โ Scribed by Alice Oseman
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? A short story, based on characters from Solitaire โ praised as 'The Catcher in the Rye for the digital age' The Times CHARLIE: "I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me." NICK: "Things me and Charlie Spring do together include: Watch films. Sit in the same room on different laptops. Text each other from different rooms. Make out. Make food. Make drinks. Get drunk. Talk. Argue. Laugh. Maybe we're kind of boring. But that's fine with us." Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple โ that they're inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyone's asking if they're staying together, which is a stupid question โ they're 'Nick and Charlie' for God's sake! But as the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and...
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