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I Cherish With Fondness the Day (Before) I Met You by SqueegyBeckenheim
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
19 Jun 2026
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Charlie Spring has worked on yachts for nearly a decade and needs to decide what he wants from the next phase of his life.
Nick Nelson is not not using his new job as a yacht deckhand to run away after years of feeling unfulfilled and directionless.
They both have the next six months working in the Mediterranean to figure their shit out.
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Or, a yachtie AU featuring bad first meetings, prickly interactions, close quarters, and lots of really good decision-making fueled by a healthy dose of horny hatred.
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23 Jun 2026
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Of Pecs And Penguins by TherapyforSarahP
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
21 Jun 2026
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Nick has just moved to Leeds for his first year of uni. Let’s check in with him, Charlie and the squad as the months pass and they manoeuvre this next chapter of their lives.
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- Part 1 of Riptides and Undercurrents
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22 Jun 2026
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“Er… hello?” Charlie called, putting every ounce of brave adventurer and mighty hero into his voice. “Is someone back there?”
There was a sharp intake of breath, a pause, and then the voice said, “yes, I'm here.”
Charlie hesitated. “Are you okay?”
There was slightly strangled sob from the stranger. “No, please help me.”
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Nick, age 10, gets buried in the sand in Menorca by David, and can't get free. Charlie, age 8, fancies a rescue mission.
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26 Mar 2026
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The Road Not Taken by angiejm for thesarahellis
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
13 May 2026
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Charlie Spring is widowed, in his early 40s, and happily single living in LA. For years, his mother has tried to convince him to move back to the small Washington town where he graduated high school, which doesn’t interest him in the slightest. However, after a visit home for the holidays—and some happy news from his sister, Tori—he finds himself unexpectedly drawn home, where a (not so) chance encounter with Nick Nelson, the man he crushed on for half of high school, sets him on a new path.
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01 Mar 2026
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Nick and Charlie are in their early 40s and a lot of life has happened to them. Charlie suffers from a chronic illness, Nick is a former professional hockey player turned hygienist. Both have kids from previous relationships. After innumerable misunderstandings about their relationship, they decide to start a podcast together, just to clarify how two queer men can be best friends and nothing more... because, surely that's all they are, right?
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27 Feb 2026
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Nick and Charlie haven't met. But when they're both cast to play lovers in a new drama series, sparks fly. Add flirty social media, a sweary bird, a couple of silly boys who leave us hanging, as well as appearances by the whole crew, an evil karaoke machine, and some mad fans and you have the #drumbeat phenomenon. And just how do Jack and Riley make our boys see that they love each other? And what does Autumn have to do with anything? Or cricket? And how much can we hate Ben Hope? A real fucking lot.
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- Part 1 of #drumbeat
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- English
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01 Feb 2026
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Au Fond De Mon Cœur by TwoBeatHearts for Psyoperator
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
21 Jan 2026
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"Are you sure you’re going to be okay, Charlie?"
"Yes, Mum."
"Do you have everything? Passport? Coach tickets? Did you remember to pick up some francs?"
He grunts as he makes his final step down. "Yes, Mum, it's all sorted."
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It's the summer of 1986, and as in the past two summers, Charlie's packing his bags to travel to Paris to meet his pen-pal, Nico.
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- Part 2 of L'amour est l'espace et le temps rendus sensibles au cœur
- Part 7 of A Collection of Explorations into Demisexual Nicholas Nelson
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23 Jan 2026
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What happens when you meet someone who challenges every idea you’ve ever had about what it means to be smart?
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21 Jan 2026
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Just Like Home by AegoBi for HS_Obsessed, Ashlett, Polkadotkat, HappySappyHippo, HatcherK2
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
20 Dec 2025
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Nick is trying to buy Christmas presents at Home Depot for his mom and Tara and Darcy. Charlie is looking for a gift for Olly's throuple. What could happen that changes both of their lives?
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“Hi… so, um… my ex just came in with someone new…”
I’m even more confused now what this has to do with me, since I’ve never met this man before in my life.
“And I was just wondering… can I… um, can you… can we hold hands, so he thinks I have a boyfriend?”
I stare at him, speechless, for several long seconds until he finally meets my eyes.
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21 Dec 2025
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30-year-old Charlie Spring-closeted, widowed, father to a 6yo diabetic daughter-moves from Texas to Germany for a new job and new start. His deeply religious upbringing has long kept him from embracing his true self but in his new environment, he finds the space to question the faith that has defined his entire identity. Nick Nelson-out and proud bisexual primary school teacher-patiently and lovingly walks alongside Charlie as he overcomes his past and all the while the sexual tension between them grows.
