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   How to stay emotionally unattached, and other adulting failures... by kaalee for TheIrishGirl

   Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   31 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
   • Daisy the Dog (Heartstopper)
   • Stéphane Fournier
   • Minor Character Death
   • end of life care (minor character)
   • non-graphic description of self harm and suicide attempt
   • charlie is a nurse
   • Daisy is the goodest dog in the universe
   • Happy Ending
   • Nicholas "Nick" Nelson Needs a Hug
   • Smitten Nicholas "Nick" Nelson
   • Smitten Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper)
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • i promise it's not as bad as the tags make it seem
   • Absolute happy ending I promise
   • Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting

   Summary

   Charlie's dog Daisy finds someone distraught and despondent in a blizzard. They have a cup of tea and learn that this poor man, Nick Nelson, has a dying father on end-of-life care and no one to help.

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   NOTE: there are two "hover overs" in this chapter. I've made sure to underline them, so you know what to hover over for a translation or an explanation.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   16,749

   Chapters:

   2/2

   Comments:

   136

   Kudos:

   167

   Bookmarks:

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   Bookmarked by luvstells

   02 Aug 2026

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