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how to put a man in his planet
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/8NtUowR by birdie_kwiat buns_of_steel: Has anyone told you today how gorgeous you are? ppppatroclus: you’re incorrigible 😮💨 buns_of_steel: Genuinely asking. buns_of_steel: Because you are. And I think you don’t get told that enough. ppppatroclus: i hear it with increasing frequency since we started chatting buns_of_steel: Oh God, should I stop? buns_of_steel: I don’t mean to like, bore you or objectify you or make you feel bad. ppppatroclus: don’t you dare stop ppppatroclus: objectify me more, please __________________ Chat, do we know Miklós László’s play Parfumerie? Do we know the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner? Do we know the rom com You’ve Got Mail? Yes? No? Maybe? Fuck it, bakery AU. Words: 7778, Chapters: 1/7, Language: English Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Nicholas "Nick" Nelson, Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper), Tara Jones, Darcy Olsson, Isaac Henderson (Heartstopper) Relationships: Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Bakery, Alternate Universe - Bookstore, Enemies to Lovers, Pen Pals, Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Language, Minor Character Death, Depression, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Illnesses, Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper) has an Eating Disorder, Alcohol, Implied/Referenced Abuse, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Chatting & Messaging, Minor Benjamin "Ben" Hope/Charles "Charlie" Spring, Benjamin "Ben" Hope is His Own Warning, Food, Aged-Up Character(s), Grindr, Eventual Happy Ending read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/8NtUowR
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all i wanna do is get you out of that sweater boy
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/Dr93I1u by golden_hestia It had started with small things first, a t-shirt here, a sweater there, until Charlie had filled an entire drawer of his dresser with Nick’s stolen clothes. Nick had never bothered to ask for them back. He’d only smile when he’d see Charlie arrive at his front door in his jumper, or wearing his joggers to bed when they had sleepovers. Sometimes Nick would offer up an offhand, “oh, I wondered where that had gone,” with no real intention of reclaiming them. Charlie knew that Nick liked seeing him wear his clothes, had told him as much with the same warm cheeks Charlie had seen the first time, all those months ago. It made Charlie feel so wanted knowing that Nick found as much pleasure in it as he did. Which was all well and good because Charlie had become a tad dependent on Nick’s clothes, it felt ridiculous for him to admit, but it was the truth. When the darker thoughts that had been simmering under the surface started to fester, if it wasn’t Nick himself, it was his clothes that Charlie found solace in. It was easy to hide himself in Nick’s large jumpers, draw the hood up and breathe in Nick’s smell, pretending that everything was fine. But everything was not fine. -- a missing scene fic from s3e4 Words: 3789, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper), Nicholas "Nick" Nelson Relationships: Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring Additional Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Established Relationship, Depression, Canon Compliant, Missing Scene, Charles "Charlie" Spring (Heartstopper) Needs a Hug, Coping Mechanisms read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/Dr93I1u
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“It’s funny because it’s true…”
Hello, internet. I’m Victoria Annabel Spring (Just “Tori” is fine). I like to blog, so here I am.
I’m 17 yrs. old and live in Kent, England.
I used to go to Higgs school, but it burned down, so I am currently attending Truham.
I am Asexual, but am currently dating (somehow).
My favourite colour is black 🖤
My favourite fictional character is Wednesday Addams. I can relate to her on a personal level.
In case you want to make a friend out of me, do not interact with this blog. We’re all gonna die anyways, so what’s the point?
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Audience Reactions to Disability and LGBTQIA+ Storylines
Audience Perception of Character Traits In narratives with disability compared to sexual orientation, both pick traits that make others seen as selfless. The diagnosis of Charlie's eating disorder occurs after the audience sees how concerned Nick and Charlie's sister Tori are. One part of the concern is Charlie's actions; the other is how to approach the topic.
Charlie's Eating Disorder Diagnosis
Photo by Elena Mozhvilo from Unsplash
Balancing Actions and Approach Nick researches to find out what's going on with Charlie. This step of struggling is part of the process of being diagnosed, and how scary it can be to talk about the possible relief of treatment for the diagnosis there is.
According to Henderson, "Stigma is thus a product of social interaction between 'the normal' and 'the stigmatized.' During the process of stigmatization, people with mental illness are distinguished and labeled.
The Struggle and Fear of Diagnosis
Individuals who display certain characteristics that are culturally defined as 'deviant' thus become linked to undesirable features ('labeled') and are open to discrimination." Finding a letter in the LGBTQIA+ community in Heartstopper is loving and liberating. That's how it is for Nick and Charlie.
Stigmatization and Social Interaction
Contrasting Experiences: Nick/Charlie vs. Ben
However, another boy named Ben is meant to be the villain and an antithesis to Nick.
"Ultimately, Ben is alone. He doesn't have queer friends or gay relationships like what Charlie and Nick have. Ben doesn't have accepting friends or accepting family members like Charlie and Nick have. Boys like Ben are suffocated by the closet and erased by homophobia." (Telvin)
Disability as a Punishment Trope
This phenomenon of making villains queer can be seen in Disney's Ursula or Captain Hook. Scar and Darth Vader are well-known villains who have disabilities.
Disabled villains are a writer's way of using a disability to be the reason they are evil. They are "paying for their sins" with disabling consequences.
Casting Choices and Representation Disabled actors playing disabled characters are not often seen on screen. Casting an LGBTQIA+ actor for those parts is more expected in the social media age, where stars are placed to share personal details of their life.
Social Media's Impact on Casting Expectations
In the case of minority characters, fans quickly judge actors outside the character's demographic. As wholesome as Heartstopper is, when fans started harassing Kit Connor, claiming he was queerbaiting it forced him to come out. Nick Nelson is a heartthrob.
Source List Henderson, L. (2017). Popular television and public mental health: creating media entertainment from mental distress. Critical Public Health, 28(1), 106–117. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2017.1309007 Tevin, JD. "The Wholesome Facade of Heartstopper." Medium, 7 Sept. 2023, medium.com/@jdtevin/the-wholesome-facade-of-heartstopper-8c7170931c98. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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happy trans visibility day!!
and don’t forget that there are only 5 days left until our spring celebration event 🌸
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