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Nick peeled his rugby shirt off and over his head, quickly replacing it with a clean one, he looked up at the picture of him and Charlie he taped to the inside of his locker and smiled. The other rugby guys may have made fun of him for it but he didn’t care, it was his good luck charm. Really, Charlie was his good luck charm. But, he couldn’t be at every single match so he looked at the picture for good luck when he knew Charlie wouldn’t be in the crowd cheering him on.

God he missed Charlie at the match today, normally, when the match ended Nick would go running up to Charlie and pick him up, he would spin him around and they would laugh and smile at each other. As soon as Nick put him back on the ground Charlie would reward him with a victory kiss. Charlie would never admit this to Nick but he knew Charlie was obsessed with how rugged he looked after a match. Charlie rarely played with his hair but the second Nick was all sweaty from rugby Charlie was suddenly very keen on running his fingers through Nick’s hair. 

“Yo! Earth to Nick! You coming out to the pub with us, mate!” one of his teammates Noah shouted from across the changing room. Nick snapped out of his trance, “Can’t, I’ve got dinner plans with Char, maybe next time though!” Nick yelled back. Noah peaked his head around the corner of the lockers, “ah here we go again, you spend a lot of time with that boyfriend of yours, don’t you want to come to the pub, maybe flirt with some ladies!” Noah joked. “For the last time Noah, Charlie is my boyfriend, I would never do that to him” Nick grumbled, shoving his dirty rugby kit into his gym bag. “Look man, I’m not trying to be homophobic, I’m just sayin’ you could find someone better looking, who’s a girl’” Noah smirked. 

Nick slammed his locker door shut, walking directly over to Noah and getting in his personal space, “what is your problem with Charlie?!” he asked, steam coming out of ears. “Woah, calm down mate, I’m just looking out for you” Noah laughed. “Yeah mate, chill, he’s just looking out for you” his teammate James chimed in. Nick glared at both of them, “Yeah, how’s that?!” Nick said, taking a step closer, “geez man, I’m just saying you could do better” Noah said, rolling his eyes. “You don’t know anything about my relationship! Nor is it any of your business!” Nick yelled. 

“Dude, we just want you to be happy” James said, “pfft that’s bullshit!” Nick scoffed.  “I’m the luckiest guy in the world to be able to love Charlie and I’m even more grateful that he loves me back!” he screamed. “Sure, but do you have to have all those pictures of you guys on your locker?” Noah cringed. “Yeah man, you’re kinda rubbing your gayness in our faces” James added. “I’m bi, actually, not that it’s any of your business” Nick said, poking Noah’s chest, “whatever mate, you’re still dating a dude” James laughed. Nick had had enough, he was fuming with rage, so much so that he pushed Noah into the wall of lockers behind him and held him down, “I could give two fucks what you think or say about me, my boyfriend however, is off limits!” Nick threatened. “Oh and you can take your homophobic comments as well as the attitude and shove them up your ass,” he said, letting go of Noah. He then turned and stormed out of the locker room, leaving all of his teammates in shock. 

Nick opened the door to his shared flat with Charlie, he dropped all his belongings at the door, not even caring where his sneakers ended up when he threw them off. He rubbed the skin on his forehead between his thumb and index finger, feeling a headache coming on. He sighed, going into the kitchen to look for some paracetamol. Nick’s face instantly softened when he entered the kitchen, he saw Charlie swaying back and forth to the music that was playing in the background as he stirred a pot on the stove. Nick snuck up behind him, wrapping his arms around his waist, Charlie jumped back a little but quickly relaxed when he realized it was Nick. “Hi,” Charlie smiled, leaning into Nick’s hug.“Hey, I missed you” Nick said softly, pressing a kiss to Charlie’s shoulder, “is that why you’ve decided to hug me when you’re all sweaty from the match” Charlie said, trying to squirm away.

Nick only hugged him tighter, “I just need to recharge" Nick breathed out. “Long day?” Charlie asked, “hmm something like that” Nick responded, nuzzling into his shoulder. Charlie turned around to face Nick, “what’s going on love, you know you can talk to me, right? Charlie asked. “Just a long day, like you said, and I may have missed you, a lot,” Nick smiled, leaning down to kiss his boyfriend. Charlie broke the kiss, “ew, Nick, you’re all sweaty!” Charlie complained, “Char!! I need my hugs” Nick whined. “Why don’t you go have a shower and then you can hug me as much as you want” Charlie suggested. “Fineee!!!” Nick groaned, giving Charlie one last squeeze before untangling himself and going to take a shower. “For the record, my shower would be much more enjoyable if you joined me!’ Nick complained, before shutting the bathroom door. 

“Charr!!” Nick called out as he walked back into the kitchen after his shower. “I’m in the living room!” Charlie called back. When Nick found him on the couch, he saw that Charlie had laid out their dinner on the coffee table and had an episode of Bake Off cued up on the TV. He smiled, sitting down on the couch and pulling Charlie into his lap, “not wasting any hug time I see” Charlie giggled, settling into Nick’s lap. “Hmm I still need to recharge” Nick yawned, placing his chin on Charlie’s shoulder. Charlie sat up properly for a second to reach for the TV remote, “nope, you’re staying right here” Nick said, pulling Charlie back into his lap. Charlie smiled, “you’re being extra cuddly tonight” he giggled, “hmm just need to be close to you” Nick mumbled. 

