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Angels and Devils Like to Play Games by TK2nd
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
24 Sep 2025
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Charlie Spring is just trying to live his life as best he can when he is knocked off his feet, literally, by one Benjamin Hope. His world is forever changed, and NOT for the better.
Nick Nelson is a Protector whose job it is to keep chaos at bay. He's done so successfully for centuries and yet he can't help being curious about the chaos devils they destroy. Something has changed recently and it leads him down a new path he wasn't expecting.
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The Nick and Charlie Angel/Devil fic I wanted to see in the world. Welcome!
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Trauma Heals And Leaves a Nasty Scar by nicknelsonisanareskid
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
20 Jul 2025
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Nick never followed Charlie after rugby practice in episode one… and Charlie gets seriously hurt because Ben didn’t get stopped.
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If We Never Made A Sound by kingdomfaraway
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
19 Jul 2025
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Nick Nelson starts his new job at Ben Hope's strip club and finds himself falling for Ben's boyfriend, Charlie Spring.
Inspired by "I Can See You" by Taylor Swift.
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After another disappointing relationship fizzles out before it starts, Charlie Spring finds himself wanting to reconnect with one of his former best friends (and on again off again crush), Nick Nelson. But how do you get back in touch with a person who drunkenly confessed his feelings to you, whose heart you broke in the process, and who you haven't spoken to in years?
___Or, the one where guidance counselor Charlie finally realizes hot carpenter Nick has loved him for years, and has to convince him to give him one more chance before it's too late.
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This fic has inspired a sister story, told from Nick's POV: Remember Me.
If you enjoy this one, join me over there! It's not a straight re-telling; it's a standalone story that focuses on Nick's perspective and fills in some of the gaps from this one.Thanks to AO3 user KariCl569 for pointing me toward the song "The Promise" by Tracy Chapman. It's beautiful and so fitting.
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You Gave Me Roses (And I Left Them There To Die) by niccknelsson
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
30 Jun 2025
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so this is me swallowin' my pride
standin' in front of you sayin' i'm sorry for that night
and i go back to december all the time
it turns out freedom ain't nothin' but missin' you
wishin' i'd realized what i had when you were mine
i'd go back to december, turn around and make it alright
i go back to december all the time~
in which ben sees charlie for the first time after their breakup
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- Part 16 of Inspired By Taylor Swift
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The Phone Booth by VroDo for NellieSayzBork
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
22 Jun 2025
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Genie Darcy comes up with an ugly plan to take revenge on Ben Hope.
OR: I Killed Off Ben Hope - again.
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- Part 4 of Meddling Darcy
- Part 2 of The Genie Universe
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Charlie Spring is tired-tired of walking on eggshells, tired of being treated like a problem, a project, a burden. After one too many fights with his mum and years of carrying silent pain, something inside him finally cracks. But instead of screaming, he disappears. No note. No messages. No goodbye.
He ghosts everyone. Even Nick.
As the people who love him scramble to understand why he left and where he's gone, Charlie tries to find peace in the silence, chasing freedom in the spaces between heartbreak and healing. But running from everything doesn't mean you can escape yourself-and some ghosts are harder to leave behind than others.
A Heartstopper AU that dives deep into the weight of unspoken pain, the aftermath of leaving, and what it means to be truly seen when all you want is to vanish.
Trigger warnings
Eating disorders (discussions, behaviors, and mental health impact)
Self-harm
Emotional abuse
Mental health struggles (anxiety, depression, dissociation)
Sexual assault
Running away
Ghosting / abandonment
Kidnapping
Emotional neglect
Internalized guilt and shame
Please read with care.
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What Happens In Paris, Stays In Paris (Mostly) by KRollins
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
24 May 2025
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“Alright then. Who gave you the hickey?”
Charlie froze. He should’ve expected that. God, who’s stupid idea was it for him to join in on truth or dare?
“That’s not a fair question. That’s a personal question where I’m not the only one involved. It was someone on the trip. Let’s leave it at that."
“Come onnnnn, that’s not an answer!”
Charlie felt his blood boil. “Well it’s the answer you’re fucking getting, so drop it.” He spat.
Charlie could taste the blood in his mouth from how hard he was biting his tongue. He wanted to argue back so badly, but he physically couldn’t. Anything he said about the manner risked lowering the list of suspects. And outing Nick.
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Or: The Heartstopper AU where Charlie will fight someone if Nick would stop holding him back.
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TW: HEAVY TW in beginning notes. This one gets heavy. Please read with caution.
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- Part 12 of No BS Charlie AU
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how lucky are we (to have so much to lose) by dumbghostt
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
17 May 2025
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One year out of a toxic relationship, Charlie Spring is doing better... until complicated feelings for his best friend begin to arise, not only complicating things, but terrifying him. Because Charlie knew what love felt like. Love hurt. Love was hard and difficult and complicated, and he wasn’t sure if he could survive that again. Not with Nick.
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HeartstopperJackson by Solangelolover0914
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan
26 Apr 2025
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Will and Nico are sent to retrieve 8 new demigods.
But when two of them are sent one a life changing quest, camp-half blood will never be the same againHeartstopper and Percy Jackson (mostly Solangelo) crossover
also, there will be valgrace. if u don't like it, oh well, this story will not revolve around it, but it's there.
disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters or relationships only the plot.
also posted on Wattpad
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Charlie ruminated on what he had gotten himself into when he agreed to do this piece on Nick Nelson, while he showed his press pass to the prison officer and gave them his phone for locking up.
