#heartstopper tword fic

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Let Me Show You How it's Done

Ler! Charlie Lee! Nick with some Lee! Charlie

Heartstopper Tickle Fic Incoming! It's no secret that Nick always tickles Charlie every chance he gets. Charlie, being a bit smaller and weaker than his boyfriend, never seems quite able to turn the tables, that is, until he recruits the assistance of Nick's older brother David who wants to help Charlie get some well deserved revenge. (Set in a context that David isn't a jerk of a brother/human being).

Charlie and Nick spent plenty of time spending afternoons and evenings together doing homework, playing Mario Kart, and on particularly nice evenings, walking Nellie.

This was a particularly rainy and chilly evening, and Nick and Charlie had just finished their end of term essays for literature and history and were getting ready to watch a movie. They were at Nick's house this evening and Nick's mother was working a bit later than usual. She'd promised to pick them all up a pizza later when she returned. Nick's older brother David just so happened to be home for spring break from university and had left Nick and Charlie alone in the den to finish homework and enjoy each other's company in peace.

Well, as much peace as the couple could have, considering that Nick frequently would wrestle Charlie onto the sofa during movie nights and video game sessions to tickle the snot out of his lanky and curly headed boyfriend. This was nothing new, of course. Nick felt that Charlie's squeals and snorts were precious, and Charlie could hardly mind. After all, he deserved it for laughing at Nick for his choice in cinema taste for their impromptu movie night.

"NihihihIHIHICK, stahahahaHAHAHPIT," Charlie squealed as his brawny and much stronger boyfriend pinched at his tummy, easily a bad spot for Charlie.

"I don't think so, Charlie," Nick chuckled down at his boyfriend teasingly. "You enjoy laughing at my expense so much, laughing at my movie selection. Besides, there's nothing wrong with The Princess Bride! It's a fantastic film!" Nick dug into Charlie's sides with renewed vigor, pretending to be insulted.

And poor Charlie was now realizing he never should have commented that it was ironic that the Captain of the rugby team's favorite movie was something as hokey as The Princess Bride.

"ALRIHIHIHIGHT! I'M SORHEHEHEHEHEHEEEEEEEEEE!" Charlie screeched as Nick reached for his sensitive knee caps, squeezing into the muscle right above and relishing his boyfriends precious laughter.

"Hmmm, I don't know if I believe you," Nick smirked as Charlie squirmed desperately.

Eventually, Nick ceased his tickle attack in favor of making them some popcorn, leaving Charlie to giggle and rub the residual tickly sensations from the backs of his knees. Man, some days he wished Nick never discovered just how ticklish the backs of his knees were.

Charlie heard a soft chuckle from the staircase. Unknown to Nick, David had observed their one-sided tickle fight from the stair landing.

"You really make him happy," David commented.

"Er, thanks..." Charlie replied awkwardly.

"I'm sure Nick is happy not to be on the receiving end of tickle fights anymore as well," David snorted slightly.

"Oh, believe me, I've tried," Charlie could hear the popcorn in the microwave from the kitchen start popping. He dropped his voice, "Nick just isn't that ticklish."

"Rubbish. You just aren't getting his tickle spots," David supplied with a wink.

"But he's a lot stronger than me," Charlie grumbled. "Anytime I try to tickle him, he quickly turns the tables."

David laughed fondly. He was rather amused watching their antics. But David was Nick's big brother. He had loads of experience tickling the snot out of Nick and had no problem with teaching Charlie his little brothers worst spots.

"Why don't I give you a hand?" David dropped his voice upon hearing the microwave ding. Nick would be on his way back with the popcorn in just a few moments.

Charlie nodded, excited at the idea of learning how to tickle Nick and getting some well-deserved revenge for all the times Nick tortured him.

David walked over near the entrance of the kitchen, just out of view, to sneak attack Nick.

When Nick returned with a giant bowl of popcorn, David tackled him sending the buttery popcorn flying and Nick letting out a surprised yelp.

"David? What the hell?" Nick attempted to escape the expert hold but was unsuccessful and still in such shock that the popcorn lay scattered about, forgotten. Charlie watched with a smirk, enjoying the show.

"Come here, Charlie, let me show you how it's done!" David plopped Nick down on the sofa, still confused before Nick felt his heart drop.

"Now Nick has two death spots," David winked at Nick, who was now pinned beneath his brother and the sofa, writhing about, knowing all too well where this was going.

"D-David, don't!" Nick yelped.

"Don't what?" David asked innocently.

"Tickle me!" Nick screeched, suddenly realizing what a fatal mistake he made. He could've kicked himself! How could he fall for the teases he pulled on Charlie all the time?

"Hear that, Charlie? He's given us permission. Hell, he's basically asked for this!" David crowed.

David had Nick's arm pinned above his head and had his fingers wiggling just above Nick's underarm.

"His hips and armpits are really ticklish, if I remember right..." David chuckled darkly. Of course, he remembered correctly. Big brothers don't forget tickle spots of younger siblings.

Charlie climbed over to smirk down at Nick. "Not so tough now, are we?"

"Bite me!" Nick growled, but it sounded more like a whimper.

"You better get your revenge now, Charlie!"

Charlie looked into Nick's pleading eyes and almost took pity on the older boy. Almost.

And that's when Charlie latched onto Nick's hips, and David dug roughly into his underarms, and Nick absolutely shrieked with laughter. Charlie couldn't help but chuckle at Nick's plight.

"Jeez, Nick! You're worse than me!" Charlie crowed triumphantly, digging harshly into the hip pockets, causing Nick to flop around uselessly.

"SCREHEHEHEHEW YOHOHOHOHOUU GUHUHUHUYS!" Nick cackled.

Nick hadn't been tickled in two of his worst spots in a very, very long time. Even when David had tickled him in their younger days, it was only one person tickling him. Now, both his older brother and boyfriend were torturing his two worst tickle spots. Not fair!

Nick continued to gasp and spultter as Charlie and David exploited his worst tickle spots.

"OKAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAY! OKAHAHAHAHAHAHAY!" Nick squeaked.

Charlie enjoyed watching Nick come apart at the seams. After all, the rugby captain deserved it for tormenting him so many times.

Finally, David gestured for Charlie, who had gotten too carried away with tickling Nick to tears, to cease their tickle attack only after Nick's laughter had gone silent and wheezy.

Charlie had reluctantly stopped tickling his boyfriend and gave him some space as David released his hold and affectionately ruffled Nick's already messed up hair.

"Sorry, Nick, but I felt like your boyfriend could use some revenge. You were pretty brutal while you were tickling him earlier," David chuckled.

"Did we go too far?" Charlie peeked sideways at his boyfriend after David retreated upstairs after cleaning up the popcorn mess scattered on the floor.

"Just wait until I get you back." Nick wrapped his arms around Charlie, not tickling him, not just yet, as he knew anticipation would drive Charlie mad. Charlie tensed but giggled as he enjoyed knowing he could now reduce Nick to a squirmy puddle of laughter.

"I would be careful if I were you," Charlie murmured. "I now know your worst spots, and I'll just get you back."

Nick shivered, but he couldn't help but be excited to find out if Charlie really would get him back. Nick really didn't mind it so much, after all.

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Cold Feet, Warm Heart

A/N: Slowly running out of side stories so I inevitably will return to the original writing series. Maybe. Haha. Anyways, enjoy. Tagging @happyandticklish because I promised her a little something at the end. 

Warnings: Feet Tiggles

Word Count: ~900

There was no denying that Nick loved his boyfriend. There were just some times where he lived to "regret" befriending, and consequently, falling in love with the gay nerd. Like now, for instance, he was cackling and rolling on the floor, trying to evade Charlie's very cold fingers from "warming" up under his arms.

"CHAHAHAHAHAR- PLEASE YOUR HANDS ARE COHOHOHOLD"

"That's why I'm trying to warm them up Nicholas" 

It was like Nick became Charlie's personal space heater. Nick would be lying if he said he absolutely hated it. It gave him many excuses to be practically physically attached to his partner. Like that one time…

"I'm cold"

"You've gotten about a dozen blankets on, and not to mention my hoodie, how can you still be cold"

Charlie peered at him from under the blankets. 

"And how are you not cold? It's bloody freezing!" 

Nick smiled and shrugged. He then slithered his way under the massive mound of blankets and eventually found Charlie. 

"Hi"

"Hi- how are you so hot?"

"Must be my good genes"

"Shut up"

From that moment forward, Nick has been victim to Charlie's very cold appendages. The "worst" part was Charlie used it as an excuse to tease him. He knew just how ticklish Nick was, yet there he was, wiggling his wiry fingers under Nick's arms. 

Nick was practically in tears, one of his worst spots being so easily exploited. Nick didn't even realize that Charlie had stopped quite a while ago. He's just been there giggling like an idiot for the last 2 mins or so. Charlie sat there with a very smug smile on his face.

"Are your hands warm now?" Nick asked between breaths. 

Charlie nodded and scooped up Nick in his arms. Nick pursed his lips, awaiting a much deserved kiss.  

"You're so needy," Charlie teased, leaning in to kiss him.

There were other times where Charlie "Icicle" Spring abused his pretty privilege in exchange for some warmth. 

"I'm cold," Charlie whined, looking out the window.

There was a torrential downpour happening outside and the boys had narrowly escaped it. 

"Tell me something that's new" retorted Nick, handing the shivering lad a cup of hot chocolate. 

The two sat on the couch, debating on what movie they were going to watch. With Nick's back turned to grab his hot chocolate, Charlie got an idea. His hands were no longer cold thanks to the warm mug he was holding, but his feet were still in need of warmth. 

"Pirates of the Caribbean it is thEN- OH MY GOD CHARLIE! Your feet are cold"

"I know," Charlie pouted, his bare feet placed on Nick's very warm back. 

Nick promptly plucked the two offending appendages from his back and placed them on his lap instead. 

"Why don't you wear socks?"

"My mum has them all in the wash"

Nick started the movie, his hands now on Charlie's feet. They shyly rubbed each other as though they wanted to hide.

"Is this okay?"

"Mhm"

Nick's hands are so warm. And since when did he learn to give massages? Charlie thought. 

"Are you getting enough vitamins mate? Your toes feel like they're getting frostbite"

Charlie tensed feeling Nick's hand touching his toes. A pleasant sensation bubbled inside of him, causing a small smile to adorn his face.

"Yehehes" Charlie giggled. 

Nick gave his signature smirk as he eyed Charlie then his feet, putting two and two together. 