Charlie shifted his position in Nick’s lap so he was straddling him, he cupped his cheeks with his hands, placing a soft kiss on his cheek. “What’s going on Nick?” Charlie asked, “you’re only like this when something’s bothering you” he said. “Char, I’m fine, I just missed you at the match today and it was a long day for me” Nick said, “Nicholas, I say this will all the love in the world, that’s absolute bullshit, I know you, now cut the crap and tell me what’s bothering you” Charlie said. Nick looked up at Charlie, he had tears in his eyes, “oh sweetheart” Charlie cooed as Nick cried. “I’m here, you’re safe, I’m going anywhere” Charlie whispered in Nick’s ear. Charlie brought Nick’s head down to his shoulder, allowing Nick to immediately nuzzle into his shoulder. 

“It’s all right, love, just let it all out, I’m here to talk when you’re ready” Charlie encouraged. After a few minutes Nick stopped crying and lifted his head from Charlie’s shoulder. “I’m starting to get worried, love, can you tell me what’s wrong?” Charlie asked, as he used his thumb to wipe some tears off of Nick’s cheek. “I didn’t mean to worry you Char, I’m sorry” Nick sniffled, “you have nothing to be sorry for, I love you, I just want to help you” Charlie said. “I know Char, I love you too,” Nick said. Charlie took Nick’s hand in his own, giving it a squeeze, Nick took a deep breath, “after the match today the guys asked me if I wanted to join them at the pub. I said no because I had plans with you. Noah said that I spend too much time with you and I should go out with him and the rest of the team so I could flirt with girls.” Nick said, starting to get frustrated. “I would never do that to you but they wouldn’t listen! They just kept trying to make me angry” Nick continued, “they claimed that they were just looking out for me, but they were just being homophobic pricks!” Nick cried. “They said I was rubbing my gayness in their faces all because I have a photo of us in my locker, I lost it and pushed Noah against the lockers, I told him off, and after that I just ran out of the changing room” Nick said. 

“Oh Nick, I’m so sorry that happened, love” Charlie cooed, “I’m so proud of you for defending yourself, that takes a lot of strength” Charlie continued. “Noah and his friends clearly don't know what they’re talking about, they shouldn’t be treating you like this, I hate that this happened to you” Charlie said. “You shouldn’t have to put up with that! God I want to kill them for doing this to you!” Charlie said, tears in his eyes. “You are the best person I know, I love you so much” Charlie cried. “I wasn’t just defending myself Char, I was protecting you too, I don’t care what they do to me as long as they leave you alone” Nick said. 

Charlie’s face softened, “Nick, you are always putting yourself above others and while I do love that about you, in this case, it’s not necessary. I care about you Nick and I want them to stop treating you like this. I know what it feels like to be bullied and I don’t want you to go through the same thing that I did” Charlie frowned. “Char-” Nick started, “nope, I will not let you take this bullet for me Nicholas!” Charlie said, cutting him off. “I love you” Nick said, “and I love you” Charlie replied. “We're going to be talking to your coach about this,” Charlie said as he settled back into Nick’s lap. “We’re?” Nick questioned, “yes, both of us, Nicholas! There’s no way I’m not going to be there to support you, those guys hurt you, I will not let them get away with it, I'll fight them if I have to, ” Charlie said. “Thank you” Nick said, “I’d do anything for you” Charlie replied. “In fact, I have an idea,” he said, mischievously. “We will still talk to your coach but in the meantime, who says we can’t make them really uncomfortable?” Charlie smirked. “God, I love you” Nick said, Charlie giggled, “I love you too” Charlie smiled, leaning up to kiss his boyfriend.

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Nick and Charlie skipped into their creative writing class with a smile on their faces. They walked hand in hand into the lecture hall, sitting down near a few members of the rugby team. Charlie placed his bag on the seat next to Nick’s and then proceeded to sit in his lap. Noah rolled his eyes, tapping James on the shoulder and pointing in their direction. Charlie just waved, giving them a fake smile, “shit!” Noah said under his breath, immediately turning his back to Nick and Charlie. James caught on, slouching in his seat, in an attempt to hide. Charlie turned to look at Nick, they both burst out laughing, “that was way too easy” Nick giggled. 

Charlie moved off of Nick’s lap once the lecture started but that didn’t mean they weren’t going to make Noah and James squirm in their seats. “I know you love how rugged I look after a match” Nick whispered, “I’m not sure I know what you mean, Nicholas” Charlie whispered back. “You know when I’m all out of breath, my clothes cling to my body, and I’m covered in sweat” he continued. “I’m also pretty sure you love the way my ass looks in the shorts I wear, considering, I always see you drooling at me as I walk out onto the pitch” Nick smirked. “Also, the second the match is over, you love running your hands through my hair, as well participating in some more inappropriate activities” Nick whispered in a sultry tone. Charlie blushed, covering his face with his hands, Nick smirked, “got a little situation down there Charles” Nick whispered, his eyes glancing down at Charlie’s lap. Charlie shifted in his seat making sure his laptop was covering the situation in question. “Shut up! You caused this” Charlie hissed, Nick just giggled.

