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this love left a permanent mark by learnthemusic
Fandoms: Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
09 Jul 2026
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Charlie has no need to turn back the clock nearly a decade.But when he receives an email from a charity shop worker who's come into possession of a letter intended for him when he was still a teen, he can't help but wonder if he should rekindle a connection with the estranged ex who sent it. All the while, he grapples with a longstanding belief that he's not good enough, yet, to deserve what he wants.
Charlie's at his desk now, the knuckles of his free hand tapping the dark wood surface as he stares out the window at a woman watching a child toddle across the grass in the courtyard below. He realises, then, he has no idea what kind of place Nick lives in. Maybe his building houses more families than Charlie's; or maybe he's in a lower-level flat with a private garden.
Charlie has no way of knowing. He hasn't received a single picture that would help him fill in the world Nick inhabits. He's painting one himself, as if by numbers, every message guiding him, however slowly, to a colour he can only hope is right.
Squeezing his eyes shut, Charlie counts down from five. Then:
"Would you wanna visit here — me, I mean?"
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Important to Someone by learnthemusic
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
05 May 2026
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Ilya and Shane can't take photos of each other. That doesn't stop Ilya from wishing he could. This is a bunch of times during the first year of their relationship Ilya almost hits the shutter button.
The smirk he punctuates the sentence with nearly makes Ilya combust, and not only because the sudden departure of Shane's mouth means he may not get relief soon. He's had access to this confident, brazen Shane for three weeks now and he's still not used to the way his chest clenches whenever he's in full view.
If he could immortalize this expression — swollen lips, freckles nearly swallowed by the flush in his cheeks, laugh lines and all — he would. He'd make it his home screen. He'd send it to Svetlana before she inevitably asks again if Shane even knows what he's gotten himself into. And after that, he'd guard it with his life. It'd exist for no one but him.
One swipe of his thumb is all it would take.
[don't need to read the series to follow this]
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Do you wanna know me like I wanna know you? by learnthemusic
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
31 Mar 2026
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Ilya still didn't know how to find the planets, but he knew where to look for Antares. Shane had told him about it on Ilya's fifteenth birthday. "The name basically means 'not Mars,'" he'd said, and then launched into a story about how ancient astronomers became annoyed by people who confused it for the planet because it was also red.
It stuck with Ilya. So did a lot of the things Shane told him about afterward.
He didn't understand why — until, all at once, he did. The reason had existed for ages at the edges of his periphery, as firmly fixed in his subconscious as the moon in earth's orbit. He just hadn't known to acknowledge it.
Sometimes, like now, he wished he'd never figured it out.
Because above and to the right of the moon, that dumb star burned, and all Ilya could think about was how it wasn't nearly hot enough to be white like the others nearby. And how Ilya wanted it to explode into a supernova already as much as he wanted it to rise every summer night for the rest of his life.
an au where Ilya and Shane meet as teens and a bout of jealousy makes Ilya take a chance he regrets...until he realizes he doesn't have to regret it after all.
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- Part 1 of that summer on the edge of your bed
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If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more by learnthemusic
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
02 Mar 2026
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Five times over the years that Ilya forgot an English word ... and one time Shane did.
"I'm marrying you in a month no matter what."
Ilya pets Shane's cheek, his eyebrows furrowed. Shane knows the expression well; it's the one that slips over his face when he's working overtime to translate his thoughts.
This is as good a test for himself as any. "Do you wanna say it in Russian?" he offers.
Ilya smiles, a little wider this time.
"I'll catch you if you call me a lawnmower," Shane warns. "Or a fucking worm. Or whatever."
"Ahhh. You know my tricks."
Adoration blooms within Shane, so suddenly and plentifully he has to kiss the overflow into Ilya's mouth. "Most of them, I think."
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you better activate with a boy like that by learnthemusic
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
02 Feb 2026
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Shane has been distracted for two weeks. Suddenly, he realizes there is something he can do about it. He can just…kiss his study partner. Why not?
College AU feat. the start to a situationship.
Shane doesn't know what's written across his face that is turning Ilya's brash laughter into soft eyes and a gentle caress of Shane's sleeve.
But it hits him with startling clarity that he wants to know. He actually wants to find out if there is a good reason for all the twistiness in his stomach.
"Could we do something else?" Shane asks, his voice steadier than the nerves sparking to life inside him.
Does Ilya feel something too? Is that what all this is — has Shane been picking up on signals? He never really has before. Does it always feel like passing your finger over an open flame, again and again until it's singed and you have no choice but to acknowledge the heat did, in fact, touch you?
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Kinktober: Nick’s Research by Coach1305, csheartstopper, emmyarcher, HappySappyHippo, L56895, learnthemusic, miss_minnelli, orphan_account, rileys_words, roo_writes, roos_100 (roo_writes), Skasi6, Skasi_drabbly_bits (Skasi6), thoughtthedormouse, TwoBeatHearts, TwoBeatHearts100 (TwoBeatHearts), VasterEmpires, VroDo, warpaintandpixiedust, zillygoose
Fandom Heartstopper (TV), Heartstopper (Webcomic)
31 Oct 2025
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the risk is drowning but i'm gonna take it by learnthemusic
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
05 May 2026
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Exploring the evolution of Shane and Ilya's relationship, in canon.
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that summer on the edge of your bed by learnthemusic
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
31 Mar 2026
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How to Mimic Letters, Fliers, and Stationery Without Using Images by La_Temperanza
Fandoms: No Fandom
27 Jul 2017
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This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic the look of letters, fliers, and stationery (as well as other forms of written media) without using images. For all your epistolary fic needs.
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- Part 17 of AO3 Work Skins/Tutorials
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Bookmarked by learnthemusic
28 Oct 2025
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This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of sticky notes (aka Post-Its) in their fic. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.
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- Part 8 of AO3 Work Skins/Tutorials
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- English
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- 1/1
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Bookmarked by learnthemusic
28 Oct 2025
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HTML/CSS to replicate an email in Gmail as a work skin.
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Bookmarked by learnthemusic
28 Oct 2025
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Step by step explanations of some technical aspects of posting on AO3. So far we’ve got:
1) groundwork
2) how to embed an image
3) how to create a link
4) how to make nice dividers
5) how to tidy up and polish a finished and published work
6) tools and resources
7) some thoughts on where to host images.
Chapters 1 to 3 are for both readers and writers, from chapter 4 onwards it's about making your fanfiction more readable. Feedback and explanation requests very welcome! -
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A resource created by two fans who live in the Los Angeles area, as a reference for fic writers. We cover a wide range of topics--climate, culture, DRIVING, etc. Feel free to ask questions in the comments!