Winter Heartstopper AU where Charlie goes ice skating with his friends and Nick works at the skating rink!!
Nick is working the ticket booth when they arrive and it’s literally always love at first sight with these boys. Their hands brush as Nick fastens the neon admission wristband around Charlie’s wrist and smirks when Charlie blushes.
Charlie is very bad at skating (imagine a baby deer trying to stand for the first time)
Lucky for him, Nick is the skating instructor for the kid lessons! He tells Charlie he’s more than welcome to join his class as long as learning to ice skate alongside a bunch of eight-year-olds doesn’t bother him too much.
Then Nick slyly suggests that he could give Charlie a…private lesson, and Charlie’s cheeks are totally only bright pink because he’s cold, no other reason.
Elle, Tao, and Isaac tease him relentlessly throughout the night about how he’s being flirted with by an employee of the skating rink. Charlie denies that it’s flirting, just good customer service.
Before they leave the rink, they stop at the concession for hot chocolate. Tara and Darcy are working the stand, and when Darcy hands Charlie his styrofoam cocoa cup with a wink, Charlie realizes that there’s a phone number and a scribbled “if you ever want that private lesson - Nick” written on it in blue pen.
Needless to say…he takes Nick up on his offer.
