Luckily,Heartstopper’s cast of charactersare mostly supportive.
Previously, Charlie was involved with a hurtful student named Ben.
Since Nick is a popular rugby-playing teen, Tao believes Nick is straight.
Needless to say, all of this makes the deepening friendship between Nick and Tao really rewarding inHeartstopperseason 3.
For the most part,Tao’s jealousy keeps him from seeing Nick’s great qualities.
Charlie feels that Tao has inadvertently made his life more difficult, which puts a strain on their friendship.
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Feeling depressed, Charlie ignores Nick too.
Although unfortunate, the series of events gives Nick and Tao the chance to reconcile.
Tao finds Nick at the party and asks if he can sit with him in the hallway.
Heartstopper is an LGBTQ+ coming-of-age teen romantic comedy based on the webcomic/graphic novel created by Alice Oseman. The show is viewed through the eyes of a young gay British teen named Charlie Spring, whose crush on a classmate grows into something more meaningful as they slowly get closer throughout the series. The show navigates the challenges of LGBTQ+ youth during tumultuous adolescent years.
The two have a pretty wordless exchange, but Tao holds Nick while he cries.
In many ways, the two couldn’t be more different.
In fact, their costumes Captain America andDonnie Darko’s Frank say it all.
Even so, Nick and Tao have learned to lean on each other for support inHeartstopperseason 3.
The show navigates the challenges of LGBTQ+ youth during tumultuous adolescent years.
