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hey guys, so June and July was rough for me. But I will be back in August maybe for the 3rd.
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the year of the reneesance could not have ended in any better way.
Idk if some of you watch the women basketball french league, but yesterday night was the final, and like the team I support won, it was also my birthday and I got the training shirt from one of my favorite player!! There was a big celebration night too
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For Aggie one reader and Aggie both play for cheslea and after beating United to win league celebrate together but no one know there together until someone catches them kissing
The match was over. The final whistle had blown, and Chelsea had won. 1-0.
You and Aggie, both on the pitch, had fought through the tension of the game. A hard-fought battle against Manchester United that was more than just a gameâit was a statement.
The league title was yours.
The crowd erupted into cheers, but you barely heard it, your mind on the feeling in your chest. Your pulse was still racing from the match, but more from something else. Something you and Aggie had kept just between the two of you.
From the moment sheâd passed you the ball for that final goal, there was no going back. You had become more than just teammates.
Back in the locker room, everyone was jubilant. The squad was exchanging hugs, taking photos, and celebrating the victory with loud cheers. But for you and Aggie, it was different. You slipped away from the crowd together, down the hall toward the quieter, secluded hallway that led to the team's private rooms.
You grabbed her hand, intertwining your fingers. Aggie shot you a playful look but didnât pull away.
"We did it," she said, voice filled with excitement, but also something else. Something intimate that only the two of you understood.
The quiet between you in the hallway was a stark contrast to the chaos outside. Neither of you wanted to join the throngs of celebrating teammates just yet. Not until you had a moment.
Aggie stopped in front of the door to your shared hotel room and glanced over at you. âYouâre unbelievable out there, you know?â
You grinned, feeling the weight of everythingâthe victory, the adrenaline, the love that had secretly grown between you twoâcrash into your chest.
Before you could reply, she was already closing the door behind you. And suddenly, you were alone together in the room.
The heat between you both had been building for weeks, months even. In the quiet of the hotel room, it felt impossible to deny it anymore.
Aggieâs eyes flickered to yours before she closed the gap between you, her hands resting on your hips. âIâm so proud of us.â
âYou really think we can keep this quiet?â you asked, voice teasing but with an underlying question.
She smirked. âI donât think weâll have to for long.â
You tilted your head, leaning in just a little more. âWhyâs that?â
Her lips brushed against yours, soft at first, like a promise. âBecause weâre worth the risk.â
You didnât wait another second before your lips met, and in that instant, the world outside faded. There were no press conferences, no fans cheeringâjust the two of you, finally allowing everything you had kept hidden to unfold.
Hours later, you were still in your room, in a quiet haze of celebration. The team had partied into the night, but you and Aggie had stayed out of the limelight.
But even in the privacy of the room, you knew it wouldnât stay hidden forever.
You were about to slip into the shower when there was a knock at the door.
Aggie raised an eyebrow. âWho is that?â
âMaybe itâs just the team,â you said, tossing on a robe. âLet me get it.â
When you opened the door, however, you werenât greeted by a teammate. It was the team photographerâcaught off guard when they realized they had the wrong room.
But what they saw through the cracked door stopped them.
There you were, just inches apart, your hair disheveled, the flush still on your cheeks, with Aggie standing too close for anyone to mistake what was happening.
And before you could even close the door, it was already too late.
The photographer blinked in shock. âOh⊠um, sorry!â They turned to leave, but the damage was done.
You closed the door quickly, heart pounding. âThis is bad.â
Aggie chuckled nervously. âItâs okay. We can handle this.â
But it was already all over the social media platforms. Someoneâmaybe from the other side of the hallwayâhad already taken a photo of you two, standing just moments after the kiss.
It was the morning after the win, and the media had exploded.
You and Aggie hadnât spoken since the photographer incident, but you knew the world would know about your relationship now. You were just hoping the team wouldnât think it was a distraction.
Your phone buzzed incessantlyâgroup chats, notifications, Instagram comments. But the most important message came from Sonia, Chelseaâs manager.
She wasnât angry. Far from it.
âYou two shouldâve just come out already,â her message read. âGet it over with. Donât let anyone make you feel like your love is a headline.â
Later that afternoon, in the media room, you both sat before the cameras. Everyone was waiting for some explanation, some comment.
Aggie took your hand under the table, and you squeezed back. Youâd both been preparing for this moment.
But you didnât shy away.
âYou might have seen us on social media last night,â you said, looking directly into the cameras. âAnd, yes, weâre together. Weâve been together for a while now, but weâve kept it private for our own reasons.â
Aggie smiled at you softly. âBut weâre not hiding anymore. Weâve won the league, and weâre proud of thatâproud of each other.â
The media exploded.
And Chelsea? Well, they were behind you every step of the way.
You and Aggie had made your relationship official, and now the world knew. No more secrets. No more hiding.
The celebrations werenât overâtheyâd only just begun.
It had been hours since the world found out about you and Aggie.
The phone buzzing. The notifications flooding in. People commenting. Speculating. But the moment the photos hit the press, there was no turning back.
The squad had celebrated the league win all night, but today was a new dayâand the media had already latched onto every word and photo they could get their hands on.
You sat on the edge of the bed, scrolling through Twitter. Every post, every headline, every message was about you and Aggie. You were officially out.
But despite the frenzy, there was still a sense of calm between the two of you. You glanced up from your phone and met her gaze as she walked into the room, still in her training gear, a sly smile playing on her lips.
âWell, I guess weâre officially public now,â you said, trying to sound nonchalant, but your heart was still racing.
Aggie crossed the room, sitting next to you on the bed. Her fingers found yours as she squeezed your hand. "Guess thereâs no turning back now."
The two of you had danced around it for monthsâsecret dates, stolen moments, hidden kisses. But now? It was all out there for the world to see.
Later that afternoon, after a quiet discussion about how to approach the situation, you and Aggie made the decision to take control.
You pulled up your Instagram, and Aggie did the same, side by side. No more letting the media run with their assumptions. No more letting the world write your story for you.
This was your moment.
You posted first.
It wasnât muchâjust a simple photo of the two of you in a moment of happiness. It was taken during the match celebrations, a candid shot of you both laughing, hands intertwined, clearly in your element.
No caption at first.
Just the raw, unfiltered image of the two of you.
After a beat, you added the caption:
âSometimes the best thing in life is what you never expected. đ #LoveIsLove #ChelseaFamilyâ
It was short. It was simple. And it was all you needed.
Within minutes, the comments exploded.
From your teammates, you got love and support:
Keira Walsh: âFinally! You two are impossible to ignore. đ„ #Proudâ
Lucy Bronze: âLove you both!! đ #DreamTeamâ
Sonia Bonpastor: âChelsea women are unstoppable both on and off the pitch. đ„â€ïž #ProudCoachâ
The fans were more of a mixed bag, some celebrating your relationship and others trying to stir the pot. But you didnât care. This was your truth, and you werenât hiding anymore.
But it wasnât just the Chelsea team reacting.
From the Barça squad, comments flooded in too:
Alexia Putella: âI knew it! đ So happy for you both! #LoveAlwaysWinsâ
Aitana BonmatĂ: âTwo incredible players and two even more incredible people. â€ïžâ
Salma Paralluelo: âLove you both so much!! đâ
And even some players from the other sideâManchester Unitedâshowed their support. They all had witnessed the magic of your partnership on the pitch, and now, they were seeing it off the pitch.
Aggieâs Post Not to be outdone, Aggie posted her own hard launch a few minutes later.
It was a simple but powerful picture: the two of you from the previous night, just after the match, standing on the pitch with your arms around each other. You were holding the trophy, and Aggieâs head was resting on your shoulder, a smile lighting up both of your faces.
Her caption was even more direct than yours.
âNo more secrets. #MyPerson #Chelseaâ€ïžâ
It was clear now.
You were a couple. No longer hidden in shadows or secret hotel rooms.
As expected, the press went wild. The story of Chelseaâs victorious league season now included the love story of two of its brightest stars.
Headlines flooded in:
âChelseaâs Stars Shine in More Ways Than One: Playerâs Secret Relationship Revealed!â
âLeague Winners and Lovers: Aggie and YN Make it Officialâ
âFrom Teammates to Soulmates: Chelseaâs Unlikely Power Coupleâ
By the evening, your love story was the main topic of conversation across social media. The world was catching up to what had been an unspoken truth among the team: you and Aggie were the perfect match.
Later that night, you sat together in your shared apartment in London, watching TV, the excitement of the day starting to die down. But even now, it was hard to believe that everything had changed so quickly.
"You okay?" Aggie asked, nudging you with her shoulder.
You let out a soft laugh, feeling both relieved and overwhelmed. "Yeah. Just⊠I didn't think it would be this big. I mean, everyone already knew, right?"
Aggie smiled, brushing her hair back. "Yeah, but now they know for sure."
You looked down at your phone againâyour feed still flooded with messages from friends, family, and fans. Some were supportive, others less so. But none of that mattered. Because in that moment, it felt like the whole world had finally caught up to you.
"I guess this is our new normal," you said, leaning against her.
"We'll handle it," Aggie said confidently. "And Iâll always be with you, no matter what."
You smiled and kissed her softly, the world fading away for just a moment. You didnât need anything more than this.
The hard launch on social media had sent shockwaves throughout the football world, but it wasnât just fans who were reacting. Your Chelsea teammates were the first to share their thoughts, and honestly, their support was exactly what you needed.
Keira Walsh was the first to text you, as expected. She was always your ride-or-die, someone you could count on in both the locker room and outside it.
âFinally, you two made it official! đđ Love you both. So happy for you. I saw the whole thing play out on Insta this morning. What took you so long? đâ
You chuckled, shaking your head. Aggie was right next to you, her head resting against your shoulder as you both read through the messages.
"I think Keira might have known before we did," you replied to her, sending Keira a laughing emoji.
Lucy Bronze, who had been part of the team even before you both made it to Chelsea, was quick to comment on your Instagram post, but she followed it up with a heartfelt message.
