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1. I Was Waiting for You All Along by CatisUpToSomething

   Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   19 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
   • Felt Cute Might Update These Tags Later
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • Traumatized Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper) has an Eating Disorder
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper) has OCD
   • Past Rape/Non-con
   • past emotional abuse
   • Codependence Portrayed as Cute
   • Explicit Consent
   • Size Difference
   • Blow Jobs
   • Anal Sex
   • Come Swallowing
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Seriously There is Actual Angst
   • Still Less Sad Than Season Three
   • just stick with me
   • American Author Apologizes for Failing to be British
   • The F Word is a Supporting Character
   • Nick Nelson is the Softest Top in All the Land
   • Nick Nelson is Down Catastrophically Bad
   • Failing at Friends with Benefits
   • Plot Development Disguised as Smut
   • things get worse before they get better
   • You Will Be Frustrated for Many Chapters
   • Ten Percent Heartbreaking
   • Hope You Like Awkward Sex
   • Boys Don’t Understand Feelings
   • What’s Communication Can I Eat It
   • Hopefully The Fluff Will Make Up For the Pain
   • Sappier Than a Forest of Maples
   • Silly Funny Sexy Scenes Followed Immediately By The Depths of Hell
   • Everything Turns Out Okay In The End

   Summary

   Nick is planning to spend his second year at University of Leeds the same way he spent the first one: playing rugby, going out, and sleeping with a different woman every week. But after a chance encounter on his first day back, suddenly the only plans he's interested in are the ones that involve his new friend, Charlie Spring.

   [This story is already complete, so I promise we'll get to Happily Ever After. :)]

   Language:

   English

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