serenitybymoonlight

[serenitybymoonlight]

cauterized - heartstopper - 18+ Twilight AU: 1. Home

Summary

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?

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TW: Mentioned Gun Violence and Trauma

I've been sacrificed. My heart's been cauterized Hanging on to hope Shackled by the ghost -Halestorm

August 23rd, 2005 10:22 AM

Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon

   Julio was ecstatic and overjoyed that his firstborn son would move in with him. Though he was anxious since he hadn't seen him since Charlie was 13. Julio felt so disappointed in himself that he always told himself he would be a better father than his, but it turned out he was just like him. 

   Julio and Jane only got married because Charlie was on the way, so it took a little while for Julio's attention to wander. Charlie was about 3 when they got divorced. Jane hated America, so she moved back to Britain. Julio had just landed the job as sheriff then. He made sure to get it every summer, at the least. 

   As Charlie got older, Julio felt he had a grudge for what he had done to Jane, but he wanted Julio to save him from Jane's erratic behavior. When Olly came along, Charlie told Julio that he had a new family now and that there wasn't a point of him coming to visit anymore. It was harsh, but Charlie wanted his father to be there for Olly and felt he would burden them. 

   Julio's heart nearly stopped when he got the call in the middle of the night. After all these years, Charlie still memorized the landline. Words couldn't express how more terror Julio felt when he heard what his baby boy had endured without his knowledge. 

   Jane had poor mental health. She didn't know how to be a mom because her mom used to beat her. She had man after man in the house until she married David Nelson, a man a decade younger than her and with tenfold mental illnesses. Charlie had lost his mother... he had been there for everything. He jumped from the second floor of the house to escape the burning down house. Julio could have saved him from this if he had fought more. 

   "Olly baby," Julio kneeled in front of Oliver. He had grown up so much since Charlie had last visited. Charlie always wanted a baby brother, so they would exchange letters and emails when Olly was old enough. Oliver was so excited to meet his Bubba in person. "I know you are excited, sweetie. Just don't jump on Charlie like you do when greeting others. He is injured, okay?" Julio reminded Oliver as Charlie's plane landed and people started coming out of the gate. 

   "Okay, Dad," Olly said like a little angel with a halo above his head. "I know Bubba is hurt. That's why I am going to take care of him,"

   "You are now?" Julio chuckled

   "Yeah! I cleaned his room and made his bed! I even saved him one of my favorite candies because he must be hungry after the longest flight,"

   "Atta boy, you have always been the strongest of the two of us," Julio pinched his cheeks and ruffled his hair before standing straight to look for Charlie. 

   Charlie had waited for everyone to get before him. He didn't want anyone to bump into him. It had been two months since the fire, and Uncle Antonio squished him in a big hug before boarding the plane, so he was still sore. 

   He walked out to see his little brother alone. Charlie raised an eyebrow, looking around for Julio. "Charlie Barley!"

   "Ack!" Charlie gasped. His father had mistaken him for another passenger. He picked him up in a hug and spun him around. "Daddy! Daddy! Ribs are still broken!" Charlie panicked.

   "Oh my god, I am so sorry," Julio gasped, setting him down and searching to see if he had done any real damage. 

   "I'm okay, you just scared me," Charlie hugged his dad with one hand. 

   "Y-you said you got your cast off. Are you still in a sling?" Julio widened his eyes, and his lips trembled. Charlie was so tiny, to begin with, but he looked skinnier from the back when Julio rushed to his bedside in May. 

   "I'm fine, Daddy. The doctor said to wear the sling for just a couple more weeks," Charlie said and looked down at Oliver, who was cautiously approaching. "Hi there, Olly," Charlie said softly, seeing Olly wanted to hug him but didn't want to break him. "C'mere, this is my good side... just don't hug too hard, okay?" Charlie said, and Olly nodded before hugging him like a glass figurine. "Are... you crying? Why is he crying?"

   "He loves you, baby. He is worried about you," Julio knitted his eyebrows together. He was tearing up, even more so because Charlie was extremely confused. 

   "I'm sorry..." Charlie frowned before Julio hugged him on his bad side but was careful. 

   "You're home now, Charlie Barley," Julio kissed his forehead.

   "I will be a good little brother and protect you, Bubba," Olly sniffled, and Charlie remained a little emotionless. He didn't know how to react to this from Olly or Julio.

   "Okay, Boys." Julio ruffled Charlie and Olly's hair before standing up. He placed a hand on Charlie's shoulder. He looked down to see the burn on the side of his neck, which was on the side he was touching, so he quickly moved to the other side. "Let's get your luggage and head home, okay?"

   "Yeah!" Holding Charlie's hand, Olly pulled at him, "I can't wait for you to see your room and meet Peanut!" Olly bounced a little hyper, not wanting to keep the emotional atmosphere between all of them.

   "Peanut?" Charlie asked.

