from hollywood hills to stamford bridge, sheva demsky lands herself an acting job in london, embodying an english women's football star in a movie directed by wilma woodward. she must watch, learn about and study the game, but also the dynamics off...
sam's pov I couldn't escape the constant conversation about what the next month had in store. every part of me wanted so much to say that I wanted nothing to do with it, but I knew it would be silly and selfish to give up an opportunity to shine a massive light on women and girls soccer. that's all I ever wanted to do. I just wish we could be given the platform to share our passion, instead there was a budget 5 times the size of every single woman in the WSL's salary combined which paid for a group of hollywood royalty to learn what we're about. I can tell you that for free.
it was the only thing anyone could talk about, whether they loved it or hated it. on the training pitch, in the changing rooms and now as some of us sat down to have dinner in my london apartment. all I'd heard was margaret roberts hair this, sophia tierney's cameo on carpool karaoke that... I did not get the hype.
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"it has been two full days, 48 hours and you guys haven't come up for air on this topic. there's so much going on in the world, by the way, if you didn't know" sam was jovial in her attempts to sway the conversations in a different direction with little expectation.
"sam," erin started seriously "this is my world cup." her scottish twang aiding her dry humour earning her a few laughs.
guro leaned over the girls, collected their plates to wash "come on sammy, you can't be telling us you don't think this is huge. I mean it's sheva demsky!"
"guys, I can hand on heart say I've only ever seen one of her movies, I barely know who she is."
the room collectively side eyed sam in a silent moment as a sea of protest followed.
"she is literally the biggest movie star of this generation,"
"she was in an adaptation of a star is born, are you saying you haven't seen a star is born?!"
"that hairstyle you're wearing right now, she probably started that trend..."
sam grabbed the bottom of her cropped low ponytail with a confused expression "what trend? I brush it and then I put a hair tie in it."
"that's out of order guys," millie perks up in between laughs "that hairstyle is sam's brand... no movie star beauty queen can take that away from her."
"yeah! this ponytail is my signature look, thanks millie"
almost comedically, the room falls silent.
"who's going to tell her?" erin finally speaks and millie bursts out laughing with realisation.
"what?"
sam lifts her thumb to her mouth and starts biting on her nails, even though the conversation was low-stakes, it was a habit sam had picked up over the years in competitive sport, and lately any form of anticipation drove her to the vice.
guro hesitantly holds her phone out to sam with a grin on her face;
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"oh come on!"
sheva's pov the flight from lax to heathrow was one I've done many times, but I don't hate it any less. I was not acclimatised to england, my sleeping pattern was truly all over the place and to top it all off, paparazzi were camping outside my hotel like a photo of me in black sweatpants was a golden ticket. margaret, sophia and I all had to take different days and stay in different hotels to avoid speculation about our upcoming project. so here I was... in england, alone, just me, fleetwood mac and the room service lady at the other end of the phone.
"can I get like... 2 old fashioned's? short glass. one ice cube. thank you I appreciate it."
much better. ———————————————————————— well I've been afraid of changing, cause I've built my life around you, but time makes you bolder, even children get older, and I'm getting older too...
landslide was a song that sheva resonated with, being america's sweetheart and a closeted gay woman who was strongly advised that if she wanted to keep her career, she'd have to keep that one quiet. she never really had the opportunity to meet someone she liked and have a meaningful relationship with them.
in her lonely hotel room was the first time she had a quiet moment to reflect in weeks. only when life comes to a halt and the busyness of her demanding career stops, does she really start to think about that hole in her life.
fuck it, whocares she thinks to herself before burying herself back into the one thing that distracts her from being truly unfulfilled, more work.
"let's get a head start," sighing deeply, sheva goes back to a familiar google landing page that shows the chelsea f.c. women squad. at first, it was proving to be a very educational process, from the pictures and demonstrations she had taught herself pitch positions and the expectations of each respective player. she was quickly digging a little bit deeper, learning about national teams and competitions until...
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"what?" sheva did a double take in the google search results, she was in disbelief that a management team would allow this to go print without lengthy intervention. "maybe it's true?" the further she looked, the more she was exposed to the personal lives of women's soccer stars.
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sheva didn't notice a tear in her eye when she smiled to herself, it was very refreshing for her to see people unapologetically being themselves in a world that now felt so far removed from her own. she never saw the possibility of being an openly queer woman, in a high-profile career, chasing her dreams with a woman that she loves by her side.
wiping away tears, eyesight no longer blurred, she is quickly drawn to a face she recognises in the related articles section.
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