âCouldnât be happier for you both. Youâve been amazing together for so longâjust glad everyone knows now. Proud of you. â€ïžâ
You smiled, grateful that someone like Lucy, who had always kept things professional, was openly supportive. It felt like a weight had been lifted.
Fran Kirby wasnât far behind. Fran had always been the prankster of the team, and her message reflected her playful spirit.
âThe worst-kept secret in football⊠but so glad itâs out! đ Big hugs to both of you, you deserve all the happiness in the world. Donât forget to invite me to the wedding! đâ
You rolled your eyes and laughed. âWeâre not getting married yet, Fran,â you texted her back, but you couldnât help feeling a little giddy. The excitement of your love story being celebrated was contagious.
Sonia, Chelseaâs manager, sent you a more professional message but with the same warmth.
âWeâre proud of you both. The love and support from the team is unwavering. Letâs keep our focus on what we do best: winning. But Iâm so glad youâre both able to be yourselves now. #ChelseaFamilyâ
You could tell that Sonia was genuinely proud of you, and the fact that she was so supportive made the entire process feel more natural.
The reactions from the England squad were just as swift, if not more vocal. Youâd both shared your time with them at international camps, and now, the spotlight was on you.
Ellie Roebuck, Englandâs star goalkeeper and one of your closest friends, was quick to message you.
âSo proud of you both. You two were always adorable, and now the world knows! Finally!! đ Canât wait to catch up next camp. I might need a few more tips on keeping my relationship a secret, though. đâ
You giggled at Ellieâs comment. âI think youâve got that part down better than we did,â you replied. "But maybe we should have just told everyone ages ago."
Lauren Hemp didnât waste any time either. You had known Lauren for years, and she was always known for her energy and infectious enthusiasm.
âYESSSSS!! I knew it. You guys are too cute for words. Honestly, you two are what dreams are made of. Couldnât be happier for you!!â
Her excitement was contagious. You showed the message to Aggie, who rolled her eyes and smiled. âTypical Lauren,â she laughed, shaking her head.
Georgia Stanway also chimed in, sending a private message.
âTook you long enough! I swear Iâve been waiting for this moment for ages. Youâre both amazing, and now the whole world knows it. Canât wait to see you both at the next England camp. â€ïžâ
You grinned, knowing that Georgia had probably guessed from the start but respected your privacy. âSee you soon, Stanway!â you texted back.
Alex Greenwood, a player you had always respected, sent a more emotional message, showing just how much your love story had touched everyone.
âSeeing you both finally share this with the world is so special. You two are the real deal. Canât wait to celebrate with you both in person soon. Much love, YN and Aggie. đâ
The sincerity in Alex's message hit you harder than you expected, and you shared a soft smile with Aggie, feeling deeply grateful for the support surrounding you both.
The next international break was approaching, and both Chelsea and England were preparing for matches. The press conference was set at St. Georgeâs Park, where the England team usually gathered for media sessions.
When the time came, you and Aggie were prepared for a full-on media storm. The press had already gone crazy over your relationship. Now, it was your chance to address it head-on.
The conference room buzzed with questions, but the moment you and Aggie walked in together, hand in hand, the room went silent for a beat.
The press officer cleared their throat and motioned for the questions to begin. A reporter from a major tabloid, who was notorious for trying to stir drama, asked with a grin:
"So, now that the cat's out of the bag, how does it feel to go public with your relationship, especially being a part of the England squad?"
You met Aggieâs eyes and smiled, squeezing her hand under the table. "It feels good. Weâve always been supportive of each other, both on and off the pitch. Our teammates, both here at Chelsea and with England, have been amazing. Weâre excited to continue being part of this team and supporting each other."
Aggie added, "It's important for us to live our truth, and weâre both proud to be open about who we are. But above all, weâre focused on winning for England, for Chelsea, and for the people who support us."
The room erupted in flashes from cameras, but no one asked anything that felt intrusive or disrespectful. The reporters, sensing the sincerity in your words, respected the moment.
After the press conference ended, the England squad gathered for a quick team photo. You and Aggie stood side by side, hands not far apart, but this time, there was no hesitation.
Ellie Roebuck leaned in, whispering loudly, "You two are the power couple of football now!"
"Shhh," you teased, laughing, but you couldnât suppress the proud grin on your face.
The team posed together for the shot, and as the cameras clicked, you realized something important: the world had caught up, but thisâbeing surrounded by the love of your team, the love of Aggieâwas all that truly mattered.
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For aitana bonmati one reader is Aggie big sister and there close and she protective of Aggie and aitana and reader donât get on and she says something in her press conference about Aggie and in gagne fouls aggie in 1st leg and second leg so that when they come to blows but later airana aplgosies to Aggie but yn still stubborn but Iâm end do and end up getting together but add all the teams both Barca and Chelsea in it
The announcement of the Champions League semi-final draw had barely echoed through the halls of Cobham before your jaw tightened. Chelsea vs. Barcelona.
Again.
The memories of past battles flooded your mindâtight games, brutal tackles, heartache and celebration all tangled into ninety-minute wars. But this time, it wasnât just about the badge on your chest or the rival colors across the pitch.
This time, it was about Aggie.
Your little sister, still fresh-faced despite the number on her back, had fought tooth and nail for her place in Chelseaâs midfield. She wasnât just talentedâshe was fearless. Youâd trained with her, protected her, watched her bloom. And now, she was about to line up against the player you loathed most.
Aitana BonmatĂ.
You didnât hate many people. In fact, most days you stayed cool, composed, professional. But Aitana had a way of setting every nerve on edge. It wasnât just her skillâit was her smirk, her icy focus, her arrogant interviews. Youâd clashed more than once on the international circuit, and sparks flew every time.
So when the Spanish media published Aitanaâs pre-match interview and you saw the quoteâ
âAggieâs got talent, sure, but talent and experience are not the same. At this level, pressure exposes everything.â âyou nearly threw your phone across the locker room.
Aggie didnât react. Sheâd always been good at brushing things off. But you werenât Aggie.
The press conference that followed was tense. You didnât bother hiding the edge in your voice when a reporter asked if youâd seen Aitanaâs comment.
âSome players talk more than they should,â you said calmly, staring straight at the camera. âWeâll see who crumbles under pressure.â
Aggie gave you a look later that night, one of those soft, warning glances.
âSheâs not worth it,â she said.
But you didnât agree.
You knew Aitana. And something told you she knew exactly what she was doing.
Camp Nou was packed to the brim. The crowd, vibrant and electric, pulsed with Catalan pride. Barça had something to prove after last year. So did you.
The first twenty minutes were fast. Chelsea held firm, Aggie holding her own in midfield against giants like Keira Walsh and Patri. But then came minute twenty-two.
Aitana.
You saw her sprinting into a 50/50 with Aggie, and everything in your body screamed too late, too hard.
Aitanaâs studs scraped down Aggieâs ankle, and your sister crumpled. The whistle blew, but the damage was done. You rushed in, shoving Aitana back instinctively.
âTouch her again and I swearââ
âControl yourself,â she hissed in Spanish, brushing off your hand. âShe wants to play at this level? Then she plays.â
Yellow cards were shown. You barely noticed. Your vision was locked on Aitanaâs unreadable expression, and the heat between you could have burned the stadium down.
The match ended 4â1 for Barça. Caroline Graham Hansen was unstoppable, and even Sam Kerrâs equalizer couldnât spark a comeback.
In the tunnel, you caught Aitana glancing at you once, eyes unreadable. She looked⊠tired.
You didnât care.
The second leg at Stamford Bridge shouldâve been about redemption. Instead, it felt like salt in an open wound.
Aitana was everywhereâpressing, weaving, pulling strings in midfield. Youâd trained like hell for this game, but Chelsea struggled again. Down 2â1 at halftime, you were barely holding it together.
Then came the seventy-second minute.
Aggie made a turn near the halfway line, and Aitana closed in fast. The tackle wasnât violent, but it was lateâcalculated. Another clip to the ankle. Aggie yelped and stumbled.
You snapped.
The red mist descended as you ran toward Aitana, chesting into her, shouting in her face in front of 40,000 people.
âYou think youâre so clever?â you snarled. âPick on someone your own size.â
She didnât back down.
âI didnât touch her hard. You're just always looking for a reason to hate me.â
And that was when it hit you.
You werenât angry because Aitana fouled Aggie. You were angry because you didnât know how to deal with what Aitana made you feel.
Youâd watched her brilliance for years. Watched her win. Watched her dominate. And part of you had always wantedâdesperatelyâto match her, fight her, prove something. But maybe you also wanted to understand her. Maybe you already did.
The ref stepped in before it turned into a brawl. You got a yellow. Aitana got a warning.
The match ended 4â1 again. An aggregate embarrassment. You didnât speak in the locker room. Aggie did, quietly:
âShe said sorry, you know. After the final whistle. I think she meant it.â
You scoffed. âNot interested.â
But even as you said it, something inside you shifted.
Two days later, while leaving Cobham late, you found someone waiting in the parking lot.
Aitana.
She stood there in a hoodie and jeans, hands in her pockets. No cameras. No boots. Just her.
âI came to talk,â she said in a low voice. âNot about football.â
You stared at her, frozen.
She sighed. âYou think I hate Aggie. I donât. I respect her. Sheâs⊠fearless. And I fouled her because I was frustratedânot with her. With you.â
You blinked. âWith me?â
Aitana stepped closer. âYou always act like youâre protecting her. But I think what youâre really doing⊠is avoiding this.â
She gestured between you.
âThis fire. This tension. This⊠whatever it is. You donât hate me. You just donât know how to admit you feel something.â
You clenched your jaw. âI donât.â
A small smile ghosted across her lips. âThen stop looking at me like that.â
Silence.
You should have walked away. You should have told her to go. But you didnât.
The season was over. The wounds still fresh.
Champions League dreams? Crushed.
Media speculation? Nonstop.
You were doing your best to avoid it allâuntil Emma Hayes cornered you in the hallway with that familiar glint in her eyes.
