#Alice Croft

[heartstopperthoughts]

Charlie Spring is so strong

[bairdthereader]

Does this elicit a full-body shudder of disgust for anyone else? Charlie doesn't even know Ben's name yet.

GUH. No touchy!

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Let's cleanse, shall we?

That's better.

BONUS a couple of small, caring, careful touches:

DOUBLE BONUS because it's a much better way to sit on a drum stool with your crush:

[lem0nademouth]

things heartstopper does brilliantly because i refuse to let some of you monsters ruin it for everyone

1. models healthy consent practices!! oh my goodness!! asking to kiss, double checking that consent is enthusiastic, being honest about moments that lacked consent (see: b*n h*pe and imogen asking out nick). later in the books we get even more amazing examples of consent being an ongoing conversation!!

2. the teenagers act their age!! they’re awkward, they’re confused, they’re unsure of themselves, they are PLAYED BY YOUNG ACTORS!!! it’s realistic and beautiful and doesn’t set unreasonable expectations for viewers like almost every other show about high schoolers

3. SUPPORTIVE PARENTS!!! all of the parents we have met so far have been loving, supportive, compassionate, and patient. it’s so nice to have multiple queer and trans characters who are embraced by their parents and their friend’s parents from the beginning. and tao’s mom is an icon.

4. safe people and places!! the characters have trusted adults like mr. ajayi and mrs. singh and safe places like the art room that they can go to when things are rough. it models healthy support network building and healthy coping skills!!!

5. all the ways you can come out and be out!! it tells a beautiful “coming out isn’t always easy and it’s never the end of the journey” story without making coming out seem like a disaster waiting to happen. yes, charlie was outed - and people still jumped to his aid even before nick came around. no one pressures nick to come out (a major story arc some of y’all clearly didnt pay attention to) and they tell him it’s fine if he doesn’t know what to label his sexuality if he even wants to label it at all. 

6. LETTING. BOYS. CRY. oh my god it’s so refreshing to see a show where boys get to cry instead of punching walls. and not once does someone tell them crying makes them less masculine. no one tells anyone to stop crying. they’re allowed to be emotional and it’s wonderful.

7. affection. i adore the way this show portrays all the small ways you can say “i love you”: a homemade picture frame, buying your apple juice every day, waiting until you’re ready, taking you to the beach, bringing over cookies for movie night, bringing their dog to the date to cheer you up, running over in the rain, punching someone in the face for you. 

feel free to add more!!! i just want to highlight the best parts of this show + graphic novel series because it really is a masterpiece. i hope kit (and the rest of the cast and crew) knows that he’s doing a good job - a great job - and that no one else’s shitty behavior can change that. 

[juicylipsperson]

Nick mudured Ben by "accident" 🔪😂🙂

[unhealthyobsessionslol]

Just realised that Tao, Elle and Isaac don't know about Charlie and Ben, do they?

[handydandyandi]

no bc when season 2 of heartstopper comes out i stg i will be a new person like i won’t be able to speak to anyone for a week bc i will be recharging. realigning. regenerating. i’m gonna enter a cocoon and emerge brand new and feeling EXTRA happy and EXTRA gay

[ahsokatanos-lightsabertechnique]

I really love how Charlie just says "No" and shuts the door in Harry's face, and later delivers the speech he gives Harry in the comics to Ben. Out of all of the differences between the comics and the show, this is probably my favorite (other than, of course, how side-characters have been given more screen-time and development). Harry is a homophobe that frankly isn't worth the time and effort of a speech. Absolutely iconic. But Ben? Ben deserves to be told exactly what he's done. Ben didn't do a single thing in the whole show that wasn't somehow self-serving. He hasn't figured himself out, or his parents are homophobic, or he's "going through some shit"? That is not an excuse to ignore consent. And frankly, I'm sure it's nice if Charlie got through to him and he maybe corrects his future behavior, but I'm more interested in the likelihood that finally saying all of that out loud to Ben was probably emotionally beneficial to Charlie. I really hope it was. That boy deserves a win in the face of the people that have abused him.

[patrick270]

Where can I get pants like the ones Alice Oseman is wearing?

[binary-bfs]

not Joe kissing the men of Heartstopper like they’re infinity stones 😭

[kaymoo2409]

So much chaos in this photo and I love it

[heartstopperthoughts]

[bairdthereader]

Can we just all acknowledge that this shot is creepy as hell? The framing, the lighting, the pacing. Serious final girl vibes, is what I'm saying.

I could write something insightful about how Ben has been quite literally ambushing Charlie since day one, how he approached their whole relationship with a considered strategy and ulterior motives, how he already has no respect for Charlie's bodily autonomy. But I'll settle for ugh, Ben.

[marylenjackson]

Spring leaves, sunmer is coming

Thank beautiful and inspirational season for giving me new people, new emotions and new places. I will miss you 🌸

Waiting for Pride and some sweet memories 🏳️‍🌈

[loverofgingersblog]

The very first scene of the

Holy Osemanverse!

@chronicintrovert @aliceoseman

[ughalicesblog]

first official image of the second season of heartstopper!

[unhealthyobsessionslol]

B*n H*pe: "What if I said I want Charlie back?"

*British "wot"*