Heartstopper: Become Human

by Alice Oseman

Genres: Romance, Graphic Novels, LGBT, Young Adult, Queer, Comics, Fantasy

Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Alice Oseman is an award-winning author, illustrator, and screenwriter, and was born in 1994 in Kent, England. She has written four YA contemporary novels about teenage disasters: SOLITAIRE, RADIO SILENCE, I WAS BORN FOR THIS, and LOVELESS. She is the creator of LGBTQ+ YA romance webcomic HEARTSTOPPER, which is now published in physical form by Hachette Children's Books, and she is the writer, creator, and executive producer for the television adaptation of HEARTSTOPPER, which is set to be released on Netflix.

Alice’s first novel SOLITAIRE was published when she was nineteen. Her YA novels have been nominated for the YA Book Prize, the Inky Awards, the Carnegie Medal, and the Goodreads Choice Awards.

Alongside writing and drawing, Alice enjoys playing the piano semi-proficiently, Pokémon games, and purchasing too many Converse.

Find Alice on Twitter and Instagram @AliceOseman.

Reviews

[Shawna Finnigan · Rating 4 out of 5]

TW// eating disorders, mentions of violence

Heartstopper: Become Human is a cute Heartstopper AU set in the Detroit: Become Human universe. I’ve never played the game, but I really enjoyed this comic. It was really sweet and there were some really beautiful quotes in here, especially from Nick.

[Olga · Rating 4 out of 5]

Siempre amaré a Nick y Charlie en todos los universos. 💗

[L · Rating 5 out of 5]

Siempre firmaré por más universos de Nick y Charlie 💗

[julii☾ ﾟ｡⋆]

"me gustaría pensar que nos encontraríamos en cualquier universo"❤️‍🩹

[★ngeles · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ☆
Lo mucho que amo los Au's por favor, me regresan a mi época twittera dónde amanecía leyéndolos

[Sophie · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.75⭐(book 14/25 - 2025)
I adore Nick and Charlie, but this was kind of dull. It didn't give me what I wanted; I just wanted something cute—I think I'll be giving "Heartstopper" a reread soon.

[Ari · Rating 5 out of 5]

"—Me gusta pensar que nos encontrímos en cualquier universo"

bonito bonito bonito

[Vale Vanegas · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.0⭐️

Muy tierno y lindo.

[firnag · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heartstopper + DBH = me felice. ❤️

[Zuko Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

cheesy and cute

[Francisco Villalobos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nick AND Charly forever ✨🩵

[wayland · Rating 3 out of 5]

simple, cute y útil para el día de novelas gráficas del club

[Corbin Bleu · Rating 3 out of 5]

when charlie androidsexual

‧꒰˚ʚ🎀ɞ˚꒱ ‧
xx

[cleidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Me gusta pensar que nos encontraríamos en cualquier universo” 😭😭😭😭 son tan cute

[monmon · Rating 5 out of 5]

"i like to think we would find each other in any universe." ;-;

[antito · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me gustaría pensar que nos encontraríamos en cualquier universo ❤️‍🩹

[Daria Hapelyk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heartstopper: Become Human – Softness in a World Built on Steel

Something incredible happens when Heartstopper meets the world of Detroit: Become Human. This AU isn’t just a fun reimagining — it’s a deep emotional experience that preserves the heart of the original while placing it in a new, high-tech, and often harsh reality.

Nick is an android, Charlie is human, and yet their bond blossoms with the same gentle, fragile beauty. The story skillfully explores identity, freedom, trust, and of course, love.

Despite the change in setting and genre, the characters remain true to themselves — Charlie is still kind, brave, and full of heart. Nick is reserved, complex, and quietly searching for meaning. And their dynamic? It’s still that Heartstopper magic — only now wrapped in neon, danger, and the question: can a machine truly feel?

This AU doesn’t just work — it breaks expectations and proves that these characters can exist in any universe and still be real, beloved, and alive.

I fell in love with this version of their story. And now, it lives in my heart right next to canon.

[Kryssy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was made in to be based on a video game. Alice stated it took her a year to make since it is much longer than the other mini comics and she wrote it alongside other projects

- Charlie is a detective and Nick is an android
- We see a number of choices as if it is a choose your own adventure
- Nick can scan people and get a full diagnostic
- charlie still has a bit of an eating disorder
- Nick touches charlie and his system becomes unstable
- Charlie was attacked months ago by a rogue android. Thus the trust issues
- case charlie has been working on was taken over because he is too close to the suspect
- charlie thinks he can reason with the ben-droid
- ben turned deviant because he became aware of feelings
- Nick becomes deviant and could have destroyed ben but he let him go
- Charlie told nick to leave so the police won’t hurt him for being deviant
- Charlie is granted a leave from work.
- Nick eventually finds his way back to Charlie
- MAKE OUT!!

