the way i literally cried during isaac’s scenes bc i have never seen asexual representation used as anything other than a side piece for a background character’s personality and have literally never felt more seen than in the moments when he wasn’t even saying anything, was just existing the way i always felt i just existed, and when he screamed at his friends because it isn’t fair that people only care about what’s going on if there’s romance involved in your life. the way i am crying again now just thinking about him.
i wanna talk about this scene until i die, they both deserve awards for this. everything about it was beautifully heartbreaking.
the closeness of not only them but the camera, the silence while they talk, the way Nick is almost whispering his way through when the words become to hard to say. The moment is all them, the vulnerability, the care, the love.
I got chills the moment Charlie admitted what he used to do, my heart shattered when Nick pulls him in for the hug when he asks if he still does it, when Charlie says he doesn’t and they don’t let go of each other.
Nick loves Charlie and Charlie loves Nick, and maybe neither of them can say it out loud right now but we can feel it’s truth.
Well done Alice for writing this, Well done Euros for the directing and well done Kit and Joe for this acting. it was absolutely phenomenal and one of my favourite scenes to exist in tv ever!
What really hit me hard in heartstopper s2 wasn't any of the romantic relationships or individual relationships at all. It was the sense of community. The elder queers finding and offering their support to younger queers. The room full of queer people and allies that would've kept a gay relationship a secret without question. The different expressions of queerness in the art exhibit that went beyond world. Trans people at the art school open house finding each other, finally. The fucking. Street in Paris with rainbow flags. This is what I mean by queer representation. We're everywhere, and you're never alone.
Queers and their adopted ally (or is it...?)
the romance between teachers in heartstopper season two was such a beautiful story. mr farouk who is so shy and scared when it comes to boys, who thinks it’s too late for him to have any highschool like adventures with a boy he likes. mr ajayi showing him that there is no timeline for being queer and in love and feeling like a teenager. nothing is too late. nothing bad about being an adult and realising you’re queer and also you will not miss out on anything!! ah.
Mr farouk telling the waiter no onion in french and then adding "i'm serious big man i'll bloat like crazy" in english is actually the funniest moment of the whole season
ah the classic story. allied too close to the sun and started developing sapphic feelings.
isaac specifically saying that he reads tons of romance books and he knows what romance supposed to be like but he still doesn't know how it's supposed to feel in real life oh that's a particularly brutal species of aroace pain that i understand deeply and i really want to hug him
"my parents would never accept who I truly am so I want to make others feel like I feel and have control over them"
Vs.
"my parents would never accept who I truly am so I want to do my best to accept others and myself"
"Maybe I shouldn't have done that in front of everyone" "Well, I thought it was one of the coolest things I've ever seen"
HEARTSTOPPER ♥ 2.04
“you don’t always have to have figured everything out. you can just feel.” nick nelson you’re a genius.