âThereâs a UEFA player gala this weekend. Youâre on the guest list.â
You frowned. âCanât someone elseâ?â
âNo,â she said. âYou need to show face. And so does Aggie. And before you ask, yes⊠Barcelona will be there too.â
You didnât ask, but your stomach turned anyway.
You knew Aitana would be there.
The venue was a glass-wrapped museum on the Seine, all minimalist decor and floor-to-ceiling views of the city. The kind of place that made you feel like you didnât belong no matter how expensive your dress was.
You wore black satin. Sleek. Sharp. Enough to send a message: donât mess with me.
Aggie stuck close early in the evening, but the crowd swept her away in a sea of laughter and teammates. You didnât mind. You preferred the edge of the room anyway.
Until you saw her.
Aitana.
She stepped in wearing a deep wine-colored gown with a low back and the kind of confidence that made the whole room notice. Her hair was swept up, lips painted, eyes lined in something that made them look even more dangerous than usual.
She caught your stare from across the floor. Didnât look away.
Your throat dried.
A waitress passed with champagne. You took two.
God help you.
You tried ignoring her. Really, you did. But every time you turned, she was thereâtalking to Alexia, laughing with Salma, slipping into a conversation with Keira Walsh and Lucy Bronze.
And then she started walking toward you.
You werenât ready.
âDidnât think youâd come,â she said, voice low.
âI didnât want to,â you replied honestly, sipping your drink.
âBut you did.â
You glanced at her. âCuriosity. Morbid, maybe.â
She smirked. âYou always have an excuse.â
There was music playing softly in the background, some jazzy instrumental you didnât recognize. The air between you shifted as people drifted away.
It felt like you were alone in a crowded room.
âYou clean up nice,â she added, eyes trailing down your dress. âDidnât think Iâd get to see you like this.â
Your pulse kicked up. âDonât flirt with me.â
âWhy not?â
âBecause it wonât work.â
She stepped closer. âIt already is.â
You swallowed hard.
Later, after dodging a dozen photographers and polite conversations you didnât care about, you slipped into a quiet hallway with glass walls and dim lighting. The city blinked in the distance beyond the river.
You needed air.
You didnât expect her to follow.
Aitanaâs heels clicked softly on the marble floor. âYou keep walking away.â
âI keep needing space,â you muttered.
âAnd yet here we are,â she said, stepping in front of you. Blocking your exit. Not touching. Just⊠looking.
You met her eyes.
She was close enough to kiss.
Close enough to hurt you, too.
âSay it,â she whispered.
âSay what?â
âThat you want this.â
You didnât answer.
Instead, you backed her into the wall and stared at her lips.
She gaspedâsoftlyâbut didnât back down. Her hands hovered at your waist, not quite touching.
âI hated you,â you said, voice hoarse.
âI know,â she replied. âI hated you too.â
There was something electric between you, heavy, charged.
Your hands found the edge of her jaw before you could stop them.
âYouâre still a pain in my ass.â
âI plan to be.â
And then, finallyâfinallyâyou kissed her.
It wasnât sweet. It wasnât slow.
It was months of tension, years of rivalry, confusion, anger, and burning need.
It was her fingers gripping your hips, your lips claiming hers like youâd starved, your back pressed to the glass, her breath hot against your skin.
It was reckless and perfect and overdue.
You pulled away only when a burst of laughter echoed down the hall.
She leaned her forehead against yours, smiling, breathless. âSo⊠what now?â
You stared at her.
âI donât know,â you admitted. âBut Iâm not walking away again.â
The kiss didnât end in the hallway. It just paused.
Barely.
There was a silence between you, but it wasnât awkward. It was the kind of silence that buzzed, thick with what hadnât been saidâand what you both were desperate to do.
Aitanaâs hand lingered at your hip. Yours was still curled near her neck, thumb brushing over her pulse.
And then, without a word, she stepped back, slid her fingers down your wrist, and laced them through yours.
âCome with me,â she murmured.
You nodded.
The gala faded behind you. You walked fast, half-laughing when someone called your name and you ignored it completely. Aitanaâs heels clicked down the marble stairs. Your hand didnât leave hers.
You didnât wait for a car.
Her hotel was too far. Yours was only five blocks away.
The Paris air was cool, but your skin burned.
Neither of you spoke, not really. Every glance said more than words could. Aitanaâs eyes were dark, unreadable, but her jaw was set like she was daring herself not to lose control too fast.
When the elevator doors closed behind you both, you turned to her slowly.
She was already watching you.
Her voice was barely above a whisper. âAre you sure?â
You leaned forward, pressing your forehead to hers. âNot even a little.â
Her lips partedâbut didnât argue.
You kissed her again before the doors even opened.
The second the door closed behind you, it was like someone struck a match.
Aitana pushed you against the wall with more need than finesse. Her mouth was on your neck, your hands tugging the zipper down the back of her gown. You werenât thinking, not clearly, not at all. All that rivalry, all that hatredâit had always just been tension in disguise. And now?
Now it was coming undone.
She kissed like she playedâfierce, precise, demanding. She tasted like champagne and trouble. You let yourself get lost in her, dragging her onto the bed like gravity gave you no choice.
Clothes hit the floor. One by one. Slowly. Then all at once.
You learned each otherâs skin like you'd been waiting a lifetime to do it.
It was hot. Messy. More intense than anything you'd let yourself imagine. Her voice in your ear. Your fingers curling into her back. Gasps swallowed between kisses. It was more than sexâit was a battle neither of you wanted to win.
And when it was overâor rather, when you paused long enough to breatheâyou lay tangled in sheets, chest heaving, her body pressed against yours, face tucked into your neck.
You stared at the ceiling for a long moment, heart still racing.
âYouâre going to ruin me,â you whispered.
Aitana laughed, low and raw. âToo late.â
You didnât sleep much.
But when you did, it was in her arms, the silence between you finally calm.
It felt dangerous.
It felt good.
And it wasnât just physicalânot anymore.
The sun cut through the sheer hotel curtains like a slow blade of gold. Paris looked soft from the twelfth floorâmuted, early, still asleep.
You werenât.
Aitanaâs breath warmed your collarbone, one leg tangled over yours, her fingers curled loosely around your wrist like sheâd held on even in her sleep.
Your heart thudded, calm but alive. The ache in your muscles wasnât from training. It was from her.
You shouldâve moved.
But instead, you studied her. Her lashes against her cheek. The faint smudge of mascara under one eye. A love bite on her neck.
Your neck.
Youâd made a mess of each otherâand it had felt inevitable.
You closed your eyes again.
The door buzzed once. You barely heard it.
Then againâlouder.
A sleepy groan left your throat. Aitana stirred, tightening her grip on your waist.
Then the knock turned into a voice.
"Hey, you awake? Mom and Dad are on FaceTimeâthey want to see you real quick before they head out.â
Your stomach dropped.
Aggie.
âNoâAggie, wait, donâtââ
The door creaked open before you could get out of bed.
She stepped in, phone in hand, grinning. âI told them you were probablyââ
And froze.
You were half-sitting up, hair wrecked, the hotel sheets clinging to bare skin. Aitana was on her side, propped on one elbow, the straps of her bra still tangled near her shoulder.
The covers barely covered either of you.
Aggieâs mouth fell open.
You stared at her, stunned.
Aitana blinked once, then slowly pulled the duvet over both of you with impossible calm. ââŠHi.â
Aggie didnât respond.
But her phone was still up.
And on the screen, your parents' faces were squinting in confusion.
âIs thatâwho is that?â your mom asked, leaning toward the camera.
âAggie, sweetheart, are youâwhatâs happening?â
Aggie quickly flipped the camera to face the ceiling and backed out of the room with the most horrified look youâd ever seen on her face.
âOh my god,â she muttered, walking into the hallway and shutting the door behind her. âWhat the actual hell.â
You collapsed back onto the mattress and groaned into your hands.
âSheâs never going to let this go,â you mumbled.
Aitana laughedâlaughedâas she flopped onto her back and stared at the ceiling. âYou know⊠that couldâve gone worse.â
You looked at her like she was insane. âShe walked in on us. Half-naked. While on FaceTime with our parents.â
âAnd?â
You blinked.
âYouâre very calm about this.â
âIâve been caught in worse situations,â Aitana said with a smirk. âAlso⊠this is kind of hilarious.â
You shook your head, smiling despite yourself. âYouâre a menace.â
She turned toward you, her smile softening. âMaybe. But you didnât push me away last night. Or this morning.â
You met her eyes.
The teasing was gone. What lingered was something quieter. Something real.
âI donât want to,â you said, voice low.
âEven if it complicates everything?â
âEspecially then.â
Aitana leaned in and kissed your shoulder. âGood.â
Outside the Room You emerged an hour later, dressed, showered, and bracing for disaster.
Aggie was sitting on the hotel bed in your shared suite, phone abandoned, arms crossed, expression unreadable.
âYou okay?â you asked, voice tentative.
She stared at you.
Then at Aitana, who was trailing a few steps behind you, still tying her hair up.
Then back at you.
âYouâre sleeping with my rival,â she said flatly. âYouâre literally sleeping with the enemy.â
âNot⊠the enemy,â Aitana offered carefully.
Aggie ignored her.
You sighed. âOkay. Yeah. Last night happened. But itâs not just⊠that.â
Aggie squinted. âIs this like⊠a thing?â
You looked at Aitana, then back at your sister. âMaybe. Probably.â
Aggie stared at you.
And thenâshook her head. âI donât want the details. But for the love of god, lock the door next time.â
You thought things might settle down.
They didnât.
If anything, it was worse.
Because now that youâd kissed Aitana⊠touched her⊠slept next to her, it was impossible not to think about it every time you saw her name in a headline or her face in a highlight reel. It was like your brain refused to shut up.
And worseâyour teammates noticed.
Back at Cobham, pre-season was already starting to loom. Some girls were still trickling back from international duty, but enough of the core squad had returned for the locker room to buzz with gossip again.