As the movie progressed so did Charlie's snickering. Nick's fingers were still softly caressing the ticklish skin. Charlie didn't even make an effort to pull away, only scrunching his toes if Nick got too close to them. 

Charlie laughed at something Jack Sparrow did and man, Nick felt like Cupid shot an arrow through his heart for the thousandth time that day. Charlie's laugh was just so soft and cuddly? Like a cold lemonade on a hot summer day, it just quenched this thirst Nick had. 

"W-what?"

"Hmm? Oh nothing"

"You were staring" Charlie said with an accusatory smirk. 

Nick blushed. Luckily another scene came on that distracted Charlie. Nick couldn't take his eyes off of him. There was nothing more than he loved. The way Charlie's curls delicately bounced across his face, or how his dimples deepened as the sound of his laughter danced through the room. Without realizing what he was doing, Nick scribbled his fingers along Charlie's arches.

"Nihihick!"

"Hmm?" 

Charlie didn't protest much after that, just covering his face with his hands.

"You're so cute y'know that?"

"Shuhut up"

"Gasp. Telling the love of your life to shut up isn't very proper now is it?" Nick teased, speeding up the tickles a bit.

"I'm sahahaharry"

"And you're saying the dreaded S-word?" Nick's fingers made their way to Charlie's toes, accidentally slipping between them because of all the squirming. 

Charlie gripped his stomach and fell back onto the couch. His laughter fell silent and he feebly kicked his legs. Nick was in awe; completely stopping the tickles and just watching the happiness emanating from Charlie. He was having a proper full on gay crisis. The good thing was he could actually do something about it. Charlie gasped as he was pulled into Nick's lap and subsequently pulled into a passionate kiss...

Tune in next time to see what antics Nick and Charlie get into. This has been "Cold Feet, Warm Heart", brought to you by Applebee's. Feeling hungry? Eat Applebee's!

Coming up next on the Family Channel, Charlie and Nick Do Gay Things™. After that join Tara and Darcy in their new show, Lesbi-Honest, featuring a special guest Elle, at 8/7 central! 

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Spilled Ink

A/N: I am not a fic writer. Shoutout to @veryblushyswitch and @writingwitharlo for inspiring this piece of work. Spoilers if you haven't yet watched it. 

Word count: ~660

"Hi"

"Hi"

That's how it all began. Two soon to be lovers crossing paths for the first time. Nick Nelson, the popular rugby lad, sat next to the shy nerd, Charlie Spring.

Charlie hadn't thought much of it when he first saw Nick. Sparks seemed to fly, and his heart fluttered looking at the boy. His hair, his smile, his eyes, his everything seemed to enamour Charlie.

It was another day in homeform, that was until Nick awkwardly approached Charlie with... blue hands?    

"You don't happen to have a tissue do you? My pen just exploded." Nick chuckled. 

Charlie giggled at the silliness before him, quickly rushing Nick to the washroom to clean it off.

"It looks like I'm wearing blue gloves!" Nick exclaimed, holding the bright blue appendages inches away from Charlie's face. 

"I'll just pretend it's a tattoo" 

The two boys giggled. Charlie folded a paper towel and wet it a bit. 

"Uh here, give me your um hands." 

Nick obliged, spreading his palms wide open. The paper softly caressed Nick's hands and the ink seemed to be disappearing. Unbeknownst to Charlie, Nick held his breath the minute he felt something touch him. It was a strange sensation that he couldn't quite understand. 

"That kihinda fehehels weird-" he stammered.

Charlie gave him a small smile. 

"Don't tell me your hands are ticklish,"

"T-they are most certainly nOhOoHoo- ohohokay okay maybe a little"

Nick began his retort only to burst out into a fit of giggles as Charlie lightly scribbled his nail against the light blue palm. Hearing such airy laughter from the Nick Nelson was music to Charlie's ears. And unfortunately for Nick, he wanted to hear more. 

Grabbing a fresh paper towel, Charlie set his sights once more on the inked palms. Much to Nick's dismay, Charlie had a firm grip on his wrist. Nick wiggled his fingers in anticipation, causing Charlie to blush a bit at the sight... for no reason at all of course… Yeah, no reason. Charlie gently scribbled along the blue hand, causing a stream of snickers to erupt from the star rugby lad.

"You're doing this on purpose-" Nick accused through his endless giggles.

Charlie looked up at Nick innocently tilting his head to the side with feigned innocence. 

"I have no idea what you're talking about, I'm just trying to help... This is me doing it on purpose!"

With that, Charlie softly spidered his fingers over Nick's slightly cleaner hand, causing the ticklish lad to nearly crumple to his knees. His laugh seemed to raise an octave the closer Charlie's nails scribbled against the middle of his palms, so naturally, that's where the attention was focused. Totally because most of the ink was there. Definitely because of that… 

What really drove Nick over the edge was Charlie sawing his own finger between each of Nick's fingers. Charlie almost fell over as the jock fell to the floor with a thud. He still held onto the now clean hand and decided to tease it some more.

"ChAhahahRlie- plehehehease" Nick pleaded, swatting his free hand against Charlie's leg, effectively tapping out. 

Charlie stopped and helped the breathless and blushy boy up.

"Ah I um, sorry if I took it too far, I couldn't help it" Charlie nervously laughed, scratching the back of his neck. 

Nick shook his head, physically brushing off the comment.

"Man I didn't know people could be ticklish there" 

"D-do you want help with the other hand?" 

Nick looked down at the hand and back at Charlie.

"While I appreciate the offer I think I got this one" he chuckled, giving Charlie a shoulder pat.

They both talked and laughed for a bit as Nick finished cleaning himself up. 

Just outside, two leaves danced through the air. 

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Do You Know the Muffin Man? 

A/N: I love domestic stuff. Join the boys as they do cute things :). I will return with the og chapters i swear i just have so many side ideas. This may just be my personal favourite. I hope you enjoy :)

Tagging @happyandticklish and @veryblushyswitch who helped me indirectly with their HCs. And @magic-125 for inspiring the fic after showing me their baking skills.

Word Count: ~1700

"Who puts raisins in a muffin? That's a bloody crime!" Charlie exclaimed, his face contorted with disgust. 

"Have you lost your mind!? They're the best thing since sliced bread" Tao snapped back. 

It was a late Friday night, the gang was currently on a video call.

"Come on Nick, back me up on this one" 

Nick was resting his head on Charlie's lap being lulled to sleep by Charlie's hand softly running through his hair. He let out a sleepy mumble. 

"Wow. You guys are so boring that you made Nick fall asleep" Elle chirped, rolling her eyes playfully. 

"Because he's a simpleton, what would a rugby lad know about muffin making?"

"Hey- my rugby lad knows plenty about muffin making"

Tao scoffs. 

"Oh puh-lease. Baking competition. We'll be in teams-"

"We, meaning you four, I'm hanging out with my nan today, byeee" with that Isaac hurriedly hung up. He knew perfectly well he was not hanging out with his nan; although he made a mental note to pay a visit to the cemetery later. 

"Well that settles it, me and Elle against you and rugby boy over there"

"I don't recall agreeing to this- Besides, Tao do you even know how to make muffins" Elle said. 

"Do you know the muffin man? Yeah that's what I thought"

Cue another eye roll from Elle. 

"Good luck Spring, you're gonna need it, Elle come to my place in 5, bring your best muffin making attitude"

Click. The call ended and the sound of Nick's soft snoring filled Charlie's room. Now Charlie wasn't the most competitive person, but there was no way he was planning on losing. 

"Nicholas"

A sleepy grumble that sounded like "5 more minutes".

Charlie rolled his eyes and let out an exasperated sigh. He decided that the best idea was to call his mom, she had to have a good muffin recipe. Even though it was a girls night for her, he was sure she wouldn't mind the interruption. 

"Hi mum, this is super important" 

His mom told him about the recipe and Charlie was left frantically searching for a pen and paper to write it down. A pen he managed to get without disturbing the sleeping boy in his lap. In his panic, Charlie lifted up Nick's hoodie, revealing the bare skin and began scribbling away. 

"2 and a half cups of flour… 150 mils of milk…" Charlie spoke to himself, repeating the recipe.

Unfortunately the pen writing on Nick's back proved to be a slightly bad idea. Nick slowly started waking up with panicked giggles.

"Chahar- cHAHARLIE- I'm UP. I'M UP-"

"Lovely, now shh- no not you mum. Yes Nick is okay-"

Nick flipped himself over much to Charlie's dismay who was halfway through the recipe. Nick didn't know where Charlie got the strength of nine gorillas on steroids, but the nerd managed to pin Nick with his legs. He used one hand to cover Nick's mouth while the other continued writing the rest of the recipe on Nick's tummy. Nick practically screamed into Charlie's hand as he writhed beneath the boy. 

"Okay thanks mum, bye-. Love you too- m'kay bye-"

Charlie swiftly got off of Nick and pulled him to the kitchen. 

"So all of that happened when I was asleep"

"Yeah and you owe me because you didn't back me up"

"Well I told you I would've fallen asleep with you playing with my hair" Nick said, sheepishly scratching the back of his head. 

"But that doesn't explain why you vandalised my body"

"I couldn't find a paper," Charlie quipped. 

Charlie gave Nick a quick kiss and threw him an apron. 

"Time to get our Martha Stewart on"

Nick chuckled. This was their first time baking together. Nick fondly watched Charlie fumble over collecting the needed utensils; even when he was mildly stressed he was cute. The way his eyebrows furrowed and how his lips moved as he quietly muttered to himself was extremely endearing. 

"Lift up your hoodie for a sec I need to check the recipe" 

"What's the magic word" Nick smirked.

"Please"

Nick removed his apron, and his hoodie… And the shirt underneath. Charlie audibly gasped as he gawked at his boyfriend's body. 

"I figured this would be easier" Nick giggled at the blushing face looking at him. 

"Shut up" Charlie playfully hit his chest, his hand stationed on the bare skin for 5 seconds too long before retracting. 

"I can put my shirt back on if it's too distracting"

"Shut up Nelson" Charlie took a quick glance at his back, trailing his fingers across it as he read the ingredients. 

It was about 5 minutes of mixing and pouring until they needed the second half of the recipe. 

"I can barely read it! If only someone kept still while I was trying to write," Charlie teased, poking Nick's tummy for emphasis. 

"Hehehey- Watch it, I could have spilled this all over you" Nick giggled, holding a bowl of flour.

"You better not get any in my hair Nick."

He really did try his hardest. Charlie's fingers just glided way to close to his belly button and it caused the lad to flinch.

"Nick!" a healthy coating of flour fell onto Charlie's hair. 