“Actually, can both of you shut up, I’m trying to pay attention” Noah grumbled. Charlie whipped his head around, “Oh I’m sorry, are we rubbing our gayness in your face?” Charlie sassed, “Umm yeah, it’s kinda gross” Noah said. “You’ve more than proved that you’re in a relationship so you can stop with all the lovey dovey crap” James added. “Neither of us really cares about your opinion, we’re just going to keep doing what we want, because we aren’t hurting anyone, we understand that you’re jealous but there’s no need to be mean about it” Charlie said. He ignored their comments, he turned back around in his seat, laying his head on Nick’s shoulder, Nick caught on, wrapping his arm around Charlie. “That was amazing” Nick whispered to Charlie, he smiled, “I love you” Nick whispered, “I love you too” Charlie whispered back.

Nick and Charlie laughed as they made their way up the stairs to their flat. Nick stopped them half way up the stairs, pushing Charlie against the railing, smashing their lips together in a searing kiss. “Hmm Nick!” Charlie groaned, breaking the kiss, “what was that for?” he asked, panting, “not that I’m complaining, of course” he smirked. “I enjoy watching you defend me, it’s very hot, Charles” Nick panted, crashing their lips together in another intense kiss. “I guess we both have a thing for defending each other” Charlie said, breaking the kiss to catch his breath, “hmmm definitely” Nick hummed, going in to kiss Charlie’s neck. Charlie moaned, grabbing onto Nick’s ass and giving it a squeeze, “I knew you had a thing for my ass” Nick smirked. “Why don’t you move your ass to our bedroom because out here I can’t take your clothes off” Charlie whispered in Nick’s ear. 

Charlie fumbled with the keys, finally unlocking the door, pulling Nick inside with him. Charlie pushed Nick against the door, capturing his lips with his own. Charlie slid his hands underneath Nick’s shirt, pulling it over his head, and threw it on the floor all in one swift movement. Nick tugged at the hem of Charlie’s shirt, signaling him to take it off. Nick tossed Charlie’s shirt on the floor, breaking their kiss, taking a moment to admire Charlie. “You’re so fucking hot” Nick breathed out. Charlie’s hands travelled back down to Nick’s ass, giving it another squeeze. Nick began nibbling at his neck, swirling his tongue around each dark purple bruise he left behind. Nick made quick work of removing Charlie’s pants and boxers, then Charlie started to undo his belt, pulling down Nick’s jeans and boxers. “I’ll race you to the bedroom” Nick smirked, immediately taking off towards their room, Charlie laughed, running after Nick. 

Nick pinned Charlie on the bed, Nick’s eyes wandered to Charlie’s lips, he slowly inched his face closer but not close enough for their lips to meet. Charlie grabbed onto Nick’s face and brought their lips together. Charlie licked Nick’s bottom lip, asking for permission, Nick moaned, tangling his fingers in Charlie’s curls. Charlie flipped them over so he was straddling Nick’s lap, he slowly pushed into him, “Char, faster” Nick moaned, Charlie sped up, thrusting into Nick. “Ohh, fuck, Char! Nick groaned, Charlie sped up even more, causing Nick to throw his head back, moaning from the immense amount of pleasure. 

“Char! That’s so good, right there” he moaned, Charlie’s lips explored every inch of Nick’s skin that he could reach, leaving dark purple hickeys behind. He pounded into him with all his strength causing Nick to dig his fingernails into Charlie’s back. “Char, I’m a-almost t-t-there” Nick breathed out, clinging to Charlie like his life depended on it. He felt himself twitch, “oh o-oh, argh Charlie!” Nick moaned, letting his release take over. Charlie followed shortly after, groaning as he let his release wash over him. 

“That w-was incredible” Nick panted, Charlie flopped down onto the bed beside him, “I love you” Charlie breathed out. Nick felt himself blush, “I love you too” he smiled, pulling Charlie into his chest. “You’re always so cuddly after sex” Charlie giggled. “Hmm I love being close to you and I always feel more connected to you after we make love” Nick said, “You did not just say we make love!” Charlie complained. “What? I love you and I love having sex with you, so yes, we make love” Nick argued. Charlie rolled over to face Nick, “I guess that’s kinda sweet” Charlie blushed “so are you” Nick smiled, leaning down and closing the distance between their lips. 

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“Hey Nelson, your girlfriend is here!” Noah shouted from across the pitch, Nick clenched his fists, taking a keep breath. He looked out into the crowd, his eyes meeting Charlie’s, instantly calming him down. Nick smiled, waving at him and blowing a kiss in his direction. Charlie giggled, pretending to catch it, holding it close to his heart. Nick was about to blow another kiss when he got hit in the back of the head with a rugby ball, “you can pretend to kiss your girlfriend later Nelson, we have a game to win!” James laughed, high-fiving Noah. Nick sighed, walking over to the bench to sit down and wait for the match to start, he pulled out his phone from his bag, quickly texting Charlie.

Nick 🐶: I’m all right, I promise, my head doesn’t even hurt

Char <3: Aww love, I’m glad you’re ok 🥺

Nick 🐶: Glad you’re here, you make everything better

Char <3: I will always be here for you 😘

Nick 🐶: Love you x

Char <3: Love you too x

Nick shoved his phone back in his bag, “get off your ass Nelson, it’s time to play!” Nick rolled his eyes, getting up from his seat on the bench and jogging onto the pitch. Charlie put his phone back in his pocket, feeling a little better now that he knew Nick was all right. The match started and so far it was going off without a hitch, Charlie even cheered from his seat on the bleachers. “Hey, Charlie!” a voice shouted from nearby, Charlie looked up from his seat, seeing Amy waving at him, along with Rosa and Jake. Charlie smiled, waving back, then, the three of them made their way up the bleachers to where Charlie was sitting. 