   "It's Olly's cat he got for his birthday," Julio said, taking in his son's appearance. Emotion overtook the moment, so he only took in his injuries. Charlie was wearing all-black clothes and had on smeared emo eyeliner. His hair was dyed jet black with a purple streak. Julio saw this as Charlie going through an emo phase. It was clear how much pain he was in.

   "Oh, you have a kitty?" Charlie smiled. He loved animals—dogs more than cats, but he didn't hate cats either. Jane was allergic to pets, so he had never had one before.

   "You talk silly," Olly said, pointing out his brother's accent.

   "No, you talk silly, you little rascal," Charlie giggled, patting his head. He started to grab his bag from the area when he saw it, but Julio swatted him away to get them himself. "Thanks, Daddy... Were you able to take off work for the weekend?" he remembered his father saying that in his latest email.

   "No baby, I am so sorry," Julio sighed, and Charlie gave him a reassuring look, "It's just... there has been a lot of m-u-r-d-e-r-s lately," Julio spelled out, and Charlie raised an eyebrow.

    "In a small town like Kentwood?" Charlie asked

   "Yeah... we think it has a tie-in with a c-u-l-t," Julio said. He pinched the bridge of his nose and stopped. "Shit, I am so sorry, I don't want to trigger you,"

   "It's okay... it's just life," Charlie said, not wanting his dad to panic.

   "I know what you spelled. I am nine, not five," Olly said proudly. Charlie chuckled and high-fived Olly.

   "While we are on the topic, Charles... he has never been caught," Julio said, referring to David and Charlie's faces dropping. "Now I trust you to be alone at the house, but I am gonna have a guard for you until he is caught... and when the crime goes down in Kentwood,"

   "Daddy?" Charlie sighed, thinking his dad treated him like a baby, just like Olly felt.

   "I know. I told him we didn't need a babysitter. I could protect you alone," Olly huffed.

   "I know, you two are completely capable of protecting yourself. It's just precautionary," Julio told them both. Come on, we can eat at Harry's before I have to head in," Julio said, and Charlie tried to contain his face.

   "Char! Youre going to sit in the back with me, right!?" Olly said, bouncing, "I can protect you better like that and show you all the pictures I have drawn for you!"

—- 3:29 PM

Harry's Dinner, Kentwood, Oregon

   Charlie hadn't been to this restaurant in years, and he used to ask his father to go every day in the summers when he would visit. However, Charlie had developed many eating rules, and all this place had was greasy food and meat.

   "Are you sure you just wanted a soup?" Julio raised an eyebrow as it wasn't even soup. It was just some vegetable broth with ice cubes. "You used to love getting country fried steak and a big chocolate cherry milkshake, buddy? You don't have to worry about money,"

   "Oh... I'm not worried about that," Charlie explained. I am sort of a vegan now," Charlie said, and Julio widened his eyes as he was nowhere near equipped to cook for a vegan. He was still determining what he could eat on the menu if he were to list other things. "I am picky about salad, and I don't like hot foods because they're um..."

   "Well, you can still eat milkshakes and cake, can't you?" Olly widened his eyes, "Here, you can share this with me!" Olly handed Charlie some toast.

   "It has butter on it," Charlie chuckled at his little brother as he gave him back the bread.

   "But... But butter isn't meat,"

   "It isn't, but it is dairy," Charlie smiled and noogied his brother, "Don't worry about me. Eat your toast, Bubba. I had a lot to eat on the plane," Charlie said. He could tell his father wasn't fully convinced, so he tried to change the subject. "Did I make it into this semester at the high school?"

   "Oh, yes," Julio took the bait and explained everything he had been told. "You will start school on the 2nd in the senior year," he said, and Charlie sighed. He had worked hard to get enough credits to graduate early, but it hadn't been enough. "Youre also going to go to physical therapy in Port Higgs on Wednesdays and Therapy at the same place on Mondays,"

   "Oh, I don't have to go to therapy anymore," Charlie said, and Julio raised an eyebrow, as that's not what Antonio said. "Dr. Moon said that I was all better," Charlie shrugged. Julio passed on a tell when lying to Olly and Charlie: After they told a lie, their noses would scrunch up.

   "Is that so?" Julio said, and Charlie nodded confidently. So it's just like that? Are we already going to start lying to each other?" Julio was a pretty lax father, but he wasn't a pushover.

   "It... I don't like PT and Therapy," Charlie sighed, looking down at his soup and playing with his spoon. PT hurts. I went to one when I got the cast-off, and... therapists want time to talk about that day," Charlie said, showing emotion for the first time he was here.

   "Daddy, knock it off. You are scaring him," Olly said, hugging his brother.

   "Boys... I am not trying to be mean... I want Charlie to get better, and that means PT and talking about hard things," Julio said, placing his hand on top of Charlie's. The boy looked annoyed, but he knew that Julio was right.

   "I just... I don't want to," Charlie sighed.

   "I know, Bubba, but Daddy and I are going to be there for you," Olly patted him on the back. Charlie held back the pained face as Olly patted the burned side. He didn't want to scare Olly.

   "I know..." Charlie hugged his brother and father as they finished their first dinner together of many.