Nick tried to stifle his laughter and apologize but he burst into a fit of giggles.

"I can't believe you've done this."

Nick's laughter rose as he clutched his tummy, having to set the bowl on the counter.  

Charlie smiled, a playful giddiness surging through his body. 

"I'm covered in flour and you're laughing?"

Nick fell to the floor, the scene before him had him in stitches. Charlie couldn't help laughing along. How could he not? Nick's laughter was contagious.

"I'll give you something to laugh about."

With that, Charlie reached into the bowl and got a fistful of flour, promptly throwing it at Nick.

"Haha hey-" 

Now it was Charlie's turn to laugh. Not for long though, Nick quickly got up and chased Charlie around the kitchen island. The boys giggled as they launched flour at each other, so entranced in their chase they didn't notice Tori watching their fiasco unfold. 

Nick eventually snatched Charlie by the waist, rubbing his cheek against Charlie's. 

"Why are we like this?" Charlie sighed happily, resting his smooshed cheek against Nick's face.

"I've been wondering the same thing" said Tori, making her presence known. She took a casual sip from her straw before shaking her head and going back upstairs.

Nick and Charlie blushed. 

"How long had she-"

"It's better not to ask… We should probably clean up," Charlie said, looking at the mess they made. 

It didn't take that long with both of them helping out and the muffins were baking in the oven in no time. They sat on the couch as they waited.

Charlie was curled up against Nick, who had wrapped him in a blanket. 

"You still have some flour left on you, here let me get it-" Nick gently cupped Charlie's face and kissed his lips. 

Charlie's eyes widened then softly closed as he returned the kiss. 

"That was very cringey Nelson" 

"You love me~" Nick teased, playfully nibbling Charlie's neck.

The boy squealed, unable to pull away. Things only got worse when Nick rubbed his stubble on Charlie's neck. 

"Nick, stop" Charlie whined.

"I'm just trying to love my lil stud muffin"

"Shut up" Charlie groaned.

Moments like these made Charlie regret loving Nick's rugby arms. Fortunately, he could still reach Nick's thighs and gave them several squeezes.

Nick gasped, instinctively clutching Charlie even tighter against himself. He soon roared with laughter as Charlie's deft fingers wiggled under each thigh. 

Out of desperation he launched himself off of the couch, only to be straddled by Charlie. 

"And this is for putting flour in my hair!" 

Nick's thighs were poked and squished and squeezed. He kicked his legs wildly trying to knock Charlie off.

"Weeee~" Charlie giggled as he held tightly onto Nick's flailing legs. 

"No, no, no Char please not the calves not th-AHEHEHEHEHE"

Charlie tickled Nick's calves despite his playful protests not to. He would live to regret it though as he felt Nick wrap a hand around his ankle. 

The laughter subsided as both boys stared at each other apprehensively. 

Nick's signature smile dawned on his face. 

"Are… Are your feet ticklish?" he asked, taking deep breaths. 

Charlie replied with a gentle blush and pleading eyes. Nick curiously swiped a few fingers across the socked soles, which immediately tried to retract once touched. Nick wrapped them in a headlock and started digging his fingers along both of them. Charlie fell and arched his back letting out the loudest cackle Nick ever heard. 

Charlie's laugh soon became silent the closer Nick's teasing fingers got to his toes. 

"Looks like I found your weak spot Char~" Nick said with a grin. 

Looking back, he saw Charlie with laughing tears streaming down his face as the boy curled up in on himself. His shoulder bounced up and down, signalling he was laughing quite hard. 

"Is- is this too much?"

Charlie couldn't really verbally respond but he shook his head and promptly covered his face in embarrassment. Nick cooed at the adorable reaction, using his nails to softly dig under Charlie's toes. The boy's laughter returned with sputtered snorts and begging.

"Nihihick I swear-"

"Swearing isn't nice Charles, you know better"

With a battle cry, Charlie managed to latch his fingers onto Nick's sides pinching up and down. The rugby lad had no other choice but to let go of Charlie's feet to protect himself. 

The boys both fought to gain the upper hand. They found themselves staring at each other face to face. Their hands rested on each other's sides.

"Give up already," Charlie said breathlessly.

"Nuh uh you started this"

"I did not!"

"Did too!"

"Nicholas!"

"Charles!"

Bright laughter filled the house once more as the boys tickled each other's sides. Charlie's laugh was much lighter and hiccupy and Nick's laugh was more hearty with a few snorts interspersed. The boys looked at each other, both thinking about how cute the other looked. This went on for a couple minutes, the oven clock dinging them back to reality. 

"Carry me" Charlie panted, flopping onto Nick's chest.

Nick picked Charlie up bridal style and sat him on the counter. Charlie knew he made muffins, but he couldn't help sneaking a peek at Nick's buns, giggling to himself. 

"They smell delicious!" exclaimed Nick, as he set the muffins down to cool. 

"Tao's going to flip when he loses" Charlie extended his arms, hugging Nick tightly. 

"Now put your shirt back on-"

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Call Me By Your (Nick)name

A/N: yet another break in the continuation. Someone stop me the chaos is consuming me. Reblog this for the awesome title alone. I was very ecstatic to have made it. Tagging the squaddies who are always inspiring me @writingwitharlo @nhasablogg and @happyandticklish. Go read their recents and get inspired and fall in love with the people as well.

Word count: ~1040

He remembered it like it was yesterday. Charlie and his friends were celebrating his birthday at the bowling alley. He and Nick went to go get some snacks and that's when it happened. 

"Char you want popcorn or..?"

"W-what did you just call me?" a small smile appearing on his face.

"Char?"

"Oh my God I love it, say it again!"

Charlie couldn't help but reminisce on the moment. Nicknames meant a lot to him. It was like someone was claiming him as theirs. It was a reminder that he was wanted and liked. He found it silly how much he loved them though… 

"Earth to Charlie?? Are you even listening to me?" Tao said with furrowed brows. 

"Y-yeah sorry…" 

Tao scoffed and continued telling his story about who knows what. Isaac was there reading a book as always yet Charlie was the one to get in trouble for not listening. Can't a boy dream of being called a name by a boy he loved??

School was finally over and Charlie met with Nick to go to the park.

"Hi"

"Hi"

The two hugged. 

"You smell nice"

"T-thanks"

Charlie was thankful that his vanilla scented soap got Nick's approval. Nick had laid out a plaid sheet and tackled Charlie onto it.

"You really got to work on evading tackles, how will we ever win a game when you're on the ground for most of it" 

"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't think you were going to tackle me out of nowhere"

"Exactly. Got to be prepared for anything~"

The boys giggled. Having Nick on top of him made Charlie's heart do a somersault. His eyes trailed up the rugby lad's arm, appreciating the veins popping out of them. He really was in love with Nick's arms. 

"Well are you going to get off of me now?"

Nick shot him a smirk and immediately retorted.

"What if I like it here?"

Hearing that made poor Charlie choke, his heart lodged in his throat. 

"Hope you like strawberries, my mom got us lots of them" Nick said, gently pushing off of Charlie.

"Feed me?" 

Charlie looked at Nick with his best puppy dog eyes, something he knew Nick couldn't resist.

"Anything for your majesty"

Nick gently let Charlie take a bite of the strawberry, quickly smearing the half eaten berry across Charlie's lips.

"H-hey!" Charlie protested, before Nick scooped his face and kissed the boy.

"Mmm these strawberries are good"

Charlie welcomed these kisses, as silly as Nick was. The boys made out, Charlie now sitting in his lap as Nick's hands gripped his waist. When Charlie pulled away, Nick gave a small pout.

"Nick..?"

"Mhm?"

"Hehehey stahap it tihihickles" Charlie scrunched up his neck which was currently being peppered with kisses. 

"Can't talk now, busy kissing my boyfriend" 

Charlie couldn't help but let out a lot of snickers as Nick's gentle hands held his head in place, ensuring that there was maximum neck to be kissed. Charlie gripped tightly onto Nick's hoodie, the tickling filling his tummy with a multitude of butterflies. 

"Nick- stop I have something to sayyy" Charlie whined through his giggles. 

Nick stopped, well... after a couple smooches on the cheeks, then he stopped. 

"D-do you remember when you called me that name? At the bowling alley…"

Nick cocked his eyebrow and tilted his head to the side. 

He really is a golden retriever Charlie thought, smiling to himself. 

"You gave me a nickname… And you swore never to call me it again but I think you should change your mind"

It was funny seeing the bewildered look on Nick's face change to a playful defiance. 

"No, absolutely not"

"But why?"

"It was very cringey"

"Was not"

"Was too"

Charlie pouted, kissing Nick deeply. 

"Pretty please?" He even batted his eyelashes for extra emotional manipulation.

Nick blushed, leaning in for another kiss only to get denied. 

"No kisses until you say it"

Nick sighed. 

"Why do you want me to say it so badly?"

"Because… I like it…" Charlie said so softly Nick barely heard it. 

"As cute as that is~, you can't make me"

Nick choked on the words he just uttered as Charlie plunged his fingers under his arms. Nick fell back and guffawed. His entire body jerked from the scribbling fingers tickling one of his worst spots. 

"Say it~"

"NEHEHEVER- CHAHARLIE NO-" he squealed, the tickling migrating to where the armpits and ribs met. 

"Charlie, yes"

What Charlie did was very evil. One hand took a more firmer approach, using his thumb to dig small concentrated circles under Nick's left pit, while his other hand was lightly spidering the other one. Both methods sending Nick up and way over the wall. 

"Did you really just snort? How adorable"

Nick's face couldn't be a brighter shade of red. He wildly flailed, eventually bucking Charlie off of him. He tried his best to scramble away but Charlie got his fingers scratching the insides of his thighs. Nick screamed. Charlie's deft fingers squeezed his thighs which was almost pure muscle. The tickles sent shocks up his spine as he twisted and turned. His laughter was bright and airy, that little shit was enjoying this. Charlie would never want to torture his boyfriend but he'd be damned if he let Nick win this war. 

Not thinking much of what he was doing, his fingers scratched against Nick's calves. Nick roared with laughter, kicking his feet as fast as he could to shake the fingers off. Charlie couldn't help but smirk at the new discovery. 

"Oh Niiiick~ My love~ The boyfriend I adore verrrrry much~ Care to call me by your nickname?"

"Ch… Ch… Nev-ooOOOHHOHohohoHoOOO CHAR STOP IHIHIT" 

Nick thought he could tease his boyfriend even further, paying for it dearly as the lad spidered his fingers on Nick's sensitive calves. His brain being scrambled by the tickling made him say the stupid nickname.