Sure, everyone in the office knew that he had his share of interest in the Nelson case, but luckily he was able to hide just how deeply into it he was. Nevertheless, when his boss approached him to write the article about the case, he couldn’t think of a reasonable way to say no without jeopardising his future at The Rochester Gazette.
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Charlie's future is set. He's going to go to Harvard, become a doctor like his father, marry a beautiful woman, have 2.5 kids... The usual. However, when his parents decide to drag their family to some resort out in the middle of nowhere in the Catskills the summer before he leaves for college, and he meets a handsome, cocky playboy dance instructor... Well, he might learn a few things about himself and what he really wants for his future...
(Loosely based on the movie, Dirty Dancing, but without the creepy 15/30 year old age gap and much more gay.)
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Nick Nelson is doing so much better. He's got a good job as the Head Carpenter at Habitat for Humanity in Philadelphia, has good friends, and has navigated his way through a rough couple of years only to emerge a stronger, more self-assured, and passionate version of himself. But then he gets a message from Charlie Spring. Yeah, that Charlie Spring. His former best friend. The first person he ever loved. The person he drunkenly confessed his feelings to in a move so chaotic that Charlie hasn't spoken to him since. Can this new and improved version of Nick find a way to be friends with Charlie again without getting his heart broken for a second time?
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A song that really feels like it hits the notes of this story is Ivy by Frank Ocean. Take a listen to get into the mood.
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You’re the Only Thing I Know Like the Back of My Hand by Beetheblue
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic), Solitaire - Alice Oseman
11 Mar 2025
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When Charlie relapses, he’s more ashamed of himself than he has been in years. He leaves school, moves to Leeds, and decides to start his life with Nick. Then his new tutor shows up and makes him want to disappear even more. Will Nick’s love be able to pull him back from the brink?
Nick is just starting his adult life for the first time, but he can’t stop thinking about the soulmate he left at home. With Charlie struggling with both new and old demons, and all the new responsibilities of his own future, can Nick find the balance as well as himself?
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Sequel Fic! A soulmates au where markings and pain on the skin is transferred to your soulmate. Nick and Charlie live together for the first time. Ben becomes Charlie’s tutor, and sends Charlie on a downward spiral Nick is desperate to stop. Nick struggles to find himself, and together they try to create a new future.
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- Part 3 of You Drew Stars Around My Scars
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A World Uncovered by SerenityByMoonlight (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
05 Nov 2024
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(Everyone is 18+)
After years of bullying and a toxic secret relationship, Charlie Spring has had enough. Still meek and unsure of himself, he slowly comes out of his shell with the help of Nick Nelson. His separation from Ben isn't coming as easy as it should, but Nick has been a really good friend, though maybe he wants to be more than friends.Nick Nelson loves all things cute and puffy, so when the opportunity to research puff skeins with Charlie Spring comes up, he can't pass it up... even though he doesn't recall growing up with him. Maybe his reasoning for being around Charlie is a little less academic and more attraction... the way he thinks Charlie looks as cute as a Puffskein is unrelated.
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Cauterized by SerenityByMoonlight (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
22 Oct 2024
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After an incident in the UK, Charlie Spring moves to Kentwood, Oregon, to live with his estranged cop father and kid brother. He finds himself in the middle of a supernatural war and the love interest of two men on opposite sides. Charlie has scars, mentally and physically. He doesn't know what he wants for breakfast, let alone who he chooses to be with. Are you Team Nick, Team Ben, or Team Tao?
Set in 2005. If Twilight was gay, an MTV Show, and a true-blooded love triangle... Also, Bella Sux! No Flamez
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Painkiller by RoxyArmadillo
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV) RPF
04 Oct 2024
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Charlie was tired of Ben. Charlie hadn't done anything wrong, he didn't think so. All his friends said he needed to stick up for himself. So he did.
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Wrote this at a plane :3 also uhh the Charlie in this fic is very unlike than the Charlie in comics ( or TV ) so don't be confused.
This is a songfic, go listen to Painkiller by Beach bunny !
CW: swearing
TW: almost noncon (someone tries to but it doesn't happen)Also not beta read. Wrote this quickly on a plane while my head was aching :/
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Meet My Friend Ben by PerfectGraveyard
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
25 Sep 2024
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Not only did he have a lot of feelings about Nick Nelson but he also had a lot of feelings about Ben Hope. Ben, who Charlie was actually seeing. Er– kissing? Dating? Ugh, he didn’t know, hence the feelings.
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Get Wrecked Ben Hope by PerfectGraveyard
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
03 Aug 2024
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Ben Hope has almost everything he's ever wanted.
Until he doesn't.
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While searching for Charlie after the kiss at Harrys party, Imogen hits on Nick again. While trying to get untangled from Imogen Charlie sees and gets the wrong idea and is lead away by Ben. Nick tries to follow to explain to Charlie but gets lost in the crowd. Confused about the sudden fiery emotions that he is feeling seeing Charlie with Ben, he catches sight of Tara and Darcy and starts to understand. He wants what they have
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Misunderstandings, Ben is awful and Nick understands without the help of google.