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1. The Subject of Desire by desiring_assemblage

   Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   01 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Elle Argent
   • Isaac Henderson (Heartstopper)
   • Youssef Farouk
   • Nathan Ajayi
   • Otis Smith | Omar
   • Imogen Heaney
   • Sahar Zahid
   • James McEwan
   • Original Characters
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • Graduate School
   • Aged-Up Character(s)
   • Confident Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
   • Smart Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Lust at First Sight
   • Pining
   • Mutual Pining
   • Angst and Feels
   • Requited Unrequited Love
   • Slow Burn
   • Eventual Happy Ending

   Summary

   Nick Nelson is starting a new programme at a new uni and coming to terms with new realisations about himself. He plans to focus, take his time, and not get distracted.

   Charlie Spring is settled – happy with his life and all he’s accomplished. He’s never had trouble resisting temptation before, so surely he can handle it when a new man enters his life.

   Can either of them cope with the upheaval the other brings?

   ✨📖✨

   A graduate school AU.

   Language:

   English

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