   "Okay... Vegematarian," Julio said to himself so he would remember it.

   "Vegan," Charlie explained.

   "Okay... er, is there anything else I need to know... I should probably go by the store when I get off work," Julio told himself.

   "I-I am gay," Charlie exclaimed out. Some older, nosey generation around them cringed at that and clutched their pearls.

   "Gay? Like in happy?" Olly asked.

   "Er... no, he likes boys and not girls," Julio said softly, hugging Charlie and kissing him on the forehead paternally. "I love you all the same. Do you think I would have a problem with that?" Julio raised an eyebrow

   "I dunno," Charlie blushed.

   "Well, I don't," Julio shrugged.

   "Yuck... Boys and Girls have cooties. I'm never going to like any of them," Olly crossed his arms, making the other laugh.

   "I think the guy who is going to be your School Buddy is the head of the SAG club at Kentwood High," Julio said, and Charlie raised an eyebrow.

   "Do you mean the GSA club?" Charlie asked as he was surprised a small town like Kentwood had a queer-friendly student body. "School Buddy? Who is he?"

   "Oh, it's what they call your guide. The school campus is a bit confusing, so you will have a guide for a week. And... I don't know if you know him, Tao Xu. He is a sweet kid," 

   Charlie was nervous about coming to America, a really small town, and he knew there would be homophobes and bullies everywhere. However, he didn't want to be in the closet any longer, especially since he had almost passed away.

   This would be different for Charlie. He would make the best of his life but didn't know how different life would be for him in return. Please Vote, Comment, Add to your reading list, and share with your friends:) Check out my subreddit for my writings r/QuinnLake.

[serenitybymoonlight]

Woven Fates - Heartstopper/Agatha All Along - 18+: 2. What Class Does Agnes Teach?

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September 19th, 2020 12:27 PM

Truham Grammar School for Boys, Truham Hills, England

   "Oh, just leave him alone, Tao," Isaac rolled his eyes as Tao tried to speak to Charlie several times, but Charlie was in his little world.

   "I don't like it... he is going to get his heart broken," Tao muttered to himself as Charlie had a smile on his mouth... but at what cost? "Charlie!" Tao clapped his hands at Charlie's ears.

   Right now, he was thinking about how cute Nick was. They had hung out a couple of times—it was all at school, but still, they had hung out. He thought that Nick might be gay—or at the very least bisexual or questioning. There have been flirty undertones whenever they speak to each other.

   Charlie hated sports, and Nick even convinced him to join the rugby team because he could run fast. He would have never gone for this since all his bullies were on the team. He didn't care, but at least he could hang out more with Nick.

   "Charlie!" Tao grabbed Charlie's shoulder and shook him back and forth. Finally, Charlie was pulled out of this weird state of mind. "Your stupid boyfriend wants to take you somewhere," he said.

   Charlie raised an eyebrow and looked over to Nick, who was waiting for him just a few steps away. He glared at Tao for saying all this in front of Nick. "He isn't my boyfriend. he is just my friend..." Charlie muttered under his breath. What's up?"

   "Mrs. O'Connell asked me to meet her in the Art Room," Nick blushed, and Charlie nodded. 

   Charlie shot a glare at Tao before getting up to follow Nick. "Sorry about Tao. I know we are friends." Charlie was trying his best not to scare Nick off. He loved being around him so much that sometimes he felt Nick was too good to be his friend.

   "It's okay. I am not afraid of you, you know," Nick smiled at Charlie. The boy raised an eyebrow, and Nick explained. I am not afraid of what people think. I like hanging out with you. If they think I am gay or your boyfriend, then whatever, right?"

   Charlie widened his eyes before he blushed, giggling and looking down at his feet. "What? Why are you being so cute?" Nick said, and Charlie turned bright red.

   "I'm not being cute..."

   "Yes, you are," Nick noogied Charlie and pulled him to his side, placing a hand on his waist. Charlie felt a bit self-conscious as no one had touched him affectionately like this. he hated his body so much he didn't even want to look at himself. Though the fact that it was Nick who was touching him, "You are as cute as Nellie,"

   "Who is Nellie," He bashfully looked anywhere but into Nick's eyes.

   "She is my dog," Nick said. He pulled out his phone and showed Charlie the photo of him and Nellie. Charlie cooed and grabbed the phone to get a closer look.

   "I love dogs!" Charlie smiled before looking at more of Nick's photos. Nick's face was soft and happy. He felt like Charlie was the only person around whom he could be himself. He looked down at the boy, rubbing his hand in his curly hair and glancing down at his lips.

   "Do you want to come over and meet her? She loves meeting new people," Nick said, and they giggled all the way to Ms. O'Connell's room, wondering what she could possibly want them for.

   "Oh, you two love birds, come in here already," Agnes peaked her head out the door, making them cringe.

   "Oh, um... we are just friends," Charlie said out of habit, looking at Nick, who winked at him. 

