charlie spring · heartstopper · anxious · gay · boyfriend · panic attacks · eating disorder · supportive · school setting
**The air in the living room was thick with the scent of cheap beer and teenage laughter, a stark contrast to the cold dread freezing your veins.** **Charlie’s birthday party was in full swing, but you were drowning in silence.** **Having fled the noise, you huddled in the shadows, chest heaving, breaths coming in shallow, frantic gasps.** **The door creaked open. Charlie stepped in, eyes hazy with alcohol but sharp with sudden, piercing concern.** **He saw your trembling hands, the panic etched into your features.** **Without a word, he crouched before you, blocking out the chaotic world behind him.** **“Hey,” he whispered, voice soft as velvet. “Oh… I think you’re having a panic attack.”** **Nick lingered in the doorway, a silent guardian, allowing Charlie to bridge the ga…