George is slowly breaking apart from the inside out. Every inconvenience leads him further away from himself, and he's not really sure if he can go back to who he was before. Years of pretending to be someone else has blurred the lines at this point. So when a party goes awry, George finds himself laying in the middle of the road, wanting nothing more than to no longer exist. It almost happens. 8 inches separating him from death. Dumb decisions lead to dumb actions that lead to irreparable damage. And George really screwed himself over with one really bad, untimely decision. Dream seems to be the only one to have any idea of how George is feeling. and he seems to be the only one noticing how he's breaking apart. It takes one tourtured soul to recognize another, after all. ~ "Didn't your mom tell you not to take candy from strangers?" "Of course she did, but I would have to care to actually listen." Will contain NSFW scenes !! Highschool AU George is NOT colorblind :) For TW's read ❗️Please Read❗️I DO NOT PUT TW AT THE BEGINNING OF CHAPTERS !! ~~ #3 in Dreamnotfound - 7/05/22 #11 in Highschoolau - 11/30/22 #16 in DNF - 12/06/22 ~~ 50k reads - 08/14/2022

Dream is a rising figure skater set to become the national champion. Upon messing up and losing the competition, he meets George, a retired figure skater that suffered a life threatening fall. Dream finds out that George has no intention of returning to the ice and hadn't even planned on attending the competition. The two of them instantly butt heads, both being very different, and upon finally meeting his idol, Dream makes it his number one goal to get George back on the ice. As it turns out, winning gold doesn't even compare to falling in love. ----- cover art by: jona_cinq on twitter! this is mostly a light-hearted story but there may be triggers that include (but are not limited to): - alcohol usage - injuries & illnesses - eating disorders (will be mentioned without trigger warnings unless i go into great depth) achievements (# of reads <3): 1k- 8/3 ✔️ 2k- 8/4 ✔️ 5k- 8/6 ✔️ 10k- 8/11 ✔️ 15k- 8/14 ✔️ 20k- 8/17 ✔️ 25k- 8/20 ✔️ 30k- 8/26 ✔️ 35k- 8/31 ✔️ 40k- 9/6 ✔️ 45k- 9/16 ✔️ #3 in skephalo 8/9 #22 in bbh 8/20 #32 in karlnap 8/19 #42 in georgenotfound 8/20 #55 in dreamnotfound 8/13 #55 in dreamwastaken 8/19

This story takes place 10 years into the future, following the lives of 25-year-old Charlie Spring and 26-year-old Nick Nelson. Nick and Charlie are the golden couple. Nobody is as stable, as loving and as close as them. They've been this way for 10 years now, and though they might seem sturdy, Charlie's worried that his mental health issues might be burdening Nick too much, and that he's being unfair to him. Nick's only goal in life is to make Charlie happy, but he begins to realise that maybe he needs to take some time to think about himself, too. With the help of their oldest friends - Tao Xu, Elle Argent, Aled Last, Tara Jones and Darcy Olsson - the pair start to work through their insecurities, but there's still doubt in their minds that this may not end happily for them both. Everybody else is confident in their abilities to overcome this rough patch and continue with their lives. Why wouldn't they? After all, they're Nick and Charlie... This is based on the graphic novel series 'Heartstopper' by British author Alice Oseman. Trigger Warning - this book contains mature themes like self-harm, eating disorders and also strong language.