#scienceisrealyo

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first fluttering (of its silken wings) by thetomkatwholived [G]

What if the leaves were real? Charlie lives in a world full of Flutters, where his leaves follow him almost everywhere. Enter Nick Nelson, who hasn’t seen his Flutters in years.

i was enchanted to meet you by beewrites2 [T]

There were a few things Charlie knew for certain: 1) He was gay. That was a fact. He liked boys. 2) He was a bit (very much so) jealous of his friends, Tao and Elle. 3) The universe created a perfect match for him, his soulmate. aka the soulmate au no one asked for but i'm giving you anyways (can be read as a stand alone)

Nick Nelson Can't Lie by scienceisrealyo [T]

Nick Nelson has approximately 0% chill when it comes to his gym crush Charlie Spring. So what happens when Nick goes on his first date with Charlie and finds out that he can only speak 100% the truth? An aged-up AU one-shot. A Liar Liar-inspired fic featuring the most un-subtle boy in the world.

speedrun by shoutowo [T]

Charlie could have lived without his soulmate words being “Hi.”

String Theory by raanne [G]

His entire life he had been taught “the truth”. Everyone was born with a "string" - a pathway of light to guide him through life. But what happens if it doesn't fit?

[togmuse]

Lavender Fields

Tattoo inspired Scienceisrealyo's absolute epic Nick & Charlie AU.

Nellie got into the lavender field. And she has no regrets.

[dawnlibrary]

Currently reading... (fanfic edition)

Rugby Sweater Weather by scienceisrealyo

(https://archiveofourown.org/works/41936007/chapters/105254631)

Summary:

Charlie Spring has been a physical therapist for the Leeds Badgers professional rugby team for two years. At the start of his third season, Nick Nelson is traded to the Badgers and both Nick and Charlie's worlds are turned upside down. Here it is, the Heartstopper x Sweater Weather crossover nobody but me clamored for! You do not need to read SW to read this fic. However, if you HAVEN'T read lumosinlove’s Sweater Weather (and Coast to Coast, and, well, everything), you absolutely should, because it is a remarkable piece of writing (as well as its own standalone AU). There will be parallels and divergences from both Heartstopper and Sweater Weather in this story. Do I know a ton about rugby? Nope! Do I live in England? I sure don't. Will I get a lot of things just wrong enough to be annoying? Definitely! Will there be science facts at the end of each chapter? I can’t help it. Enjoy the ride.

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Thoughts:

I've been down the Heartstopper rabbit hole ever since I finished season 2 of the show. Now, I just couldn't let go and started reading fanfics and at first I kept to ones close to canon but this is the first one I've ventured into AU and I LOVE it.

I'm currently on chapter 24 of 34 and it's been pure greatness and beautiful writing! The author also gives great recommendations of other authors and their stories, it's been great to add them to my list. Also, their ending notes include science facts and they've been fun to read as well.

The way they’ve developed Nick and Charlie’s love story in this universe is beautiful. The communication in this one is mind-blowing. Also, enthusiastic consent is the best here.  

Can’t wait to find out how this story is wrapped. I just know it’ll be one I’ll keep coming back to.

[mcgnagallsarmy]

Top 8 Nick x Charlie fics I’ve read (Jan 2025)

clueless (all the damn time) by thirteenick [T]

After a week and a lot of awkward attempts at starting conversation, Nick now knew a few things about said boy: his name was Charlie, he was 15, he played the drums (!!!), he was really, really smart, he was gay… And… He made Nick's heart stop, in a way that only the biggest of the crushes are capable of. But also, on the other hand… He barely even acknowledged Nick's existence. or Nick Nelson is hopelessly in love with his new form partner, Charlie Spring. The cool nerd drummer player makes his heart jump out of his chest and become incapable of starting conversation. Because there is no way Charlie could possibly like him back… Right?

gold rush by steelknuckles [G]

