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What happens on international duty, stays on international duty. by Gloryandhonour
Fandoms: Coronation Street
28 Jun 2026
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They’re rivals first, enemies second, and teammates only because England says they must be.
One is the composed, respected captain of Manchester United and England. The other is Manchester City’s newest signing with a talent for causing problems and pushing every single one of her buttons.
They clash constantly – on the pitch, in training, in interviews – and neither woman is willing to back down. To the world, their dislike for each other is obvious.
But international duty has a way of forcing people together.
Late nights, shared secrets, and moments no one else sees begin to crack the armour they both wear so carefully. Beneath the rivalry is something neither of them expected: understanding, vulnerability, and an attraction that refuses to stay buried.
The only problem? Falling for your enemy is dangerous enough. Falling for someone while the entire football world thinks you hate each other – might be impossible.
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30 Jun 2026
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The Moment's awkwardness lasts longer. Carla can’t get Lisa off her mind. Slow-burn.
(No Becky Swain resurrection.)
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- 5/15
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29 Jun 2026
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As Carla and Lisa’s two worlds overlap, moments of warmth and humour sit alongside difficult truths, forcing both of them to confront what it means to trust someone with the parts of themselves they usually keep hidden. It’s a story about vulnerability, chosen family, and the courage it takes to believe that love can exist alongside imperfection — and it can flourish.
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- English
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- 169,879
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- 31/31
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20 Jun 2026
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The 'Carla is pregnant' Swarla baby fic people have requested a *lot* since I made Lisa the pregnant one in another universe 😊 Set in 2014, their pasts are both a bit different here: Becky did die (yes, forever and irreversibly) giving birth to Betsy and Lisa and Carla have been together since Betsy was three. Carla and Peter were never together.
People wanted more Michelle and for Carla to be having the baby and Lisa looking after her so hopefully that's what you'll get!
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- English
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- 159,265
- Chapters:
- 60/60
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19 Jun 2026
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just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me by Phoebmonster
Fandoms: Coronation Street
13 Jun 2026
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“Actually, if it’s all the same, I’ve got someone coming in for an interview.”
“That’s me.” Lisa said, her voice almost a whisper.
“What?” Carla looked her up and down. “I mean a job interview.”
“That’s still me.” Lisa muttered, a blush creeping over her cheeks.
“To be my new barmaid?”
or - carla owns the rovers, and lisa needs a second chance.
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28 May 2026
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Two women. A kingdom built on high stakes. A lie that could destroy them both.
Carla Connor runs Manchester’s most elite casino: The Eclipse. She runs a tight ship, completely clean of the criminal underworld, but when her second-in-command Sarah Platt is found brutally murdered, Carla’s casino becomes the centre of a murder investigation.
Detective Inspector Lisa Swain is new to the city and is the police forces secret weapon. Her mission is dangerous but clear: go undercover to find the evidence to put Carla Connor behind bars.
Working side by side, the heat between them is agonising. And as Lisa dives deeper into the undercover operation, she uncovers a trail of missing money leading straight to who? Someone who will stop at nothing to bleed Carla dry.
As things worsen, Lisa finds herself caught in a suffocating trap. She knows Carla is innocent, but she has to follow the evidence. And when the truth finally shatters them both, will their fierce emotional connection survive the ultimate betrayal? Or will things end badly for Carla before Lisa can save her?
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- English
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- 1,218
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- 1/?
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Bookmarked by Coldhands13
23 May 2026
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Who doesn’t love a little affair fic?!
Lisa Swain is trapped in an unhappy marriage with her wife, Becky. When she crosses paths with natural charmer, Carla Connor, Lisa finds herself unable to resist the pull between them. What begins as a dangerous affair soon spirals into something far more complicated, what happens when unexpected events shatter Lisa’s world mid affair?
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- English
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- 112,590
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- 25/25
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- 354
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15 May 2026
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Lisa already knew what to expect. Or rather, who to expect… Carla Connor had been transferred from Humberside Police, and while Lisa hadn’t heard much about her directly, the whispers from colleagues had been enough to form an opinion. Despite the glowing reviews and action-packed stories she’d been told, she wasn’t exactly optimistic about the new arrival.
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Carla and Lisa are both detectives, forced to work together despite being polar opposites. Chaos (among other stuff) ensues.
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- English
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- 138,046
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- 32/?
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27 Apr 2026
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Nights We Don't Remember, With Friends We Won't Forget by Swarla_Fan
Fandoms: Coronation Street
28 Jun 2026
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Carla and Peter were together a long time, on and off, and his sudden departure has left a hole in Carla's life. After her annoying nephew turns up, Carla heads to a bar to drown her sorrows and runs into none other than the detective who arrested Peter for murder. Two women drinking alone. Not friends...certainly nothing more than that. Will their shared loneliness bring them together? Can they forge a friendship through a few drunken nights out?
Set in early 2024, this is a enemies to friends to lovers tale, laced with many cocktails and some drunken dancing.
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20 Apr 2026
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An alternative version of the post Corriedale Connor/Swain storyline. It starts and follows just like the episode following the ITV version and parts may overlap in time but it adds more that was not shown offscreen and in my head how i would have liked it.
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19 Apr 2026
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First year of uni was supposed to be simple: new city, new people, fresh start.
