12 Bookmarks by Babsshiraz
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After a fire rips through Carla’s home and takes her husband’s life, she’s left with nothing but ash, grief, and walls she won’t let anyone climb. When electrician Lisa Swain arrives to rewire what’s left, Carla braces herself for silence and distance.
But Lisa is running from something too. She buries it in her work, fixing what’s broken in Carla’s house while quietly holding together the ruins of her own life.
Two women. One house. And a connection they didn’t expect—and didn’t know they needed.
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17 Apr 2026
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When world class boulder climber Carla Connor pushes her luck and gets paired up for training with one of her teammates, world famous lead climber Lisa Swain, an unexpected friendship blooms. At first Lisa isn't eager to relax into their friendship. Carla pays attention.
Or, a journey of recovery, new found confidence and love.
TW for abusive relationships because Becky is in this and this is exactly how I picture their relationship in canon as well
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24 Mar 2026
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“You’re such a good mate,” Lisa smiles at Carla. Teeth out, creases around her eyes, the lot.
Carla’s heart sinks in her chest. It’s not just a metaphorical feeling, she actually feels it happening, feels the weight of Lisa’s words pushing down deep within her. So she does the only thing she can think of in that moment so as not to completely give the game away; she takes a long sip of her drink, eyes darting around the room, looking for anything to focus on beside Lisa.
Well that backfired, didn’t it?
Lisa’s still smiling.
Friendzoned much?
God, she’s not used to this. Doesn’t think she’s ever been friendzoned in her life.
First time for everything, she supposes.
OR:
Swarla do friends with benefits
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22 Mar 2026
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Carla Connor is a defence barrister.
Lisa Swain is the detective who wants criminals locked up and the key thrown away.
Such a shame that Carla is annoyingly good at her job.- Language:
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21 Feb 2026
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Lisa Swain — widow, full-time firefighter, and mum to a feisty teenager — is simply going through the motions of living since her wife's untimely death. Unable to process her grief, and struggling through an increasingly fractious relationship with her daughter, Lisa's world is turned on its head when she meets Carla, a fierce but big-hearted factory owner. When a spark ignites between the two, will Lisa be able to open herself up to the potential for growth, no matter how hard or painful, or will she douse the fire before it takes hold?
aka the firefighter!Lisa au
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11 Feb 2026
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Lisa Swain is the architect of order: Captain of Manchester City, a minimalist perfectionist, and the self-proclaimed "Ice Queen" of the league. She views football as a science to be mastered.
Carla Connor is the definition of chaos: Captain of Manchester United, a local hero fueled by adrenaline, instinct, and the roar of the crowd. She views football as a war to be won.
For ten years, they have been total opposites. For five years, they have been bitter rivals. But this season, the tackles are hitting harder, the stares in the tunnel are lingering longer, and the hatred is starting to feel dangerously like obsession.
When the rivalry spills over the touchline, Lisa discovers that the only thing more terrifying than losing control is giving it to the one person she’s sworn to destroy.
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06 Feb 2026
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Carla Connor doesn’t do careful. Lisa Swain doesn’t do reckless.
Somewhere between a two-year-old who chooses her people fiercely, a grief that never quite loosens its grip, and a woman who feels like home far too quickly, boundaries blur and hearts hesitate.
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25 Jan 2026
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24 Jan 2026
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Lisa is trying to rebuild her life six months after the full extent of Becky's Betrayal is revealed.
Shortly after her first therapy session she has a chance meeting with Carla.
So begins the battle between the darkness and her frail connection to the light.
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12 Jan 2026
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The woman tosses the dripping tray into the bin and swans off toward her car, leaving Carla standing there soaked and vaguely baffled. She swears those big green eyes lingered on her chest a second too long, but she lets it slide.
She’s practically flashing her golden globes at half of Manchester, and of course, she’s wearing black lace. Because why wouldn’t she be?
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04 Jan 2026
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“Ever felt like you're living under a microscope, trapped in a petri dish, bound to keep being slapped in the face by your past?” Carla Connor, businesswoman, factory owner, independent woman needed space. Space from the scrutiny that came with living your life out loud on Coronation Street.
Detective Sergeant Lisa Swain needed help. Help to make ends meet and not further break her daughter's heart by having to insist on a house move away from the only home she had ever known, the one which contained all the memories of her late mum, Becky. The same Becky who was the reason Lisa was up to her eyeballs in debt, having forged Lisa's signature and borrowed significant amounts of money against the house before her death. In desperation, Lisa advertises the spare room to rent out, a last ditch attempt to avoid what seemed inevitable.
When Carla places a call to enquire about the room, could it mark the beginning of something both of them never knew they needed?
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03 Jan 2026
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Set directly after “I should've trusted my instincts" - 26th March Ep. .
Betsy is a little more sick in this version than we got on screen. And Carla and Lisa's breakup lasts longer than half a day lol. They struggle with navigating Betsy's injury as well as the storm of events leading up, and it takes a big hit to their new relationship. Can they find their way back to what was once looking to be something very special?
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27 Aug 2025