"Say it again!" A very giddy Charlie pounced on Nick, his face inches away from the very blushy boy. 

"Char-" seeing his boyfriend's eyes light up from a seemingly simple name made his heart feel warm. How could he have denied this from him? Charlie was absolutely overjoyed, his lips pecking against Nick's cheeks. 

"Ohohokay ohokay" 

"Don't tell me your cheeks are ticklish too"

"Shut up and kiss me… Char"

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Mmm… 5 More Minutes

A/N: we are breaking continuity because I have control over my own writing universe (I tell myself sobbing because there is no poetic oRdER) This is a random event that happened post-beach scene. Enjoy whatever this is.

Shout out to @writingwitharlo @happyandticklish and @nhasablogg for inspiring this fic.

Word count: 860~

Charlie's house

The boys spent the last few hours playing video games and sleepiness loomed over them.

“You look so cuddly like that,” Nick said, eyeing Charlie who was wrapped snugly in a blanket.

“Then maybe you should do something about it”

With a playful eyeroll, Nick scooped Charlie up and gently tossed him onto the bed. There was a soft thud, promptly followed by a tiny squeak as Nick launched himself on top of Charlie.

“-Oof, you're such a dork,” Charlie giggled.

“Love you too~”

The two began kissing, a warm glow filling up their insides, a feeling of comfort washing over them. Their lips slowly stopped moving as they inevitably succumbed to sleep. 

Charlie woke up first, his lips barely hanging off of Nick's. He was glad he wasn't up to see his flushed face. He would most definitely call it cute… Charlie was still a bit groggy but his heart fluttered in his chest as he looked at Nick. He looked so peaceful and Charlie couldn't help but smile. He's looked at that face many times before, but every chance he got was a moment cherished. He couldn't believe that Nick was his… his boyfriend. Charlie almost died when he felt Nick pull him closer, flinching a bit as Nick idly rubbed his back. 

Great… Now he was stuck, at least he had a heartbeat to listen to.

“How can I sleep when someone is staring at me” Nick yawned. 

Charlie immediately gasped, startled that his boyfriend caught him in the act.

“Well it's your fault for being so cute”

“Cute? Just cute!? My mom calls me her handsome lad and my own boyfriend just calls me cute” Nick scoffed.

Taking Nick's head into his hands, Charlie gave him a small kiss on the nose.

“You are my attractive, gorgeous, beautiful, amazing boyfriend whom I love dearly” Every compliment marked another kiss to Nick's nose. 

“Oh so you just love me for my body? How shallow”

“God you're insufferable,” Charlie sighed in playful annoyance.

He tried getting up but failed as Nick's arms held him against his chest tightly. 

“Nick… I need to get up”

“Mmm 5 more minutes, someone rudely interrupted my sleep”

Charlie could feel Nick doing his signature smirk.

“You can go back to bed but I'm getting up”

“B-but how will I sleep without my teddy”

“Soundly” Charlie retorted. 

Charlie let out a loud exasperated sigh, his stupid dork of a boyfriend was too cute for his own good.

But Charlie had a trick up his sleeve. All he had to do was tick-

“NihihiHICK-”

Tickle him… 

Nick's fingers gently scribbled across Charlie's tummy. 

Nick simply replied with a sleepy grunt. That cheeky lil-

Charlie weakly batted his hands against Nick's strong arms. He quietly snickered and giggled as the hands began squeezing his sides. 

“Nick please”

Charlie wasn't fooling anyone. Pretending he wanted Nick to stop? Truly, he was only lying to himself. Nick's fingers skittered gently across his ribs. A startled squawk left Charlie's mouth, causing the poor boy to blush. Nick was going so soft and slow, it was maddening. Every second felt like hours and it tickled so bad.

But Nick was a good boyfriend, not a mean one. That's why he started kissing Charlie's adorably ticklish neck. Charlie was having a giggle fit, slowly curling in on himself, laughing breathlessly with shaking shoulders. It was a cute sight to behold. 

Nick shifted his weight a bit, trapping the poor lad even more. A piercing howl echoed in the house. Nick was ferociously nibbling Charlie's ears with added “nom nom nom”s for extra flare. Charlie's mouth was agape but no sound was coming out. He was utterly embarrassed by the noise he made, luckily no one was home but Nick was totally going to get it.

Nick had finally let up, and instead straddled his waist. Charlie was doomed. He knew what was coming. Once Nick found out how ticklish his ribs were it's been one of his favorite places to attack. Something about seeing how happy he looked and the silly way he would hide his face in his hands or whatever.

“Nick dohohon't”

Nick responded with hands slowly approaching Charlie, who didn't even make an attempt to escape. They inched closer and closer as Charlie squirmed in anticipation. Just when they made contact with Charlie's ribs they shot down to scribble underneath his shirt, spidering at the bare tummy. His muscles tensed, which tickled even more. Charlie cackled, his head thrown back against the pillow. He held tightly onto Nick's wrists as his legs did little kicks. 

Charlie's wrists were then pinned down and Nick gave him a kiss on the forehead before quickly scrambling out of the room.

“Come on sleepyhead~, I'm hungry, let's get something to eat” Nick yelled from the hall.

Charlie was in love, and it took his breath away.

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The Side Effects of Caffeine

A/N: I know what I'm doing. And I'm not sorry about it. This may backfire in some way but I'm still gonna have a lot of fun. Tagging @writingwitharlo your writing inspired this. And @happyandticklish because you will find out soon enough~. And the lovely @nhasablogg who deserves nothing but happiness.

Warning: mentions of not eating

Word Count: ~1334

Charlie downed his 4th coffee in the past 2 hours. Finals were well on their way, so time was certainly not of the essence. Charlie wasn't a huge coffee drinker, he found it to be really bitter, which is why he pumped a lot of sugar into it. He sat there at his desk, practically vibrating as the caffeine coursed through his veins. Why did math have to be so stupid? I mean who decided that adding letters with numbers was a good idea??? Charlie's stomach grumbled, reminding the boy that he hadn't eaten anything besides 4 large cups of caffeine juice. He didn't have much of an appetite anyway, stress did that sometimes. These problems wouldn't solve themselves, and there wasn't even much time.

His phone was buzzing with notifications from his friends and boyfriend bombarding him with "good luck"s and "are you okay"s. He's been ignoring them for, uh even he doesn't know how long. 

"Someone's here to see you," Tori commented, taking a sip of her water. 

Unfortunately, Charlie was far too focused to hear her.

Rolling her eyes she threw the nearest pillow at the lad. 

"T-Tori what was that for??" Charlie said, turning around with an exasperated look on his face. She had disappeared way before he could even mention the need to study for the "most important test of his life". 

"Charlie..?" Nick said, poking his head in the room.

"Hi… Can't really talk right now, have to study" answered hurriedly.

Nick looked around the cluttered room and back at the boy who he loved, who was sitting slouched over a pile of scattered papers. He could practically feel the anxious energy oozing out of Charlie as he raced to put pencil to paper and muttered incoherent words to himself. Nick could tell he probably didn't sleep much as even his eye bags had eye bags. Not to mention the bed hair- normally, Charlie was more put together than this.

It really hurt Nick's heart to see someone he loved in such a state. He quietly approached him and placed a comforting hand on Charlie's shoulder. The boy flinched.

"Charlie-"

"I love you but I just can't talk right now. I've been working on this stupid problem for forever. I just can't right now I'm sorry" Charlie blurted out, unaware of Nick's frowning face. 

"Charlie…"

"Nick I said I can't talk right now!" he yelled, pulling at his hair. 

Nick didn't know what came over him. There was a vicious protectiveness that just took over his body. He couldn't let Charlie go through this alone. He pulled Charlie out of his chair and threw him on the bed, quickly pinning his arms and straddling his waist.

Charlie wasn't prepared for the whirlwind of events that took place. Nick actually raised his voice at him. Not maliciously of course, but it was loud enough to get his attention. Reality came flooding back and he saw how distraught Nick had looked, all because he was worried sick about him. 

"... Charlie please let me help you, you don't have to go through this alone. I can get you some snacks and help you study. I don't like seeing you being so mean to yourself. And call it selfish or whatever but I demand that you take care of my boyfriend" 

Tears welled up in Charlie's eyes. Nick wrapped him up in a tight hug and Charlie sniffled out a soft thank you. It was a sweet moment, only to be interrupted by a weird item in Nick's pocket that was stabbing him. 

"W-what's in your pocket?"

"Oh! I brought you some apple slices" Nick said, fumbling around until he pulled out a plastic bag filled with a LOT apple slices. 

"I uh thought we could share"

"You're such a dork Nick Nelson"

"Learned from the best~" 

Charlie let out a giggle as Nick sniffed at his neck. 

"Whahat are you doing?" 

"You smell like coffee" Nick said, scrunching up his nose rather adorably. 

"S-sor- hehehey ohohokayyy" Charlie giggled as he was poked in the side.

"No s-words. How much did you have Char?" 

Charlie blushed at being called that nickname.

"Enough that I could smell color" he replied without blinking.

"Charlie…"

"NiCk" 

The boys laughed. Nick kissed Charlie's forehead and pushed him further up the bed. 

"Would a break be okay? I promise I won't distract you afterwards"

Charlie nodded, appreciating being so close to his boyfriend after such a long day. Nick was resting his head on Charlie's chest. Charlie in turn threaded his fingers through Nick's hair, giving his head a kiss every so often. 

"Char?" 

"Mhm?"

"Would tickles help? You could tickle me if you want- or I could tickle you?"

Charlie's cheeks burned. He did want to get his mind off of the test for a while. And he knows that he could trust Nick with his body. But giving an audible answer was something even Charlie Spring couldn't do. Instead, the lad guided Nick's head on his tummy. 

"Let me know if it gets too much okay?"

With that Nick slid his head under Charlie's shirt. Nick couldn't tell if the vibrating was due to the loads of caffeine Char ingested or because his lips were kissing Char's very ticklish tummy. 

With every kiss, Charlie's tummy quivered and a warm feeling was building inside his chest. It felt great but it was tickly enough for a smile to be permanently plastered on his face. Light chuckles began emanating from his lips as he subconsciously wrapped his arms around his middle, effectively trapping Nick. 

A muffled noise soon followed, it sounded something like a "you know I heard caffeine has a lot of side effects and can be dangerous if not treated directly".

Charlie looked at Nick, who slipped out of his shirt, beaming up at him with his classic smirk. Nick's chin was lightly placed on Charlie's tummy, still extremely sensitive from the kisses.

