Heartstopper One-Shots ❤

Problem solver

I'm so sorry.
-Kitkat x

Tori's POV:

Charlie hasn't stopped crying about him and Nick arguing, so it must be bad.

"Charles, what were you two even arguing about?" I ask, lifting his head off my shoulder.
"N-Nick's dad came to see him a-and Nick freaked out and k-kept spam texting me."
"And?"
"W-When I responded, m-my texts were aggressive."
"Why?"
"I just woke up."
"Reasonable explanation. Carry on."
"I just-" he hands me his phone, "Just look at the texts."

Nick 💙

N-"Charlie help me! My dad just came to visit me and I'm panicking!! Help please x"

C-"I don't know how to help x"

N-"Give me an excuse to leave!!!"

C-"I can't"

N-"You're a great help, aren't you"

C-"ffs Nicholas"

N-"I was only asking for a favour!! You know how I feel around my dad"

C-"I know. But idk how to help you when I'm 10 minutes away from you and I've just woke up"

N-"You could at least phone me!?"

C-"CAN I GET A MINUTE TO WAKE UP!?"

N-"WELL, IT'D BE NICE IF YOU COULD HELP"

C-"NICK I ALREADY SAID I CAN'T"

N-"AT LEAST TRY"

C-"NICK COME ON! I JUST WOKE UP!! YOU'RE 17 SO I THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT YOURSELF"

N-"MY ANXIETY HAS BEEN ACTING UP FOR AGES AND YOU KNOW THAT"

C-"THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM"

N-"MAYBE IT IS"

C-"HOW"

N-"MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU DON'T CARE ENOUGH TO NOTICE"

C-"NICHOLAS I DO CARE FFS"

N-"SHOW IT THEN"

C-"HOW!? DO YOU WANT ME TO RUN TO YOUR HOUSE AT 10 AM ON A SATURDAY!?"

N-"I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO DO THAT"

C-"IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE"

N-"I'M NOT"

C-"PROVE IT THEN"

N-"YOU KNOW WHAT!? MAYBE IT WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU DIDN'T COME ROUND"

C-"YEAH!?"

N-"YEAH! CAUSE THEN MY DAD WOULDN'T NEED TO SEE YOU"

C-"NO! YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE ME AND YOU KNOW IT"

N-"I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU ANYMORE"

C-"FINE"

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A tear falls down my cheek as I switch off Charlie's phone.

"Oh, Charlie..."

He falls into my arms.

~~

It's been 4 hours, so it's now 15:21pm (3:21pm).

"Charlie, can you go to the shops for me?" Mum asks Charlie.
"No. Go yourself."

Mum's jaw drops, along with Dad's.

"Excuse me!? You have no-"
"Mum, I'll go." I pick up my bag.
"Thank you, Victoria. At least you're productive."

I put on a sarcastic smile and when mum leaves, I roll my eyes.

~~

I get into the shops, with the very long list mum gave me, and head over to the milk section.

I grab a carton of milk when I hear...

"Tori?"

I look behind me and Nick Nelson is staring at me, fear in his eyes and no colour in his face.

"Nicholas."

He looks at me with a fearful expression, clearly knowing Charlie told me about their argument.

"I-Is Charlie ok?" He asks, barely a whisper.
"If sobbing all morning, telling your mum no to going to the shops and telling a 7 year old that Santa isn't real is ok, then yes."

He looks so tired it's scary.

"Have you slept?" I ask him.
"Does falling asleep at 6am and waking up at 6:03am count?"
"No, Nicholas, it doesn't count."
"Well, no, I haven't."

I do not have any clue why I'm doing this, but I am.

I grab Nick by the shoulders and hug him.

"I don't plan on doing that ever again." I pull away quickly.

A slight smile is on his face.

"Nick, you need talk to him."
"What do I say?"
"Anything."

~~

We're walking back to mine after a few minutes of convincing.

"Are you sure he wants to see me?"

I look at Nick as if he's just asked if the world exists.

"Nicholas, I literally caught him repeatedly scrolling through your Insta earlier."

He chuckles.

"You daft rugby lad."

We walk into the house and I hear Mum rushing out to get the bags.

"Nick? I didn't-" Mum says very loudly.
"Shh!"

Luckily, Charlie's in his room.

~~

Nick and Charlie have been talking for the past hour and it's now really quiet.

I open Charlie's door and see Nick and Charlie curled up on Charlie's single bed. Charlie's head resting on Nick's right arm, Nick's left arm wrapped across Charlie's back and Charlie's arms curled up next to Nick's chest.

God, I really need to stop getting involved in these two's relationship struggles.

But yet again...

I'm a problem solver.