Especially Lucy and Keira.
Theyâd already been looking at you funny since the gala in Paris.
âOkay,â Lucy said one morning, leaning across the bench with a suspicious squint. âWhatâs going on with you?â
You blinked. âWhat?â
âYouâre glowing,â Keira added with an obnoxiously smug grin. âDid you hook up with someone at the gala?â
You scoffed. âNo.â
They exchanged a look.
Lucy raised a brow. âNo no or mind-your-business no?â
You pulled your jersey on and muttered, âDrop it.â
They absolutely did not drop it.
A Message from Aitana Later that night, your phone buzzed while you were doing recovery stretches alone in the training center.
Aitana: miss me yet?
You rolled your eyes.
You: donât flatter yourself Aitana: already do. Aitana: also⊠I canât stop thinking about that night. Aitana: when can I see you again?
Your breath caught. You stared at the screen like it might combust in your hands.
Before you could type, another message came through.
Aitana: I want to do this for real. No games.
That⊠wasnât what you expected.
You sat with it for a second, heart stammering in your chest.
Then typed:
You: Me too.
In Barcelona Three days later, you found yourself in Spain under the pretext of "personal downtime." A short break before club training got serious again.
Aitana met you in a quiet coffee shop in GrĂ cia. Sunglasses. Hoodie. The most suspiciously obvious disguise youâd ever seen.
You couldnât stop smiling.
When she kissed your cheek, her hand lingered at your back just a little too long.
When you sat down across from her, you couldn't stop staring.
This was dangerous.
But it felt like breathing.
Her Apartment Later, when she invited you up to her placeâjust to âtalk,â obviouslyâit was less intense than Paris. Softer. More curious. More hers.
She showed you her music playlist. You laughed at her kitchen magnet collection. She made you tea she didnât actually know how to make.
And when you kissed on her couch, it wasnât desperate. It was careful. Lingering. Her thumb brushing your cheek. Your hands curling into her oversized Barça hoodie, the one sheâd insisted you borrow âjust in case.â
âI still donât know what this is,â you murmured later, curled into her side.
âI donât either,â she said softly. âBut I want to find out.â
Back at Chelsea You didnât think you were being obvious when you returned.
You wore your hoodie up. You kept your phone face-down. You didnât smile that much.
But Keira and Lucy? Bloodhounds.
âSo,â Keira said casually at lunch. âEnjoy your downtime?â
You sipped your smoothie. âYeah.â
Lucy leaned her chin on her hand. âAnyone special involved in that âdowntimeâ? Anyone who, I donât know⊠wears number 14 for Barça?â
You nearly choked.
Keiraâs mouth dropped open. âNO WAY.â
Lucy actually squealed. âYou did!â
You buried your face in your hands.
âWeâre doomed,â you muttered. âIâm doomed.â
They high-fived.
âWelcome to hell,â Keira whispered gleefully. âWe live for this drama.â
It started quietly.
After all the sneaking aroundâgala nights, hotel kisses, silent hallway exits, and nervous glancesâit only made sense that going official would be⊠subtle.
But of course, nothing with you and Aitana had ever stayed quiet for long.
The first to know were your teams.
On Barçaâs side, Aitana sat next to Alexia on the team bus one morning, earbuds in but not playing music.
Alexia noticed right away. âYouâre twitchy,â she said, not unkindly.
Aitana hesitated.
Then: âIâm seeing someone.â
Alexia smiled knowingly. âYeah?â
A beat.
Aitana lowered her voice. âItâs⊠her. From Chelsea.â
Alexia turned slowly.
âAggieâs sister?â
Aitana nodded.
Alexiaâs face went through shock, surprise, amusementâand then approval. âGod, I was wondering how long it would take before that tension exploded.â
Salma overheard. She cackled.
Meanwhile, you told Aggie first.
Properly, this time.
Sitting beside her in your shared flat, scrolling through a reel of Aitanaâs recent game clips.
âShe makes you happy?â Aggie asked, arms crossed.
âYeah,â you said without hesitation. âMore than I expected. More than I thought was possible with her.â
Aggie leaned back. âFine. But if she hurts you, Iâm fouling her next time. Elbow to the ribs. No regrets.â
You grinned. âDeal.â
Lucy and Keira were next. Their reaction? More dramatic.
They screamed.
They dragged you to brunch and demanded every detail.
âWeâre helping you hard launch,â Lucy declared. âThis deserves strategy.â
It happened three weeks later.
Barça had a weekend off. Chelsea did too.
You both met up in Ibizaâdiscreetly at first, until it wasnât.
Because Aitana posted the photo.
No caption. Just a beach snapshot.
You were sitting on the sand, wearing her hoodie again. She had her chin on your shoulder. The sunset behind you both made everything golden.
You werenât kissing.
But her hand was resting on your thigh.
It was intimate.
Undeniable.
Instagram exploded.
Thousands of comments in minutes.
Alexia dropped fire emojis. Keira commented âFINALLYâ in all caps. Aggie just posted a gif of someone putting on sunglasses and looking away dramatically.
You didnât even need to post your own picture.
You just reposted hers on your story with a single emoji: đ
You were lying on a rooftop lounger together, soft music playing. Her arm draped across your waist, your phone buzzing endlessly with notifications you refused to check.
âNow the world knows,â she whispered.
You turned to her, brushing hair from her face. âLet them.â
Aitana smiledâand this time, it wasnât sharp or teasing or competitive.
It was soft. Real.
âYou still think Iâm the enemy?â she teased.
You leaned in, kissing her gently.
âNot anymore.â
Under The Lights
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Hear is Jana one Jana and reader both play for Barcelona and she aitana younger sister and are Together but scared to tell aitana but do after Chelsea second leg has celebrate and kiss on pitch
Being Aitana BonmatĂâs little sister was a blessing. And a curse.
People always smiled the same way when they saw you in the Barça kit. "Youâre her sister?" theyâd ask, as if your name came second to your bloodline. As if everything you did had to pass through the filter of who she wasâmidfield maestro, Ballon dâOr winner, club icon.
You didnât resent her. Not for a second. Aitana was brilliant, and she loved you more than anything. But she was intense. Fiercely loyal, brutally honest, and protective in ways that were both sweet and, at times, impossible.
Which is exactly why you hadnât told her about Jana.
It had started slow. A few extra touches during rondos. A shared laugh on the bench. Then came the lingering glances after training, the late-night texts, the excuses to sit next to each other on team flights. Eventually, Jana kissed you in the locker room after a late recovery session, when the rest of the team had already gone home.
You kissed her back. Hard.
The secrecy wasn't because you were ashamedâit was because of Aitana. You knew how sheâd react. Not because she didnât like Jana. She adored her. Had practically helped bring her into the first team. But she would scrutinize everything. The age gap. The power dynamics. The effect on the squad. On you.
So you and Jana agreed to keep it quiet.
But hiding something like thatâsomething so realâwas like holding your breath in a game that never stopped.
April 19 â Champions League Semi-Final, First Leg at Stamford Bridge
You could barely hear the whistle over the roar of the English crowd.
The first leg against Chelsea was always going to be a battle, but nobody had expected Barça to come out that dominant. By halftime, you were up 3â1. Ewa had scored a screamer. claudia with a first one and Irene.
You sat on the bench in the first half, nerves coiling in your stomach. You werenât in the starting XI often, not yet. But Coach Pere trusted you more and more each week.
âWarm up,â he said midway through the second half.
Your heart skipped.
You jogged down the touchline, glancing at the pitch. Jana caught your eye. Just a second. A small nod. That was all it took to steady your pulse.
You subbed in for Keira with fifteen minutes left. A tactical switchâmore speed, more pressure. You chased down a ball from Patri, danced past a tackle from Erin Cuthbert, and squared it to Claudia for the fourth goal.
4â1.
The away end exploded.
You ran toward the bench, arms wide, but your eyes went to the one person who mattered. Jana met you halfway, throwing her arms around you in a hug that lingered just a second too long to be âjust teammates.â You pulled away quickly. Cameras were everywhere. And Aitana was watching.
Back in the locker room, the atmosphere buzzed. Music. Laughter. Shouts in Catalan and Spanish. Jana stood a few feet away, pretending to scroll her phone. You drifted close enough to brush your pinky finger against hers.
âIâm proud of you,â she said quietly.
You smiled. âBack at you.â
You stayed late to do recovery. Jana, too. You were careful. Always careful. You left ten minutes apart. But still, you shared the same hotel room later that night. And when the door shut, you kissed her like the match was still going.
âFourâone,â she whispered against your lips. âMaybe we should celebrate like this every time.â
You laughed, breathless. âIf it gets us to the final? Iâll take that deal.â
But beneath the jokes, a quiet truth tugged at your chest: you were falling in love.
And at some point, you were going to have to stop hiding it.
Three days after Stamford Bridge, the high still hadnât worn off.
Everyone at the Ciutat Esportiva was smiling. Journalists called it a âmasterclass.â Analysts couldnât stop praising your assist. And the locker room felt electric. One step closer to the final.
But you barely noticed the headlines. Your mind was on Jana.
And on Aitana.
She had been quiet since Londonâquieter than usual, even for her. Something simmered beneath her sharp glances and half-finished sentences. You caught her watching you in training. Watching Jana, too.
You werenât sure if she knew. But she felt something.
In the gym, you lay on a mat doing post-training stretches when she dropped down beside you.
âYou played well,â she said, finally.
âThanks.â You kept your tone casual. âYou too.â
She nodded. âIngrid said youâve been staying late for recovery sessions a lot.â
Your heart jumped. âYeah. Iâm trying to be more consistent.â
She gave a soft hum. âWith Jana?â
There it was. Not a question. A quiet challenge.
You looked overâbut her eyes were on the ceiling.
âSheâs a good influence,â you said, carefully. âShe pushes me.â
Aitanaâs brow tightened for a second. She sat up, wiping sweat from her forehead. âBe careful,â she said, standing.
