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Charlie's A-Level choices... finally there is canonical lore!!! I always kind of wanted to do Classical Civilisation but I haaaated Latin.

+ a sleepy Nick awakens!

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Katie H

This is so beautiful and I love the pictures of Nick and Charlie on the wall to ❤️😍

2catlovers

Go Charlie! I think he’d make an excellent head boy but it might be weird for Nick - although I also think Nick would be super proud & supportive of him!

milo !

yayyy go charlieee!! 🥹

Merel

Oh cuties 🥹

ama

the way charlie looks at nick and rubs his back is so soft 🥹 also nick's picture wall is iconic!!

Barb

The way he smiles when looking softly at nick🫶🏻! He's gonna be the best head student I know it👍🏻

Merel

I did both Classical Civilisations and English Lit in uni 🤪

a book dragon

I can't believe just how much I missed these two! 🥹 I'd forgotten how the near daily notification makes me gasp and SQUEEE(!). Every panel, every page is just beautiful 🥰

Chloe

So proud of how far Charlie has come! I missed the comics more than I thought i did 🫶🏻

John Deuel

Latin Me 🤝 Charlie

boombroadcast

Ah, ruminating. I feel you Charlie! 🫂 Mr. Farouk’s going to be super proud, though. And confirmation of his A-level choices! I’m happy Charlie appears to be following his passions. The tension in his face melting away as Nick wakes up is very sweet. 💕

Merel

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like Charlie's thumb looks kinda unnatural in the last drawing? I can't totally figure out how his hand is positioned 😅

Noemiette

These first few pages feel so quiet and cosy and confortable 🥺 And I will always be in awe of the evolution of your drawing skills through the entire comic

Desi23

Ahhhh my sweet boys!!!

eve

i love the way you’ve drawn charlie here 😻

a book dragon

Me too!! The new selfie is too adorable. There is something in Nick's expression that I can't quite name, but it's so touching and so N&C. 🥰

a book dragon

The way Charlie is looking upon Nick 😭☺️🥰

KA

Just love the duvet and pillow cases on the forever / beach / bird theme - the together forever sheets 🥰

Desi23

I love the way Charlie is looking at Nick, he is so in love!😍😍😍

Oliver Midson

Mine were English, Drama, Media, Music Investigation and (shudder) maths

aliceoseman

I think it's Nick's t-shirt making it look a bit odd.... I'll see if I can tweak it to make it any clearer!

a book dragon

Our beloved Charlie Spring poised to courageously put himself out there in an effort to make a difference in his characteristic thoughtful manner. ✨️ I ADORE Nick and the rest of the characters so much, but Charlie Spring is unquestionably among my top favorite fictional characters ever!! 🥰

Merel

Cool! :) I think Noemiette's right but it does seem to be part of Nick's shirt collar at first glance, that's why it drew my attention

Merel

It's studying the culture, history and literature of the ancient Greeks and Romans

Katie H

I know, I love the selfie of Nick and Charlie, it's so cute! 😊

Di

New pictures on the wall ?

Jo-Ann

My heart 🥹🥹

Fey 🍂

New photos on the wall 😍

Jay

Oh Charlie, just love him. Did anyone else not get a notification for this update?

Beam Bugge

smart cat and eepy dog

Merel

Yeah I don't think anybody got a notification! I just knew because my friend told me 😅

ally

charlie’s hair i adore

2catlovers

In NZ, head students are only ever chosen from the final year students (year 13). It might be a bit odd for Nick to have Charlie as head student when he’s younger - but I also think Nick will really support Charlie through the stressful bits, & it will help him come out of his shell a bit.

boombroadcast

The Charlie solo pics have been there since the start of vol 4! I think it’s a new configuration though, and the one of him giving Nick a kiss on the cheek is new. (I looked back and I think Nick used to have a similar one where their positions are reversed.)

ACxo

Awwww the way they are snuggled up together is adorable 😭❤️‍🩹 and the head boy papers I see 🤔

eva cuervo

I don't know the UK education system. Does it mean that those are the subjects he has chosen and that he will no longer study mathematics?

cassidy cassidy

I noticed that Charlie holding the papers isn't in an actual comic frame, but more so just drawn on the pages if that makes sense. It sorta changes the POV from simply what Charlie is looking at, to, what's been on his mind towering over top of him. Also the little print on the bedsheets and pillow case kinda look like hearts and seagulls at the same time in reference to their love and the beach

ACxo

Charlie’s curls 🥺

Tina

LATIN

alix_kate

It's like seeing a peek into their (married/forever together) future -- the two of them lying in bed, Nick still sleeping while Charlie reads. It looks so domestic and lovely.