   "Alright, Boys, I am sure you are wondering why I called you over here," Agnes clasped her hands together after rushing them in. "Glee club," she said flamboyantly.

   "Um... Glee Club?" Charlie raised an eyebrow at her.

   "That's right. I talked to the principle, and it's going to happen, and I want you two to be the first members. Once the two coolest boys join, it's only a matter of time before others join," Agnes said. This made sense to Nick, as Agnes was always singing and being theatrical.

   "Ma'am... aren't you a?" Charlie thought for a second. What subject do you teach?" Charlie asked as they had learned about female reproductive systems, the life of Stevie Nicks, and the Salem Witch Trials in the past couple of weeks.

   "Do I need to go to college to choreograph a couple of silly little numbers and teach kids how to sing?" Agnes scoffed before looking between the two of them. "Oh c'mon, don't tell me you think a glee club is too gay for you two,"

   "Well... Glee Club is gay," Charlie shrugged, "I don't sing... I play instruments... and I don't think the others will want to join in singing a few little show tunes.

   Agnes looked annoyed at this, almost like she was trying not to have an outburst... it was terrifying. "Alright, boys... how about this," She had a big fake smile on her face, "You two join my glee club, Charlie will bring in the nerds, and Nick will bring in the jocks... and I will make sure you don't get an F for every single assignment for the rest of the year."

   "Y-Yes, Mr. O'Connell!" the two stammered in unison before they tried to run out of the classroom.

   "Boys!" she snapped, and they stopped. They turned around to see her handing them forms. "Hang them up at the club and school activity boards. Make sure to sign up on them," she said before she gestured for them to leave.

   They quickly hung up the forms before going to the main hall. Charlie thought this would be the one that would get the most traction. He quickly signed his name before handing it to Nick. The big golden retriever pressed the button to retract the pen so it would dry out. That's when the pen crushed in his hand, spraying blue ink all over the two of them.

   "Sorry, Charlie!" Nick gasped, and Charlie began to giggle. This brought levity to their stress and fear from Agnes' intimidating nature.

   "Nick? How did you do that?" Charlie laughed, grabbing his arm to bring him into the bathroom to help him clean up.

   "I dunno..." Nick knitted his eyebrows together. I thought I was gentle, but maybe the pen was faulty." Nick said, confused, but Charlie calmed him down.

   "Let's um... let's try to use some hand sanitizer," Charlie said as he blotted the excess ink off their bodies. "Do you know how to get ink out of skin?" Charlie asked as Nick looked at him, confused.

   "Did you just call me Nick?" Nick raised an eyebrow, and Charlie looked at him confused, "My name is Teddy-"

---Rewind----

   "Hang them up at the club and school activity boards. Make sure to sign up on them," she said before she gestured for them to leave. Agnes said, and the boys nodded, skedaddling out of the classroom. They made it to the first bulletin board to pin the forms.

    "Didn't..." Charlie pointed at the pen, "Didn't you break that?"

   "Huh?" Nick giggled, thinking Charlie was making a joke. "What are you talking about? I am clean, aren't I?" Nick asked, and Charlie gulped.

   "You... said your name was Teddy," Charlie said, and Nick looked at him as if he was having some episodes. "A-And my name isn't Charlie, it's Billy Kap- No... Billy Maximoff... and I have a brother, Tommy-"

----Rewind-Fast-Forward---

   "Nick? How did you do that?" Charlie laughed, grabbing his arm to bring him into the bathroom to help him clean up. Confused, he looked at himself in the mirror: "I... are you having Deja Vu?" 

    "Deja Vu?" Nick raised an eyebrow. "Ooh, I love that song. We should ask Agnes if we could sing Olivia Rodrigo instead of show tunes. "Hey... are you okay?" Nick asked as he could see Charlie was in a bit of distress.

   "Yeah, um..." Charlie didn't quite know how to explain it; he felt like he had been rewound and fast-forward like a TV show. He began to speak, but the door to the bathroom kicked open. The two of them flinched and looked at the door. "H...Hi?" Charlie said, knowing he was supposed to know the guy, but his name just couldn't come to his mind.

   "Don't talk to me faggot," He snapped.

   "Ben, Chill," Nick snapped protectively. That's when it came to mind. It was Ben Hope, and everything that happened in the past played through his mind like a flashback.

   "Whatever... I'll let your boyfriend continue to wank off your forearm," Ben scoffed, storming out of the bathroom. Charlie furrowed his eyebrows, looking down to see he was rubbing Nick's forearm very lewdly with hand sanitizer.

   "Shit... sorry," Charlie blushed, "how long have I been doing that?"

   "For a bit... it's okay; it felt nice." Nick shrugged. "My arms hurt a bit from practice, don't yours?" Nick asked as Charlie had joined the Rugby team.

   "I um..." Charlie said, flustered, covering his face and dying of embarrassment.

   "It's okay. I promise you gave my forearm the time of its life," Nick said, making Charlie laugh. Come on, let's see if I can get any ink off of you," Nick offered.

