*Book 1 in The Us Series* A name held close like a secret. A life tethered to a past neither fully understood nor fully escaped. When Leah Williamson is unexpectedly entrusted with a child she never knew existed, the world she thought she knew shifts beneath her feet. Between the echoes of love lost and the relentless pace of the present, she must navigate a delicate balance; between grief and hope, between duty and desire, between what is given and what must be earned. In the quiet spaces where the stadium fades and the spotlight dims, a new kind of family begins to take shape. Fragile, uncertain, but real. Some stories don't end with goodbye. They begin there.

14 and in need of a home, Sawyer meets a couple at a family day to get adopted. Follow the family's journey as they navigate through the ups and downs!

A guarded Arsenal physiotherapist rebuilding her life after addiction never expects healing to arrive through quiet love, difficult honesty, and the stubborn warmth of a striker who keeps choosing her anyway. Alessia Russo x oc Trigger Warnings: - alcohol addiction - toxic relationship - mental struggle

Gabriella.

Ona Battle and Lucy Bronze begin the adoption process, they never expected to fall in love with a little girl everyone else had given up on. At just four years old, she carries the invisible scars of severe neglect and a lifetime without stability, comfort, or love. Labeled as difficult, unpredictable, and impossible to place, she struggles with overwhelming emotions that no one seems able to understand. While social workers see only another failed placement waiting to happen, Ona and Lucy see something different: a frightened little girl who has never learned what it means to be safe, wanted, or part of a family. As they fight to earn her trust, they discover that some of the behaviors everyone fears may not be what they seem. Together, they begin a journey of patience, understanding, and unconditional love that could change all of their lives forever. For this Story you're just gonna have to imagine that Ona plays for Arsenal. I'm open for any kind of ideas just comment in the parts and I'll read them.

Read the title :) TW at the beginning of every chapter

Teen readers' adventures down under in Aus being a menace along with her partner in crime, Kya while poor Kimmy's almost having a nervous breakdown over it.

Riley Lennon is a 14 girl who has a passion for football! She is currently in a foster/care home which will cause many challenges in her journey, she will also meet many familiar faces along the way!

Steph is working through her break up and failed engagement, when she meets someone unexpected. Matty (femOC) just likes fixing cars, dog sitting and apparently a certain football player.

Y/N was a ten-year-old girl when she was found by Wesley and Angela, homeless and living on the streets of L.A, read her story here, be nice to me plz, it's my first fic, I had to get my friend to make this account so my parents wouldn't find it cause I don't need the embarrassment of my family finding out I write stuff. THE ONLY CHARACTERS THAT ARE MINE IS Y/N, THE BIG BROTHER AND ANY OTHER RANDOM BACKGROUND CHARACTERS, ANY OF THE FAMILIAR NAMES BELONG TO THE CREATORS OF THE ROOKIE, THIS IS A FAN WORK AND IS NOT MEANT TO STEAL ANYTHING.