Instead, Carla Connor ends up in a chaotic house full of strangers, cheap wine, and too many personalities to keep track of, including one quiet, observant blonde who seems to see right through her.
Lisa Swain didn’t come to uni to make friends. She definitely didn’t come to get involved.
But somewhere between late-night kitchens, shared spaces, and conversations that hit a little too close to home, something starts to shift.
Slowly. Quietly.
And neither of them are quite ready for it.
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- 34/34
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17 Apr 2026
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Carla Connor thrives on control.
Lisa Swain survives on it.
When a chance encounter turns hostile, neither woman is prepared for the attraction simmering underneath.
There’s just one complication.
They’re already connected.This is an AU where Carla owns a PR firm and Detective Lisa Swain just relocated to Weatherfield.
When Carla and Lisa clash, Carla has no idea that this irritating woman is the mother of her new summer temp at the office. Lisa has no idea that this woman is her daughters boss.Bookmarked by Coldhands13
16 Apr 2026
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Carla Connor's side job was her personal business until Lisa Swain discovered it while searching for a woman to ease her aching body.
Their lives change from this point.
Black & White turns into colour in the most unexpected way.Or
They realise they can’t keep their hands off each other.
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12 Apr 2026
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This is a friends to lovers story, Carla cares freely and loves deeply. She becomes the shoulder to cry on for Lisa after her marriage breakdown.
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03 Apr 2026
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So, this is an AU fic where Carla and Lisa are Betsy's parents, not Lisa and Becky. Although Becky does appear in this story, she and Lisa have never been married. In this story, Becky is Lisa's ex-girlfriend. Lisa has a G!P, and both Lisa and Carla are biologically Betsy's parents. This story follows the everyday life of the Connor-Swain’s and Carla and Lisa’s relationship after twenty-three year’s, and a eleven year marriage - the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Some parts follow the show, while some don’t. Betsy is 16 turning 17 in this, and Ryan is younger than in the show in this, he is 25, Ryan lives with Carla and Lisa, he is also more like a son to them, Carla is 50, and Lisa is 49.
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- Part 2 of Against all odds series
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- English
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- 177/?
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Bookmarked by Coldhands13
26 Mar 2026
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Airline captain Carla Connor and flight attendant Lisa Swain are instantly drawn to each other. Captain Connor craves the reliable, efficient energy for Ms. Swain, and Lisa is enjoying the Captain’s confidence, composure, and vulnerability she only shows her. Between their flights, layovers, and everyday routines, their slow-burn connection grows, tangled with unspoken feelings and professional boundaries. Lisa struggles with her attraction, while Carla keeps her emotions carefully guarded. What happens when all UK flights have been grounded and their hotel has been overbooked leaving Lisa without a room. Will the good Captain share?
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- English
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- 84,424
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- 49/49
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11 Mar 2026
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All my forever's end with you by DanniieRaith, FSG_Swarla1990
Fandoms: Coronation Street
28 Jun 2026
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Carla Connor never thought she’d be here — planning a wedding, trying on dresses, and actually letting someone in deep enough to promise forever. Lisa Swain, steady and unshakable, has been the one to pull her back from the brink and prove that love doesn’t have to mean pain.
But in true Weatherfield style, nothing about planning a wedding runs smoothly. From chaotic dress fittings (with Michelle in full meddling mode), to stag and hen do disasters, last-minute doubts, and the ghosts of the past, Carla and Lisa must hold tight to what they’ve built.
With friends and family alternately helping and causing chaos, the journey to “I do” is anything but simple. Yet through the laughter, tears, and trials, one truth shines through: together, they’re stronger.
A heartfelt, dramatic, and often funny story of love, friendship, and fighting for the happy ending they both deserve.
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07 Mar 2026
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Lisa Swain is a masterpiece of corporate calibration. To her mother, she is a silent strategist and a perfect trophy - a girl expertly trained to be the face of an empire. But the "Swain Standard" is a gilded cage, and Lisa is holding her breath until she finally disappears.
Across Manchester, Carla Connor is picking up the pieces. A year after the crash that left her the keys to Underworld, she is fighting to keep her parents' legacy alive in a city full of wolves.
They are two sides of the same coin: one trapped by a family that won't let go, and one haunted by the family she lost. As their companies collide and the secrets begin to spill, the cost of perfection is about to become too high to pay.
This story is heavily inspired by "Masquerade" by Taylor Acorn, exploring the hollow pressure of living for everyone else’s expectations until the mask finally cracks.Bookmarked by Coldhands13
07 Mar 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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- English
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- 228,206
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- 57/?
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Bookmarked by Coldhands13
06 Mar 2026
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“You know, there’s a word for women like you.”
Lisa quirks an eyebrow. “Oh yeah?”
“Yeah,” Carla nods. “MILF.”
Lisa laughs then; a real filthy laugh that makes Carla feel totally weightless. The blonde casually slings her arm over the back of Carla’s chair, her face only inches away from the brunette’s as she leans in and says-
“There’s a word for women like you too.”
Carla blinks, her throat bobbing as she swallows. “Uh-huh?”
“Mmm,” Lisa hums. “Trouble.”
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Bookmarked by Coldhands13
27 Feb 2026