"And one of the side effects is that it makes you more… ticklish"

Charlie threw his head back as Nick's thumbs gently squeezed his hips. His hands grabbing onto Nick's shoulders as he then keeled over in laughter. 

"NIHIHICK NOHOHO-" 

"But I must save my boyfriend from the caffeine! Hmm maybe we can tickle it out of you?"

Charlie squealed as Nick's thumbs dug gentle circles into his hips. That jerk tickled as slow as possible, really letting Charlie feel all the ticklish sensations. 

Nick was having a field day. He always loved to tickle Charlie, seeing him smiling and laughing made him ten times more happy. Now the poor lad was spinning around and around trying to evade his strong fingers. 

"Get back here you~" Charlie had almost slipped away but Nick quickly caught and tickled his waist as he pulled him back. 

Charlie would be lying if he said this wasn't really fun. He was now thrown over Nick's shoulders, absolutely going bonkers as the golden retriever found a new toy to entertain himself with; Charlie's thighs. Peals of laughter deep within Charlie's core echoed throughout the room. 

"NIHIH- NAHA- WHY- DO- SHIT- plehehehease-" 

He could barely get a word out as he squealed between bouts of hearty laughter. His begging wasn't because he wanted it to stop. He was finally at the point where he let go. No thoughts of the stupid math problem plagued his mind. All he could think of was how badly Nick's fingers clawing his inner thighs tickled, and how badly he wanted to give Nick a taste of his own medicine (especially because he made him snort). 

His legs kicked wildly and Nick was struggling to keep him still. And then it happened. Charlie's laugh went silent, and Nick wanted nothing more than to see his face. In a quick turn of events Charlie's back was once again on the bed. Nick loomed over him, just in awe of the blushy boy, the boy who was clutching his tummy, still overtaken by ticklish aftershocks. 

1 rugby lad + 1 anxious nerd = 1 perfect pairing. And that's the only equation that matters at the end of the day. 

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Mirror, Mirror

A/N: So this is another different one. To anyone struggling with these things know that you are loved. This is going to dabble a little into mental health stuff, body image and  eating disorders. Personally, I struggle with undiagnosed depression (I will eventually convince myself to see a therapist) and disordered eating (which is different from an eating disorder). If you are also struggling, know that you are not alone. Please be aware of the warnings before deciding to read on, the language used may be triggering to some.  

Warning: Mental health, body image, implied eating disorder

Word Count: ~1400

Excitement was in the air. A freshly discarded cardboard box dropped to the floor; its contents in the hands of a very enthused boy. 

It was a new powder blue hoodie. Sure, it may have been on the expensive side but it was soft. Like, really soft. It was as though clouds were woven into the fabric. The best and most wild part was that it was cropped, something Charlie never imagined himself wearing.

Arms flew through the sleeves, frantic fingers pulling it over Charlie's body. He ran to his closet and looked at himself in the mirror. It fit well, the sleeves were just right and even had thumb holes! The hem of the hoodie barely covered his belly button.

I hope Nick likes this, he thought. His fingers nervously twirled the hoodie strings. 

His smiling face began to falter the longer he looked at himself. A dark presence seemed to slowly engulf the room. Any last bit of joy slowly being snuffed out by a simple voice. 

It's ugly. You're ugly. 

Charlie rubbed his eyes until he saw stars. This wasn't going to ruin his day. 

Do you really think Nick would want to look at you?

The voice hissed at him. It's venom stinging a bit more. 

Look at you. Your stomach is a bit too flabby to be showing it off, don't you think? Besides what will-

"Shut up" Charlie spoke aloud. The voice ceased for a moment. 

A tentative hand pulled down the hoodie as if it were being controlled by someone else. 

As if he was summoned, Nick walked in the room and kissed Charlie. He couldn't have come at a better time, just when things were about to get bad. 

"I've missed you" Charlie whispered, his lips lightly pecking at Nick's neck. 

Nick looked at him, and at his hoodie. He grimaced. He grimaced. 

"W-what? What's wrong, do you not like it?" Charlie began to panic. 

Nick took several steps back. 

"It's disgusting. You're disgusting."

And with that he stormed out of the room. 

Charlie wanted to vomit, his face lost all its color and his hands trembled greatly. 

What did I tell you?

That stupid voice. That stupid little voice that followed him everywhere. Charlie's reflection stared back at him, hot tears streaming down his face. Moments like those felt real. They felt so fucking real.

He couldn't stop staring at himself. Critiquing every patch of skin on his body. The nauseousness making him dizzy, only made worse with his mom's voice yelling "dinner". 

He couldn't move even if he wanted to. His eyes flickering to his sleeves. They were much too short. Too revealing. Not right. 

He's going to find out if you wear sleeves so short

The voices were like glass shards scraping into his brain. The unwelcome visitor was not relenting for a moment. Charlie silently sobbed, groaning in frustration every time another flaw was pointed out. Still his eyes remained open; he could hardly see through the tears. He didn't have to. He knew his body well. He knew just how thin and underwhelming it was.

He didn't notice how dark his room was until a knock on the door brought him out of his trance. He ignored it, a lump in his throat preventing him from speaking. 

"Hey Char, Tori sent me a-"

"NICK- PLEASE DON'T LOOK" Charlie croaked. He quickly covered himself with a blanket. 

Nick's eyes widened and he walked into the room, placing two plates of food down on Charlie's desk.

"Char? Are you alright, what's going on?" 

Luckily, it was dark so Nick couldn't have seen Charlie. Charlie felt Nick slowly approach him and he flinched when a hand touched his shoulder. 

Nick was concerned. 

"Char please, say something? I can leave if you want me to but just let me know if you're okay?"

Charlie hated himself. The dam broke and he cried. He cried long and hard. Nick gently held Charlie, shedding a few tears of his own. 

"I'm s-sorry" Charlie said between sniffles.

"That word is banned, remember? Do you want to talk about what's going on?" 

Charlie shook his head weakly. 

"Here, drink some water"

Charlie reached from under the blanket that still was covering his entire body and took the glass of water, taking a few sips. 

He's going to find out

Charlie let out a whimper and Nick wanted to pull his hair out after hearing it. Fresh tears streamed down his face. He desperately wanted to help his boyfriend with whatever it is he was going through. But Nick didn't want to overstep. It was hard, it hurt not knowing what to do to help. 

"I…" Charlie began to speak.

"The end of that sentence better not be 'sorry'." said Nick, his voice a little shaky. 

"Are you crying!?" Charlie's head peeked out of the blanket and looked at Nick's red eyes.

"D-don't worry about me. I just really care about you Charlie. And seeing you hurting makes me sad is all" 

Charlie's hand reached up to wipe away the tears.

"My brain is just being stupid today…" 

"Yeah? I bet that sucks doesn't it?"

"Yeah. I just- I bought- Then I didn't- and I wanted-" Charlie really tried to tell Nick but he was anxious. He knew the voice was wrong, Nick was living proof of it. But it didn't mean it had no impact. 

Charlie was amazed at how supportive Nick was. He just stood there, holding him and listening. Not telling him to get over it or to stop being so dramatic. Nick even cried, real tears that were for him instead of because of him. Charlie glanced at the two plates of food. Piecing together that Tori had texted Nick about dinner. 

Charlie took a deep breath.

"C-can you um ea- uh, do that with me please"

Nick clued in and promptly sat Charlie onto his lap. The two ate in silence for a while. Nick gently rubbed Charlie's back whenever he saw a troubled expression on Charlie's face. It was an encouraging gesture that helped Charlie finish the plate. 

Nick gave him a congratulatory kiss, which Charlie greatly appreciated. 

"I'm proud of-"

"I'm going to take off the blanket and I know it looks dumb and I know it's my stupid brain telling me that probably but just be honest" Charlie blurted out, standing up so quickly he nearly fainted. Before waiting for Nick's response, he flung the blanket off of himself, using every last bit of energy he had to not run away. 

Nick's mouth dropped to the floor, and his cheeks felt as though they were on fire. He was enraptured by the sight before him. The color complimented Charlie's skin so well. His skin. Nick was definitely not paying any attention to the very anxious Charlie. That was until he reached to cover himself with the blanket again. 

"Absolutely not!" Nick swiftly grabbed Charlie's wrists who gasped in response. 

"You look-"

"Disgusting. I know" Charlie said feebly.

"What!? No, God no Char. You look like a snacc. No, a whole ass meal. I love how it looks on you Char, I really do" 

Nick peppered Charlie's neck with kisses for emphasis. The boy giggled, the kisses and Nick's words filling him with warmth. 

"Is this what's been bothering you?" Nick asked.

Charlie shyly nods, biting the inside of his cheek to prevent him from smiling but he failed. 

"Well first, I appreciate you having the courage to show me, that must have been a lot. And second, is it okay if I compliment you more? You just look so damn sexy"

Charlie blushed.

"Shut up" he whined, playfully punching Nick. 

"I'll take that as a yes~"

Charlie squealed as he was picked up and tossed onto the bed. Nick soon followed, his face squished against Charlie's tummy. 

"Is this okay? I just never seen your tummy before but it's so cute"

"D-do you really like-"

"Yes. Maybe not as much as you love my arms though" Nick teased with a wink. 

Charlie rolled his eyes. Another shut up was going to be said but only giggles spewed from his mouth. 

"Nihihick what are you doing?"

"Is it okay if I kiss here? I couldn't help myself sorry" 

"J-just be careful it uh tickles" Charlie said.

For the next hour or so, the room was once again filled with joy. Charlie's stomach was as pink as his cheeks. His giggles only fueled Nick, who continued the onslaught of kisses and compliments. 

Take that he said to the voices. 

Charlie had the last laugh. Quite literally. 

A/N: thanks for making it to the end. Obviously not your typical tickle fic. I hope I didn't make the tickles seem unnatural or forced. I'm not too big on the cheer-up tickles unless it's the right time, right place. To those struggling with mental health, body image, eating disorders, I see you. I hope you are taking care of yourselves and seeking the care that you deserve. I love you and I am always cheering you on. Thank you so much for reading.

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Drum Lessons

A/N: Will I ever return to my original AU? Find out next time on "The Getting Older and Tired". Anyways, Nick wants the boyf to teach him how to play the drums. But discovers a new instrument to play~

Word Count: ~900

It was your average Saturday afternoon, the sun was shining, a few clouds dusted the bright blue sky. Charlie lay across the floor, limbs spread like a starfish, how very lgbt of him. But no, he wasn't necessarily on the floor by choice. He, being the absolutely lovely partner that he is, was helping Nick practice takedowns for rugby. Nick had probably tackled him about 40 times now? Charlie lost count after the first five. 

