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    “When will you see him next? Let’s come up with a plan, love.”

    “Tonight, at home, I was just about to text him that I’ll bring dinner when you arrived earlier, so...”

    There’s some rustling against the phone’s speaker and then -

    “Oh no, sh-!”

    The message ends on this horrifyingly desperate tone in your best friend’s voice and your heart drops with the reality of the situation. You weren’t meant to hear all of that.

    🍂🍂

    Or:
    The horrors of an accidentally recorded and sent voice message and how that probably turns out for the best because it's Nick and Charlie.

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    18 Oct 2025

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    In which Darcy is a drunken chaos gremlin, Charlie has to clean up their mess, and missing the last train of the night might just be the best thing that Nick has ever done. (A Pride-themed uni meet cute AU, because why the hell not.)

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    16 Oct 2025

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    Nick Nelson is overwhelmed.
    At thirty years old he finds himself back in his hometown taking guardianship of his brother's children.
    Juggling two kids, two dogs and a new job is a lot but what choice does he have?
    He doesn't need anything else added to his plate.

    So what happens when the children's Piano teacher sweeps him off his feet?

    Only Charlie Spring's life isn't exactly simple either.

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    22 Jun 2025

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    After another disappointing relationship fizzles out before it starts, Charlie Spring finds himself wanting to reconnect with one of his former best friends (and on again off again crush), Nick Nelson. But how do you get back in touch with a person who drunkenly confessed his feelings to you, whose heart you broke in the process, and who you haven't spoken to in years?
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    Or, the one where guidance counselor Charlie finally realizes hot carpenter Nick has loved him for years, and has to convince him to give him one more chance before it's too late.

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    This fic has inspired a sister story, told from Nick's POV: Remember Me.
    If you enjoy this one, join me over there! It's not a straight re-telling; it's a standalone story that focuses on Nick's perspective and fills in some of the gaps from this one.

    Thanks to AO3 user KariCl569 for pointing me toward the song "The Promise" by Tracy Chapman. It's beautiful and so fitting.

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    03 Jan 2025

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    AU where Nick and Charlie are set up on a blind date while at university and it definitely doesn’t go to plan.

    Or the one where two boys meet under very different circumstances, misunderstandings ensue, and both are too insecure for their own good.

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    04 Nov 2024