Charlie thinks Nick is pure gold. Nick, of course, also thinks Charlie is pure gold.

in the bleak midwinter by glaspen [T]

Nick thinks of his mum, and how she always tells him that kindness is brave. Nick’s been finding it so hard to be brave, recently. Prompt: alternate meeting au. nick and charlie meet in the park during christmas break right after charlie gets outed. nick is out with nellie and charlie is taking a walk and is clearly upset and nick notices him and goes to talk to him and tries to use nellie to cheer him up because for some reason, it pains him to see the boy so sad. Title from In the Bleak Midwinter by Wolf Alice

in your own made-up language by glaspen [E]

Nick and Charlie go to different universities and hit it off immediately when they meet at a party. What happens when their paths finally cross again, nearly a year later?

Lavender Fields by scienceisrealyo [E]

31 year old Nick Nelson retired from professional rugby and is giving Sarah Nelson a well-deserved year off from running Lavender Fields Bed and Breakfast. And Nick’s doing fine, thank you very much. Until the guest name C. Spring changes everything. Note: 1-31 are the original story (Nick's point of view). Chapters 32 - 60 are from when Charlie bullied me into providing his perspective, too.

lifetimes by steelknuckles [G]

If Nick really thinks about it, Charlie reminds him of the best parts of his life. Even the ones that happened before they met.

the way you look… by kaalee [M]

Charlie wears eyeliner as part of a class assignment and Nick is not prepared for his feelings about Charlie Spring in eyeliner. Things ensue… EXCERPT: In case anyone doubts that Nick Nelson can do maths, 1 is actually the smallest whole number amount someone can be prepared to see Charlie Spring in eyeliner and a tight t-shirt without it actually being 0%.

Who Needs Luck by kingdomfaraway [G]

Charlie was about to leave when someone else came from the back, this time a tall guy, who looked like he walked straight out of Charlie’s favorite type of dreams. He was broad-shouldered, with arms that would rip a branch in half, with thighs that could squash a watermelon if put to the test. He had dark blonde hair and a scruff auburn beard that made Charlie think of places he’d like to experience beard burn at. He was, arguably, the most handsome man Charlie had ever laid eyes on. Which probably meant he was straight, or an arsehole, or married, maybe to Darcy even. The two of them started talking, not loud enough for Charlie to overhear, but after a second Darcy looked at him, followed by the guy. Charlie had to quickly look down but he was pretty sure he was just caught staring at the pair of them. He had such shit luck sometimes.

[bi-panic-actually]

I disappeared for three days to read this incredible Heartstopper fan fic and I’ll never be over it. Nick is running a B&B and Charlie comes to stay.

Slow burn and beautiful and hilarious and I want to live in it forever thanks

[ao3feed-narlie]

[Podfic] Excerpts from Lavender Fields

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/eZjGfMU by songbird3724 (ktface3) PODFIC Excerpts read from scienceisrealyo's brilliant saga Lavender Fields, please do yourself a favor and read LF if you haven't already. LF synopsis: 31 year old Nick Nelson retired from professional rugby and is giving Sarah Nelson a well-deserved year off from running Lavender Fields Bed and Breakfast. And Nick’s doing fine, thank you very much. Until the guest name C. Spring changes everything. While the chapters may not appear in full or be recorded in order, I hope by the time this project is finished, I’ve managed to record the highlights of Nick and Charlie’s journey in LF. Words: 10, Chapters: 5/?, Language: English Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M Characters: Nicholas "Nick" Nelson, Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper), Tao Xu, Elle Argent, Darcy Olsson, Tara Jones, Sarah Nelson, David Nelson (Heartstopper), Amy Jameson, Danny Turner, James Walker, Benjamin "Ben" Hope, Seamus OReilly, Walker "Tex" Ridley Relationships: Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring, Elle Argent/Tao Xu, Tara Jones/Darcy Olsson Additional Tags: Podfic & Podficced Works, Alternate Universe - Bed & Breakfast, Rugby Sweater Weather AU, Healing, Broken Engagement, Angst with a Happy Ending, Smut, Fluff, bisexual awakening, Cows, Ben Hope is a Walking Red Flag, Demisexuality, Podfic read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/eZjGfMU

[klassturesmamma]

If you are at leagal age and love fanfic, this is a rollercoaster of feelings delivered eloquently by scienceisrealyo over at ao3.