Tina

is anyone else struggling with getting the notifications for these posts? i'm only having troubles with alice's updates, i already reinstalled the app and in settings they're turned on? is this happening to anyone else?

Hannah Moseley

Latin? Charlie my boy you’re insane for choosing that

hwalker

charlie’s smile as nick yawns 🥰

Nils

Okay. Nearly nailed it. I thought it was his application speech. But he still seems to struggle if he should apply

aliceoseman

Correct! In their last two years of school, UK students usually narrow down which subjects they study. If they’re doing ‘A Level’ qualifications then they usually choose three or four.

Merel

Thank god for friends telling you there's a new update 😭

Merel

Charlie's such a nerd (affectionately)

eva cuervo

Thanks Alice!!😘 I find it interesting that a person who is so good at math opts for Latin and classical culture.

BEL

Mine from yesterday went to ‘junk’. Had to have a serious discussion with my e-mail that these are in fact the Most Important Mails I will now be getting everyday for a while. 🤣

Anna Korczynski

So is it first day back AND Nick's birthday? Big day!!!

Noah

charlies smile 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Merel

He's starting to focus more on what he wants to do, instead of what's expected of him. Love that for him honestly!

Kody

he's absolutely crazy for his A-levels but also so me coded

Paola✨

Oh Charlie you a such as nerd, I love you 😍 and I love you too sleepy Nick

Chloe ♡

i love looking at the photos on nicks wall they look so small 🤏🥺

zara ahmed !!

the way charlie looks at nick with so much love is so beautiful 🥹🥹 how do you capture that so beautifully

Katie🐝

The new pictures on the wall 🥹🥹🥹🥹

Claire

Love Charlie's cute face looking at Nick as he wakes up - and the cute pictures on the wall. Plus, happy to have stuff in common with Charlie in the English Lit A level -- then some Ancient Civilisations at Uni.

Adriane Tanjutco

I wonder if Charlie and/or Nick snores. Saving that for the Q&A

noelle!!

charlie looks so handsome in the last panel i’m screaming

Lotta HR 🩷

Pictrures in the wall🥹🥹❤️❤️

Ava

💕🥹💕🥹

Poppy

Four A levels?? Our boy Charlie is so smart ❤️

syd

PICTURES ON THE WALL ARE SO CUTE

zara ahmed !!

charlie’s a level choices are pretty odd. is there a reason behind them? i’ve never heard of anyone taking classical civilisation?

Merel

I did 🫣 I think it makes sense for him, as we know Charlie's obsessed with classics and mythology

Chloe ♡

think the google searches of ‘classical civilisation a level’ will skyrocket after this page goes public

Harry

CRYING SOBBING AND SHITTING FROM THIS I LOVE THIS

Alisha Buchanan

Sleepy Nick is just perfect 🥹 So proud of Charlie! Way to go perfect boys

KimS

The contrast of Charlie’s tight lip when he’s reading over his application to the softer crooked smile looking at Nick is making me feel so much. The comfort he gets from Nick is so heartwarming to me. Yay for these two lovebirds 💙

boombroadcast

They make total sense to me! Charlie is passionate about classics and ancient civilizations, he loves to read (and will eventually make literature his career), and he’s a musician.

Fran

My boy Charlie, a guy with culture 🤌

Larisa

Charlie is so pretty ❤️❤️❤️

Fern✨

I am SO jealous of charlie's hair -.-

Allison Drevich

More A level questions- are there teachers at every school who can teach all these varied subjects? Are there enough students at each school who can fill a whole class of Classical Civilizations? I'm an education administrator so this nerds me out.

Tina

i've never had a problem before the daily updates started (the updates before that were fine!) and other channels are uneffected too, very strange! but i opened a support case let's see what they say. what baffles me is that no one seemed to get an email notif for this either!

