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“What was Nick’s last name?” Oliver asks.
Charlie nearly chokes on a sip of his drink. “Sorry, what?”
“Nick. Your Nick. What was his last name?”
“Nelson. Why?”
“My form teacher’s name is Mr. Nelson. I think he’s new this year.”
For a moment, Charlie’s brain halts to a complete stop. He hasn’t talked to Nick Nelson in three years. Hasn’t thought about him in almost as long. It can't be the same Nelson. But what if it is?
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Nick and Charlie broke up at the start of Charlie's first year of uni. Unplanned circumstances brought Nick back home to Truham, where he's starting his first teaching job at his old school. When he gets his class lists, Nick is surprised to see Oliver Spring's name in his form group. As if the first year of teaching isn't stressful enough! Meanwhile, Charlie is shocked to hear that Nick is back in town and teaching his younger brother. But what's gone is gone. Charlie can't have Nick back in his life, even as a friend. Especially not when Charlie's too terrified to step even one foot outside of his flat. He can't need Nick Nelson again. But what if Nick needs him?
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28 Jul 2026
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The Voice You Choose to Keep Inside and Locked Away by kingdomfaraway
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
16 Mar 2026
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Try as he might, Charlie couldn’t quite quell his nerves.
He bit at his thumb nail, which was already bitten down more than enough. He pulled his hand away from his mouth, shaking his head slightly as he walked up to the office doors. He’d been inside the building a handful of times now, twice for interviews, and once for his orientation day, but he still checked the sign on the door, making sure he had the right address.
He’d also looked it up on Google maps again too, just in case he somehow forgot the directions. He was well aware of how stupid it might be for him to worry so much but it was his first official full day of work, he couldn’t afford to be late because he somehow forgot what building he was going into. He was also incredibly aware he was catastrophizing but therapy also taught him it was fine to catastrophize, as long as he knew that’s what it was.
He was fine, nothing was going to happen to him, he just had to keep that in mind.
(Or Charlie and Nick are living together in domestic bliss, but when Charlie starts a new job and Geoff retires, he finds himself struggling to stay on track.)
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26 Jul 2026
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take it or leave it by orphan_account for j8tt
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
19 Dec 2024
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Charlie is 18, and has just started at Leeds University.
when he moves into his new student share house, he meets his new roommates - amongst them, third-year student Nick, whom he instantly writes off as arrogant, patronising, and straight. and definitely not his type at all, no. don't be silly.
when he's drunk one night, Charlie admits to his new friends that he has never had an orgasm. he's not even able to make himself orgasm.
Nick offers to help.
(an enemies to lovers AU where a virgin, trans Charlie and a sexually experienced Nick take just a lil bit of time to figure out the blindingly obvious)
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13 Jul 2026
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The Protector and The Prince by NicksVault
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
03 Aug 2026
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In a kingdom teetering on the edge of revolution, Nick Nelson has spent his life fighting for the Republican cause. His mission is clear: infiltrate the Royal Guard, earn their trust, and, when the time is right, kidnap Prince Charlie—the key to dismantling the monarchy once and for all. It should be simple. But the moment Nick lays eyes on the sharp-tongued, golden-hearted prince, everything begins to unravel. Because Charlie Spring is nothing like he expected. And as the lines between enemy and beloved blur, Nick is left questioning everything he once believed. Is he truly willing to betray the boy who has stolen his heart?
Or AU of Rebel Nick and Crown Prince Charlie
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07 Jul 2026
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My First Boyfriend by PoeticAntics221
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
08 Jun 2025
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“God, he looks fucking incredible. Charlie usually kept his hair short, but now it’s cropped even shorter on the sides, with longer curls at the top. He’s wearing a loose vest that proudly shows off his binder and there’s a definite path of hair trailing down into the waistband of his jeans that wasn’t always there. His top rides up as his arms are lifted in a V-shape, stretching out a huge flag behind him. Blue and Pink and White. It’s beautiful. He’s so fucking beautiful.
His caption is a simple message: charlie (he/him)
Well, there’s not a single doubt in my mind now. I’m definitely bisexual.”
“Charlie Spring is a boy.
He’s always been a boy.
He was my first boyfriend.”
OR: Trans Charlie AU where Nick and Charlie date in school before Charlie’s transition. Charlie breaks up with Nick. Eleven months later, Nick sees Charlie’s coming out post on Insta and reaches out.
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19 Jun 2026