You blinked. âOf what?â
âOf confusing things that feel good with things that are good.â
Then she walked away.
You sat in stunned silence.
That night, you told Jana everythingâabout the conversation, about the way Aitana had looked at you.
âShe knows,â you said.
Jana exhaled slowly, hands tightening on her water bottle. âDo you think sheâll say something to the coaches?â
You shook your head. âNo. Not unless she thinks Iâm losing focus. But she doesnât approve.â
âI figured that would happen eventually,â Jana said quietly.
You leaned into her shoulder. âIâm tired of hiding.â
Jana stayed quiet for a long time.
Then: âWhat if we didnât anymore?â
You looked up.
âWhat if we didnât hide?â she asked, voice soft but steady. âWhat if, after the next match⊠we stopped pretending?â
You hesitated. âIn front of everyone? On the pitch?â
âYes.â
It sounded reckless. Risky. But something inside you lit up at the thought.
âWeâd have to win,â you whispered.
âWe will,â she said. âWeâll beat Chelsea. Then weâll kiss under the lights, and let everyone else catch up.â
You smiled.
âOkay,â you said. âLetâs do it.â
April 27 â Match Day, Second Leg at Barcelona
The crowd roared from the first whistle.
The Estadi OlĂmpic was packed. Home soil. Home noise. Home pride.
Aitana led the team out with that fire in her eyes, the kind that made defenders flinch before the first touch. Jana ran beside her. You jogged out right behind them, your chest full of nerves and adrenaline and something that felt like fate.
The 4â1 advantage from the first leg didnât mean comfort. It meant expectation. Chelsea played like they had nothing to lose.
But Barça was Barça.
Aitana scored firstâan explosive burst down the left and a near-post finish. Then Ewa, with her usual grace, and Claudi made it 3â0 before the half.
You didnât start, but you were warming up from the 55th minute. Coach nodded. You came in for Claudia in the 62nd.
It was 3â1 in the match now, but 6â2 on aggregate.
You pressed. You tackled. You fed Alexia a perfect through ball. And then, in the 90rd minute, Salma broke down the wing. You sprinted to the edge of the box.
She looked upâand there it was. That silent connection.
The cross came in. You hit it first time. Top corner. Net.
Goal.
8â2 on aggregate. Game over.
You screamed. You ran.
Straight to Jana.
And this timeâyou didnât stop.
You wrapped your arms around her neck and kissed her, right there, under the floodlights, in front of the cameras, the crowd, and your sister.
Gasps rippled through the stands. Then cheers. Then roars.
Jana grinned against your lips. âTold you weâd win.â
You laughed. âTold you Iâd stop hiding.â
Post-Match Locker Room
The music was loud. Players were shouting, dancing, spraying water like it was champagne.
Aitana sat in the corner, peeling off her socks. You approached slowly, heart thumping.
She looked up at you.
âYouâre not subtle,â she said.
You winced. âI wasnât trying to be.â
âYeah,â she said. âI noticed.â
She stood. For a moment, you were ten again, about to be scolded for sneaking into her training sessions without permission.
But then her expression shifted.
âIs it serious?â she asked.
âYes.â
She looked over your shoulderâat Jana.
Then back at you.
âShe makes you better,â Aitana said. âOn the pitch. Thatâs all I care about.â
Your eyes stung.
âThank you,â you whispered.
âBut,â she added, smirking now, âif you break her heart, Iâll two-foot you in training.â
You laughed, relieved and full of something warm and old and familiar.
âDeal.â
The locker room emptied slowly after the win, but your head was still buzzing.
You had done it. Made it to the Champions League final. Scored in both legs. And kissed your girlfriend in front of the world.
The kiss was already trending online. Headlines flooded social media. âBonmatĂâs sister and FernĂĄndez seal victoryâand their relationshipâwith a kiss.â Photos of you and Jana, arms tangled, bathed in stadium light, were everywhere.
And it didnât feel scary anymore.
Back at the Team Hotel â 1:12 AM
You lay in bed next to Jana, still wearing your Barça hoodie, hair damp from a quick shower. She was scrolling through her phone beside you, glowing in the dim light of the screen.
âEveryoneâs talking about it,â she murmured. âWe broke the internet.â
You turned toward her. âGood. Let them talk.â
She smiledâsoft and slow. âI still canât believe you did that.â
âYou dared me.â
âHalf the team was crying. I think Patri yelled âfinally!â loud enough for London to hear.â
You laughed, then went quiet.
âI meant it,â you said. âNo more hiding.â
She set her phone down and leaned over, brushing her lips against yours. The kiss was slower this timeâquiet, private, full of everything that didnât need to be said.
She pulled back just enough to speak.
âWe should probably sleep.â
âProbably,â you whispered, fingers tracing the curve of her jaw.
But neither of you moved.
You kissed again, slower still, letting the adrenaline melt into something warmer, something safer. She cupped your cheek, her other hand slipping around your waist, grounding you. The match was over, but thisâthisâfelt like the real victory.
You eventually drifted off in her arms, tangled in sheets and limbs, as the sound of celebration outside faded into silence.
The Next Morning
You found Aitana at the hotel breakfast bar, already halfway through a plate of fruit and eggs. She looked up, raised an eyebrow.
âSleep well?â
You coughed into your coffee. âFine.â
She smirked.
Jana slid in beside you, nodding respectfully. Aitana didnât blink.
âYouâre sitting with us now?â she asked Jana, still with that same dry tone.
Jana cleared her throat. âIf thatâs alright.â
Aitana looked between you, then speared a piece of pineapple with her fork.
âAs long as she eats enough before training,â she said. âYouâre not allowed to wear her out.â
You choked. Jana froze.
âAitana!â
She grinned, unapologetic. âWhat? Iâm just looking out for my teammate.â
Jana turned bright red. You buried your face in your hands.
It was chaotic. It was embarrassing. But it was loveâthe kind only family could offer.
Your parents had watched the match, of course. Everyone had.
They had seen the kiss.
You werenât sure what to expect when your phone buzzed with Mama đ on the screen. Jana sat beside you on the couch in your apartment as you answered.
âMama?â you said.
âHola, estrella!â her voice rang, full of joy. âYou scored! And that kiss, mi niñaâŠâ
You blinked. âYouâre not mad?â
âMad? For loving someone brave enough to kiss you on the pitch? Never. You looked so happy. And Jana? We like her. Your father said she has good footwork and good manners.â
You laughed, teary-eyed. âI love you.â
âWe love you, too. Bring her home for dinner.â
You looked at Jana. She was biting her lip, trying not to smile too wide.
âSheâd love to.â
Later, when the house was quiet and the city lights blinked through your window, you curled into bed with Jana againâonly this time, no secrets clung to the dark.
She kissed the inside of your wrist, then your collarbone.
You breathed her name like a prayer.
She leaned over you, fingers tracing your skin like she was memorizing you, all over again. The rhythm between you was unhurried. Soft laughter. Quiet gasps. Sheets twisted around ankles. Skin against skin.
âStay,â you whispered afterward, your forehead pressed to hers.
âIâm not going anywhere,â she murmured.
And you believed her.
The apartment was dim and quiet, the city humming softly outside the window. Youâd been quiet tooâsoaked in the kind of stillness that comes only after something seismic. After you change your life in one choice. One kiss.
Youâd taken off your hoodie. Then your shirt. And now you were straddling Jana in the middle of your bed, knees pressed to either side of her hips, skin flushed warm from the weight of her gaze.
Her hands sat still on your thighs, reverent, like she was afraid to move too fast now that the world knew. Now that it was real.
âI canât believe you kissed me,â she whispered, voice husky from celebration and emotion. âRight there, on the pitch.â
âIâve been waiting to kiss you like that for months,â you said, brushing your fingers into her hair. âBut I wanted to wait until I knew I could keep you.â
Her expression softened, and then she pulled you down, your lips catching hers with heat and certainty.
There was nothing gentle about the way her hands moved this timeâsliding up your back, under your sports bra, fingers memorizing the way your breath caught. You leaned into her touch, hungry, teeth grazing her bottom lip before your mouths deepened the kiss.
Your hips rocked forward, and she groaned softly into your mouth.
âNo more hiding,â you murmured into the kiss, pulling back just enough to strip off your bra, your chest bare now under the soft streetlight that spilled through the window.
Janaâs breath hitched. Her eyes roamedâslow and deliberateâlike she wanted to remember this exact version of you for the rest of her life.
âYouâre soââ she started, but stopped.
You kissed her before she could finish.
Her hands cupped your waist as she sat up, kissing down your neck, across your collarbone, down the curve of your chestâeach press of her lips reverent, slow, as if worshipping not just your body, but what you gave her with it: trust, love, vulnerability.
You sighed her name when her mouth found the places you ached for.
Time blurred. Clothes disappeared. The heat between you grew unsteady, frenzied, sacred.
She whispered how much she loved you between every breath.
You answered with your hands, your mouth, your hipsâevery part of you learning the shape of her all over again, but this time without fear. This time with the doors open and your names out loud.
It was slow and then fast, gentle and then not, but it was always real.
You reached for her hand as everything inside you broke into starlight, her name falling from your lips like a secret no longer needing to be kept.
Later, breathless and tangled in each otherâs limbs, you rested your head on her chest, her heartbeat still quick beneath your ear.
âIâm scared,â you whispered, your voice raw. âNot of usâjust⊠of how fast itâs going. How deep.â
Jana kissed your temple.
âIâm not scared,â she said softly. âNot anymore.â
She pulled the blanket over your shoulders, and with her arms tight around your waist, you fell asleep againâbody warm, heart full, no secrets left between you and the one you loved.
Tackling the Hearts
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Aggie one but this time enemies to lovers reader plays for Barcelona first leg they got into and always commenting on each other instagram and in 1st leg had a fight players at to stop same second leg but in end after game second leg sorted it out and had a date and got together
The sun had just begun to dip behind the mountains as the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals approached. The atmosphere at Camp Nou was electric, buzzing with anticipation. Barcelona, led by their formidable goalkeeper YN, was facing off against Chelsea, and the stakes were higher than ever.