RCM

As precious as the second panel is with Charlie smiling over Nick, I am stuck on Charlie's expression in the first panel. His face reflects this quiet determination about him, and although he must be nervous knowing what he will have to do with the election and such, he is also reading HIS words he wrote about HIMSELF here..."hard worker...despite personal setbacks...school safer." We get this focused image of Charlie's maturation and growing self-efficacy that is so powerful and so natural. Applying for Head Boy is hard, but now he knows he can do hard things for himself, by himself! (and, oh, as sleepy Nick moves, with the adoring support of his boyfriend!). Great page!!

Eileen

So much detail. Thank you for sharing more about your thought process when creating this content. Its so cool. Love Charlie's choice of subjects.

Rose Diamond10

Alice- your line work is impeccable in these panels. From Charlie’s well-drawn hand to the way his expression shifts from worried focus to relaxed affection as he looks at Nick. It’s amazing how much emotion you can fit into so few lines.

Anne Tranquilli-Bausher

Anyone else ancient like me and have to screen shot so you can zoom in and actually read the words?

Rugbygirl14

Not all subjects are offered at all schools. My school didn’t offer Latin at all but friends of mine were able to do it - we only had one politics teacher in my school for a-level so it was a small class limited in size however we had several geography a-level classes due to its popularity

Jade

😭

Jo S

I just love seeing them able to be with each other 🥹🥹❤️ Charlie obviously has a very successful life ahead of him and Nick will always be his home and comfort :) I also love that Charlie feels confident enough to apply for Head boy! I love them 😍 ty Alice 🫶🏻

Ashley Robinson

I love this! Charlie is a rockstar and just brilliant!

David C Witkin

I love how vulnerable they are to each other

aniatka

@Tina same today. No android neider email notification. Yesterday everything was ok 😭

Cody

The way you are able to illustrate everything from concern to love in a page is amazing, Alice! I love the pictures on the wall as well 😍

lexi

the idea of this being the end of their first full uninterrupted summer together, probably seeing each other nearly every day, makes me physically ill😭

Caitlin

They are fairly uncommon - Latin and Classics are mostly offered at Private schools or grammar schools in the UK.

reece

These soft moments between them are my absolute favorite 😭🥹 (Side note: It could totally just be me, but in the last panel Charlie’s thumb nail looks a little funky? )

zara ahmed !!

yes that’s what i meant really! i get that they match his passions, i’ve just never seen anyone have these options available to them! seems fun to have a large plethora of options! i did history, english, politics and sociology and they’re available everywhere pretty much 😭 probably not the one to know!

Merel

I commented the same thing haha. Alice said they'd change it a bit :)

reece

Omg I did not scroll down 🤦 I totally didn’t mean to almost copy your comment word for word haha

Jennifer Paddock

The way Charlie's face softens as he looks from the papers down to a sleepy Nick just cracks my heart wide open 💛💛

Merel

Looll no don't worry about it!! You don't have to read back every comment before commenting yourself haha, and two people can have the same thought. It's actually nice to hear that it's not just me who noticed that, I thought I was being overly nitpicky 😅

Claudine Newman

Smart Charlie doing 4 a-levels. And I guessed that’s what he was reading. Good luck Charlie! (Although those that have read N&C know the outcome).

Olivia Brookes

oh nick 100% snores. and it’s so loud it’s like a fucking monster truck. but it’s adorable

hollie

i am SOBBING THEYRE THE CUTEST EVER

Dippity_Dip

Omfg I think I finally understand what A levels are from this slide😂😭 My silly rural American school didn’t offer cool classes like that woah

min

AWWWW ❤️‍🩹

HLMac88

They are adorable! Charlie’s Head Boy application too!!!

Brent Henderson

Still need to do more research on A- levels. Think I’m understanding it more.

Jazmine Terson

CHARLIEEEEEEEEEEEE. ALICE, HE’S SO CUUUUUUUUUTE.

Kat

Hating Latin but wanting to study classics is such a mood haha. I love how Charlie’s expression shifts from focus with a hint of worry, to pure soft adoration as Nick starts to wake up 🥺

Vic

anyone else not get an email about today's page? weird bc I always do!