[benwvatt]

2023 year-end fic round-up

Thank you so much to @chocomd @itsmoonpeaches @northerngoshawk for the tag! awww, it's a wonderful kataang squad.

words written, published or not: I published 68,911 words on AO3. I publish most of the stuff I write (can you tell I like validation?) so that seems a good measure of my writing.

smut scenes written (if applicable:) two? one for oh, darling (kataang, atla) and some dream sex and religious trauma content for my petals are bruised (tara x darcy, heartstopper.) You can tell I'm funky and ace because I have an easier time writing about hypothetical sex or desire or messy emotions than actual sex.

new things I tried: OOOOH this one will be fun!

Finally actually wrote a multi-chap fic that I (mostly) FINISHED before I published, for i'm cold-blooded, love (heartstopper fic), which got published in 2024.

Can you tell I am very obsessed with writing about religious trauma? I worked a lot on my stories and wrote a lot about sanctity and blood and messy feelings. That's the major influence of i'm cold-blooded, love; my stomach churns (zukka, atla); in reverence (kataang, atla); it's all an epiphany (heartstopper); father, carry me (heartstopper); dance like nobody's watching (miss fisher's murder mysteries); and the heartstopper jolene AU. god is the worst gift that truly keeps on giving. he's a goddamn three-headed hydra.

Wrote a lot more Heartstopper 1000-word prompt fics!

Had fun writing about Graham & Karen from Daisy Jones. They're the cutest. I honestly should/could write more about them.

Attempting to disconnect my writing motivation from the satisfaction of getting comments and hits on ao3. is it working yet???

fic I spent the most time on: my spirit always drifts back to yours, the kataang kyoshi warrior AU that I hope will be finished. Sometime. When my hands and my brain are cooperating. I promise this fic matters a lot to me, I love it a lot, and I need to insert so much tenderness and smut in the future chapters. SOMETIME. SOMEDAY!

fic I spent the least time on: in the velvet water, aka the heartstopper AU where they meet at a swimming pool. Was really busy and happy that night so I just published without a second glance.

favorite thing i wrote: probably my petals are bruised, the tarcy jolene AU / lonely housewife AU, because I love writing about suburban malaise and religious trauma and sapphics so, so much. Can you tell that I am projecting? Loneliness in the suburbs sucks. Writing makes it better.

favorite thing I read: lavender fields by scienceisrealyo (heartstopper); @kaalee's Charlie Spring is Still Not Over Nick Nelson, which I was lucky enough to beta; all of the amazing kataang fics that came out this year for kataang week and for the smut weekend event; everything ever written about love (RWRB) by greenandmoss.

writing goals for 2024:

FINISH MY OPEN WIPS ON AO3. I like it when things are completed.

Don't publish a multichapter fic unless I know I can finish it on a regular schedule. I hate leaving loose threads all over the place.

Try to care less about the numbers and the validation. Writing is about joy, not about the size of the audience. but also it feels so nice to get validation and the circle of life cannot close unless creators get feedback on their work....

Be nicer to myself.

Write more???? mayhaps?

tagging: @kaalee @tinyarmedtrex @firenati0n @nostradamus0 @beachy--head @mothfluff and anyone else who wants to do this challenge! No pressure, really, to the people I've tagged. Do it if you want to.