YN had always been competitive, driven by a desire to be the best, but there was something about Aggie Beever-Jones that made their rivalry more intense. The Chelsea forward was not only a force on the pitch but also a constant presence in YN's notifications. They had exchanged barbs on Instagram for weeks nowâsnarky comments, teasing memes, and the occasional underhanded dig. What started off as harmless fun quickly escalated into something far more personal.
On the field, the intensity of their rivalry reached a boiling point. Every tackle, every run, every pass felt like it carried more weight. YNâs eyes constantly flicked to Aggie, who was always close by, a cocky smile never far from her lips. The crowd roared as the match hit full swing. Barcelonaâs players were moving with precision, working as a unit, and the energy was palpable.
It was clear that the semi-finals were the most intense challenge yet. But for YN and Aggie, it was more than just a gameâit was about proving who was better. As the match neared its climax, YN found herself in a race to stop one of Aggie's dangerous runs. But just as Aggie reached the edge of the box, she took a harsh tackle from Barcelona's defense, leaving YN on the ground.
Frustration boiled over. YN shot up, glaring across the pitch at Aggie. The Chelsea player smirked, mouthing something that only fueled the fire. Without thinking, YN took a few steps toward her, fists clenched. "You think you can walk all over us?" YNâs voice was low and sharp.
"Maybe youâre just mad because youâre not as good as me," Aggie retorted, her voice dripping with condescension.
The taunts flew back and forth, and before long, the two were nose to nose, shouting over each other, pushing each other in a physical confrontation. It didnât take long for their teammates to rush in.
Jana and Aitana, YN's best friends, were the first to intervene, standing between the two players. "Stop it!" Jana snapped, shoving both players back. "This is a game, not a personal vendetta!"
But the intensity of the moment was palpable. Chelsea players, including Lucy and Keira, rushed over, trying to separate them, their eyes full of disbelief and frustration.
âBoth of you need to calm down,â Lucy said, her arms crossed and her tone firm.
Despite the scuffle, the match went on. The tension hung in the air like a storm cloud, but Barcelona pulled away with a dominant 4-1 victory. The final whistle blew, and while Barcelona celebrated the win, YN couldnât shake the feeling that the altercation had done something more than just distract her.
The locker room was buzzing with excitement, but YNâs head was somewhere else. As her teammates laughed and joked about their impressive scoreline, YNâs phone buzzed in her pocket. She pulled it out, seeing a new comment from Aggie on one of her posts: a simple smirk emoji. It stung more than it should have.
Jana, noticing her quietness, raised an eyebrow. "You good?" she asked, as she threw on her shirt.
YN didnât respond immediately. She stared at the screen of her phone. "Sheâs insufferable," YN muttered under her breath.
"I get it, but you need to let it go," Jana said softly. "We won the game, thatâs what matters."
"I know," YN replied, trying to push the tension away. "But it's like sheâs trying to get to me. It's not just the game, itâs everythingâevery comment, every match."
Aitana, who had been quietly lacing her boots, looked up with a knowing expression. "She's baiting you. Donât take the bait. Focus on the next match. This is far from over."
As YN left the locker room, the weight of the first leg still lingered, but her teammates were rightâthere was more to come. The second leg was just around the corner, and Barcelona had the advantage with their 4-1 victory.
But as the bus ride to the hotel continued, all YN could think about was Aggie. How much longer would their rivalry last? And why, despite the animosity, did YN feel like there was something more there?
As the night settled in, YN found herself scrolling through her Instagram again, the same comment from Aggie staring back at her. Despite everything, there was a part of her that felt something other than irritation.
The second leg couldnât come soon enough.
The second leg was set. Barcelona had an incredible 4-1 lead from the first match, but YN knew that Chelsea would come out strong. This wasnât over. The tension had only escalated since the last time the two teams met, and YN could feel the heat of the rivalry burning through every practice, every comment on social media, and every glance on the pitch. Aggie was relentless. YN was equally so.
The match kicked off at Stamford Bridge, and it was clear that both teams were giving everything they had. The crowd was alive with energy as Barcelona and Chelsea battled for control. Aggie and YN were once again glued to each other, every moment of the match felt like it was filled with bad blood. However, Barcelonaâs offense was too strong for Chelsea to handle, and by the end of the match, Barcelona won 4-1 again, securing a resounding 8-2 aggregate score.
While the team celebrated, YN couldnât ignore the nagging feeling of unfinished business. The rivalry with Aggie still burned inside her, and she knew deep down that she wasnât done with it yet. It wasnât just about the gameâit was about everything. The frustration, the jabs, the way Aggie seemed to get under her skin in ways no one else could.
As YN walked back to the locker room, she could see the Chelsea players, including Aggie, moving toward the exit. Aitana, always perceptive, noticed YNâs eyes lingering on Aggie and approached her with a determined look.
âYouâre not going to keep stewing about this, are you?â Aitana asked.
YN just shook her head, letting out a frustrated breath. âItâs not over. I need to talk to her. I canât let this go.â
Aitana looked at her friend with a serious expression. âThen you need to apologize. This thing, this fightâitâs not you. Itâs bigger than just the game. But if you want to fix this, you have to make the first move.â
YN hesitated for a moment, then nodded, knowing Aitana was right. âOkay. Iâll go.â
After a few minutes, Aitana led YN down the hallway toward the Chelsea locker room, where Aggie was talking to her teammates, clearly frustrated but holding her composure. It was then that Keira Walsh, who had been a quiet but steady presence in the chaos, stepped up and grabbed Aggie by the arm.
âYou need to go,â Keira said quietly, but with a sense of authority. âItâs time for you two to talk.â
Aggieâs eyes widened in confusion, but before she could say anything, Keira was already pulling her along.
âWhat the hellâ?â Aggie started, but Keira didnât let her finish. She walked her right into a quiet corridor, where YN and Aitana were waiting.
Aitana threw YN a knowing glance, and YN stepped forward. âAggie,â she began, her voice sincere. âLook, I know weâve been at each otherâs throats, and Iâm sorry. I donât want this rivalry to be personal anymore.â
Aggie took a deep breath, her face softening slightly. âI get it,â she said. âI donât want to hate you, YN. I donât want this either. But⊠damn, youâve made me want to kick your ass every single time we play.â
A small laugh escaped YNâs lips at that, but the tension was still palpable. They were both on edge, but there was something softer now, something real between them that neither could deny.
Before either of them could say anything else, Keira suddenly clapped her hands, a mischievous grin on her face. âAlright, girls, youâve had your talk,â she said, practically dragging both of them towards the supply closet down the hallway. âTime to make sure you donât run off and keep fighting.â
âWhat the hell are you doing?!â YN exclaimed, eyes wide as Keira pushed them both into the small, dimly lit room.
âJust talk it out. No distractions,â Keira said, as she closed the door behind them with a wicked grin. âYou two clearly need to sort things out. No one leaves until you do.â
Before either could protest, the sound of footsteps faded away. They were alone.
For a moment, it was quiet. Both players stood there in silence, the weight of the situation suddenly hitting them. YN and Aggie, trapped in a small space, surrounded by cleaning supplies and boxes. They were closeâtoo closeâand neither was sure how to break the silence.
âYou know this is ridiculous, right?â YN said, crossing her arms over her chest.
Aggie sighed, rubbing the back of her neck. âYeah. Itâs kind of embarrassing, to be honest. I donât even know what weâre doing anymore.â
âYeah, me neither,â YN admitted, shaking her head.
They were both standing a little too close, the air charged with tension that wasnât quite as angry as it was before, but still thick with something neither of them could name.
âYou think this is stupid?â Aggie asked, voice quiet. She was looking at YN now, something unspoken between them.
YN nodded slowly, her breath caught in her throat. âYeah. But itâs hard to ignore when youâre constantly⊠in my face.â
The words hung between them, but there was something different in the air now. Instead of the biting insults, there was a strange understanding. Their rivalry had always been more than competition. Now, it felt like it was shifting into something they couldnât control.
Before YN could say anything more, Aggie leaned in, closing the space between them with an intensity that took YN by surprise. The kiss came quicklyâsuddenlyâbut neither of them pulled back. It was raw, heated, and for the first time, it felt like the rivalry had finally found an outlet.
In the small supply closet, what started as a confrontation turned into a kiss neither could deny.
And just like that, the line between enemies and lovers blurred.
The small, dimly lit supply closet was silent except for the quiet breaths of both players. Aggie and YN, still close enough that their lips could practically taste the words they hadnât yet spoken, were breathing heavily, their hearts racing. The kiss, sudden but inevitable, seemed to have no end in sight. It was as though they had been waiting for this moment all along, hiding behind a rivalry that had kept them apart for too long.
YN's hand found its way to Aggie's neck, pulling her in closer, feeling the heat of their bodies clash in a way neither of them had expected. Aggie, just as lost in the moment, slid her hands around YN's waist, tugging her even closer. The world outside of the closet seemed to disappear as their bodies and lips spoke a language neither of them had prepared for. The competitive edge they had built up between them for years slowly melted away, replaced by an undeniable pull.
They didnât know how much time had passed, but every moment felt like it had been building up for an eternity. YN could feel the way Aggie's hands moved with a gentle urgency, and it was as if they were both finally letting go of everything that had kept them apart.
However, Aitana and Keira were just outside, leaning against the door, their eyes wide in amusement. They had initially intended to give the two players time to "discuss" their differences, but seeing how heated things were getting, they exchanged knowing looks.
"You think they're really talking it out?" Aitana whispered, grinning. Keira raised an eyebrow, folding her arms.
"I think they've said everything they need to say already," Keira replied with a smirk. "But let's make sure they donât lock themselves in here forever."
Without another word, Keira gave the door a soft push. It creaked open, revealing the two footballers tangled in a passionate kiss. Aggieâs hands were buried in YN's hair, and YN was pressed so close to Aggie that it was impossible to tell where one ended and the other began.