   Charlie felt his phone vibrating in his pocket, so he used his free hand to fetch it. 'Library after school. You better not be late.' Ben had sent it to him on Instagram.

   "You okay?" Seeing his face drop, Nick asked, "I am not rubbing your skin too hard, am I?"

 "No, you're fine," Charlie forced a smile. His anxiety was peaking as he knew he couldn't ghost Ben, or he would be in even more trouble. Please Vote, Comment, Add to your reading list, and share with your friends:) Check out my subreddit for my writings r/QuinnLake.

[serenitybymoonlight]

A World Uncovered - Heartstopper/Harry Potter - 18+: 1. A Name to Remember

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October 19, 2024, Friday 8:39 PM

Honeydukes Treats and Sweet, Hogsmeade, Magical Highlands of Scotland

   It's been a while since the school semester started. There were a lot of muggle-borns that were attending this year. Usually, when there were muggle-borns, they would be from all over the world, but there were several from Truham.

   Even in Scotland, some things never change.  Charlie thought he had hit the jackpot when he got the letter from Hogwarts, and then when he found out, Ben had also got the invite. He thought they could finally be out and a couple, new place, new faces... a whole world of magic and wizards.

   They were trying to hide themselves from some of Ben's friends, "Just go invisible," Ben snapped. He stood in front since he was short enough to block. He looked back to see his friends looking into the window to see if that was where he was.

   "I can't, and we haven't learned the disillusionment charm yet," Charlie said, annoyed, and Ben pinched the bridge of his nose. Glaring at him like he was the cause of this.

   "Ben?" Harry grabbed Ben by the shoulder and turned him around, "Dude, I called your name like fifteen times," Harry said, and then he looked down at Charlie, "Uh... what are you doing with the Little Runt?"

   "My name is Charlie Spring," Charlie said, speaking up for himself. He looked around to see David and Nick Nelson with him, along with a Hufflepuff girl and two Slytherins. He didn't recognize it. He looked at Ben and saw he was spiraling. "We came here to get some treats for Puffskeins. We were paired together for the Beast Assignment,"

   "That isn't due until next month," the Slytherin girl said.

   "Yeah, couldn't talk that stupid half-giant out of pairing me with the queer, so I told him we need to get done with this already," Ben said, and Charlie flinched at that. It wasn't exactly quiet either by the looks they received.

   "Uh... easy, no need to be homophobic," Nick said despite the jabs from his friends. Charlie looked down at his feet as everyone was looking at him.

   In the Muggle World, things were changing for the better for the queer community, but in some places and stubborn people's eyes, it wasn't progressing as fast enough. It was the same, if not worse, in The Wizarding World. The Minister of Magic just recognized marriage between same-sex and queer couples in 2020. 

   "Why, are you gay or something?" Ben shot back, and Nick rolled his eyes.

   "No, I am just a decent person," Nick muttered.

   "The Gryffindor's are going to have a party outside of Feldcroft. We are about to go. Come on," Harry nudged Ben.

   "Yeah, okay," Ben shrugged, and Charlie sighed. They were supposed to spend the weekend camping out at one of the spots Wild Puffskeins are in to do their research. "You better have the research done by Monday, got it, Runt?"

   "Do you want to come to the party?" Nick asked Charlie. The little wizard looked around, thinking he was talking to someone behind him.

   "Why are you inviting the Nerd?" Harry scoffed

   "Uh, yeah... no, I'm not really into parties," Charlie said, and Nick knit his brows together, looking between Ben and Charlie.

   "C'mon, you're gonna make us even more late, and the upperclassmen already think we are annoying," Ben shoved at him. 

   Nick looked at Charlie again, taking in the emotions on his face. He saw that he had crossed his arms. That was until he was pulled by the ear to hurry up. 'Charlie Spring' was a name he wouldn't soon forget, and he definitely wouldn't forget his face... in fact, it would be most of what he could think about. Please Vote, Comment, Add to your reading list, and share with your friends:) Check out my subreddit for my writings r/QuinnLake.

