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Best Epic Heartstopper Fanfics

Heartstopper fanfics over 100,000 words — the reader-favorite epics that define the fandom. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.

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Top 13 Epic Heartstopper Fanfics

Ranked by AO3 kudos. These are the Heartstopper epics readers come back to. Save them for offline reading.

1

Out

by lightinthehallway

Charlie lingers in the locker room long after all the other boys have left, almost as if he doesn’t want any of them to see where he’s going, and that more than anything convinces Nick that he’s got to do something to find out what’s wrong. So when Nick leaves the locker room, he turns a corner and

6,808 kudos 1,248,050 words 423/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
2

Lavender Fields

by scienceisrealyo

31 year old Nick Nelson retired from professional rugby and is giving Sarah Nelson a well-deserved year off from running Lavender Fields Bed and Breakfast. And Nick’s doing fine, thank you very much. Until the guest name C. Spring changes everything.Note: 1-31 are the original story (Nick's point of

5,489 kudos 596,462 words 63/64 chapters Explicit
3

What's It Gonna Be?

by PhoenixSpring

Nick is struggling with being bisexual in a world that seems to assume that straight or gay are the only two legitimate options. Call him a romantic, but he's not interested in hook ups and one night stands. He wants a relationship, with someone he can be his whole self with. And his true self is bi

4,686 kudos 166,396 words 34/34 chapters Mature
4

I Would Move Mountains

by PhoenixSpring

Nick Nelson, 24, is struggling to process the massive change of direction his life has taken in such a short period of time. Money is tight and his mental health is frayed.His friends and family are worried about him, but he's fine, just fine. Honest.His best friends, Tara and Darcy, persuade him th

4,317 kudos 293,321 words 37/38 chapters Explicit
5

Rugby Sweater Weather

by scienceisrealyo

Charlie Spring has been a physical therapist for the Leeds Badgers professional rugby team for two years. At the start of his third season, Nick Nelson is traded to the Badgers and both Nick and Charlie's worlds are turned upside down.Here it is, the Heartstopper x Sweater Weather crossover nobody b

4,058 kudos 400,397 words 40/40 chapters Explicit
6

Maddie, May I?

by carrieluvshstpr (solarpunkdreamz)

In the Osemanverse, Nick and Charlie were everyone’s evidence that soul mates truly exist.But what if their teenage friendship never began?Would that be the end of Nick and Charlie? A small twist of fate tweaks the Osemanverse and Nick and Charlie’s blossoming friendship is cut short, sending the bo

3,389 kudos 273,917 words 33/40 chapters Mature
7

a familiar face

by cfspringbaby

Charlie & Nick meet while on holiday and share a drunken night together. Six weeks later, Charlie is staring down at a pink plus sign on a pregnancy test.Several years later, Charlie has transitioned and is starting to settle into life as a single Dad.When Charlie moves himself and Wren into their f

1,758 kudos 189,993 words 28/28 chapters Explicit Complete
8

It Was Always You

by AhimsaJax

Charlie looked shyly around the circle of other patients waiting for the therapist. He felt his jaw slacken as his eyes focused on the startled face of the man seated directly across from him.A man he recognised.Nick Nelson.At least, he was pretty sure that was Nick Nelson staring back at him. He lo

1,757 kudos 175,403 words 24/24 chapters Explicit Complete
9

This is Our Place, We Make the Call

by Brookhacker

"I think if we want to have this magical chill vibe that Darcy is so keen on we should set some boundaries. So I've got a rule. No hooking up with your housemates"Was it Charlie's imagination or did Nick glance at him when Tao said that?......orAfter a lonely experience at secondary school, Charlie

1,633 kudos 125,649 words 36/36 chapters Not Rated Complete
10

January

by bordercollie111

January“Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways, we’re not.We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence.”-Paul AusterFates collide and coincidences abound as Nick and Charlie’s lives entwine in numerous w

1,577 kudos 166,627 words 40/40 chapters Explicit Complete
11

Love Me Back

by Trawler

“You’re Nick and Charlie, so you’re gonna be fine.”Spoiler alert: - we weren’t fine. Not even close.Nick and I had believed we could make a long-distance relationship work. We loved each other, we were positive, and we were strong. But the distance between Truham and Leeds could have been a million

535 kudos 220,724 words 97/110 chapters Explicit
12

After The Storm

by bordercollie111

After the worst storm ever recorded in the history of the UK and Ireland, Franko Primavera, drummer of the rock mega-band INTENCIoN, disappears off the coast of Ireland, and is presumed dead.Six months later, widowed teacher Nick Nelson encounters a new face in his sleepy Scottish adopted hometown,

434 kudos 112,325 words 22/34 chapters Explicit
13

The Cottage

by Snapdragonsara

Charlie is having a really bad time. He is a broken, lonely mess that is only a burden to those he loves. He has been depressed in bed for too long, and he needs to get out and find something new to live for.Nick’s life is feeling too small. He’s thrown away everything he was living for. He hasn’t f

159 kudos 108,755 words 24/24 chapters Mature Complete

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189,993
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6,808
top kudos
~12.7 hours
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This list of 13epic Heartstopper fanfics spans 4,078,019 total words. Kudos range from 159 on the newest entries to 6,808 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Explicit (8 of 13 fics).

Recurring tags across this list: Angst with a Happy Ending · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Alternate Universe - College/University · Aged-Up Character(s) · Fluff and Angst.

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