“Charlie! It’s so good to see you!” Amy said, leaning in to give him a hug, “it’s good to see you guys too,” Charlie smiled. “So, you must be here to score some points with your rugby lad eh?” Rosa asked, patting Charlie on the back, “no, Rosa, I’m here to support him” Charlie laughed. “Ok, Charles, but we all know you and Nick will be boning after this” Rosa smirked, “Rosa! You did not just say that” Amy complained. “I did and it’s true” Rosa said, “I’m here as moral support, and moral support only, I actually like watching Nick play” Charlie smiled. Rosa rolled her eyes, sitting down on the bleachers next to Amy. Jake cleared his throat, his eyes darting away from Charlie, he blushed, looking down at the ground. “Hey” he said quietly, awkwardly sitting down next to Charlie, “oh hey Jake” Charlie said, shifting his focus back to the match. Jake turned to face Charlie, he was trying to start a conversation when the entire crowd erupted with cheers. Charlie jumped up out of his seat, “GO NICK!! WHOOO!!” he clapped, as Nick ran from the other side of the pitch and scored a try. 

Nick smiled, waving at Charlie, to thank him for the show of support. “Aww James, look, Nick’s girlfriend is cheering him on” Noah laughed, coming up behind Nick and slapping him on the back. “Don’t you think that joke is getting a little old Noah” Nick said, rolling his eyes, “I think it’s fucking hilarous!” James shouted. “You know what would be fucking hilarous? If both of you actually shut up for once!” Nick yelled back. “Ooh feisty, taking after your girlfriend” James laughed. Nick angrily pushed both of them out of his way, walking back to the pitch. “Woah, what was that?” Rosa asked, after seeing Nick pushing his teammates aside. “Nick’s been having some issues with them” Charlie said, “but Nick literally gets along with everyone” Rosa said. “Everyone except homophobic pricks and those two are the worst offenders” Charlie grumbled. “Damn, I’m sorry, bro, that’s messed up,” Rosa said. “Yeah, that sucks, they shouldn’t be treating you guys like that” Jake said, fiddling with his hands. Amy, Rosa and Charlie all whipped their heads around, looking at Jake, “t-thank you,” Charlie barely said, still in shock. “You should say something! Those guys need to be put in their place” Amy said. “We’ve been through worse, back in secondary school we were tormented pretty much everyday by a whole group of bullies” Charlie explained. “Also, we’ve tried, they just don’t care,” Charlie said, turning his attention back to the match. “I know it’s technically not condoned but I would totally beat those guys up for you” Rosa joked, “thank you, Rosa but I think Nick’s got us covered” Charlie laughed. “Ha! I knew you were only here to get laid!” Rosa laughed. 

When the match was over, Charlie said his goodbyes to Amy, Rosa and Jake and then got up from his seat to go meet Nick at the sidelines. Nick didn’t even give Charlie a chance to say hello before he tackled him in a bear hug. “Hi” Nick said, looking up at Charlie after putting him back on the ground, “hi” Charlie replied, feeling his cheeks turning pink. “Thank you for coming to watch me,” Nick whispered into Charlie’s ear. He shivered, “of course, I love watching you play” Charlie blushed. Nick smiled, giving Charlie a kiss on the cheek, “oi! Lovebirds, get a room!” Noah laughed, “Yeah, we don’t need to see this!” James complained. Charlie ignored their comments, he pulled Nick in by the collar of his shirt, bringing him in for a kiss. Nick happily reciprocated, using his free hand to flip his teammates off. Charlie may have intended for the kiss to be short and sweet but Nick had other plans. He wrapped his arms around Charlie’s wait, pulling him closer, he slipped his tongue into Charlie’s mouth, deepening the kiss. When they broke apart Noah and James were staring at them, their jaws practically on the floor. “What do you say we get out of here?” Nick suggested Charlie bit his lip, "definitely, lets go” he said, smirking. 

The second he got inside their flat Nick pushed Charlie up against the door, “I know I’m turning you on right now” Nick whispered, smashing their lips together in a searing kiss. Charlie gasped, breaking the kiss, “how can you be so sure” he panted. “I’m all out of breath, all my clothes are stuck to my body, showing off my muscles, and I’m covered in sweat” he breathed out. “I also caught you drooling at me as I walked out onto the pitch, and I know it’s because you love the way my ass looks in rugby shorts” Nick smirked, crashing their lips together in another intense kiss. “I guess I have a thing for your ass” Charlie said, breaking the kiss to catch his breath, “I knew it” Nick panted, going in to kiss Charlie’s neck. 

“Shut up and take off your shirt” Charlie groaned, “whatever you say” Nick smirked, peeling off his sweaty rugby shirt. Charlie smirked, throwing his own shirt on the floor and jumping up, wrapping his legs around Nick’s torso. He grabbed onto Nick’s ass, giving it a squeeze. “Why don’t you move your ass to the shower,” Charlie whispered in Nick’s ear “why don’t you take my pants off first” Nick smirked. Charlie brought his legs back onto the floor, making quick work of removing Nick’s pants and boxers, he grabbed Nick’s hand to lead him to the bathroom but Nick stopped him. “Stop right there, I’m fucking you right here, right now” Nick breathed out, Charlie let go of his hand, “then do it, Nicholas” he whispered, starting to remove his own jeans and boxers.

