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A Fighting Battle

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Time 1h 36m

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Hi, I'm Grace. Grace Williamson. You've guessed it, I'm Leah Williamson's Younger Sister. She's the one who got me into football and out of our abusive household. I'm only 16, but I've been fighting all my life. My Older sister is the one who saved me, but it had ups and downs along the way. The truth is, will I make it just like my sister, or will I turn out a failure?All Rights Reserved

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It's always been you. by arsenalwfcstories

Hi, my name is Olivia Monroe but if you know me it's Liv. I'm 25 from Milton Keynes, however I've lived in LA for the last 7 years for my job. I work in marketing, which is so hands on, planning events for celebrities and brands all over the world. Very rarely do I come back to the UK, only for the odd Christmas or my birthday. Due to an event, and my birthday which is in the summer, I'm heading back to London for a few weeks. I can't wait to see my little brother (who is 21, so not so little) and the rest of my family and old friends I haven't been able to see for a while. How, this is where it gets complicated. Leah Williamson, my childhood best friend, but also my ex girlfriend. We dated for 2 years before I moved to LA. She didn't want to do a (very) long distance relationship with her starting to make her way up the ranks with Arsenal, so she cut it off with me a few days before I flew out to LA. Our parents are still very close, our mums go on coffee dates and go to watch Leah's games together. I haven't seen, or heard from her since I left. She wished me luck on the day I moved, but since then, nothing. 7 years of nothing.

Unbreakable by _wosostorys_

Jaimee Collins and Leah Williamson The Centre-Backs. Legends for England and Arsenal. Childhood best friends. Jaimee and Leah grew up side by side in Milton Keynes after Jaimee's family relocated there. Their mothers, Ellis and Amanda, became fast friends-just like their daughters. From the moment Jaimee was born, Leah felt an instinctive need to protect her. They shared everything-birthdays, traditions, and dreams. At just six years old, they joined Arsenal's academy together, united by a single goal: to become legends in red and white. At 15, Jaimee signed her first professional contract with Arsenal. A year later, she earned her debut for the Lionesses, forging a path that was both bold and bright. Leah remained devoted to Arsenal too, breaking into the first team at 17 and later donning the England shirt with pride. Over the years, their bond only deepened. Together, they became the heart of Arsenal's defense-commanding, fearless, adored by fans. Two queens. Two icons. One unbreakable friendship. But what if it's more than just friendship? What happens when the lines blur-between loyalty, love, and legacy? Will they remain unbreakable? Or will it break them?

Spotlight & Silverware by WSLreader

Fresh from captaining England to their historic Euros victory, Leah Williamson should be revelling in the moment. The parades, the interviews, the celebration at Buckingham Palace-she's the face of a nation's triumph, the captain whose name is on everyone's lips. Ashley West has no intention of being there. A rising star on the West End stage, she's been dragged to the Palace celebrations by her best friend Emma, reluctantly swapping rehearsals and quiet evenings for a world of roaring football fans and champagne flutes. She plans to stay at the edges, unseen, until the night is over. Then, by sheer chance, Leah nearly collides with her outside the Palace gates. A tangle of apologies, a shared laugh, and a glance that lingers far too long for two strangers. Leah is captivated-by Ashley's warmth, by her refusal to be dazzled by fame, by the way she feels like a breath of calm in a night full of chaos. As Leah's world hurtles forward in a whirlwind of media demands and Ashley's in the unforgiving spotlight of the stage, they find themselves meeting in the spaces between-late-night conversations, stolen coffees, quiet corners where the rest of the world can't reach them. But with their lives pulling them in opposite directions, can a footballer bound by the pitch and a performer bound by the stage find a way to write a love story that lasts beyond the final whistle?

When You See Me by WSLreader

Leah Williamson has always known how to lead-from captaining club and country to keeping her teammates close. But when Mackenzie Hewitt joins Arsenal's first team, Leah finds herself challenged by someone she can't quite read. Quiet, blunt, and obsessively precise, Mackenzie keeps her distance from everyone, speaking only when necessary-and rarely in ways people understand. To most, including Leah, Mackenzie is "weird." Cold. Difficult. What Leah doesn't know is that Mackenzie has Asperger's and severe OCD, diagnoses she hides fiercely to avoid being reduced to labels she's spent her whole life fighting. She just wants to play football and be seen for who she is-not what she has. As frustration turns into fascination, and fascination into something far deeper, Leah finds herself drawn into Mackenzie's carefully ordered world. Through slow adaptations, missed cues, raw confessions, and unexpected tenderness, Leah begins to uncover the real Mackenzie-the one hidden beneath rigid routines and guarded silences. But falling in love with someone like Mackenzie means learning a new language entirely-one of patience, precision, and unspoken truths. And for Mackenzie, love is terrifying in its unpredictability... unless she can learn to trust that Leah wants her-just as she is. 🚨Explicit Content 18+🚨

Fake It Till We Make It by WSLreader

Maeve Linton's transfer from Manchester United to Arsenal was supposed to be a fresh start - new city, new teammates, and no unnecessary drama. Two years on, her career is thriving... but her personal life is a mess, thanks to her parents' relentless questions about her love life. In a moment of desperation, Maeve blurts out that she's already seeing someone. And when they press for details, she drags in the only person she trusts enough to fake it with - her best friend and teammate, Leah Williamson. Leah agrees, because that's what best friends do. They hold hands at family dinners, post the occasional carefully-staged photo, and laugh through awkward questions. But the longer they play pretend, the less it feels like acting. Jokes turn into late-night confessions. Staged kisses feel alarmingly real. And suddenly, Maeve and Leah are caught in a game neither of them prepared for. With the season heating up and feelings threatening to derail everything, the two must figure out if they're willing to risk their friendship for something more - or if love, like football, sometimes requires the boldest moves of all.

