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1. A Guiding Light Through This Darkness by Heartstops4angst for Waffle_Newt

   Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
   • F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   15 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Rape/Non-Con
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Charles "Charlie" Spring
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
   • Michael Holden/Victoria "Tori" Spring
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
   • Victoria "Tori" Spring
   • Michael Holden (Solitaire)
   • The Paris Squad (Heartstopper)
   • Jane Spring
   • Julio Spring
   • Sarah Nelson
   • Stéphane Nelson
   • David Nelson (Heartstopper)
   • Oliver "Olly" Spring
   • Missing Persons
   • Kidnapping
   • Human Trafficking
   • Child Trafficking
   • Sex Trafficking
   • Past Sexual Abuse
   • Implied Childhood Sexual Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Murder
   • Attempted Murder
   • Minor Character Death
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Implied/Referenced Brainwashing
   • Serial Killers
   • Alternate Universe
   • Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting
   • Heavy Angst
   • Whump
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Flashbacks
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Panic Attacks
   • Self-Harm
   • Bonding Over Trauma
   • Childhood Trauma
   • Past Trauma
   • Psychological Trauma
   • Obsessive Behavior
   • Tags May Change

   Summary

   Charlie Spring is determined to find the boy who saved his life 6 years ago.

   Nick Nelson has been missing for 6 years. His family thinks he's dead, his father is the prime suspect. Everyone has stopped looking for him..

   Everyone except for the boy he sacrificed himself to save 6 years ago.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   5,034

   Chapters:

   2/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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   Bookmarks:

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