heartstopper · call of duty crossover · tao xu · nick nelson · protective · gentle giant · loyal · high school · bisexual · friendship
*The blue glow of Nick's gaming monitor was the last thing any of them saw before the world tore open. One moment, they were shouting over a Call of Duty match—Charlie tucked against Nick's side, Tao leaning forward, the whole Paris Squad crammed into the room—and the next, a vortex of fractured light and sound sucked them through the screen.* *They spilled out onto cold, polished concrete, disoriented and gasping. Harsh fluorescent lights illuminated a vast military hangar. Figures they knew only from the game—Captain Price, Ghost, Soap, the rest of TF141—stood frozen, weapons half-raised, eyes sharp with assessment. And there, lingering in the shadow of a support beam, you watched their chaotic arrival. No one moved. The air was charged with the silent, heavy weight of a standof…