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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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Let's pretend Sarah Nelson is around during season 3, particularly during episode 3: Talk. Let's say that she's at home when Nick leaves to go with Charlie to talk to his parents and also when Nick returns home in tears. She's there for him, but it's still his birthday, and she is so incredibly proud of the man he's becoming.
Sarah has seen Nick upset before. She’s seen him frustrated after a tough rugby loss. Sad after hearing bad news. Angry after that time his teammates said unkind things about Charlie. But this is something more than all of that combined.
Before she can offer him a hug, he’s sitting up and throwing himself into her arms, and she’s wishing he was still that seven-year-old boy with the missing front teeth so she could pull him into her lap and protect him from everything that can hurt him.
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We all know Mr. Farouk is a big teddy bear under that gruff exterior, right? So what turned him into the teacher with the "QUIET!" command? If you've ever had a migraine, especially if you've ever had to teach with a migraine, you may have the same thought I had.
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Or, Youssef needs a day off teaching because of a migraine. He reflects on the very first migraine he had while teaching and how it made him the teacher he is today. Also, Nathan is awesome and the two are adorable.
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Tao isn’t worried about Nick. Rugby King Nick Nelson has taken care of himself for a good many years before his life intersected with Tao’s. He doesn’t need a babysitter.
It’s just that Tao has seen Nick opening beer after beer, trying and failing to engage with the party, mostly sitting on the couch alone, staring off into space.
And Tao saw the look in his eyes when he filmed that clip for Charlie: so vulnerable, he could break. Tao played it off as a joke, breaking news, Nick Nelson loves Charlie Spring and all that, but the look in Nick’s eyes as Tao stared down the viewfinder is one he won’t soon forget.
So it’s not that he’s worried when he sees Nick stumble upstairs, alone, and decides to follow him. It’s just that…
Oh, f*ck it. He’s worried.
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Or, the hallway scene and what comes after, from Tao's point of view.
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Nick and Charlie had a plan: Nick would complete teacher training while Charlie finished university. Then they'd start their careers together and live happily ever after.
But then Nick is offered a position on a professional rugby team. It means being apart from Charlie again, but it also means an incredible dream coming true. Charlie is certain they can make it work, so Nick joins the team.
What Nick doesn't expect is how difficult it is going from being captain of a university team to the youngest player on a professional team. How embarrassing it is for his mum and Charlie to travel to his first match, only for him to sit on the sidelines as a replacement. How unsure he is if he made the right choice. How hard it is to be away from Charlie when he's falling apart.
After Nick is injured during a match, he develops some unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with his physical and emotional pain. At first he thinks he can keep it under control, but it isn't long before he starts to spiral.
When Charlie realizes what's going on, will he be able to break Nick out of the spiral? Will their relationship survive the struggle? Will Nick be able to undo the damage he's done while trying to numb his pain?
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Cat Distribution System by annonwrite
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
26 Jun 2025
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"Well, after you left, the kitten…didn’t. It stayed. And it was so cold outside and the kitten was so tiny and it kept staring at me through the window with those bright blue eyes and I realized it had to be the Cat Distribution System.”
Nick is pretty sure his eyebrows hit his hairline. “What in the ever loving f*ck is the Cat Distribution System?”
Charlie explains it.
“That is absolutely not a thing,” Nick says.
“It is,” Charlie says.
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Or, a kitten shows up outside Charlie and Nick's home on a bitterly cold winter day. Nick learns about the Cat Distribution System, whether he wants to or not.
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Like so many first loves, Nick and Charlie's didn't last. When the universe brings them back together years later, they've both changed, and they're both seeing other people. But Nick still finds himself drawn to Charlie in the same way he was so many years ago. Does Charlie feel the same way? Even if he does, what does that mean for their current long-term relationships? Can Nick let go of Charlie again?
(Spoiler alert: No, no he cannot.)
