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Because You Were There by hereforhsfanfic for Whatteverr888yup
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
20 Dec 2025
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When Charlie texts what he thinks is Tao's new number, he mistakenly gets a random stranger instead. Charlie is in crisis and the stranger offers to listen. Charlie decides to take a chance and starts talking with them...
What started off as just another wrong number AU where Nick and Charlie meet in the most unlikely of ways turned into a story of finding your true self and learning to be brave enough to share it with the world.
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- English
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Bookmarked by Narliebeard
27 Mar 2025
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A Heartstopper California AU where Nick (31) and the HS crew we know and love live in SoCal. Charlie (29) leaves his London office to work in San Diego for a year. Nellie makes a new puppy bestie. Nick is adorable teaching little first graders. Charlie looks hot playing the drums. Nick looks hot surfing. They…ahem…enjoy Nick’s pool…and shower…and balcony. The boys weirdly get snowed in at one point. In Southern California, go figure. Nick helps Charlie see that he's deserving of big, loud love from a certain golden retriever person. Charlie helps Nick to trust that his love is not conditional, that he's safe to fully express himself. A leaves falling, flower petals swirling story of queer love with a spectacular ocean view 🍂🌊🍂
Any explicit sections are denoted with “🍂🔥🍂”
Any triggering flashback, panic attack or detailed eating disorder moments with “🍂⚠️🍂”Alternates between Charlie and Nick POV ♥️
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- Part 1 of Making Waves with You
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- 29/29
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Bookmarked by Narliebeard
27 Mar 2025
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Professional dancer Charlie Spring has long been asking for a male partner on the celebrity dance show he works on. He finally gets his wish, but is told in no uncertain terms that this is just an allyship thing. So much for good representation.
Rugby player Nick Nelson learns that his manager has agreed to let one of the lads star in a celebrity dance competition with a male partner. It’s absolutely a PR stunt to quash rumours of homophobia in the league, but Nick is just excited to play this tiny part in queer TV history.
Romance is the last thing on either of their minds, but when they cross paths the night before filming is due to begin, 'something more' is bound to blossom.
tldr; this is a dance fic in name only, but it's really about the magic of queer joy and carving homes in safe places because the world sometimes sucks. Featuring crop tops and make up and healed Charlie and proud Nick and all the love in my gay lil heart.
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- Part 1 of Strictly Something
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Bookmarked by Narliebeard
27 Mar 2025
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Nick Nelson is a hotshot rookie rugby player with a reputation for being an asshole — one his professional achievements don't yet allow for. When an incident with a barista goes viral and threatens to derail contract negotiations, his manager Tara Jones makes Nick team up with a snobby public relations expert named Charlie Spring to rehabilitate his image. It’s immediately clear Nick and Charlie loathe one another. But is that heat hiding something more?
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Bookmarked by Narliebeard
13 Mar 2025
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A non-linear exploration of physical intimacy following trauma, based on my own queer experiences, and diverging from canon after panel 1358 of the webcomic. Watch Nick and Charlie grow up and learn what changes over a lifetime shared together. All acts age-appropriate at the time in-story.
ON HIATUS but this fic will be completed and the pause point is a pleasant place to wait, IMHO
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- 39/46
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Bookmarked by Narliebeard
13 Mar 2025