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- Part 1 of I Had to Get Out
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- English
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- 241,998
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- 27/27
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14 Dec 2025
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Facing the prospect of a big family Christmas in a remote cottage, Charlie reckons that Tori might be his one chance of staying sane. That is, until she arrives with her very fit new boyfriend, Nick.
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14 Dec 2025
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I Wish I'd Met You When I Was Younger by Moss_and_Rocksss
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic), Younger (TV)
19 Dec 2025
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Charlie Spring is 40 years old and going through a divorce from his college sweetheart Ben Hope. He moves away from the NY suburbs to Brooklyn to stay with his best friend Tao. Trying to get a job in publishing again seems impossible at his age so Tao convinces him to lie and pretend to be 25. Enter Fournier House Publishing company where Nick Nelson has taken over for his deceased father Stephane as the new CEO.
Charlie can’t fall for his boss who thinks he's 25, can he?!?!
This is a bit of a Younger crossover but you don’t need to have seen it in order to read on. There will be some easter eggs/fun spots for folks that are fans of both though. I’ve taken quite a bit of creative license with the way the plot and characters are different from Younger though so don’t expect this to be a shot for shot reimagining.
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14 Dec 2025
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The Subject of Desire by desiring_assemblage
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
14 Jun 2026
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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?
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A graduate school AU.
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14 Dec 2025
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A Ducking Good Christmas by Mikki999
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
23 Dec 2025
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Bored with ordinary life, Nick starts work on a Disney Cruise ship and finds himself torn between two unexpected connections: shy, gentle Charlie and the ship’s outrageously flirty Donald Duck.
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07 Dec 2025
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The Christmas Cottage: The Reunion by TheIrishGirl
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
18 Dec 2025
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Married couple, Nick and Charlie, arrive at the Christmas Cottage on Boxing Day to spend the rest of the holiday period with their friends. Follow their festive fun in this cute little instalment of The Christmas Cottage series.
*Can be read as a standalone.
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- Part 3 of The Christmas Cottage Series
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02 Dec 2025
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Maximoff Anomalies by PaigeMcPherson2023
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ms. Marvel (TV 2022), Agatha All Along (TV), WandaVision (TV), The Marvels (Movie 2023)
14 Oct 2025
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Charlie Spring is Billy Maximoff. Bruno Carrelli is Tommy Maximoff
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02 Dec 2025
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One Hundred Percent (In Love With You) by deadfangirlwalking
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
09 May 2026
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A brand-new season of The Traitors is about to begin, and twenty-two complete strangers are stepping into a Scottish castle armed with nothing but optimism, questionable teamwork skills, and wildly misplaced confidence. Among them: Nick Nelson, golden retriever, who immediately falls head over heels with Charlie Spring, gay nerd, who somehow befriends half the castle before the first mission can even begin.
Between breakfast, missions, Round Tables, and nightly paranoia, the contestants scramble to work out who the Traitors are… while also trying not to embarrass themselves on national television.
Between suspicious glances, secret meetings, and far too many castle corridors, Nick and Charlie keep finding their way back to each other—sharing stolen smiles, whispered theories, and just a touch of accidental flirting. It would be the perfect budding romance… if only they weren’t trapped in a game designed to make everyone doubt absolutely everything.
Or...
The Traitors AU!
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26 Nov 2025
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Charlie Spring, promising rower and outstanding cox, was never meant to study at Cambridge. He wasn’t meant to fall for his rival, either.
Charlie was meant for Oxford, where he began his first year. But nothing went as planned. After a brutal assault, he transfers to Cambridge for his second year, hoping to escape Oxford and the wreckage. There, he finds a new team, a new purpose, and Nick Nelson, star rower with golden-boy charm and far too much to hide.
What begins as animosity turns into something charged and inescapable. But secrets don’t stay buried forever. When the truth surfaces, Charlie and Nick must decide what’s worth risking for a future that might finally be theirs.
Over the course of three academic years, through racing seasons and emotional healing Charlie and Nick’s lives continue to intersect. Their story becomes one of rivalry, resilience, friendship and love.
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- Part 1 of Oxbridge Rowing AU
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- English
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- 205,474
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- 23/23
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- 911
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19 Oct 2025
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You can hurry love by seafoamVans for MP84
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
03 Dec 2025
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Nick once again tanks a relationship by being a tiny bit too close with his best friend Charlie. He can't wait till he turns 30 and Charlie's and his long-standing marriage pact takes effect.
But wait a minute, they're both single right now and dating is hell… Charlie is Nick's favourite person. Why the fuck would they wait?
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- English
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- 26,016
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- 23/23
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- 1,327
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16 Oct 2025
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Public Bookmark 148
Mystery Work
Part of Private
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
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15 Sep 2025