Nick pinned Charlie to the wall slowly pushing into him, “N-Nick, f-faster” Charlie moaned. Nick sped up, his movements becoming more powerful. Nick started leaving a trail of kisses down Charlie’s neck, occasionally stopping to leave a hickey behind. He left hickeys all over Charlie’s neck and collarbone, and sucked hard on Charlie’s sweet spot, right below his ear. “Nick!” Charlie moaned, throwing his head back letting the wave of pleasure take over. Nick followed shortly after, “fuck, Char!” Nick breathed out, allowing his release to wash over him. Nick took Charlie’s hand, placing it directly over his beating heart. “God, the things you do to me, Char” he panted. “Take me to the shower” Charlie whispered in Nick’s ear, “I’ll race you” Nick whispered back. They both immediately started sprinting towards the bathroom, leaving all of their clothes behind.

Charlie didn’t even give Nick any time to process, he just pinned him against the shower wall. Nick gasped, his pupils becoming the size of saucers. Charlie knelt down, immediately taking Nick in his mouth, he groaned, bracing his arms and hands to the wall in order to prevent himself from sliding down. The feeling of Charlie’s mouth around him was like a drug, Nick craved that rush of emotion and pleasure, and Charlie knew just how to drive him mad. “Hmmm Char, C-Char, hmmm f-faster” Nick stuttered, Charlie sped up, causing Nick to let out a loud groan. Charlie felt him twitch in his mouth, “r-right t-t-there!” Nick breathed out, sliding down against the tiled wall of the shower, letting his release wash over him. 

Nick started leaving kisses up Charlie’s thighs, his breath hitched, Nick lingered there for a while, then started leaving a trail of hickeys up Charlie’s torso. Nick’s hands traveled up to Charlie’s waist, he pressed his thumbs onto Charlie’s hips, causing him to gasp. Nick smirked before joining their lips and slipping his tongue into Charlie’s mouth. Charlie bucked his hips, trying to create friction, “I need you” he breathed out. Nick turned them around, pinning Charlie to the shower wall thrusting into him with all his strength, Charlie immediately dug his fingernails into Nick’s back to support himself. Nick pounded into him with so much force Charlie could feel himself bobbing up and down with each thrust and the sensation was incredible. Nick reached down and started stroking Charlie, causing him to arch his back. Nick held onto Charlie for dear life as they both let their releases take over, they pressed their foreheads together, trying to catch their breaths. “I love you” Charlie breathed out, “and I love you” Nick smiled. 

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“You can do this, Nick,” Charlie encouraged, giving his hand a squeeze. “I’m worried he won’t take me seriously” Nick mumbled, looking down at the floor, “I’m just so sick of these guys taking the piss out of me, especially since they’re taking shots at you!” Nick said. “Look at me” Charlie said, turning Nick’s cheek so that he was facing him, “What your teammates are doing isn’t right and your coach should know about it” Charlie said. “I know,” Nick breathed out.

“Nicholas Nelson! What a nice surprise! What can I do for you?” Coach Holt asked, closing his laptop to give Nick his full attention. “Hello Coach” Nick said, walking into his office. “Oh, who’s this?” he asked, as Nick and Charlie sat down. “Coach, this is my boyfriend, Charlie” Nick said nervously, “well, hello Charlie, it’s very nice to meet you” Coach Holt smiled. “Nice to meet you too, sir” Charlie said, “so what can I do for you, gentlemen?” Coach Holt asked. “Umm I was just hoping to talk to you about Noah and James, sir” Nick said, playing with his hands in his lap. Charlie reached out and took his hand, giving it another squeeze for reassurance. 

“Oh, is everything all right?” he asked, “no, sir, they’ve been making some comments about my relationship with Charlie” Nick said, looking down at the floor. “I see, I’m assuming these comments have been hurtful?” Coach Holt asked. Nick nodded, “yes, sir, umm they said they aren’t trying to be homophobic, but I could find someone better looking, who’s a girl” Nick said, quietly. “They won’t leave me alone either, and I’ve told them off multiple times” Nick added. “Nick has shared a lot with me about what’s been happening and I’ve witnessed both of them being very unkind,” Charlie chimed in. 

“They also seem to think it’s funny to call Charlie my girlfriend and they like to say that we’re rubbing our gayness in their faces” Nick said. Charlie frowned, giving Nick’s hand another squeeze, “Nick loves playing rugby, especially since he loves being part of a team, but this situation has been making Nick really anxious and he hasn’t been able to enjoy rugby” Charlie added. "You care a lot about Nicholas, don’t you Charlie?” Coach Holt asked. “I do sir, which is why I convinced him to come talk to you” Charlie smiled. Nick looked up at Charlie and gave him a smile, he was so overwhelmed by his love for Charlie that he couldn’t stop himself from leaning over and giving him a peck on the cheek.

