#leahwilliamson

“Hey beautiful.” I heard him down the phone.

“Hi, you okay?”

“Yeah just checking up on my girl.” I could hear his smile down the phone. “And i just wanted to tell you that I probably won't be here when you get back tomorrow.”

“Oh, why?” i frowned.

“Just got to help dec with some stuff tomorrow afternoon and evening, nothing special.” He brushed off.

“Okay, well let me tell you about what Sarina said in the meeting ear-” I started.

“Actually babe, I don't really have time to talk, I just wanted to let you know about tomorrow.” he said, sounding preoccupied.

“Oh, well I love you, I'll see you maybe tomorrow.”

“Yeah erm probably not. Bye baby.” and he hung up.

Taking a moment, I gripped the sink and inhaled deeply trying to get the feeling in the pit of my stomach to go away. Something felt off about that phone call, but something felt off in almost every other phone call we've had for about 6 months. I looked in the mirror and painted a smile on my face in case any of the girls were still in my room.

Luckily, Leah was the only one left.

“You okay?” she asked, as she put her phone down next to her on the bed.

“Yeah I'm fine.” I started to tidy up from where some of the girls had left cushions or cups. “I’m just tired, you know. Forgot how intense everything is here.”

I finally looked up to Leah’s eyes following me around the room. She was looking at me in a way only Leah did, a way that I didn't even have the words to describe.

“Can I just have a cuddle?” I asked her, my voice breaking half way through my question.

She didn't say anything, she didn't have to. She just held her arms out, inviting me in. I lay down virtually on top of her and wrapped my arms around her waist whilst hers went to my hair.

“Do you wanna talk about it?” she whispered.

“No, can you just stay here for a minute?” I said, really fighting to hold back the tears I knew were brewing.

“You couldn't get rid of me even if you tried.”

Indi Harrison Universe:

Only Friends - 260k+ reads, 60 parts

Indi Harrison, a young, Australian defender, moves to Arsenal and meets Jill Roord, who immediately catches her eye. Having to leave her best friend, Kristie Mewis, in the US, Indi gets to spend more time with her National Team captain, Sam Kerr. While kindling a relationship with Jill, and helping the beginnings of Sam and Kristie’s long distance relationship, Indi has to fight some demons, including her very scarred past.

tw: sh, depression + anxiety, sa

It’s Our Secret - 460k+ reads, 73 parts

Juliette Walsh, Keira Walsh’s twin sister, decides to leave Manchester City for new opportunities and ends up in London, playing for Chelsea. With help from National teammate, Leah Williamson, Juliette soon settles down, but not before she has to face some demons of her past, including her past relationship with Australian winger, Hayley Raso.

tw: ed, sexual harassment

Little Do They Know - 100k+ reads, 62 parts

Bradie Van Dyk, after spending the start of her career with Portland Thorns, decides to move across the pond, alongside Christen Press and Tobin Heath, to play for Manchester United. Leaving her girlfriend, Emily Sonnett, in the US, Bradie’s beginning with United was not easy, with Dutch midfielder, Jackie Groenen, finding trouble.

tw: sexual abuse/harassment, childhood trauma, racism

the sequel

After We Were Friends - 60k+ reads, 30 parts

Indi Harrison and Bradie Van Dyk’s lives change after the 2023 World Cup. Indi Harrison returns to Arsenal and continues her life as the best defender around, Bradie Van Dyk, on the other hand, is facing a new challenge in a different environment, and new-comer Hallie Mount, the new left back for Chelsea, and the lionesses, is trying to make her mark on a world that is seemingly not too welcoming.

Swiftly Pitched Series:

this is me trying - 130k+ reads, 41 parts

Eva Valtersen decides to leave her hometown of Trondheim, Norway, for a new experience at the WSL club, Manchester City. Alongside her Norwegian National teammates and best friends, Ingrid Engen, Guro Reiten and Frida Maanum, and her new City friends, Georgia Stanway, Keira Walsh and Ellie Roebuck, Eva settles. After a certain derby between City and United, however, Eva meets the Spaniard, Ona Batlle, starting something she never did quite expect.

tw: discussions of mental illnesses, death, etc

right where you left me - 200k+ reads, 62 parts

After breaking up with her long term girlfriend, Ellie Carpenter, Tippah Jones moves from Lyon to Arsenal for a new start. After reuniting with her Matildas team mates, Tippah finds a new normal. At Arsenal, Tippah falls for someone new: the English captain. As their relationship develops, Tippah feels complete. She heals. Except, her past is always beating in the back of her mind. Her complicated childhood effects her even 20 years later. Her trauma never leaves, but, thankfully for Tippah, neither will Leah.

Tw: childhood trauma, addiction, childhood abuse.

you’re on your own, kid - 30k+ reads, current

Mila Bakker, after growing up in the Netherlands, makes a move to Wolfsburg to continue her career. After a disrupted season, a new player joins the squad: Lena Oberdorf. The two’s unlikely friendship is tested, like never before, and their connection forever changed. With her best friend, Jill Roord, Mila has to take a step back and realise the world is not always what is once seemed.