Aged-Up/Future Fic in which Nick and Charlie broke up after Nick's first year at university (sorry, but I fix them I promise)
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Saturday Morning Chocolate Chip Cookies by annonwrite
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
01 Mar 2025
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Charlie and Tara each have a rough Saturday morning. Thankfully, Nick and Sarah Nelson are there for them. And there are chocolate chip cookies.
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I'm rewatching S3 and wishing Sarah Nelson was there. Sigh.
A little hurt/comfort with some fluff. In the TV world, takes place vaguely around S3 episode 6/7ish.
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It's the day Charlie left for treatment, and the stress has brought on Nick's first ever migraine. Thankfully, he has Sarah and Aunt Diane, neither of whom are strangers to migraines, and both of whom take care of him, physically and emotionally.
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"Human relationships are complex and multifaceted, akin to the intricate design of Russian Dolls. In this analogy, individuals can be compared to these nesting dolls, each layer representing a different facet of their personality, thoughts, and emotions." - Dhananjay Mittal
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The road to eating disorder recovery is neither smooth nor straight. Through one of the bumpiest turns—when Charlie won't eat and locks himself in the bathroom, where Tori hears him vomiting for the first time since his eating disorder began—they have to cling to hope that the road is still passable.
Told through multiple POVs: Jane, Tori, Nick, Charlie, Nick, Tori, and Jane again.
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Neal goes back to swimming laps for the first time since his diabetes diagnosis. Fortunately his swimming adventure ends with low blood sugar at June's front door instead of low blood sugar at the bottom of the pool, but still. Less than ideal. June takes care of him with some juice, apple crisp, and a secret ingredient.
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- Part 6 of Saccharine
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S1 AU. As Peter and Neal start working together, Peter notices some concerning habits and patterns in his CI. It becomes clear that Neal is Not Okay. The problem is that part of what makes Neal Not Okay is also part of what makes Neal, Neal.
Trigger warning: This story mentions suicidal thoughts, depression, manic episodes, bipolar disorder, and death of death of a sibling. Please take care of you. <3
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Neal avoids working on a mortgage fraud case by volunteering to go get coffee. While he's in line, another woman's service dog keeps alerting, signaling that Neal's blood sugar is dropping. Neal assures the dog's owner that he's fine...until he very much isn't fine.
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- Part 5 of Saccharine
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It's Neal's first Christmas since his diabetes diagnosis. Elizabeth feels bad that he has to miss out on all the sugary treats that surround this time of year, so she decides to make him some sugar-free chocolate chip cookies. The only problem? The thing that makes cookies actually good is, well, the sugar.
(There also may or may not be a sugar-free whipped cream fight on the couch between Neal, El, and Peter. I don't know. These things happen, okay?)
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- Part 4 of Saccharine
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Neal hasn't been to the dentist in...a while. When a toothache forces him to go, it does not go smoothly. Sara is there for him.
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It’s never been just fight or flight for him. For Neal, there’s always been a third option: fight, flight, or con. (Or, Neal's first time undercover after his diabetes diagnosis doesn't quite go as planned.)
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- Part 3 of Saccharine
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Elizabeth is gifted two tickets to Wicked. Naturally, Peter has no interest in going, but is willing to make a radius exception if Neal will take his place. A beautiful Broadway friendship forms between El and Neal.
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After getting out of the hospital and getting his blood sugar under control, Neal really wants to go back to work. Peter isn't comfortable with that idea, not knowing exactly what a low blood sugar episode would look like for Neal. One way to fix that? Cause a low blood sugar episode. While playing Go Fish. And then come to Neal's rescue.
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- Part 2 of Saccharine
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Neal has to go for an annual physical just like any other inmate would. Some of his test results are not the best, but he doesn't follow up on them like he should. Of course, things get worse and come back to bite him in the butt at the worst possible time.
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- Part 1 of Saccharine
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When Peter comes to the office with a cold, Neal gets creative on how to keep the germs away. What happens when those efforts fail and Peter's cold ruins Neal and Elizabeth's fancy dinner plans?
A silly, hopefully sweet little thing I wrote. Pre-OT3 if you squint and tilt your head to the left, probably, but nothing more.