“I’m very sorry this is happening to you Nicholas, this kind of behavior is unacceptable, I will be suspending Noah and James from practice and games, I also plan on having a very serious conversation with them about my zero tolerance policy” Coach Holt said. “T-Thank you sir,” Nick said, reaching out to shake his hand. “I know what it’s like to be the only queer person on a sports team, back then, I wouldn’t have been able to report this kind of behavior to my coach, which is why I do this, I want to be a support system for my players, especially the queer ones” Coach Holt replied. “Thank you for your support sir, it means a lot to both of us” Charlie said. “You two seem like a very sweet couple” Coach Holt said, as Nick and Charlie got up from their seats, “thank you” they both smiled at the same time, taking each other's hands and walking out of the office. 

Later that night, Nick and Charlie were cuddling on the couch, they had a movie on but neither one of them was paying attention to it. They were too busy lazily making out, Nick had his hands loosely tangled in Charlie’s curls, tightening his grip as Charlie slipped his tongue in his mouth. Charlie broke the kiss to catch his breath, his lips cherry red and swollen from making out for so long. “I’m so proud of you” Charlie breathed out, going in for another kiss, “hmm, you helped, a lot” Nick said in between kisses. “Nonsense, I may have helped but you did all the hard work” Charlie panted. “Mmm well I’d certainly like to be doing you right now, does that count as more hard work?” Nick smirked, “oh absolutely” Charlie flirted back.

Nick slipped his hands under Charlie’s jumper, pulling it over his head and throwing it onto the floor. Nick started to kiss and suck his way down Charlie’s neck, leaving a trail of dark purple hickeys behind. “Nickkkk, hmmm” Charlie breathed out, Nick’s lips traveled down to Charlie’s collar bone where he started to leave soft, wet kisses. Charlie’s breath hitched when Nick reached his nipples, he stopped for a moment looking up at Charlie silently asking him for permission, Charlie bit his lip and nodded. Nick went in and swirled his tongue around his left nipple, then he moved on to the right nipple, making sure to give it the same amount of attention. 

Charlie grabbed Nick’s face, pulling him in for an intense kiss, he sucked on Nick’s bottom lip, slipping his tongue inside his mouth. Nick groaned, eagerly grinding into Charlie, causing him to let out a whine. Not even a second later the rest of their clothes flew off and they were both completely naked on the couch. Nick flipped them over so he was straddling Charlie’s lap, immediately thrusting into him, Charlie threw his head back and moaned from the immense amount of pleasure. Nick dug his fingernails into Charlie’s back, speeding up his thrusts, while Charlie hung on to Nick’s shoulders. “Hmmm, Char” Nick panted, he felt himself twitch, “oh Charlie!” Nick moaned, letting his release take over. Charlie followed shortly after, moaning as he let his release take over. 

Nick took Charlie in his hand slowly starting to pump up and down, “hmmm more” Charlie groaned. But, Nick really took his time, he made sure Charlie craved his touches before leaving wet, lingering kisses and hickeys behind as he worshiped his entire body. As soon as Nick knew that Charlie was putty in his hands, he sped up his movements, “Ohh, mmm, fuck, Nick!!” Charlie moaned. Nick smirked, quickly replacing his hand with his mouth to finish Charlie off. Charlie gripped a pillow on the couch with all his strength as he felt himself twitch in Nick’s mouth, “fucking hell, Nick!!” he moaned, letting go of his release. 

Once Charlie finally caught his breath, he climbed into Nick’s lap, he slowly began peppering kisses down Nick’s neck, stopping to suck on his pulse point. He moved even slower as he left kisses down his torso, stopping where Nick needed him most. “Char, p-please” Nick breathed out. Charlie smirked, slowly going down on Nick, barely taking any of him in his mouth, “mmm more” Nick whined. Charlie took all of Nick in his mouth, bobbing up and down until Nick was right on the edge. Then he stopped. Nick squirmed, trying to create friction, “Char, quit teasing, let’s just fuck” Nick panted. “I want you to ride me” Nick breathed out, thrusting into Charlie. Nick picked up the pace, causing Charlie to arch his back, “mmm so good” Charlie moaned. “Char, you are so fucking hot” Nick groaned, leaning in to suck on Charlie’s neck. “D-Don’t stop” Charlie breathed out, “mmm I wasn’t going t-to” Nick panted. They both let go of their releases at the same time, allowing the wave of pleasure to wash over them. Nick held Charlie in his lap while they both panted, they pressed their foreheads together, finally catching their breaths. “I love you and I’m so proud of you” Charlie panted, “and I love you” Nick breathed out, going in to kiss his boyfriend on the lips. 

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Nick jogged off the pitch, speeding up his pace when he spotted Charlie waiting on the sidelines. He smiled, catching Charlie in his arms and spinning him around, “you were amazing! I’m so proud of you” Charlie beamed. “Couldn’t have done it without you” Nick whispered in his ear, placing Charlie back on the ground. “I’m pretty sure it was all you, my love” Nick hugged him tighter, smiling and leaning down to kiss his boyfriend, “you are very sweaty” Charlie noted, breaking their kiss. “Hmm never bothered you before” Nick breathed out, going in to kiss him again. “Nick!!” Charlie complained trying to wiggle out of his arms, “Char!! I need my kisses” Nick whined. “Why don’t you go get changed and then you can kiss me as much as you want” Charlie suggested. “Fine!!!” Nick groaned, giving Charlie one last squeeze before untangling himself from his boyfriend. “But for the record, kissing you would be a lot more fun!” Nick shouted, before he started to jog back to the changing room, Charlie just laughed, shaking his head. 

