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underrated Heartstopper moment: Nick's little smile after Darcy puts "we're such meddling gays and I love it" on the group chat because yeah. the feeling of being surrounded by other queer people for the first time and being able to make jokes about it knowing that you're in a safe space. knowing the people around you Get It for the first time. finding a place where queerness is lighthearted when it feels so overwhelming when you first discover it. its such a specific queer experience and I felt so seen in that moment.

thinkin' about nick running to charlie's house bcoz he wanted to talk about the party kiss in person AND nick pulling charlie aside from the field to tell him how much he appreciates him and if he wants to break up he'll respect that but just needed charlie to know he really likes him and wants to be w him........ shout out to communication in relationships gotta be one of my favorite genders

imogen is literally a 16 year old girl with a crush who immediately backed off and sympathized with nick when he turned her down and took the heat off of the situation when nicks friends questioned him and was happy to see him with charlie in the last episode and yet some of y'all are acting like she is a straight up VILLAIN. SHE IS A CHILD. imogen did nothing wrong i stand by this. 🤞🏻🤞🏻

no because it's the way nick realized instantly that he was acting just like ben and made it a point to try to be different... they way every single time he saw charlie around he'd say hi, public or private, the way he literally sprinted in the rain to personally apologize for running away after they kissed, the way he emphasized again and again how much he liked charlie and being with him, the way he was open and communicative about how he wanted to have privacy to understand his feelings but that he clearly didn't want to be a secret indefinitely, the way he said he'd respect it if charlie really wanted to end things but he didn't want it to be for the wrong reasons, the way he Shone when charlie called them boyfriends, the wa