Aitana stifled a laugh, and Keiraâs eyes widened, both of them clearly surprised but not entirely shocked. Theyâd known the tension between YN and Aggie had been simmering, but this? This was more than they had bargained for.
âUhm⊠well, this is definitely⊠not what we expected,â Keira said, her voice breaking the charged silence.
Both Aggie and YN froze, their eyes snapping open in simultaneous shock. Their faces flushed with embarrassment as they quickly pulled away, standing awkwardly, trying to regain some semblance of composure.
âWhat the hell, Keira?â Aggie managed to say, her voice low but tinged with something else now. âWhat are you doing?â
âWe were just checking if you two were âdiscussing,ââ Keira responded, her voice teasing but with an undertone of amusement. Aitana, still grinning, nudged her friend.
âYou know, I think they were discussing a lot more than just football,â Aitana said with a sly wink.
YN couldnât help but laugh awkwardly, running a hand through her hair. âI⊠uh, we were just⊠well, itâs complicated.â
âYou think?â Keira teased, smirking as she stepped back and opened the door fully, ushering both of them out into the hallway.
âI didnât think we were going to walk in on that,â Aitana added, her laughter echoing as the tension in the room began to shift. The two players had gone from rivals to something else entirely, and the realization was still settling in.
Aggie and YN exchanged a glance, both of them smiling in spite of themselves. The heat between them was still present, but now, there was a new sense of understanding. No more fighting. No more competition. Just⊠whatever this was.
Keira, ever the instigator, looked at YN and Aggie with a knowing grin. âSo, whatâs next for you two?â
Aggie bit her lip, clearly still processing everything. âI think weâre going to need some time to figure it out. But Iâm not going to lie⊠itâs definitely⊠different.â
YN nodded. âYeah, a little too different for comfort.â
âBut I think Iâm okay with it,â Aggie said, her smile softening as she glanced at YN.
Aitana raised an eyebrow. âWell, as long as no one tries to kill each other next time you play, I think weâre all good.â Her teasing tone made the moment feel lighter, and YN chuckled, feeling the last of the tension between her and Aggie evaporate.
Keira smirked, clearly pleased with the turn of events. âI canât believe weâre witnessing this. You two⊠from hating each other to this? Whatâs next?â
âWeâll figure it out,â YN said softly, her gaze lingering on Aggie. âOne step at a time.â
Aitana gave them both a knowing look, her grin never faltering. âGood. Now go have that date, and no more hiding in supply closets, alright?â
As the group of players made their way out of the hallway, YN and Aggie lingered behind, still processing everything that had just happened. Their rivalry, their angerâit all seemed like a distant memory now, replaced by something new. Something neither of them had expected, but both of them couldnât ignore.
And so, as the day ended, YN and Aggie found themselves walking side by side for the first time without animosity, without resentment. Whatever had started in that small supply closet had marked the beginning of something else entirely.
And neither of them could say what it was. But it was theirs.
The following evening, the chaos of the semifinals had calmed, but the whirlwind between YN and Aggie was far from over. The tension had shifted into something entirely new, and after what had happened in the supply closet, neither of them could pretend they werenât intrigued by what was blossoming between them. What had once been fiery rivalry was now turning into something neither of them had anticipated.
YN sat in the lobby of her hotel, staring down at her phone in her hands. Sheâd managed to shake off the nerves, but they had returned the moment she received the text from Aggie earlier that day.
Iâll be at your hotel at 8. Be ready, no excuses.
A few hours later, she was standing in the lobby waiting, dressed casually in a pair of jeans and a loose top, but even in the simple outfit, she felt a rush of excitementâsomething was shifting in the air, and she was ready to see where it would take them.
She barely registered the sound of footsteps approaching until she heard a soft voice calling her name.
"YN."
Turning around, YNâs breath caught in her throat. Standing in front of her was Aggie, her blonde hair falling just right, her outfit more polished than usual but still effortlessly beautifulâshe was wearing a sleek black dress, one that hugged her figure perfectly, paired with a leather jacket thrown over her shoulders.
"Hi," Aggie said softly, her voice warm. She smiled shyly, glancing at YN for a moment before looking down at her shoes, a rare moment of vulnerability flashing across her face. "You look⊠amazing."
YN grinned, feeling her own heart skip a beat. "You donât look so bad yourself."
Aggieâs smile widened at that, and for a moment, it was as if everything outside of this moment didnât matter. The last few daysâthe rivalry, the fight in the supply closet, the teasing from their teammatesâit all seemed like distant memories. In front of YN now was a new Aggie, someone who was no longer a stranger, and yet, someone she was only beginning to understand.
"Ready?" Aggie asked, breaking the silence.
YN nodded, a little giddy but trying to play it cool. "Lead the way."
The two of them walked through the quiet streets of Barcelona as the sun dipped below the horizon, the city lights beginning to twinkle above them. The soft hum of the evening felt intimate, like the world had shrunk just for them.
Aggie led YN to a small, cozy restaurant tucked away on a side street. It wasnât flashy or pretentious, but it had a warmth to it that made YN feel instantly at ease. It was a little Italian place, a nod to Aggieâs own heritage, and YN couldnât help but feel a little touched that Aggie had chosen something so personal.
As they sat down at a small table in the corner, their conversation naturally flowed. They talked about their childhoods, what it was like growing up in different countries, and the struggles of balancing football with everything else in their lives. They shared laughs, small smiles, and even a few shy glances as their newfound connection began to bloom.
YN found herself relaxing into the date, feeling her walls come down. For once, there was no tension, no bitternessâjust the warmth of a woman she was starting to see in a new light.
Aggie, on her part, was just as captivated by YNâs presence. Every time their eyes met, there was a certain energy between them, an understanding that they had been enemies for too long but were now something different. She was learning to appreciate YN in a way she never had beforeâaway from the pitch, away from the competition.
"So," YN said, breaking the comfortable silence between them, "what happens now? I mean, after everything thatâs happened⊠are we still pretending we hate each other?"
Aggie raised an eyebrow, leaning back in her chair, a playful smirk tugging at the corners of her lips. "Well, I donât know about you, but I think I might be ready to start pretending I like you."
YN laughed, shaking her head. "You mean that?"
Aggieâs smirk softened, and for a brief moment, her eyes flickered with something deeper. "I think so. Honestly, I never thought Iâd say it, but⊠Iâm glad weâre here. Iâm glad youâre here."
The sincerity in her voice caught YN off guard, and for the first time, she allowed herself to fully acknowledge the connection between them. The competitive edge, the rivalry, the fightsâit all felt irrelevant now. In front of her was Aggie, a woman who, despite their differences, had shown her something new about herself.
"Iâm glad too," YN murmured, her heart racing. She had no idea where this would go, but for once, she wasnât afraid of it. "I never thought weâd end up here, but Iâm glad we did."
Aggie smiled warmly at YN, her gaze lingering a little longer than usual. The air around them shifted again, and suddenly, the walls between them had crumbled entirely.
They spent the rest of the evening talking and laughing, enjoying the simplicity of being together. There was no pressure, no expectationsâjust the quiet comfort of two people finally allowing themselves to be vulnerable.
As the night came to a close, Aggie walked YN back to her hotel. They stood outside for a moment, the cool night air brushing against their skin.
"Well," YN said, trying to suppress a smile, "I guess this is goodnight then?"
Aggie nodded, a soft smile spreading across her face. "Yeah, I think it is."
And then, in an impulsive move, Aggie leaned in, pressing her lips gently to YN's cheek before pulling away, her cheeks flushed. "Thank you for tonight," she whispered.
YN, completely caught off guard, smiled softly, feeling a rush of warmth spread through her chest. "It was perfect."
As the cool night air surrounded them, Aggie turned to walk away, a slight smile still lingering on her face after the soft kiss to YN's cheek. But before she could take more than a few steps, she heard YN call her name.
"Aggie!" YN's voice was firm, but there was a vulnerability in it that made Aggie pause and turn around.
Aggie raised an eyebrow, wondering if something had shifted in the air once again. "Yeah?"
YN took a deep breath, her heart racing a little faster. She was suddenly aware of how much she had been holding back. The walls, the rivalryâeverything that had kept them apart for so longâseemed so irrelevant now. She needed to take the plunge, needed to stop pretending that she wasn't feeling something real, something more than just competition.
Aggie looked at her, and for a moment, there was silence. Then YN took a step forward, closing the distance between them. Aggie's eyes widened slightly, but before she could speak, YN was right there in front of her, their gazes locking for a split second before YN moved in, their lips crashing together.
It was different this timeânot tentative or shy, but full of the emotions theyâd been hiding for so long. YN's hands found their way to Aggie's waist, pulling her closer, and Aggie responded with equal intensity, her arms winding around YNâs neck as they deepened the kiss. The world around them seemed to blurâthere was no rivalry, no Chelsea and Barcelona, no fights or tension. Just them, the heat between them rising with every second, everything building to something they both knew they couldnât deny.
The kiss was desperate, urgent, and it left both of them breathless when they finally broke apart, their foreheads resting against each other.
"God, Iâve wanted to do that for so long," YN muttered, still catching her breath.
Aggie laughed softly, her chest heaving with the same excitement. "You and me both."
She paused for a moment, looking into YNâs eyes with a look that was almost vulnerable, something she hadnât shown before. "Are you sure about this?"
YN smiled, the uncertainty from before finally slipping away. "Iâm sure."
Aggie chuckled softly, a glint of playfulness returning to her eyes. "Good. Because Iâm not letting you go now."
Without another word, they kissed again, slower this time, savoring the closeness and the spark between them. It was no longer about proving something to each otherâit was about this moment, the undeniable pull they shared.
As they pulled away again, this time lingering in the embrace, YN smiled softly.
"Stay," YN whispered.
Aggie hesitated for a brief moment but then nodded, her hands sliding up to cup YN's face as she leaned in for one more kiss before they continued walking into the hotel together, leaving the world outside to fade away.