Nick pulled his sweaty rugby shirt off and over his head, replacing it with a clean t-shirt, he looked up at the picture of him and Charlie he taped to the inside of his locker and smiled. His teammates started to make fun of him for it but he didn’t care, it was his good luck charm. Actually, Charlie was his good luck charm. But, he couldn’t be at every single match so Nick looked at the picture for good luck when he knew Charlie wouldn’t be in the crowd cheering him on. When Nick first joined the rugby team, all his teammates loved him. Nick had been so excited, he thought he had finally found a team that didn’t have any bullies who would constantly torment him about his sexuality. Well, that was until one night at the bar, after a few too many drinks, Nick shared that he had a boyfriend. Things went downhill from there. A couple of his teammates would make snide comments here and there but Nick chose to ignore it, he didn’t react because he didn’t want to give them the satisfaction. He figured if he just laid low, kept his head down and played the best he could no one would bother him too much. 

“Nick! You coming out to the pub with us, mate!” one of his teammates Noah shouted from across the changing room. Nick snapped out of his thoughts, “Can’t, I’ve got plans with Char, maybe next time though!” Nick yelled back. Noah peaked his head around the corner, “ah here we go again, you spend a lot of time with that boyfriend of yours” Noah rolled his eyes. "Don't you want to come to the pub, maybe flirt with some ladies, maybe even go home with one?” Noah smirked. “Charlie is my boyfriend, I would never do that to him” Nick grumbled, shoving his dirty rugby kit into his gym bag. “Look man, I’m not trying to be homophobic, I’m just sayin’ you could be dating someone better, who’s a girl’” Noah joked. 

Nick slammed his locker door shut, he walked directly over to Noah and got in his personal space, “do you have a problem with Charlie?!” Nick crossed his arms over his chest, taking a step closer. “Woah, calm down mate, I’m just making a suggestion” Noah laughed, taking a small step back. “Yeah mate, chill, he’s just looking out for you” his teammate James chimed in. Nick glared at both of them, “Yeah, how’s that?!” Nick took another step closer, “I’m just saying you’ve been with the same guy for a while now, aren’t you bored?” Noah asked. Nick's face twisted into a scowl, “I’m the luckiest guy in the world to be able to love Charlie and I’m even more grateful that he loves me back!” he screamed. “Sure, but you’re getting the same dick every night, don’t you want to throw some ladies in there?” Noah smirked. 

“I’m not even sure what you see in him, he’s way too skinny,” James added. “Yeah, you must be doing all the work if you know what I mean,” Noah smirked. “He’s definitely not with him for the sex!” James laughed, “Nick probably just pities him let’s be honest” Noah laughed. Nick had had enough, he was fuming with rage, he pushed Noah into the wall of lockers behind him and held him down, “don’t talk about my boyfriend like that!” Nick yelled in his face. “You’re a homophobic piece of shit and I don’t really give a fuck what you two think or say about me, my boyfriend however, is off limits!” Nick threatened. “Oh and James, no matter what you keep telling yourself, it’s not cool to agree with popular jerks, it just makes you an asshole” Nick added, “do you really have a stick shoved so far up your ass that you don’t see how homophobic you’re being?” James blinked at him in shock, taking a few steps back. Nick grabbed him by his shirt, stopping him from leaving, “and you both mid as well just take your homophobic attitudes and shove them up there with the sticks in your asses,” Nick let go of both of them, shoving them into the lockers as he turned to leave. He stormed out of the changing room, leaving all of his teammates in shock. 

Nick wiped some tears from his eyes as he rushed out of the changing room. He was so focused on getting the hell out of there that he didn’t even notice that Charlie had made his way inside and was waiting for him in the hallway. “Nick! Nick!” he stopped in his tracks, turning around. “Nick, what’s going on? Have you been crying?” Charlie rushed over to Nick, immediately pulling him into a hug. “I’m fine Char, let’s just go home” Nick broke away from their hug, taking Charlie’s hand and leading him towards the exit. “Nick, I’m worried about you, I can see that you’re upset, just talk to me” Charlie begged. “It’s fine! It’s not a big deal! Can we go? Please? I don’t want to be here anymore!” Nick wiped some fresh tears from his eyes, pleading with his boyfriend to just let it go. Charlie nodded, giving Nick’s hand a squeeze before leading him out of the building.

Nick opened the door to his shared flat with Charlie, he dropped all his belongings at the door, not even caring where his sneakers ended up when he threw them off. He rubbed his forehead between his thumb and index finger, feeling a headache coming on. He sighed, going into the kitchen to look for some paracetamol. Charlie snuck up behind him, wrapping his arms around his waist, as Nick reached into the cabinet. “I’m not going to push you but I just want you to know that I’m here,” Charlie smiled, giving Nick a squeeze. “I know, I’m sorry, shouldn’t have snapped at you” Nick said softly, pressing a kiss to Charlie’s shoulder, “it’s all right, I know you’ll tell me when you’re ready ” Charlie said softly, pressing a kiss to Nick’s cheek. Nick signed, leaning into his touch, relaxing in Charlie's arms, "why don't you go have a shower? I'll make us something for dinner, ok?" Nick nodded turning around in Charlie's arms, placing a kiss on his lips. Charlie smiled, giving Nick's hand a squeeze as he went off to take a shower.