AN: Hey guys, I want to go into depth about Trewlaney's Divinations. It's like a peek into future chapters, but it isn't set in stone. When she has a vision, it is in the same time frame as the chapter, but they are not in order. For Example, the vision in Chapter 1 might come true in Chapter 19, but the vision in another chapter might happen in Chapter 5.

~~~~Trewlaney's Devination~~~~

   Alright, let's see what is in the tea leaves today!

   Charlie had never been camping before. Every little creak outside made him flinch. The Puffskiens outside had grown attached to the two and kept rolling up against the tent for them to come out.

   "Don't worry, it's just the little puffs," Nick said, reaching over to turn the light off, thinking maybe that would get the Puffskiens to leave them alone. Then Nick went back to pinning Charlie's hands above his head, lowering down to suck and kiss his neck. 

   Nick recently found his sweet spot: his neck. He was addicted to the sounds that Charlie made, the way he either curled into his touch or just plain went limp and let Nick press him where he wanted him. Once he saw that two of the hickeys he left on his neck and shoulder were fading, he couldn't rest until he marked him up once again.

Oh, well, it's good to know that the tall one isn't a creepy stalker closetcase after all.

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sold. - charlie spring x nick nelson - 18+ heartstopper: 1. last day in kent

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November 24th, 2025 10:20 AM

Kent Medical Center, Kent, England

   Even in 2025, things haven't ever become equal amongst secondary gender segregation. Alphas ruled the world, even the ones without a lot of money. Betas were the go-betweens. Even if they were rich, they still couldn't outrank the Alphas. Omegas had the worst of it all. They didn't have any laws or rules to protect them. 

   Things were so bad that there had been spike-ups in suicide around the time Auction Day came around in Omegas. That is, if they don't end it as soon as they find out they are Omega. Alpha's could pretty much slaughter an omega in public and get no punishment in return. 

   To the world, Omega was the scum of the hierarchy. However, they were very sought out because they were known to conceive quite a powerful offspring. They are extremely pleasurable to Alphas. Betas don't have the same pheromones as Alphas and Omegas, so they don't pertain to this.

   Once everyone turned eighteen, they would have to go to the local Hospital to get evaluated. This would tell you and log it in the database for everyone's secondary gender. Depending on how long or short the time was until January 1st, it didn't matter. You must go to the closest Obedience School if you are an Omega. It was optional for anyone but Omegas.

   This way, Charlie was so nervous. He seriously had bad luck. If he were honest with himself, he would admit he was an Omega. It had been in the back of his mind ever since he hit first-gender puberty, but when he turned eighteen and got his second-gender puberty, it was confirmed to him, though he was hoping that he was wrong and that he was a Beta.

   Tao made a face, trying to bear it while waiting for their results. Tao and Charlie were born on the same day, and it had been about a week since their birthday. That was the limit: You had to wait for the Secondary Gender Evaluation, if not in a weeks time then you were taken to the police station and given it.

   "Char... Seriously, you are hurting my hand," Tao said through gritted teeth.

   "Oh... Sorry," Charlie said, letting go of his hand and hugging himself for comfort.

   "Charlie, Why are you so nervous," Tao comforted him with a hug, "Youre gonna be a beta, trust me," he sighed. "Are you scared about what we saw on the walk here?"

   Charlie tried to shake the memory out of his head. Walking to the Hospital from the parking lot, they witnessed a fight between a Beta and his Alpha. It was much less of a fight than an Alpha beating their Omega. 

   The Alpha was a Werewolf that had shifted, and he latched onto the Beta's throat and pinned him down to the grass. Charlie and Tao covered their ears and ran away before seeing what the Omega had planned to punish or kill the Beta.

   "Why do you think I shaved my head? " Charlie's lip trembled. Tao looked and realized that was what was different about Charlie.

   Whenever Omegas first developed after their body accepted their second gender, a small part of their hair depended on what species they were. This was very helpful before society advanced in the medical field. This was a way of knowing when the Omega had conceived. When they conceived that this small patch of hair fell out of the head.

   "Shit..." Tao pinched the bridge of his nose, seeing the deep purple patch of hair at Charlie's right temple when he focused on it.

   They heard the door opening, and the nurse came out with their forms. He quickly grabbed Tao's hand again. "Charlie... you're crushing my hand again," Tao grimaced as Charlie slowly pulled away.

   Charlie couldn't physically look at the result as the nurse gave it to them. He felt frozen and like he was about to combust into tears. "Woah! No way! I am an Alpha!" Tao smiled from ear to ear, momentarily forgetting about Charlie. Then he looked over to see Charlie spiraling.

    "Do... you want me to help?" Tao asked, and Charlie nodded. He leaned over and opened the forms. "Oh... Um," Tao said, not knowing if he could tell him. Charlie started to sob as he knew what Tao was about to say.

   "Mr. Spring, The Doctor would like to see you before you leave for Obedience School," The Nurse said softly.

------- TW: Implied Forced Abortion 12:01 PM

Nelson Chateau, Kent, England

   Nick woke up wet, and sobering up took him a moment. He looked over to see his mother opening the curtains to let the daylight in. She had a pot in her hand, so he assumed she had just thrown water on him. She had done it before, as he was a pretty heavy sleeper.

   "Turn off the light," Nick sighed, covering his face with his pillow. He had been out all night drinking with his high school friends. It had been a couple of months since he returned home from college.

