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1. How Not To Drown by thoughtthedormouse

   Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)  

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

   27 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson & Sarah Nelson
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
   • Sarah Nelson
   • David Nelson (Heartstopper)
   • Victoria "Tori" Spring
   • Oliver "Olly" Spring
   • Jane Spring
   • Julio Spring
   • Tao Xu
   • Elle Argent
   • Isaac Henderson (Heartstopper)
   • Imogen Heaney
   • Christian McBride (Heartstopper)
   • Sai Verma
   • Otis Smith | Omar
   • merman au
   • Alternate Universe - Fantasy
   • Alternate Universe
   • Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson is an ocean boy
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring is a merman
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson has Strong Swimmer Arms
   • happy ending guaranteed
   • Beach life
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • POV Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • POV Multiple
   • Additional Warnings In Author's Note
   • Slow Burn-ish
   • Swearing
   • let nick nelson swear
   • let nick nelson say fuck
   • Good Parent Sarah Nelson
   • Fluff
   • Angst
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Masturbation
   • Eventual Smut
   • Merpeople
   • Alternate Universe - Merpeople

   Summary

   For as long as he can remember, Nick Nelson has loved the ocean.

   What happens when he meets someone there that none of his books on aquatic life could have prepared him for?

   This is a story about growing up, finding your place in the world and along the way, your true self.
   Oh, and love of course.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   75,236

   Chapters:

   20/?

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