“Charr!!” Nick called out as he walked back into the kitchen after taking his shower. “I’m in the living room!” Charlie called out. When Nick found him on the couch, he saw that Charlie had laid out their dinner on the coffee table and had an episode of Bake Off cued up on the TV. He smiled, sitting down on the couch and pulling Charlie into his lap, “I see you’re not wasting any hug time” Charlie giggled, settling into Nick’s lap. “Hmm I need to recharge” Nick yawned, placing his chin on Charlie’s shoulder. Charlie reached his hand up and started to massage Nick’s scalp, Nick hummed, leaving soft kisses on Charlie’s neck as a thank you. Charlie sat up properly for a second to reach for the TV remote, “don’t get up, I’m comfy!” Nick whined, pulling Charlie back into his lap. Charlie smiled, “you’re being extra cuddly tonight” he giggled, “hmm just need to be close to you” Nick mumbled. 

Charlie shifted his position in Nick’s lap so he was straddling him, cupping his face in his hands and placing a soft kiss on his cheek. “I know I said I wasn’t going to push but you’re only like this when something’s bothering you Nick” Charlie said, concerned. “Char, I’m fine, it was a long day for me” Nick said, “Nicholas, I say this with all the love in the world, that’s absolute bullshit, I know you, now cut the crap and tell me what’s bothering you” Charlie said. Nick looked up at Charlie, and started sobbing, “oh sweetheart” Charlie cooed as Nick cried. “I’m here, you’re safe, I’m not going anywhere” Charlie whispered in Nick’s ear. Charlie brought Nick’s head down to his shoulder, allowing Nick to immediately nuzzle into his shoulder. Nick started to feel guilty, he hated that he had made such a big fuss over what happened. He stood up for himself and put those guys in their place, he shouldn’t be upset. 

“It’s all right, love, let it all out, I’m here to talk when you’re ready” Charlie encouraged. Once Nick stopped crying, he lifted his head from Charlie’s shoulder. “I’m starting to get worried, love, can you tell me what’s wrong?” Charlie used his thumb to wipe some tears off of Nick’s cheek. “I didn’t mean to worry you Char, I’m sorry” Nick sniffled, “you have nothing to be sorry for, I love you, I just want to help you” Charlie placed a kiss on Nick’s cheek, taking Nick’s hand in his own and giving it a squeeze. Nick took a deep breath, “after the match the guys asked me if I wanted to join them at the pub. I said no, I had plans with you. Noah went on to say that I spend too much time with you, and that I should go out with him and the rest of the team to flirt with girls” Nick started to get frustrated, crossing his arms over his chest. “I tried to tell him that I would never do that to you but he wouldn’t listen! He just kept pissing me off” Nick continued, “then James tried to claim that he was just looking out for me, but both of them were just being homophobic pricks!” Nick cried. “Noah was saying all sorts of awful things about you! Which I won’t repeat by the way, I’m not letting him have that,” Nick rubbed his face with his hands out of frustration, “I told him to stop talking about you like that, which he didn’t take seriously, he just laughed” Nick scoffed. “He told me that I needed to loosen up, and that’s when I lost it, I pushed Noah against the lockers and told him off, after that I just ran out of the changing room” Nick said. 

“Oh Nick, I’m so sorry that happened, love” Charlie cooed, “I’m so proud of you for standing up for yourself, that takes a lot of strength” Charlie ran his thumb along Nick’s jaw line, attempting to soothe him. “Your own teammates shouldn’t be treating you like this, I hate that this happened to you” Charlie said. “You shouldn’t have to put up with that! God I want to kill them for doing this to you!” Charlie used his free hand to wipe some tears from his own eyes. “You are the best person I know, I love you so much” Charlie cried. “I hate that you even have to defend yourself, your sexuality shouldn’t be a problem, it’s not even anyone’s business!" Charlie cried, clenching his fists. As much as Nick hated seeing Charlie so upset he knew he was right, both of them had every reason to be upset. 

“I wasn’t just defending myself, you know, I was protecting you too,” Nick said softly. Nick desperately wanted to protect Charlie from being bullied again. Nick would endure whatever those guys had planned for him if it meant Charlie didn’t have to suffer, “I don’t care what they do to me as long as they leave you alone” Nick wiped some tears from his eyes. Charlie’s face softened, “Nick, you are always putting yourself above others and while I do love that about you, in this case, it’s not necessary. I care about you and I want your teammates to stop treating you like this. I know what it feels like to be bullied, I don’t want you to go through the same crap that I did” Charlie frowned. “Char-” Nick started, “nope, I will not let you take this bullet for me Nicholas!” Charlie said, cutting him off. “We're going to be talking to your coach about this,” Charlie said as he settled back into Nick’s lap. “We’re?” Nick questioned, “yes, both of us, Nicholas! There’s no way I’m not going to be there to support you, those guys hurt you, I will not let them get away with it, I'll fight them if I have to,” Charlie insisted. “Thank you” Nick said, “I’d do anything for you” Charlie said. “God, I love you” Nick said, Charlie giggled, “I love you too” Charlie smiled, leaning up to kiss his boyfriend.