On top of the world A Heartstopper fanfiction

Nick and Charlie 3

Nick

I knocked on Charlie's front door at 10:00am the next morning I knew I was early but I wanted to spend some time with Charlie before the game, Tori answered the door sipping a rather large glass of diet lemonade "Nicholas!" Tori said I couldn't quite tell if she was happy to see me or she'd just been woken up to answer the front door "is Charlie in?" I asked quizzically stepping through the front door "He's in the kitchen!" either Tori's voice had suddenly deepened several octaves, the spring children were working on some kind of ventriloquism act or Charlie was in the kitchen and could hear everything that was being said.

"There'd better be coffee with my name on it!" I shouted back jokingly tugging off my vans and leaving my gear at the front door "there might be a bacon roll in it for you too if your quick enough!" he called back I wasn't usually one to eat before a rugby game (it gave me horrible wind and terrible indigestion) but today something told me I would need to keep my strength up.

Tori silently made her way back upstairs and I followed the corridor into the kitchen the smell of fresh coffee and bacon filled my nostrils and a fresh bowl of pastries sat on the table my stomach growled at the sight "morning!" I say cheerily walking over to the hob to inspect the bacon and see what Charlie was doing "Oh I see how it is, he comes over, I cook him breakfast slaving over a hot stove and all I get is a morning!" Charlie says acting offended but I knew he was joking so I leaned in and kissed him slowly and softly but with meaning giving him the proper good morning he was looking for "Morning! Was that more acceptable for you Mr Spring" I smiled stroking his cheek and wiping some sleep from his eye Charlie giggled waggling his spatula in my face "more than satisfactory Mr Nelson!" Charlie replied starting to dish up the food

As we sat down and I took a bite of my sandwich, I couldn't help but notice that the outfits we were wearing were distinctly similar, "are you wearing one of my rugby jerseys?" I asked, the jersey I was wearing had a aluminous day glow orange captains band strapped round it whereas Charlie was wearing a Truham blue striped version without the band but it still had my number on, he was wearing face paint that was similar to what he had worn on sports day

"Maybe! Is that okay, I overheard some of the football teams girlfriend's talking the other day at lunch before you arrived saying how its this tradition that the partners of the team members on the school sports teams dress up in support especially on big games but I can go change if you think its weird, its weird isn't it !" Charlie asked panic lined his voice  I sipped my coffee "I think its adorable!" I respond a cheesy grin spreading across my face seeing Charlie's face lighten again "but how did you get hold of it?" I asked confused "You'd maybe left it at my house after rugby practise a few weeks ago when we walked home together and you'd stayed for dinner and I'd maybe forgotten to give it back to you because I knew you have a load of spares" Charlie blushed slightly embarrassed rubbing the back of his neck

"well, you can keep it because it looks cute on you!" I admitted which suddenly made Charlie feel a lot more comfortable Charlie folded his arms beaming proudly "Well in that case its mine forever now... Just like half your wardrobe but that's not the point!" which made us both break out into laughter Charlie looked adorable, and he was correct dressing up in your other half's kit was something the girlfriends of the other boys on the team did especially in big games like this one but they never went as far as Charlie did to get hold of an old jersey and use the blue face paint like we did at sports day I appreciated that!

We left Charlie's house shortly after eating and headed for the rugby ground it wasn't too far from home and we were lucky the sun was shining meaning that the ground would be dry and perfectly playable I'd also heard that our opponents were used to training on softer ground which could be used to our advantage today I hoped