[rose-ellis]

Chapters: 34/34 Fandom: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring, Elle Argent/Tao Xu, Tara Jones/Darcy Olsson Characters: Nicholas "Nick" Nelson, Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper), Elle Argent, Darcy Olsson, Tara Jones, Tao Xu, Sarah Nelson, David Nelson (Heartstopper), Amy Jameson, Danny Turner, James Walker, Benjamin "Ben" Hope, Seamus OReilly, Walker "Tex" Ridley Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Bed & Breakfast, Rugby Sweater Weather AU, Healing, Broken Engagement, Angst with a Happy Ending, Smut, Fluff, bisexual awakening, Cows, Ben Hope is a Walking Red Flag, Demisexuality, Rating will change Summary:

31 year old Nick Nelson retired from professional rugby and is giving Sarah Nelson a well-deserved year off from running Lavender Fields Bed and Breakfast. And Nick’s doing fine, thank you very much. Until the guest name C. Spring changes everything.

Note: 1-31 are the main story. Any chapters after 31 are epilogues offering Charlie's point of view of the story.

[bi-panic-actually]

This is so Lavender Fields 😭🥰

by jasmin kaur

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How to Build Your Dream Home by NellieSayzBork [T]

At 35, Charlie is finally getting what he wants: A forever home with the love of his life, Ben Hope. They've chosen a beautiful country property in desperate need of some TLC, but as an architect and interior designer, respectively, it will be a dream come true. Of course, as with any reno, they'll need a contractor. Enter Nick Nelson, of Nelson Custom Renos. CW for emotional and verbal abuse being spewed by the world's biggest prick, Ben Hope. But I promise, there's a happy ending! #f*ckbenhope

Lavender Fields by scienceisrealyo [E]

31 year old Nick Nelson retired from professional rugby and is giving Sarah Nelson a well-deserved year off from running Lavender Fields Bed and Breakfast. And Nick’s doing fine, thank you very much. Until the guest name C. Spring changes everything. Note: 1-31 are the main story. Any chapters after 31 are epilogues offering Charlie's point of view of the story.

Narlie Waves by waveofyou [E]

A Heartstopper California AU where Nick (31) and the HS crew we know and love live in SoCal. Charlie (29) leaves his London office to work in San Diego for a year. Nellie makes a new puppy bestie. Nick is adorable teaching little first graders. Charlie looks hot playing the drums. Nick looks hot surfing. They…ahem…enjoy Nick’s pool…and shower…and balcony. The boys weirdly get snowed in at one point. In Southern California, go figure. Nick helps Charlie see that he's deserving of big, loud love from a certain golden retriever person. Charlie helps Nick to trust that his love is not conditional, that he's safe to fully express himself. A leaves falling, flower petals swirling story of queer love with a spectacular ocean view 🍂🌊🍂 ⚠️ This is NOT a slow burn. They feel the spark, follow it and make fire Any explicit sections are denoted with “🍂🔥🍂” Any triggering flashback, panic attack or detailed eating disorder moments with “🍂⚠️🍂” …so they can be skipped and the story still enjoyed- I’ve written it so no major plot is lost by skipping these sections 🫶🏻 Alternates between Charlie and Nick POV ♥️

Showstopper by PansyFace22 [M]

Buzz is building around the queer extravaganza that’s planned for this season’s run with a bisexual Bachelor - England’s own star pro-rugby player Nicholas Nelson. But what are the showmakers going to do for twelve episodes if their Bachelor and one of the newcomer contestants have fallen in love at first sight? ‘Would you … kiss someone, in front of the cameras?’ Charlie asks, his heart hammering louder than the music in his ears. He moves his body again, feet squeaking closer to Nick’s, his finger where it lies along Nick’s finger on the floor suddenly pressing. He hitches in a breath as he feels Nick’s pinky finger hook onto his. Nick looks at him, his head drifting slightly closer, then he takes a quick breath and looks away. ‘I don’t know … maybe?’ he says.

Touch the grass by HSNomad [T]

Nick Nelson has had a secret for many years. Secrets can be hidden away, but they are always there waiting to be shared. A story about acceptance.