"How'd I do Spring?"

"Well, I'm on the ground so you did amazing" 

Charlie reached out his hand, signalling Nick to haul him up. Well, that's what he wanted Nick to think. When their hands touched, Charlie tried his hardest to pull Nick into him but only managed to lift himself up. Nick looked at him with a knowing smile before pecking him on the lips.

"Were you trying to pull me down?" Nick's eyes squinted in feign annoyance. 

Charlie tried his best to stop smiling as he replied with a cheeky and very convincing "No".

Nick casually threw Charlie over his shoulder as if he were a ragdoll.

"Put me down this instant you oaf!" Charlie giggled, lightly pounding his fists on Nick's back.

"Nah I think I like you up here"

"Shut up"

"I- hEheEy! Careful I could have dropped you!" Nick snickered as Charlie's hands clung to his sides.

Nick sat down in front of Charlie's drum kit and plopped the nerd onto his lap.

"Teach me how to play something?"

"O-okay" 

Charlie was glad his face was hidden as his cheeks glowed a fierce red. He could barely hold the drumsticks in his hands without shaking, completely flustered by the rugby lad wrapping his big arms around his waist. 

"So the first thing you want to do is-"

Charlie was a patient teacher, but no matter how good he was, Nick just didn't have the knack for the drums. It was cute to see him stick out his tongue in concentration as he wildly beat the sticks against the drums, lacking any sense of rhythm. It was actually quite painful for a skilled musician like Charlie to hear. Like the discomfort of seeing someone forcefully put two non matching puzzle pieces together. 

Charlie turned around to face Nick, cupping his face into his hands.

"Maybe drums aren't your thing…"

"But I need to be good-" he pouted.

"Why?"

"To impress a boy I like" Nick smirks, giving Charlie a sly wink.

"Shut up"

"You know how to make me~" 

With that the boys locked lips. Kissing each other with the same passion and love as their first time. That was until Charlie giggled into Nick's mouth.

"What're you laughing about dork?"

Charlie was smiling, his eyes crinkled with joy, leaving Nick too awestruck to not notice his fingers were tickling Charlie's sides.

As soon as he realized, he immediately drew back and apologized. 

"I thought we said no S words," Charlie teased, his smile still as bright as ever.

"It's okay Nick… I uh don't mind" 

Nick studied Charlie's eyes for a second, subtly testing the waters by lightly tapping his fingers on Charlie's waist. Charlie responded by gently holding onto Nick's arms, shaking with uncontrollable giggles. 

"You're so cute Spring,"

Before Charlie could retort, Nick's lips pressed softly onto his collarbones, causing the poor boy to squeal.

"Yeah yeah, 'sHuT uP', I know"

Charlie couldn't take anymore and covered his face with his hands, his body quivering from the continuous kisses being planted along his collarbone. 

Nick felt his heart swell, Charlie had always made him feel happy, but this right here, seeing him giggling sweetly from kisses alone, takes the cake. Nick's fingers began roaming under Charlie's shirt, gently clawing at the ribs. 

"Nihihick dohohon't" Charlie whined, making no effort to actually make Nick stop. 

Charlie tried his best not to squirm too much but damn, Nick was good at this tickling thing. He felt himself being slowly cradled to the floor, all the while having his ribs subjected to gentle pinches. 

"I think I found my new favourite instrument"

Nick teased, chuckling at the squirming boy beneath him.

The blush now fully covering Charlie's face now spread to his ears. He feebly grasped Nick's wrists as he laughed silently. Nick's fingers seemed to be glued to Charlie's ribs, and he had just discovered that the bottom ones seem to be more sensitive than the rest. Nick playfully drummed against them, really proving that he could keep a beat if he really wanted to.

Nick was relishing in the laughter that occasionally left his boyfriend's lips but he couldn't resist leaving them unattended any longer. The tickles slowed down to a gentle crawl as Nick left a trail of kisses on Charlie's neck, settling his lips on the bright pink ears. 

"You're so adorable. You have the cutest laugh you know that?"

Again, not allowing a snarky comment escape Charlie's lips, Nick decided it would be a good idea to playfully nibble Charlie's ears. The gay nerd gasped, unsure how to feel about this strange sensation, but the butterflies in his stomach told him this was a very welcome touch. He breathlessly giggled and pulled his head away. 

"That was mean" was all he could mutter.

A shy smile, and gentle eyes told Nick a quiet "thank you".

Damn, he was so in love. 

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Snow Angels? Smash.

A/N: hello. Enjoy. This is a thing. Forgive me for the title. Events take place after chapter 1 (of the TV series). Back to chronological order hehe. Even though I might not do every chapter lmfao. Tagging my heartstopper squad as always, for the inspo @writingwitharlo @happyandticklish @nhasablogg @veryblushyswitch

Word count: ~1259

Ding.

"Want to hang out at my place this weekend, Nellie would love to finally meet you"

Charlie's heart did several somersaults as he read the message from Nick. He typed and deleted several texts before settling with a simple and hopefully not too desperate "yes!!". He immediately texted his friends; his key smashing revealing how overjoyed he was. 

"Going somewhere?" 

Charlie, startled, looked up at his sister, who of course was sipping a glass of apple juice through her straw.

"Nick invited me over"

"You like him" she replied matter-of-factly.

"I do not… Okay maybe a little. Alright maybe a lot…"

"You're hopeless Charlie Spring… have fun lover boy" 

"Shut up"

He quickly got himself changed (after happily squealing into his pillow) and made it to Nick's place. The closer he got to the door, the more nervous he became. 

He's straight, he doesn't like you like that… He sadly reminded himself. After a few moments of practicing his greeting, he knocked on Nick's door.

"Hi"

"Hi"

They stood there with goofy smiles, taking in the sight of one another. 

Woof

A bark interrupted the two. 

"Aww she is so cute!" Charlie exclaimed, bending down to give Nellie some much deserved pets.

Just like you… Nick thought to himself, quickly brushing the thought off and inviting Charlie to come to his room.

"Want to smash?"

After seeing the puzzled look on Charlie's face, Nick realized the embarrassing error he just made. 

"Uh like smash bros… I didn't mean to say it uh like that-"

Charlie giggled at the blushing lad, picking up a controller.

"I got to warn you I'm pretty good"

And good he was. Nick barely stood a chance, hardly even damaging Charlie's stupid pink Kirby. Charlie even went as far as to utterly disrespect him by using Wii Fit Trainer and winning.

Charlie made the mistake of looking over at Nick. He smiled at the focused face he made, eyebrows all scrunched up with his tongue poking out with pure concentration in his eyes. He was only snapped out of his trance with the sound of aggressive button smashing.

"Oh come on. I basically had you! Man you're good at video games, all school subjects, especially math, and sports. Like I've seen you run-" 

Charlie smiled bashfully as Nick went on and on about how great at everything he was. Finally he had enough and gave him a playful poke to his ribs with a "Shut up" for emphasis. 

Nick flinched a bit, but that was far from enough to stop him complimenting Charlie. Charlie whined and finally clasped his hand over Nick's mouth, tackling him on the bed.

But Nick was a cheeky one. Although practically muffled, he still was listing off more stuff. He definitely was asking for it at this point. Straddling his waist, Charlie wasted no time scribbling up and down his ribs, causing the boy to finally shut up and bite his lips, trying so hard not to laugh. 

"Aww Nick does this tickle? I see you trying to laugh, how long do you think you'll last?" 

Shaking his head in defiance, Nick challenged him with a determined look in his eyes. He was putting up a good fight until Charlie's fingers inched closer and closer under his arms. 

At this point, giggles started to sputter from his lips. 

"Oh my gosh are you literally shaking right now?? You're so red Nick, are you breathing?"

Charlie and his stupid incessant teases.

"Fine you win…"

"WOOHOO-OHAHAHAHA-"

Charlie was an evil lad, and Nick was adorably naïve. As Nick prematurely celebrated by shooting his hands in the air, Charlie jumped on the opportunity to bury his fingers under Nick's arms. Nick's eyes bugged out of his head, the ticklish shocks of Charlie's wiggling fingers sent his nerves into overdrive. Nick felt every scribble and scratch and it just tickled so bad. Would he want it to stop? Something inside him told him he liked this. This was... fun? Charlie seemed like he was enjoying it too, that adorable smile of his only growing larger as Nick's laughter echoed in his room.

The second Charlie's hand touched his tummy, Nick suddenly found the strength to turn the tables. Charlie wasn't prepared for Nick to suddenly pin his wrists down. 

Sparks flew. Time stopped. The boys locked eyes with each other. Their faces awfully close. Charlie looked up so sweetly at Nick, his eyes examining him intently. 

"It's snowing!" Charlie exclaimed looking past Nick at the window. 

"Race ya"

They ran to the backyard with Nellie in tow. It was beautiful; the ground gently covered in a blanket of white crystals. It would have been nice to embrace the serenity of the scene but Nick had other plans. A snowball was hurled right into Charlie's back. 

"I can't believe you've done this"

Yet another snowball was launched, landing right in the middle of Charlie's chest. Nick was really egging him on, and if it's a fight he wants, a fight is exactly what he'll get. Several clumps of snow were thrown back and forth as the two giggled when Nellie tried to catch them. Eventually they got tired and decided to make snow angels instead.

Nick reached over to tickle him, something urging him to disrupt the peace until his revenge was carried out. 

He didn't mean to. He really didn't mean to but Charlie grimaced and violently flinched away. This deeply concerned Nick who was apologizing profusely. It wasn't his fault. It was just… Well a story for another time. 

After reassuring the saddened Nick that he was in fact, okay, he suggested that they watch a movie together. 

Charlie's House

Well that was the plan… But Charlie fell asleep halfway through. Nick was oblivious to this until the credits rolled and he looked to see his… friend fast asleep. He couldn't stop looking at him. His face looked so peaceful. Charlie Spring, the quiet lad from homeform who has become such a staple in Nick's life. He honestly didn't know what the warm feelings that bubbled in his core meant, perhaps it was the fizzy pop he drank earlier. Nick looked at his lips, his heart fluttering a bit as he thought about- no. His eyes traveled down to Charlie's hand. The same hand that has been so gentle to him. The same one that uh tickled him. The hand that made him smile. He wanted to hold it, he had to. His hand hovered over the sleeping boy's, his own heartbeat pounding in his ears. He was so close but he couldn't. 

.     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    . . . .

"You look so cuddly in that"

Seriously Nick, why the hell would you say that?