[ivymoonslibrary · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I like to think we would find each other in every universe" 😭❤️‍🩹

heartstopper x detroit become human AU

ok I must admit that I am not a great expert in video games but here you don't need to be to understand and appreciate the story because everything is explained in a clear and simple way

Charlie is a grumpy detective and Nick is his android police partner. I really liked how the characters of Tara and Darcy were included but I loved how Ben also had a fundamental role in the story as villains and everything linked back to the main heartstopper universe (and Nellie!!)

this is a longer comic and omg i loved every single thing about it; how the ed is portrait and how nick helps charlie in this, charlie fighting against his trust issues (due to his past) and nick starting to feel human emotion 🫂

literally everything is beautiful, i didn't know i needed this but now I can't stop thinking about it🤍

[ella ⁠ · Rating 5 out of 5]

guys. honestly, i can't.

this is one of the cutest AUs i have ever read. it's also one if my top two favourite minicomics by Alice (flower shop is the other one)!!!

"I've been wearing a hat!"
*cue heart breaking*

"I like to think we would find each other in any universe."
*cue heart mending*

I love how pure these two are (even when one of them is an android, but you know). nick and charlie are my two favourite characters in the entire universe.

So I wanted to thank you, Alice.

Thank you for Nick.
Thank you for Charlie.
Thank you for Tori.
Thank you for Angel/Fereshteh.
Thank you for Aled, Daniel and Frances.
Thank you for Raine and Becky.
Thank you for Elle.
Thank you for Tao.
Thank you for Darcy.
Thank you for Tara.
Thank you for Mr Ajayi and Mr Farouk.
Thank you for creating the universe that all of us needed.

Thank you.

[Jesquick · Rating 4 out of 5]

"El detective Charly se encuentra con un nuevo compañero inusualmente guapo, un androide llamado Nk800, también conocido como Nick, que lo ayudará en su investigación para encontrar a un androide corrupto. ¿Podrán estos dos ser amigos a pesar de sus diferencias?

Decidí leer esta historia después de haber disfrutado mucho de 'Heartstopper', y debo admitir que no me decepcionó. Aunque el tema de un androide que comienza a desarrollar sentimientos como un ser humano es conocido, me gustó mucho el enfoque que se le dio. La historia resultó ser divertida y entretenida, ofreciendo un giro fresco a un tema familiar."

[Eléanore · Rating 5 out of 5]

J'ai adoré cette nouvelle graphique ! On retrouve bien les personnalités de Nick et Charlie, même dans un univers parallèle. Bien que cette nouvelle soit relativement courte, j'ai été prise par la relation entre cet inspecteur de police et son androïde, ainsi que par l'enquête. Bien que ce soit un genre un peu différent de Heartstopper, on retrouve la même ambiance mignonne et bienveillante qui fait fondre le cœur. Je ne dirais pas non à plus !

[Malee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lo amé de principio a fin.

Entre a leerlo sin saber bien que era pero al leer la información me pareció la mejor idea del mundo, y lo fué.

No conozco la historia del juego, pero igual es muy fácil adentrarse en este mundo. Tiene un montón de momentos que son para gritar de emoción. Los personajes ya los conocía de la historia original y me encanta que sigan siendo los mismos pero en otras condiciones.

Es super cortito de leer, así que si no se que esperan para hacerlo.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it. I love everything about this. This AU is everything I never knew I needed and Nick taking Connor’s place is a genius move.

Part 1: https://m.tapas.io/episode/1500835
Part 2: https://m.tapas.io/episode/1500862

[VIRVATIC_BOOK Patt ♥️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

𝔐𝔢 𝔤𝔲𝔰𝔱𝔞 𝔭𝔢𝔫𝔰𝔞𝔯 𝔮𝔲𝔢 𝔰𝔦 𝔥𝔲𝔟𝔦𝔢𝔯𝔞 𝔰𝔦𝔡𝔬 𝔥𝔲𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔬 𝔪𝔢 𝔥𝔞𝔟𝔯𝔦𝔞 𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔡𝔬 𝔞𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔦𝔡𝔬 𝔭𝔬𝔯 𝔱𝔦 𝔡𝔢 𝔱𝔬𝔡𝔞𝔰 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔪𝔞𝔰…

Enamorada estoy de estos dos chicos más lindos. Amo a NICK y que ahora en esta historia haya sido como un robot 🤖 me enamora más …

Quiero mucho más de estos dos tortolitos ❤️

[Mia Galliano · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I like to think we would find each other in any universe” D: 👁️👄👁️ IM IN LOVE WITH THESE TWOOO 🥰🥰

[Keila · Rating 5 out of 5]

El verdadero “te amo en todos los universos” 😭💕

[Sof · Rating 4 out of 5]

AY NO QUE CHULO😭

[Mora · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Me gusta pensar que nos encontraríamos en cualquier universo" 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 BASTA

[Sergio Sergio · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was cute