do dramatic 

 

henrys.harts

Ok well who’s hotter

Me or Ray

You have to pick one

 

pagesofcharlotte

don’t hate me

 

henrys.harts

OH MY GOD

 

pagesofcharlotte

hey every girls first crush is captain man 

 

henrys.harts

I’m so offended rn

What do you mean

I ALWAYS tell you you look pretty :(

 

pagesofcharlotte

lmao

i’m just messing with u

ray is old and you’re cute

like a puppy

 

henrys.harts

THANK YOU

See I knew I wasn’t ugly

 

pagesofcharlotte

just insecure and dramatic :p

 

henrys.harts

*betrayed by a lifelong friend

 

pagesofcharlotte

oh my god you’re not ugly

you’re so pretty 

are you happy

 

henrys.harts

it doesn’t count when you say it after i say i want you to say it

god charlotte 

 

pagesofcharlotte

can you hear me sighing

 

henrys.harts

Yes

 

pagesofcharlotte 

stalker 

beautiful little freaky stalker who is very handsome

and good at hockey

and smart (but not as smart as me)

 

henrys.harts

Awww

Charlotteeeee

I’m blushing

 

pagesofcharlotte

handsome you’re a mansion with a viewwwwww

 

henrys.harts

Do the girls back home touch you like I do

 

pagesofcharlotte

long night with your hands up in my hair

 

henrys.harts

Echoes of your footsteps on the stairs

 

pagesofcharlotte

stay here honey i don’t wanna share

henry?

did you fall asleep

i hope you took ur allergy meds today btw

i forgot to ask

i know they taste weird but you need them

 

henrys.harts

This ain’t for the best

Sorry i forgot the lyrics :(

Had to look them up 

(And dw i took them)

 

pagesofcharlotte

you’re so silly

(and thank you) 

(you’re not allowed to die on me)

 

henrys.harts

Hey you know I’m a speak now stan

Can we do haunted

I love haunted

(and you’re never getting rid of me henrys are immortal)

 

pagesofcharlotte

absolutely 

but tmr

i’m about to fall asleep sorry :(

 

henrys.harts

No it’s ok

Go to sleep

You need to be well rested for Swaggy Jacky 

 

pagesofcharlotte 

oh my goddddd

can you shut up

 

henrys.harts

Of course xxxxx

I’m off to plan the wedding

 

pagesofcharlotte

Ok well I’m gonna text Bianca

Send her that really dumb video of you and Jasper doing that magician routine 

 

henrys.harts

YOU WOULDNT

CHARLOTTE EVANGELINE PAGE

YOUR MIDDLE NAME IS NOW EVANGELINE I FORGOT UR REAL ONE

BUT COME BACK HERE

DELETE THAT VIDEO

CHARLOTTEEEEEEEEEEE

 

pagesofcharlotte

haha idiot

 

henrys.harts

You’re so meannnnn

 

pagesofcharlotte

stop talking about jack or else bianca will receive this video

the_amazing_henry.mp4

 

henrys.harts

Well I’ll just send Jack a video of you

Hm

You

 

pagesofcharlotte

rule #1: never give your enemies blackmail material

*cue evil laugh*

 

henrys.harts

I’ll tell him you’re in love with him then

 

pagesofcharlotte

NO DONT

PLEASE

DONT RUIN THIS FOR ME

 

henrys.harts

Haha I won’t dw

Jack seems cool

Even if his profile picture is him holding a massive fish like a guitar

 

pagesofcharlotte

oh my god did you stalk jack

kill me now

actually kill me now

 

henrys.harts

Hey I had to check out the guy 

He’s flirting with my best friend

Had to make sure he’s good enough for you

And Ray helped

 

pagesofcharlotte

what did ray think

 

henrys.harts

First he was confused that we aren’t together 

 

pagesofcharlotte

oh

 

henrys.harts

He and Schwoz tried to convince me we were

Like they know us better than we do???

 

pagesofcharlotte

lmao they’re so weird

 

henrys.harts

Schwoz was all like she fed u her onion dip when u were in a dream coma! 

Ray was all she figured out u were kid danger! 

 

pagesofcharlotte

ok a) i didn’t want you to starve

b) ray and schwoz were eating my onion dip so fast i was worried you wouldn’t get any

c) what, like it’s hard?

 

henry.harts

Haha Legally Blonde reference niceee

Yeah but Ray approved

 

pagesofcharlotte

ok good

 

henrys.harts

Does it really matter that much what we think of him

 

pagesofcharlotte

idk

it just makes me feel better knowing that you guys like him

like i’m making the right choice 

 

henrys.harts

For what it’s worth

I don’t think you’d make the wrong one

 

pagesofcharlotte

wdym

 

henrys.harts

Idk

You’re not like me or Jasper

You don’t just jump into relationships with whoever

Even if half the boys in our grade are obsessed with you

You take your time

 

pagesofcharlotte

maybe i take my time bc i’m freakishly picky

and it means they all get bored of me

 

henrys.harts

Then they’re idiots

I don’t get how anyone could get bored of you

I could listen to you forever

 

pagesofcharlotte

really?

 

henrys.harts

Yeah

Even if you’re talking about boring school stuff

Yk what especially then

I’ll always listen to you

 

pagesofcharlotte

thanks henry <3

i’ll always listen to you too

even when your annoying 

 

henrys.harts

*YOU’RE

OH MY GOD CHARLOTTE PAGE MADE A GRAMMAR ERROR

BRING OUT THE CHAMPAGNE

 

pagesofcharlotte 

goodnight henry x

 

henrys.harts

Goodnight Char x

 

09:42

4th July 

 

ray_manchester

Ok first I am not old

I am in my EARLY THIRTIES

(But yes, I am every girl’s first crush)

I will not be sleeping with one eye open, you cannot hurt me

I’m Captain Man I ain’t scared of you

And also Jack is cute and has a clean record and if he breaks your heart I will murder him and make it look like an accident

Also pls come back soon we’re about to kill each other down here

 

pagesofcharlotte

please let henry know he should sleep with one eye open for blabbing my secrets

and thank you 

you’re the best <3

 

ray_manchester

Don’t tell Henry, but you’re my favourite. X