"Oh, I-I do?"

"Yeah… well um this was fun"

"Yeah…"

Tori watched this all unfold, withholding herself from telling the boys to stop beating around the bush and just be. 

Nick pulled Charlie into a warm hug. It was a hug that said so much that neither could form into words. Nick quickly did a small cough as he pulled out of the hug that lasted a tad too long.

"See you Monday," he said hurriedly.

Charlie nodded, watching the other almost scramble out the door, still stunned by the sudden hug.

"I don't think he's straight" Tori chimed from behind Charlie, finally making her presence known. 

Nick's House

The rugby lad sat on his bedroom floor distraught to see that an online quiz told him he was 69% gay. A tear fell from his face as a freshly bared branch tapped against his window. 

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7 Things I Love About Nick Nelson

A/N: Okay. Scary stuff but trying something new. Idk what I'm doing tbh.

Word Count: ~700

Dear diary,

My therapist thought it would be a good idea to write things I care about to help ease my ~crippling depression~ haha. And one of the things I care about most is, Nick…

There's a lot to love about him…

Entry 1: His smile

I remember it like it was yesterday; walking into home form and seeing his smile for the first time… Definitely would have been my gay awakening if I knew him when I was younger. 

His smile just… Just makes me feel warm inside. Like a million butterflies are swirling around inside me. And that stupid lil smirk of his is enough to make me dizzy. 

Entry 2: His eyes

He doesn't think I notice but he stares at me a lot… Personally I don't think there's much to look at. But I guess it feels nice to have someone not take their eyes off of you. Maybe my hair was messed up? But he does that every chance he gets… Is my hair messed up all the time??? 

Whenever I decide to catch him in the act he looks away shyly and a blush creeps up on his face. He's adorable

Entry 3: His Arms

He teases me about it all the time, but can you blame a boy :(? The first time I saw him in a tank top I thought I was going to die. They're just so massive… And he likes picking me up, honestly wish he did it more- The way he squeezes me tight in a hug is just- I love him so much

Entry 4: His kindness

I thought he was like the other rugby boys, and so did my friends. But he just has this gentleness about him. Tao called him a himbo but he's far from being a complete idiot (although he is still my idiot <3). Elle said he was like a golden retriever and I think that's just a better fit. He's just so happy to be around his friends and help out anyway he can. Like today he helped an older person cross the street- in the rain! He even gave them his umbrella. Come to think of it… Why is it a common thing for him to be soaking wet in the rain? Maybe Tao was right-

Entry 5: He's tall

Yeah- that's it <3.

Entry 6: He Loves Me

He's not afraid to be around me like Ben was. He holds my hand when we're walking. He's always kissing me and telling me he loves me. I just. I feel safe with him and he's made me so happy. 

Entry 7: His laugh

It's really one of my favourite sounds. When he finds something really funny his nose scrunches up and his face goes all red! I got several bruises from him slapping my knee cause he was tickled by one of Tao's jokes. Speaking of tickling, he's very sensitive. It's really cute. He gets all jumpy and snorts when I tickle his armpits. I love it when he laughs when we're kissing. 

Today we were watching a movie and I tuned out for two seconds and next thing I knew I was on the floor. The mad lad pulled me down because he was absolutely hysterical. He doesn't get laughing fits that often but a reminder to self; stay at least 6 feet away unless you want to be collateral damage. 

I haven't heard his laugh today, time to change that

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The boys sat in Charlie's room, Nick finishing up some of his math homework and Charlie sat on his bed journaling. 

"Have I told you how much I hate math" Nick groaned as he bit his pencil in concentration.

"Only about a hundred times…" Charlie retorted, closing his notebook.

"Why don't you take a break? I think I know what'll make you feel better"

Nick grinned, excited to get some well-deserved kisses, but Charlie had other plans...

(Spoiler alert: Nick did get his kisses, but those weren't what took his breath away ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).

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Chapter 3 - Sacred

A/N: continuing on to the next chapter. Idk what this is but you're getting it.

Word count: ~956

"It was supposed to be our movie night! It's sacred! But instead that dumb jock has Charlie wrapped around his fingers" Tao exasperated, clutching onto a pillow for some sense of comfort. Elle was beside him, the only one "available" to come to the movie night (Isaac was up to asexual crimes). 

"Tao…"

"Me and Charlie have been friends for years but all it takes is for some rugby lad to come between us!?"

"Tao…"

He was getting more worked up by the minute, becoming so irritated that his veins began popping out of his head.

"I just don't want to be forgotten… This is what always happens"

There was a long pause; you could cut the tension with a knife. 

"Promise me that we'll always put our friendship first no matter what"

This caught Elle off guard, who looked deeply into his eyes as he did the same. 

"That's a bit dramatic... But I promise"

"Good"

They sat there in silence for a while. It was an interesting quiet to say the least. The kind that's a tad bit awkward but one where you laugh because it's just so silent. 

"You know, even after you left I still always bought you apple juice…"

Elle smiled, honored by his actions. 

"Really!? That's so dumb" she giggled.

"I know, I know"

There was another slight pause, Tao's leg beginning to bounce. 

"I just think that Nick-"

"Tao, can we please talk about something else!?"

Tao gasped. 

"Oh am I not being entertaining enough?"

"No, you're being annoying"

"Oh… I'm sorry, what would you like instead?" his eyes were wide open, his lips curling up into a mischievous smile.

"Perhaps a little interpretive dance?" 

Elle rolled her eyes, before she could protest Tao stood up and moved his lanky body in very… odd ways. 

His arms flung this way and that, his legs humorously stomping and extending with the grace of a bull in a china shop. Elle tried her best not to laugh at her friend's silly antics.

"Come on then, are you not entertained by the performance of a lifetime? I can see you smiling~" he emphasized this by scribbling his fingers over Elle's knees, causing the girl to let out a startled squeak.

Tao's face lit up at the sound, his lips threatening to split if he smiled any wider. 

"Uh oh I think the tickle monster is coming to entertain the bored child"

"Tao don't-"

"Who's this Tao you speak of? I heard he is this handsome funny lad but unfortunately he is not here right now" 

Tao- the tickle monster approached Elle who was fending herself with a pillow. The pillow proved itself useless as the tickle monster's fingers found their way to her sides. She squealed, as the fingers gently prodded and poked the area. The tickle monster's wrists were tightly grabbed and promptly yanked away. 

Elle sat there breathlessly giggling as Tao took the opportunity to squeeze above her knee. 

"Oh you're so done-" she said through her giggles. 

With that she spidered her nails along Tao's ears, causing the boy to flinch away, his limbs scrambling to run away from the offending digits. He unfortunately tripped over the same pillow that had been discarded earlier. 

"Oof- waitwaitwait, we can talk about this, no wait not there, please please-" he pleaded as Elle continued her assault on his sensitive ears.

Her nails, the perfect tool to softly scratch the outer shell. Tao screeched, and let out a hearty cackle as the nails found their way just behind his ears. Elle was mean enough to use his own tufts of hair against him as she flickered them on his now reddened ears. 

There was something about the laughter that seemed to have awoken something inside of Elle. The way he snickered like that made her blush. Seeing him in such a state was awfully cute, and it made her heart skip a beat or two. Had he always squeezed his eyes so tight when he laughed hard? 

She decided to have some mercy and skittered her nails along his collarbone instead. 

"Who knew tickle monsters could be so ticklish?" 

"Ahaha oh shuhut up"

… … … … ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

The boys found themselves in an empty room alone. Away from all the noise at the party the two sat down beside each other.

"So was Harry being serious? Do you like Tara?"

Without missing a beat Nick replied with a "no, definitely not". 

Charlie took a deep breath in.

"So you don't have a crush on anyone…?"

"Well uh, I um, I wouldn't say that"

"Oh…" another deep breath was taken. "What's she like then?"

"So you're just gonna assume they're a she?" a sly smile forming across his face. 

Charlie looked intensely into Nick's eyes, his breathing more labored as his heart felt like it was going to burst out of his chest. 

"Would- would you go out with someone who's not a girl?"

Nick took a moment, his face slowly turning a crimson red. 

"I- I don't know… Maybe"

Charlie's foot inched closer to Nick, as he subtly shuffled closer to him. The boys hands touched as they both took a breath in and stared at their fingers that were beginning to interlock.

"Would… Would you kiss someone who wasn't a girl?"

"I don't know" Nick's eyes were darting in every direction. 

"Would you kiss me..?" 

The boys' eyes locked. 

"Yeah…"

The universe came to a stand still as their lips touched. An explosion of feelings overwhelmed them; excitement, fear, nervousness and perhaps… love. Outside the wind was strong, stripping off two leaves that intertwined as they floated toward the ground.

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How to Train Your Boyfriend

A/N: hi, we out here. Enjoy

Word count: ~960

Nick's fingers casually typed on his computer, his eyes becoming more red as the moon danced across the sky. He was talking to Charlie, who fell asleep on their call. Now, he found himself surfing the web. He snuck a few pictures of Charlie’s sleeping face, the soft blue light making it glisten. 

How to tell my boyfriend I love him

Was currently in the search engine. There were lots of nice articles about making muffins or giving hugs (which Nick did already) but none seemed to really satisfy him. Nick couldn’t simply just say “I love you”, not that they’ve even reached that stage yet. I mean it has been about 3 months since they began dating? Nick didn’t want to drop the L bomb too soon in fear of going too fast. But he needed to tell Charlie, or rather show Charlie how much he cared about him.

If you asked Charlie, he felt quite loved already. From the random embraces that soothed his racing mind, to the thoughtful post-it notes Nick leaves on his locker, to the many, MANY times Nick told him how being his boyfriend, his partner, his, was the best thing in the world.

3:00 AM 

Big, bold, red digits radiated from the nearby clock. Nick's eyes were glazed over, he mindlessly clicked onto the next YouTube video. Who knew True Facts About the Tardigrade would be so informative? 

How To Train Your Boyfriend: A 5 Part Docu-Series showed up next in the video queue. 

 

…

"Hi"

"Hi"

"Hello, to you too," Tao said with a huff. 

Nick wrapped Tao in a hug, squeezing him close to his side.

"Get off of me you big oaf" Tao whined, despite making no effort to push him away.

"No Isaac today?" Nick asked, ignoring the playful glare Tao gave him. 

Charlie shook his head, "He's sick."

The three boys continued eating lunch together until a thought ran through Nick's mind.

Step One: Hold out your hand

Charlie eyed the outstretched hand inquisitively, cocking an eyebrow at his beloved boyfriend. Slowly, Charlie placed his hand atop of Nick's hand.