[captofthelaney]

Currently reading Lavender fields by scienceisrealyo - obsessed!

[dawnlibrary]

Lavender Fields by scienceisrealyo

Update on my "currently reading journey" (yes, I'll go with this) I've made it to chapter 10! And it's been lovely... my intrusive thoughts did win (I've been fighting them off since I started this fic) and I went ahead and read the title of the next few chapters and I AM INTRIGUED AND EXCITED AND stopping myself from REALLY spoiling myself with what happens in the latest updated chapter... I really don't want to do that to myself.

[mcgnagallsarmy]

Top 5 Nick x Charlie fics I’ve read (May 2024)

Lavender Fields by scienceisrealyo [E]

31 year old Nick Nelson retired from professional rugby and is giving Sarah Nelson a well-deserved year off from running Lavender Fields Bed and Breakfast. And Nick’s doing fine, thank you very much. Until the guest name C. Spring changes everything.

My lover is sleeping. by glaspen [T]

That had been the deal: life could be as brutal and unforgiving as it liked, as long as they had each other. When Nick is in a car accident, Charlie is left picking up the pieces.

Pining in Anticipation by kingdomfaraway [E]

“I love you too,” Charlie said, feeling a little overcome with emotions. It helped a little and Charlie finally found himself getting the nerve. He reached out and wrapped his hand around Nick’s cock, a now familiar feeling. The second his fingers wrapped around, Nick moaned, flexing his hips up just a little. Charlie put his other hand on Nick’s hip, pushing down. “If you choke me, I’ll bite you.” “Don’t threaten me with a good time,” Nick said immediately, probably not even realizing getting your dick bitten was not in fact, a sexy threat. (or awkward boyfriends in love trying to figure out this whole sex thing)

Show Me by stars_fall_on [E]

"So?" Tao's eyebrows almost touched his hairline. "So?" "Will you do it?" The thought of it alone made Charlie's head spin and the butterflies in his belly start to fly. Was he ready to take the next step with Nick? Yes. Did he think Nick was ready to take the next step with him? Yes? Probably? For a short moment he thought about asking Tao about his opinion of if whether Nick seemed ready to him. But he really wanted to stay alive so he could kiss Nick after school today and decided for the better against it. The real question he had to consider though: Was Charlie actually brave enough to take the next step with Nick?

Sunkissed by aprms [E]

The boy’s loose t-shirt ripples in a salty gust of wind as he fishes for a pen in the waiter’s apron tied around his waist. He frowns in confusion for a moment, his fingers clearly finding nothing in there, before he remembers with a chuckle to himself and reaches up to retrieve the pen from behind his ear, dislodging another errant curl from his headband. Nick runs his tongue over his parched bottom lip and wonders if he might’ve just broken the world record for fastest time ever to develop a crush on someone. ☀️🍦🌊 Two-shot. Nick is on a lads holiday with the boys when he lays eyes on a beautiful, tanned, curly haired waiter. On his last night he finally plucks up the courage to talk to him.

[ao3feed-narlie]

Moodboards: Lavender Fields by Scienceisrealyo

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/DcbTeq7 by benwvatt A collection of 8 moodboards telling the gradual story of Lavender Fields and how Nick & Charlie fell in love, Nick came out, and they both processed their heavy feelings. Contains image IDs to increase accessibility. Words: 3112, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Nicholas "Nick" Nelson, Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper) Relationships: Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring Additional Tags: Moodboards, Alternate Universe - Bed & Breakfast, Inspired by Fanfiction, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Cozy read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/DcbTeq7

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Lavender Fields by scienceisrealyo [E]

31 year old Nick Nelson retired from professional rugby and is giving Sarah Nelson a well-deserved year off from running Lavender Fields Bed and Breakfast. And Nick’s doing fine, thank you very much. Until the guest name C. Spring changes everything. Note: 1-31 are the main story. Any chapters after 31 are epilogues offering Charlie's point of view of the story.