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1. Dead Weight by florelunae

   Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   06 May 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
   • Angst
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper) Needs a Hug
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring Angst (Heartstopper)
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson is a Good Boyfriend
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Anxiety
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper) has an Eating Disorder
   • Self-Worth Issues
   • Insecurity
   • Soft Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Protective Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Established Relationship
   • Trauma Recovery
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • They love each other so much

   Summary

   Nick’s tired.

   Not because of Charlie — because of school and rugby and life and everything else — but Charlie can’t stop seeing exhaustion in the shadows under Nick’s eyes and hearing it in the softness of his voice.

   And once the thought takes root, it grows ugly fast:

   Maybe loving Charlie has always been heavier than Nick admits.

   Or: Charlie spirals quietly, Nick notices anyway, and neither of them leave the conversation unchanged.

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   English

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