Swipe Right to Love: Nick and Charlie Fanfic

Flatmate

Nick

[12/05/2026]

7:28

Good morning 🥰

I had done my morning gym workout, and was on my way to meet my first client of the day. I pretty much had back to back sessions until one o'clock, which left me about an hour to completely blitz my flat, ready for the viewing.

It felt like a very normal day, I'd done these viewings before, and I wasn't holding out much hope for this one. I was completely unaware that I was going to be meeting Charlie for the first time, in a twist of fate that would completely change the trajectory of our relationship.

10:04

Charlie: Morning! I woke up late and was nearly late for my lecture 😂

Oh no! 🤣 Too many late nights 😜 I'm just on my break between clients

Charlie: And who's fault is that? 😉

Are you complaining? 😜

Charlie: Definitely not 😘

After our first phone call yesterday, we'd done the same thing that evening. It was a lot of fun, and I couldn't believe some of the filth that came out of Charlie's mouth.

I could already feel that we had a strong connection, which would prove to be unbreakable. I didn't realise it at the time, but I was obsessed with him. Not in a weird way, but in a way that would make it impossible to not fall completely in love with him.

Charlie

I had two back to back lectures that day, with a break for lunch in between. When my second one finished, I headed straight for the tube station. On my way there, I sent Nick a message and then put my phone back in my pocket.

14:08

Hey 😊 finished with my lectures today, I have to go out for a bit but hopefully I'll be able to talk to you properly before I start work at 5 x

Nick: That's okay 😊 I have someone coming for a flat viewing any time now x

I never saw Nick's reply, I was too focused on navigating the underground system and then finding my way to Madeley Road. If I had seen it when I looked at my phone again, I don't know what I would have done considering I was already in Ealing.

I found the address, it seemed like quite a nice road. It was a basement flat, and after double checking the address on the listing, I went down the cement steps and knocked on the door.

Nick

I got home from work just after one o'clock. My flat wasn't messy, but regardless I ran the hoover around, wiped down the kitchen sides, and reorganised the boxes of the rest of Imogen's things to make it look a little neater.

She had been meaning to collect them since she moved out, but it was nothing she needed urgently and we both kept forgetting.

I then had a shower, and just after two o'clock I sat down on the sofa just as a message from Charlie came through.

14:08

Charlie: Hey 😊 finished with my lectures today, I have to go out for a bit but hopefully I'll be able to talk to you properly before I start work at 5 x

That's okay 😊 I have someone coming for a flat viewing any time now x

He would later tell me that he didn't see my message, I don't think he would have come if he had. Maybe he would have thought it was just a coincidence, because the odds of what happened are so unbelievably slim.