The Years Between Us by WSLreader

They've been inseparable since they were seven - Leah, the bold girl with a football at her feet and the world on her shoulders, and her quieter counterpart, the one who always knew when Leah needed a moment of silence more than a speech. From playground games to national stadiums, failed relationships to milestone moments, their lives have twisted and grown in tandem - but never quite together. Now in their late twenties, both tired of love that never quite fit, they're still each other's favourite person. And it's enough. It always has been. Until a wedding. A toast. A bottle of wine too many. And a kiss. One kiss that starts unravelling everything they thought they knew - about themselves, about each other, and about the years between them. Told with quiet yearning and slow-burn intimacy, The Years Between Us is a tender exploration of friendship, loyalty, and the kind of love that was always there - just waiting to be seen. 🚨Mature Content 18+🚨

Always, Us by shan_lw6

* Book 2 in The Us Series* Three years after Suddenly, Us, Leah Williamson and Esmee Blom are balancing the chaos of football careers, school runs, and the everyday joy of raising their daughter. Between Arsenal training sessions, West Ham fixtures, and bedtime routines full of giggles and questions too big for small voices, they're quietly holding onto a hope they don't speak aloud too often: growing their family. As the demands of the pitch pull them in different directions, the pull of home keeps bringing them back together. Through teasing teammates, missed moments, and the tenderness of ordinary days, Leah and Esmee are learning that love doesn't just live in the grand gestures; it's built in the steady rhythm of family life, and in the quiet courage it takes to keep hoping.

Can You Hear Me? by WSLreader

At twenty-four, Ellie O'Connell has fought harder than most to make it in football. Partially deaf since childhood, she's spent years learning to read the game in her own way-through instinct, timing, and sheer resilience. Talent has never been her problem; being underestimated always has. When Arsenal offers her the chance of a lifetime, Ellie knows she belongs-but she also knows the Women's Super League spotlight will test every weakness she's worked so hard to hide. Leah Williamson, Arsenal's unshakable captain, doesn't believe in weakness. Stone-faced and disciplined, Leah leads with an iron will, never allowing herself to falter-on or off the pitch. To Ellie, she's everything untouchable: a role model, a wall, a woman impossible to impress. But as the season unfolds, Leah starts to notice the quiet strength behind Ellie's guarded exterior. And Ellie, in turn, discovers that even the toughest leaders have their own cracks, their own silences. What begins as respect grows into something far more dangerous: a slow-burning, impossible-to-ignore connection that threatens to break through every wall they've built. A story of resilience, trust, and the unexpected ways love can be heard-even in the quiet.

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Offside Heart by san2lolshf0n

When Frederike-Gabriella Roord Ferra arrives in London with her golden-haired daughter Rose and loyal golden retriever Leo, she's hoping for a quiet visit with her half-sister - Manchester City's Dutch midfielder, Jill Roord. But her trip takes an unexpected turn when three-year-old Rose bolts into a busy East London café... straight into the middle of the Arsenal Women's team on a pre-match activation walk. Chaos unfolds. Beth Mead barely has time to register the blonde toddler before the girl's mother storms in - and collides headfirst into the chest of Arsenal captain Leah Williamson. Sparks fly. Literally. Leah can't shake the moment. Not the wild-eyed beauty with the fierce accent, not the laughing toddler, not even the golden retriever who somehow managed to steal a muffin mid-scramble. Three days later, fate kicks in again when Rike and Rose appear pitchside at Arsenal's clash with Manchester City - there to cheer on Jill, who's flanked by fellow Dutch internationals Kerstin Casparij and Vivianne Miedema... Beth Mead's girlfriend. Torn between family loyalty and unexpected chemistry, Rike finds herself pulled into two very different worlds - and into the orbit of a woman who is as grounded as she is guarded. Leah, known for her composure on the pitch, is anything but steady when it comes to Rike. With Rose stealing everyone's heart (and Leo sneaking into players-only zones), the lines between rivalry and romance begin to blur. But with Jill watching closely, secrets Rike hasn't shared, and the pressures of public lives - can two women on opposite sides of the pitch find common ground in the heart?

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It's always been you.

Hi, my name is Olivia Monroe but if you know me it's Liv. I'm 25 from Milton Keynes, however I've lived in LA for the last 7 years for my job. I work in marketing, which is so hands on, planning events for celebrities and brands all over the world. Very rarely do I come back to the UK, only for the odd Christmas or my birthday. Due to an event, and my birthday which is in the summer, I'm heading back to London for a few weeks. I can't wait to see my little brother (who is 21, so not so little) and the rest of my family and old friends I haven't been able to see for a while. How, this is where it gets complicated. Leah Williamson, my childhood best friend, but also my ex girlfriend. We dated for 2 years before I moved to LA. She didn't want to do a (very) long distance relationship with her starting to make her way up the ranks with Arsenal, so she cut it off with me a few days before I flew out to LA. Our parents are still very close, our mums go on coffee dates and go to watch Leah's games together. I haven't seen, or heard from her since I left. She wished me luck on the day I moved, but since then, nothing. 7 years of nothing.