Vic

also classics is such a vibe I loved it at a level <3

Phoenixspring

The birds on the duvet ❤️ The photos on the wall ❤️ The way they're touching, even whilst Nick snoozes and Charlie is reading ❤️ The fact that Charlie's doing A levels in things he enjoys... Music 🎶 🥳 Head Boy Charlie era here we come 😍 They just seem so at ease together ❤️ proper old married couple 😂 Love everything about this Alice. As always I'm blown away by the emotions you can portray in these drawings 😍 the way Charlie looks at Nick 🥰

RuthieW

So glad I found Patreon for this very group. So happy!

Murgy

Seeing Charlie smile/soften when he looks at nick is so sweet

Elena

This lovestory between Nick and Charlie really brightens up my day everyday! I'm so indescribably happy that this story continues and that I can read more about it - about them again. I love it so much! Thank you @AliceOseman for everything you create! 🥰❤️

Nikki

I’ve confused myself again… have Nick and Charlie been together nearly 2.5 years at this point…? 🙈 (I swear I do know but my frazzled brain can’t quite figure it out right now)

Nikki

Thank you! Think I got confused because I was thinking about the Nick and Charlie novella, so they have been together nearly 1.5 years now, then would have been together 2 and a bit years by N&C I think. Sorry, and thank you!

Hailey Nelson

The pictures on the wall 😭❤️

Justin S.

The photo of Charlie baking on the wall ❤️ sleepy Nick awakes ❤️

Rhonda Mitchum

Waking up with Charlie is the best said Nick

Frankie

how nick is so cuddly ❤️❤️ they are so cute

boombroadcast

I didn’t notice it at all until seeing this thread, and this feels ridiculously nitpicky, but I think it might be that his (pretty square) thumbnail extends to the very first end of his thumb and we don’t see skin at the end, like we do with his other fingers? If that makes sense/is at all helpful? (But I also think it looks totally fine as is lol) (On a separate note, Charlie’s curls are curling… love the sparser strands/locks(?) falling across his face, his hair is So Good.)

micielo11

PSST! "Classical Civilisation" followed by "haaaated." (Laughter) Is this a LOVE STORY? Quite a DICHOTOMY. (Laughter) CUTE — otherwise.

Maya

New to Patreon and enjoying these updates so much already! Love these two ♥️

kenzie !

CUTIESSSS :((( I LOGE THEM SO MUCH AUAUDJFJFHD

S S

Charlie's long hair is everything to me 💖💖💖

PupFenrir

Ahw...... It's the pictures above the headboard that got to me. The one from probably the mini-comic "moments" with Charlie in an apron and flour all over him,, then their beach date and the photo booth, Charlie in the rain probably during rugby practice. Too sweet and cute 🥰

PupFenrir

I'm just wondering now if the Nick and Charlie novella is still a thing? Will Book 6 have chapters that are after any of the novella's? I'm hoping so, as I think N&C are Endgame, In Any Universe hehehehe

KP

All those little elements + even the way light is shown coming in from the window via the wall colour shifting. I’m not artistic but it’s so cool how Alice’s little artistic choices add something real to a grayscale page.

shpepanie

Oh I thought there wasn’t an update at all yesterday, what a wonderful surprise to find a page here! 💜 It’s beautiful, Alice!

JJ Fey

Charlie: anxious about all the things Nick: exists Charlie: Everything's fine 🥹

Lex

I didn't get an email either, what a nice surprise!

ucfnurse

Yes Nick exists and everything’s fine!!☺️🙌🎉🥰📬💞💓🌷🎓🏫🎶🎵🥁✌️🕊️☮️

Loveislove

Can Charlie's bedhead be my regular hair lol? ☺️

Sára Tyrnerová

I am so happy you are drawing again! Nick a Charlie always brighten my day. I always think about them when I see blue 💙 and yellow 💛 combination around.

Lolli98

Same for me!😃💙💛

Lolli98

The change in Charlie's face from worried to soft and loving is everything! I cannot stop looking at it...

Anna Deligio

So lovely! I am so enjoying witnessing their journey together. Thanks, Alice. ❤️

Anna Deligio

Here's to all the beings that help pull us out of our anxious little heads. ❤️

hwalker

Honestly, it depends on the school. A lot of my friends changed schools for sixth form (years twelve and thirteen, equivalent to USA grades 11 and 12) depending on what they wanted to take for their A-Levels. (Truham is also a grammar school)