I was scrolling on tumblr one day, minding my own business, when suddenly an excerpt of HEARTSTOPPER popped up on my dash. "Oh no," I murmured into my screen. "This might fulfill all my standards."

Three hours later, I was still in my pajamas and clutching at my computer desperately, saying, "Oh no, this EXCEEDS all my standards and isn't finished yet??"

So uh, needless to say, I quite loved this comic. HEARTSTOPPER follows the (mis)adventures of Charlie, an anxious, out-of-the-closet gay high schooler, and Nick, a kind-hearted rugby player. When Nick and Charlie meet during form group (which I think is the British equivalent of homeroom), Nick is friendly, Charlie is understandably wary, but soon they're attached at the hip. A love affair blooms and blooms and blooms.

I have a very great weakness for friends-to-lovers stories in school settings because that is what happened to me in real life, and HEARTSTOPPER's writing is so sweet and sincere that I would happily accept multiple cavities to continue reading. Other reviewers have compared it to a warm bath or petting a floofy puppy and they're exactly right. The art is equally earnest and complements the characters wonderfully. Minor characters also casually inhabit diverse identities, including a trans woman of color. Reading the comic made me interested in reading Oseman's other work, as HEARTSTOPPER takes place in the same universe as SOLITAIRE and RADIO SILENCE.

Overall, HEARTSTOPPER is ten kinds of lovely and I would recommend it to anyone who needs a cuteness pick-me-up. I'll be happily reading 'til the end.