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    At the sight of freckled cheekbones and amber eyes, Charlie is suddenly transported back to over a decade prior. To the first meeting of a boy with a kind smile and sweet disposition in his form.

    “Hi,” Charlie had said as he took his newly assigned seat.

    “Hi,” the boy said back, a wary look almost passing his features before it quickly transformed into a polite grin.

    Charlie never forgot the butterflies that swarmed his stomach that day.

    Those same butterflies come storming back now so fiercely that he nearly keels over from the nausea of it. The jolt of panic, fear, and a little bit of something else that he can’t quite name, hitting him all at once.

    Nicholas Nelson, the first boy Charlie ever loved, is standing in his bookshop.

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    or: another bookshop au

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    20 May 2026

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    Angsty but happy ending

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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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    07 Mar 2026

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    Charlie Spring is on a run of good luck, so when his friends suggest he enter his name to win a cruise, he does it without a second thought. When he arrives for his dream vacation, he realizes the cruise is not exactly what he thought, and to make matters worse, he has a roommate. Hopefully he can think of a way to entertain himself...

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    07 Mar 2026