TheGirlWithTheAxolotlTattoo
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Nick Nelson is twenty-six and a rising semi-professional rugby player in London, admired for both his skill and his looks. But when a devastating injury pulls him off the field and into a hospital bed for months of recovery, Nick is forced to confront a world that suddenly feels very small and frighteningly quiet.
Assigned as his primary nurse, Charlie Spring is calm, kind, and quietly observant. A young man more comfortable in hospital corridors than stadium crowds. Determined to stay professional, Charlie focuses on helping Nick heal, even as small moments of laughter, vulnerability, and shared silence begin to blur the lines between patient and caregiver.
As Nick struggles with pressure from his distant father, the loss of his identity as an athlete, and the unexpected pull toward someone he was never supposed to fall for, Charlie must balance duty with feelings he isn’t sure he’s allowed to have.
A slow-burn romance about healing, patience, and finding connection in the most unexpected place.
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08 Apr 2026
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When Charlie boldly approaches Nick at a bar one night, he’s quickly rebuffed, but ends up hearing from Nick several days later.
Turns out, Nick is questioning a lot of things — and Charlie, in spite of having sworn off straight boys off forever, and with flagrant disregard to his better judgement, offers himself as an ‘experiment.’
Nick eagerly agrees, but he says he wants to take things slow. (This doesn’t work out for either of them.)
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03 Apr 2026
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This Could Be A Disaster by kingdomfaraway
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
15 Apr 2026
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Nick scrolled down to the listing, skimming over the official information provided, before reading the actual ad.
Clean, spacious, two bedroom with attached loo, flat in Rochester. Rent includes shared utilities, which also includes internet and telly. Renter must be LGBTQ+ friendly. Looking for a renter, ASAP. Please contact [email protected] with inquiries.
It wasn’t a whole lot of information, the listing had been up for nearly a month now and Nick wondered why. The place looked nice, had a great price and the LGBTQ+ friendly statement didn’t detour him at all.
Feeling rather brave, he sent off an email.
Hi, my name is Nick Nelson and I’m interested in renting your room. I know it’s last minute but I’d be available anytime tomorrow if you are. Thanks!
(or AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES)
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02 Apr 2026
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02 Apr 2026
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“You’re Nick and Charlie, so you’re gonna be fine.”
Spoiler alert: - we weren’t fine. Not even close.
Nick and I had believed we could make a long-distance relationship work. We loved each other, we were positive, and we were strong. But the distance between Truham and Leeds could have been a million miles; the journey lasted hours, train tickets took all our money, and I… well, I turned into a bitch. There’s no other word for it.
I pushed and pushed until Nick did something terrible. Something that broke us apart. Something that sent me spinning back into a relationship with a man who’d already abused me as a boy. The scars from that terrible time – mental, physical – followed me over the following six years.
And that’s when Nick found me again. Still playing with Queer Intentions. Directionless, miserable, still deeply scarred by the past.
But here’s the thing… we live in the same city now. The past is another country, so they say. Can we move past what happened?
Do I even want that?
Can we rekindle what we had before… or does it risk sending me into another self-destructive spiral?
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02 Apr 2026