   "Get your clothes on and come downstairs, Now," Sarah said in her serious tone. Nick widened his eyes as he knew he was in deep shit. 

   Nick went to the bathroom to dry off before getting dressed, and he pushed the air function in the shower before groaning. He liked airdrying in with the air function because it took less time than using a towel, but he had forgotten his parents took that away because he was grounded. 

   He had been a little troublemaker when he was at college. His family, descendants of the Queen Alpha, was quite well known, and he had been in the tabloids several times in the past week. This infuriated his father, who cared more about his reputation than his sons.

   Nick was trying to think of what he had done to piss his mother off so much, and he knew it had to be bad if she was pissed. He slipped on his sweats with his family crest on them before heading down.

   Nick's paternal family was from one of the most prominent lines of Hybrids. Before the 16th century, it hadn't been heard of Wolves and Bears cohabitating, but his distant relatives were fated together, creating one of the biggest families of hybrid wolves and bears. However, Nick only got one of his father's and his mother's shifters. 

   Nick was an Alpha Wolf/Golden Shepard, while his brother passed on the Wolf/Bear lineage. This made Nick feel like the black sheep of the family. His father had never told him this, but he knew he was disappointed Nick had broken the hybrid linage. So, putting on the family crest did break him a little every time. He just tried not to look at the little portraits of the wolf and bear on there.

   Nick saw Imogen and her parents at the door as he walked down the grand staircase. He froze in place and gulped. It had to be important if the Heaneys were in Nelson's Chateau. There had been a centuries-long grudge between the family because they couldn't decide which side's ancestor had betrayed the other, but they were convinced they were on the right side.

   "Nicholas, please tell me what this girl is saying isn't true," Stephane said. Nick raised an eyebrow, not knowing what the issue was. However, he didn't like how his father looked at her judgmentally.

   "She has a name, Father," Nick crossed his arms, closing himself off. David was looking at him like he was in deep shit now, and he couldn't be happier.

   "Nick..." Imogen looked at him like she was terrified. She hunkered down a little as her parents looked just as angry as his parents did. "I am pregnant," Imogen said, and Nick froze. Then he walked down to her and hugged her. 

   "That's amazing!" Nick smiled from ear to ear. Their fathers stopped them from hugging, and he was the only one who refused.

   "I-I am sorry, Nick," Imogen said, and Nick raised an eyebrow. They had been good friends since they were 13, keeping it a secret from their parents. It started as just friends with benefits, and then it fizzled out a couple of months ago as they liked other people. Imogen hated that she had to say this because she knew how much Nick wanted to be a father. "I am not keeping the baby,"

   "Um... L-Like, you are going to put them up for adoption?" Nick asked, and Imogen looked down. He couldn't see her wanting to terminate the pregnancy. He believed it was his father's doing, so he glared at him.

   "I will not have my bloodline even more by a weak Beta Rabbit... especially a Heaney," Stephane said with distance.

   "Imogen," Nick stepped closer to Imogen and tilted her head to look him in the eyes. "Tell me you want to get rid of the baby, and I won't do anything to stop you," Nick said, believing it was mostly her choice. He was taking issue with their parents, forcing her to do this because of a disagreement centuries ago.

   "I don't want the baby," Imogen said emotionlessly. Nick knitted his eyebrows together. "I am fated to Ben Hope. We are getting married in a month," Imogen and Nick closed his eyes and accepted this by hugging her.

   "Okay, Let me just change, and I will go with you," Nick said.

   "Nick... I am sorry, but it has already been done," Imogen said, and Nick froze, mixed emotions on his face. She stood on her tippy toes and kissed him on the jaw, "I am sorry, Nick... we should have been more careful," Imogen said before nodding and walking out. Her parents glared at him before having a few choice words with his father going after her.

   Stephane stepped forward and grabbed him by the arm, forcing him to look at him. Nick pushed at him and backed up. "You have exerted my patience, boy. You are going up to your room and packing your shit. You are going to intermediate training school in Alaska,"

   "I will never forgive you for this," Nick pointed in his father's face. He felt like he could kill him at that moment.

   "Oh, you will be fine," Stephan swatted him away, "it's only for a couple of years,"

   "I don't give a fuck about school. I will never forgive you for taking away what would have been my firstborn," Nick snapped, "I know this wasn't Imogen's choice. "You paid them off, didn't you," he growled and looked at his mother. She quickly looked away because she couldn't lie to him.

   "Dad, you are missing the best part," David chimed in, and Nick gave him a warning glance, "Don't you know Nicky? You are soon to be betrothed." David said, and Stephane rolled his eyes as Nick looked at him. "Daddy bought you a brand new omega!"

   "What?" Nick snapped.

   "You and your brother are a disappointment," Stephane said, and it went quiet. David's smirk wiped off his face. "Your brother just had to be fated with a Beta. His son is a disappointment. We can get some powerful hybrids back in the mix with an Omega.

   Nick looked down. He hated omegas. They always fawned over him and distracted him. He never wanted to get married this young, either. He just wanted to get married of his own will and have children—not powerful ones or hybrids—just healthy ones.

   "We will take you to the airport at sundown," Stephane declared.

