Top 10 Nick x Charlie fics I’ve read (Apr 2025)
all i wanna do is get you out of that sweater, boy by golden_hestia [G]
It had started with small things first, a t-shirt here, a sweater there, until Charlie had filled an entire drawer of his dresser with Nick’s stolen clothes. Nick had never bothered to ask for them back. He’d only smile when he’d see Charlie arrive at his front door in his jumper, or wearing his joggers to bed when they had sleepovers. Sometimes Nick would offer up an offhand, “oh, I wondered where that had gone,” with no real intention of reclaiming them. Charlie knew that Nick liked seeing him wear his clothes, had told him as much with the same warm cheeks Charlie had seen the first time, all those months ago. It made Charlie feel so wanted knowing that Nick found as much pleasure in it as he did. Which was all well and good because Charlie had become a tad dependent on Nick’s clothes, it felt ridiculous for him to admit, but it was the truth. When the darker thoughts that had been simmering under the surface started to fester, if it wasn’t Nick himself, it was his clothes that Charlie found solace in. It was easy to hide himself in Nick’s large jumpers, draw the hood up and breathe in Nick’s smell, pretending that everything was fine. But everything was not fine. -- a missing scene fic from s3e4
The Decline of the Art of Subtlety by writeitininkorinblood [T]
Sarah’s not sure if she’s getting more perceptive or if Nick and Charlie are just getting far less subtle, but it becomes increasingly clear to her that they have a physical relationship. Or: 3 times Sarah Nelson had her suspicions, and one time it was abundantly clear
The First Milestone by SoItsComeToThis [T]
It's Nick's fortieth birthday and he has a lot of complicated feelings about it.
If The World Was Ending, I’d Wanna Be Next To You by RoyalHeartHuff [T]
In the not so distant future, London has collapsed under the weight of a regime that erases the different. Hunted by drones and haunted by memories, Charlie must choose between survival and saving the man he loves. But, love doesn’t let go easily.
Iris by lavagirlultra [G]
Nick has spent his entire life waiting for someone to see him. He feels like a puzzle, or an optical illusion. Sure, he may be difficult to get right at first, but if you just look from the right angle, the picture is so clear. But nobody even tries. Maybe it’s better they don’t. He doesn’t know if he could handle being unsolvable. or: Nobody seems to actually see Nick—until Charlie.
Is it Okay if we, like… Keep this a secret? by PhoenixSpring
5 times Nick and Charlie think they're keeping their relationship a secret, plus the 1 time they realise they've been caught. Written for the 99 Moments of Joy: A Heartstopper Countdown.
put my name with yellow hearts by bookinit [T]
The question, though, is this. In the last two weeks, have you fantasized about someone of the same gender? Unwittingly, Nick thinks of the Great Pencil Debacle. About Charlie’s lips. Guiltily, he clicks yes. After all, there’s no point in taking the quiz if he’s just going to lie. — A short re-imagining of Charlie and Nick’s first kiss, because I’m obsessed with them.
this loving could save me (this love isn't crazy) by riverdanceeee [T]
Ideally, realistically, statistically, hell, probably even astrologically—Nick and Charlie are not supposed to last. But it's just so fucking fun to prove people wrong.
trams, felching, and that bloke that had a beard one time by kaalee [M]
Nick really likes Charlie all the time. He's hoping Charlie will like his new beard as much as Charlie did on that bloke from Merlin in that one specific photo he saw that one time… 800 words, rated M for description of sex acts
why i want you near by bishyreadytocry [M]
In which Charlie is on holiday with the family, Nick pines from Leeds, and nonsense ensues or A snippet of each day Charlie is away and what these idiots talk about while they miss each other