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1. It Was Always Us, Wasn't It? by NotACactusCow

   Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)  

   • Explicit
   • Rape/Non-Con
   • F/F, F/M, M/M
   • Complete Work

   20 Feb 2025

   Tags

   • Rape/Non-Con
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Charles "Charlie" Spring
   • Tara Jones/Darcy Olsson
   • Elle Argent/Tao Xu
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
   • Victoria "Tori" Spring
   • Oliver "Olly" Spring
   • Tao Xu
   • Elle Argent
   • Isaac Henderson (Heartstopper)
   • Tara Jones
   • Darcy Olsson
   • Jane Spring
   • Julio Spring
   • Sarah Nelson
   • David Nelson (Heartstopper)
   • Benjamin "Ben" Hope
   • Harry Greene
   • Imogen Heaney
   • Christian McBride (Heartstopper)
   • Otis Smith | Omar
   • Sai Verma
   • Nellie Nelson
   • Underage Character(s)
   • No Underage Sex
   • Aged-Up Character(s)
   • Fluff
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Eventual Smut
   • Slow Burn
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Childhood Friends
   • Gay Sex
   • Everyone Is Gay
   • Alternate Universe
   • Mutual Pining
   • Gay Male Character
   • Gay Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
   • Bisexual Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Anal Sex
   • Anal Fingering
   • Darcy is a menace and we love her for it
   • Oral Sex
   • Homophobia
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson has Strong Rugby Arms
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper) has an Eating Disorder
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson Loves Charles "Charlie" Spring
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • Closeted Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Charles "Charlie" spring - Freeform
   • will add more tags as I think of them
   • Totally just platonic mates for sure yeah
   • Original Characters - Freeform
   • Angst
   • Douchebag Nick Nelson

   Summary

   When Charlie moves next door to Nick at age 8, the two boys bond right away and become inseparable. They grow up and navigate adolescence side by side, including first girlfriends... They unknowingly help each other discover some big things about themselves, but when Nick has to move away before they have the chance to open up about these new feelings to one another, neither sees the point in saying anything that could make things weird during their last days together, so they don't.

   Years later, they're reunited at university...

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   138,082

   Chapters:

   30/30

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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