   "Whatever..." Nick muttered, walking up the stairs defeated. Please Vote, Comment, Add to your reading list, and share with your friends:) Check out my subreddit for my writings r/QuinnLake.

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Billy Kaplan as Charlie Spring Teddy Altman as Nick Nelson Agatha Harkness as Agnes O'Connor  September 19th, 2020 7:01 AM

Spring House, Kent, England

   Tori woke up like any other day to get ready for school. She opened the door to the connecting bathroom to see her brother. It startled her a little because he always got ready way before she got up. It would have been hell if she had walked in on him if he wasn't mostly ready.

   "Er... Charlie?" Tori asked, and Charlie looked at her almost like he didn't recognize her or his name. He looked behind him before looking back at her. "Charlie, why are you using my eyeliner?"

   Charlie looked into the mirror, confused. He looked down at his fingernails and toenails.

   "And I see you used my black nail polish to... are you trying out a new look?" Tori said, trying not to judge too much but failing at the same time. Something about looking in the mirror almost made him snap back into it.

    "Oh shit..." Charlie widened his eyes and began to panic.

   "I mean, uh... you can use it if you want," Tori tried to calm him down, but he was already trying to wash the eyeliner out of his skin, only smudging it around his face. "Charlie, it's okay if you use my stuff. I just think you will get dress-coded," she said as he wore a black cardigan and a ban t-shirt while Truham had a dress code.

   "No, I will get bullied again," Charlie said, beginning to have a panic attack. Tori quickly hugged him, guiding him to sit down on the toilet seat while she grabbed her makeup wipes and started to clean off what he smudged. "I-I need to take this off," he said, showing her his black fingernails.

   "I know, it's going to be okay," Tori quickly said, showing him the nail polish remover. He nodded and let her take care of it.

   "I'm sorry," Charlie said, and Tori nodded. He felt awful and stupid as if everyone was always trying to care for him, and he messed everything up. "Thank you..." he said, and Tori nodded.

   He took a look in the mirror and a closer look at his nails to ensure everything was gone before going into his room to change into his school uniform. As he took off the casual clothes, he looked in the mirror and stopped dead in his spot.

   He looked down to see cutting scars on his wrist, and they looked like they were a couple of weeks old. When he looked back into the mirror, he felt uncomfortable. The things he was thinking about his body were far worse than any bully could say to him. He grabbed his uniform and turned around to get dressed, refraining from looking at his body.

   It feels like time speeds around Charlie, or maybe it was just the nerves of going to the first day of school. He usually was invisible to most whenever he went to school, but he had to ignore the stares at him going in. 

   He b-lined to the homeroom to start the day so it could be over already. It seemed to have been everyone else's intention, as everyone was sitting at their desks. He looked to the teacher's desk to ask where he was sitting, but he wasn't there. However, he had seen the diagram of the classroom-assigned seating, so he quickly found his name.

   He made his way to the desk with his head down, hoping he wasn't sat with an asshole. "Hey," Charlie heard and saw the guy holding his hand for him to shake. "I am Nick Nelson," Nick said, and Charlie widened his eyes.

   Charlie had a crush on Nick Nelson for as long as he could remember, but there wasn't recognition as he looked up and met Nick's eyes. Even though Charlie didn't recognize his crush, it was almost like time stopped. His heart had almost stopped, and he could see cartoon hearts in his vision. It looked like Nick had the same sort of reaction.

   "I um... hi, I am Billy," Charlie said, and Nick looked at him oddly.

   "I thought your name was Charlie," Nick raised an eyebrow. Just a moment ago, he had read it on the seating chart, and he remembered getting anxious because he didn't recognize the name.

   "Huh?"

   "I thought your name was Charles," Nick said, and Charlie looked at him more confused.

-------    "I um... Hi, I am Charlie," Charlie felt almost like he was forced to say this. He felt deja vu even though this was the first time he recalled introducing himself to Nick.

   "Oh, cool." Nick smiled at him, noticing that everyone was looking at them. He gulped and got anxious. He leaned in a bit closer so Charlie would focus on him and not the guys staring at them. I like your nails and your eyes... I wouldn't have thought someone would be brave enough to wear that to school," Nick said clearly, and that Charlie's attention.

   "Hm?" Charlie raised an eyebrow and looked down to see that his nails were painted black again. He thought back to this morning when Tori had helped him take off his polish and makeup. Did it come back? Charlie knew nothing about makeup or nail polish. Is that something that comes back?

   "Hello Class!" A woman said in a sing-song voice, making everyone flinch. She was in the back of the classroom, and no one had noticed. "Take it from me, always make an entrance, kids," she winked at Charlie. "I am Ms. O'Conner. I will be your teacher for the next couple of months," she said, and Charlie raised his hand, "Yes, you with the adorable doll face,"

   "Er... okay, um... where is Mr. Ajayi?" Charlie blushed.

   "Oh, He is no longer with us," Agnes said morosely, and everyone gasped, "because he went on vacation to Honolulu with Mr. Farouk," she finished.

   "Why did you word it like that..." Charlie muttered to himself.

   "Alright, boys, let's learn all there is about menstruation," Ms. O'Connor said, and Charlie raised an eyebrow as some of the other boys gagged.

   "What is this class?" Charlie whispered to Nick and received a shrug in response. Please Vote, Comment, Add to your reading list, and share with your friends:) Check out my subreddit for my writings r/QuinnLake.

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