Step Two: Correct undesired behavior

Nick shook his head with a smile. Charlie then scribbled his fingers along Nick's palm.

"Do you not want to hold my hand Nelson?" 

"Not right now" Nick laughed as he rubbed his palm on his thighs.

Again Nick placed an open hand towards Charlie.

"Ow! Don't bite me!"

Step Three: Reward desired behaviour

Charlie giggled, more so when he saw Tao's pleased face. After a couple of minutes of Charlie contemplating what the hand was for, he finally decided to rest his chin on it.

Nick gently grabbed Charlie's chin and pulled him in for a kiss. Charlie audibly gasped, much to his embarrassment, as he felt Nick's strong hand softly clasp his chin. 

"I'm still here you know," Tao said, rolling his eyes.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"Nihihick"

Over the next few days, Nick placed his hand in front of Charlie. Some days he got bitten when Charlie was feeling extra playful. The other days Charlie placed his chin on Nick's hand. At first, Nick would reward him with kisses, but he needed an excuse to see Charlie's dimples. 

God how he loved when Charlie giggled his name. So yeah, Nick tickled under Charlie's chin in addition to the kisses. 

Step Four: Stop and watch hilarity ensue

Charlie grew accustomed to his boyfriend's antics. So much so that he began giggling every time he saw Nick extend his hand. He didn't really put much thought into the whole thing until it stopped.  

There was nothing in the morning, nothing at lunch, nothing when they hung out together. So he decided to take matters into his own hands.

"Hi" Charlie replied, timidly placing Nick's hand under his chin.

"Hm?" Nick looked up from his homework and smiled at Charlie who had grabbed his hand. 

Charlie let out a small huff as Nick let his hand drop and gave him a pat on the shoulder instead. 

"What's wrong, love?" Nick said in a very not British accent which normally would get a snicker from Charlie. 

"Why'd you stop?"

"Stop what?" 

Charlie was flustered and Nick's lopsided smile was not helping in the slightest. Charlie tried saying something, he really did but he blushed furiously instead. 

He saw Nick casually return to his homework and Charlie let out an exasperated sigh. 

"You're terrible" Charlie mumbled, pressing his face into Nick's shoulders. 

"Am I now?" 

Nick kissed the top of Charlie's hair, which had a faint smell of vanilla. 

Charlie glared at him.

"You know what you're doing" 

"I have no idea what you're talking about"

"Nicholas"

"Charles"

Nick couldn't hold in his giggles, causing Charlie to blush even more. 

"I'm distraught and you're laughing at me!?" 

"I'm sorry I just- heY WAIT"

Charlie plunged his fingers into Nick's sides, causing the boy to let out a hearty chuckle. Before Charlie could really make Nick regret messing with him, he felt Nick's hands quickly grab his wrists. 

"Use your words and tell me what you want" Nick smirked, effortlessly holding on to Charlie's wrists. 

"The chin thing" 

Charlie was going to die and it was all Nick's fault. 

"Pardon?" 

"Bloody hell Nick don't make me beg for it" 

Nick hadn't seen Charlie get so worked up before, besides that one day, but that's a story for another time. 

He let go of Charlie's wrists and wrapped a firm hand around Charlie's chin, pulling him in for a kiss. A soft giggle soon arose from Charlie as Nick fluttered his fingers along Charlie's neck.

Step 5: Resume your partner's new favourite thing

"You're adorable Charlie Spring"

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Spilled Ink

A/N: I am not a fic writer. Shoutout to @veryblushyswitch and @writingwitharlo for inspiring this piece of work. Spoilers if you haven't yet watched it. 

Word count: ~660

"Hi"

"Hi"

That's how it all began. Two soon to be lovers crossing paths for the first time. Nick Nelson, the popular rugby lad, sat next to the shy nerd, Charlie Spring.

Charlie hadn't thought much of it when he first saw Nick. Sparks seemed to fly, and his heart fluttered looking at the boy. His hair, his smile, his eyes, his everything seemed to enamour Charlie.

It was another day in homeform, that was until Nick awkwardly approached Charlie with... blue hands?    

"You don't happen to have a tissue do you? My pen just exploded." Nick chuckled. 

Charlie giggled at the silliness before him, quickly rushing Nick to the washroom to clean it off.

"It looks like I'm wearing blue gloves!" Nick exclaimed, holding the bright blue appendages inches away from Charlie's face. 

"I'll just pretend it's a tattoo" 

The two boys giggled. Charlie folded a paper towel and wet it a bit. 

"Uh here, give me your um hands." 

Nick obliged, spreading his palms wide open. The paper softly caressed Nick's hands and the ink seemed to be disappearing. Unbeknownst to Charlie, Nick held his breath the minute he felt something touch him. It was a strange sensation that he couldn't quite understand. 

"That kihinda fehehels weird-" he stammered.

Charlie gave him a small smile. 

"Don't tell me your hands are ticklish,"

"T-they are most certainly nOhOoHoo- ohohokay okay maybe a little"

Nick began his retort only to burst out into a fit of giggles as Charlie lightly scribbled his nail against the light blue palm. Hearing such airy laughter from the Nick Nelson was music to Charlie's ears. And unfortunately for Nick, he wanted to hear more. 

Grabbing a fresh paper towel, Charlie set his sights once more on the inked palms. Much to Nick's dismay, Charlie had a firm grip on his wrist. Nick wiggled his fingers in anticipation, causing Charlie to blush a bit at the sight... for no reason at all of course… Yeah, no reason. Charlie gently scribbled along the blue hand, causing a stream of snickers to erupt from the star rugby lad.

"You're doing this on purpose-" Nick accused through his endless giggles.

Charlie looked up at Nick innocently tilting his head to the side with feigned innocence. 

"I have no idea what you're talking about, I'm just trying to help... This is me doing it on purpose!"

With that, Charlie softly spidered his fingers over Nick's slightly cleaner hand, causing the ticklish lad to nearly crumple to his knees. His laugh seemed to raise an octave the closer Charlie's nails scribbled against the middle of his palms, so naturally, that's where the attention was focused. Totally because most of the ink was there. Definitely because of that… 

What really drove Nick over the edge was Charlie sawing his own finger between each of Nick's fingers. Charlie almost fell over as the jock fell to the floor with a thud. He still held onto the now clean hand and decided to tease it some more.

"ChAhahahRlie- plehehehease" Nick pleaded, swatting his free hand against Charlie's leg, effectively tapping out. 

Charlie stopped and helped the breathless and blushy boy up.

"Ah I um, sorry if I took it too far, I couldn't help it" Charlie nervously laughed, scratching the back of his neck. 

Nick shook his head, physically brushing off the comment.

"Man I didn't know people could be ticklish there" 

"D-do you want help with the other hand?" 

Nick looked down at the hand and back at Charlie.

"While I appreciate the offer I think I got this one" he chuckled, giving Charlie a shoulder pat.

They both talked and laughed for a bit as Nick finished cleaning himself up. 

Just outside, two leaves danced through the air. 

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Spilled Ink

A/N: I am not a fic writer. Shoutout to @veryblushyswitch and @writingwitharlo for inspiring this piece of work. Spoilers if you haven't yet watched it. 

Word count: ~660

"Hi"

"Hi"

That's how it all began. Two soon to be lovers crossing paths for the first time. Nick Nelson, the popular rugby lad, sat next to the shy nerd, Charlie Spring.

Charlie hadn't thought much of it when he first saw Nick. Sparks seemed to fly, and his heart fluttered looking at the boy. His hair, his smile, his eyes, his everything seemed to enamour Charlie.

It was another day in homeform, that was until Nick awkwardly approached Charlie with... blue hands?    

"You don't happen to have a tissue do you? My pen just exploded." Nick chuckled. 

Charlie giggled at the silliness before him, quickly rushing Nick to the washroom to clean it off.

"It looks like I'm wearing blue gloves!" Nick exclaimed, holding the bright blue appendages inches away from Charlie's face. 

"I'll just pretend it's a tattoo" 

The two boys giggled. Charlie folded a paper towel and wet it a bit. 

"Uh here, give me your um hands." 

Nick obliged, spreading his palms wide open. The paper softly caressed Nick's hands and the ink seemed to be disappearing. Unbeknownst to Charlie, Nick held his breath the minute he felt something touch him. It was a strange sensation that he couldn't quite understand. 

"That kihinda fehehels weird-" he stammered.

Charlie gave him a small smile. 

"Don't tell me your hands are ticklish,"

"T-they are most certainly nOhOoHoo- ohohokay okay maybe a little"

Nick began his retort only to burst out into a fit of giggles as Charlie lightly scribbled his nail against the light blue palm. Hearing such airy laughter from the Nick Nelson was music to Charlie's ears. And unfortunately for Nick, he wanted to hear more. 

Grabbing a fresh paper towel, Charlie set his sights once more on the inked palms. Much to Nick's dismay, Charlie had a firm grip on his wrist. Nick wiggled his fingers in anticipation, causing Charlie to blush a bit at the sight... for no reason at all of course… Yeah, no reason. Charlie gently scribbled along the blue hand, causing a stream of snickers to erupt from the star rugby lad.

"You're doing this on purpose-" Nick accused through his endless giggles.

Charlie looked up at Nick innocently tilting his head to the side with feigned innocence. 

"I have no idea what you're talking about, I'm just trying to help... This is me doing it on purpose!"

With that, Charlie softly spidered his fingers over Nick's slightly cleaner hand, causing the ticklish lad to nearly crumple to his knees. His laugh seemed to raise an octave the closer Charlie's nails scribbled against the middle of his palms, so naturally, that's where the attention was focused. Totally because most of the ink was there. Definitely because of that… 

What really drove Nick over the edge was Charlie sawing his own finger between each of Nick's fingers. Charlie almost fell over as the jock fell to the floor with a thud. He still held onto the now clean hand and decided to tease it some more.

"ChAhahahRlie- plehehehease" Nick pleaded, swatting his free hand against Charlie's leg, effectively tapping out. 

Charlie stopped and helped the breathless and blushy boy up.

"Ah I um, sorry if I took it too far, I couldn't help it" Charlie nervously laughed, scratching the back of his neck. 

Nick shook his head, physically brushing off the comment.

"Man I didn't know people could be ticklish there" 

"D-do you want help with the other hand?" 

Nick looked down at the hand and back at Charlie.

"While I appreciate the offer I think I got this one" he chuckled, giving Charlie a shoulder pat.

They both talked and laughed for a bit as Nick finished cleaning himself up. 

Just outside, two leaves danced through the air.