The next morning, YN woke up with a soft smile on her face, still feeling the warmth of the previous nightâs kiss lingering on her lips. She wasnât sure what was happening between her and Aggie, but whatever it was, it felt right. She turned over to see Aggie still sound asleep beside her, her hair tousled and her breathing steady. YN couldnât help but smile, her heart feeling light for the first time in a long while.
But that peace was quickly shattered by a loud, familiar knock on the door.
"YN! Time to wake up, weâve got to go back to Barcelona!" Mapiâs voice rang through the door, followed by a few more knocks that were more insistent than necessary.
YN groaned, reluctantly pulling herself out of bed. The last thing she wanted was to deal with Mapiâs teasingâespecially not when Aggie was still lying beside her. She glanced over at the bed, making sure Aggie was still asleep, then quietly tiptoed to the door to open it just a crack.
"Mapi, please⊠Give me five more minutes," YN mumbled, still half asleep.
Mapi, however, was having none of it. She pushed the door open wide, practically barging into the room. The instant her eyes landed on the bed, her eyes widened, and she stifled a laugh.
"Well, well, well," Mapi teased, her grin widening mischievously. "Look whoâs been busy."
YN froze, her heart racing as she spun around to see Mapi standing in the doorway, a knowing smirk plastered across her face. She quickly turned back to Aggie, who was still snoozing peacefully, oblivious to Mapiâs intrusion.
"Mapi," YN hissed, her face flushed with embarrassment. "Not right now."
Mapi, however, wasnât backing down. She leaned casually against the doorframe, her arms crossed over her chest as she watched YN squirm. "Oh no, Iâm not going anywhere," Mapi teased. "I have to make sure this isnât a dream."
"Seriously," YN groaned, her voice a mixture of annoyance and amusement. "You canât just come barging in like this!"
"Oh, but I can," Mapi said, clearly enjoying herself. "Youâve been keeping secrets, YN. I thought you were the âgood girlâ of the team."
YN sighed, her face now completely red. She really didnât need Mapi digging into her right now, especially not with Aggie still in the bed. She gave Mapi an exaggerated look of frustration.
"Mapi, I swear to God, if you donât get out, Iâllâ"
But before YN could finish her threat, Mapi took one last look at the bed, raised an eyebrow, and walked out of the room, throwing a playful parting shot.
"Ingrid! Ingrid!" Mapiâs voice echoed down the hallway. "YN has a girl in her bed!"
YNâs eyes widened, and she sprinted toward the door, ready to shut it before Mapi could cause even more chaos. But of course, it was too late.
"Ingrid, you heard that right?" Mapi continued, her voice getting louder as she made her way down the hall. "YN's been hiding a girlfriend! Oh my God, this is so juicy! We have to talk about this later!"
By now, the entire Barcelona team had likely heard Mapiâs shouting, and YN could only imagine the teasing that was about to ensue. She quickly closed the door with an exaggerated sigh, locking it behind her.
Mapiâs voice rang out once more, this time in a playful shout from the hallway. "Iâll let everyone know what I sawâdonât worry, YN, Iâll make sure the whole team hears about your secret romance!"
YN groaned and walked back to the bed, where Aggie was still sleeping peacefully, completely oblivious to the storm that had just erupted outside the room. YN sat down on the edge of the bed, rubbing her face in embarrassment.
"Great," she muttered. "Now the whole teamâs going to know."
Aggie stirred in the bed, blinking her eyes open. She stretched and yawned, and when she finally saw YNâs flushed face, she raised an eyebrow.
"Everything okay?" Aggie asked, clearly still groggy from sleep.
"Well, Mapi just told the entire team that Iâve got a girl in my bed," YN replied, her voice filled with mock frustration.
Aggieâs lips curled into a grin. "Wait, what? Thatâs hilarious. You know, I think your teamâs going to have a lot of questions for you now."
YN gave her a look, but then her face softened, and she leaned in to kiss Aggie on the forehead. "I donât care what they think. But maybe we should get out of here before Mapi comes back with more gossip."
Aggie chuckled, then pulled YN closer. "Yeah, letâs do that. But after everything, Iâm still glad weâre doing this."
YN smiled, her heart fluttering. "Me too."
As they got ready to leave the room, YN couldnât help but feel a little grateful for Mapiâs teasing, even if it had been embarrassing. It had made the situation feel real, like everything between her and Aggie was no longer a secret.
And as they walked out of the hotel room, YN knew that whatever happened next, the Barcelona teamâand probably the rest of the football worldâwas about to find out that YN wasnât just a competitor on the pitch, but a woman in love.
YN stood at the entrance of the hotel, her team already gathered and ready to leave. The energy was mixedâsome were excited for the upcoming games, others were already chatting about the next training session. YN, however, was distracted, her mind not entirely on the trip back to Barcelona. Her thoughts kept drifting back to Aggie.
She glanced over her shoulder and saw Aggie standing at the door, her hands shoved into the pockets of her jacket. The sight made YNâs heart skip a beat. The whole situation felt surrealâless than a day ago, theyâd been enemies, and now here they were, barely able to keep their hands off each other.
"YN," Mapiâs voice cut through the air, and YN turned to see her friend grinning widely, clearly ready to tease her more. "The teamâs waiting."
"Yeah, I know," YN said, trying to keep the smile off her face. She took one more look at Aggie, who was still standing there, watching her with those soft, knowing eyes.
Just as YN turned to walk toward the bus, she felt a sudden hand on her arm, pulling her back.
"YN!" Aggie called out softly, her voice making YNâs stomach flip.
She stopped, turning slowly, only to find Aggie right in front of her. The world around them seemed to fade into the background as Aggie cupped YNâs face with both hands.
"I just wanted to say goodbye properly," Aggie said quietly, her eyes filled with a mixture of affection and something deeper, something more real than the rivalry theyâd once shared.
Before YN could respond, Aggie leaned in, capturing her lips in a kiss. It was slow, tender, and completely unbothered by the chaos happening around them. In that moment, nothing mattered but the two of them.
The kiss was soft, but it lingered, both of them savoring the moment before they had to part ways. YNâs heart raced, her hands finding their way to Aggieâs waist, pulling her closer. She felt the warmth of Aggieâs body against hers, the passion and sincerity of the kiss making her forget the world around them.
But as they finally pulled away, reality hit. The Barcelona team, who had been watching from the windows of the bus, erupted into loud, exaggerated whistles and cheers.
"Oh my God!" Ingrid shouted from inside the bus. "YNâs got herself a girlfriend!"
Mapi, standing nearby, grinned wickedly. "Oh, this is going to be so much fun to tease you about."
YN rolled her eyes but couldnât suppress the grin that tugged at her lips. She glanced back at Aggie, who was now smirking, clearly enjoying the teasing from her side as much as YN was on hers.
"Well," Aggie said with a playful wink, "I guess this is it for now."
YN nodded, still grinning. "Iâll see you soon."
With one last lingering kiss on the cheek, Aggie stepped back, giving YN the space to climb onto the bus. As she did, the entire team inside greeted her with exaggerated gasps, winks, and even a few catcalls. The teasing was relentless, but YN didnât mind one bit. She knew exactly what she wanted, and this moment felt like the beginning of something new.
As the bus doors closed, YN settled into her seat, her heart still racing. She caught sight of Mapi across the aisle, who shot her a knowing look.
"So, is that your girlfriend now?" Mapi asked with a smirk.
"Yes," YN answered confidently, not bothering to hide the smile on her face. "And Iâm proud of it."
The team around her erupted into laughter and more teasing, but YN didnât care. She was no longer the girl caught up in a rivalryâshe was someone who had found something real, something worth fighting for.
As the bus pulled away from the hotel, heading toward the airport, YN looked out the window at Aggie one last time. Their eyes met, and Aggie gave her a little wave. YN smiled back, feeling a sense of peace she hadnât expected to find.
This was just the beginning.
Fading Echoes
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You always knew football was a business, but nothing prepares you for the moment you hear the words:
âWeâre not renewing your contract.â
Just like that. No thank you for the crucial saves, no tears for the bruises on your ribs from diving headfirst into chaos week after week. No hesitation.
Just a clean, cold decision.
You stare at the glass of water on the table, not quite tasting the lump forming in your throat. Your agent looks furious, but you? Youâre numb. Arsenal â your home for the past three years. The club that made you feel like you belonged. The place where you met her.
Lia.
Youâd known this conversation was coming. The signs were there â fewer starts, more bench time, silent glances during training. But you told yourself it was just rotation. That Jonas still believed in you. That Lia's steady presence in your life could keep the storm at bay.
But now youâre out. Just like that.
Later that night, Lia is the one who finds you sitting alone in your apartment, your kit bag still by the door like you're waiting to go back.
She doesnât speak right away. She doesnât have to.
She just sits beside you, pulls your hand into hers, and breathes with you.
âIâm so sorry,â she whispers. âYou didnât deserve this.â
You nod slowly, not trusting your voice. âI guess Iâm disposable now.â
She squeezes your fingers, her eyes sharp. âNever to me.â
Barcelona signs you by the end of the week. You walk through the doors of a new training ground, bright sun overhead and red-and-blue all around you, but you feel hollow.
The team is warm. Patri and Mapi welcome you instantly. But every corner reminds you that this isnât London. This isnât Arsenal. This isnât Lia.
Time zones suck. So do La Liga fixtures and Champions League flights and the silence when Lia doesnât text back for six hours because sheâs on the pitch or in recovery.
You still talk. FaceTime every night when you can. Send voice notes. Pictures of your cats.
But itâs not the same.
Itâs not her hand in yours at the Emirates tunnel. Not her sneaking a kiss behind closed doors after a clean sheet. Not her stealing your hoodie and acting like she didnât.
Itâs loving her in fragments. And missing her in full.
The text comes at 10:04 PM on a Thursday.
Lia: Guess who just booked a flight. Weekend. Yours. No football. No excuses.
You stare at it, rereading it three times, blinking like she might disappear if you look too hard. Itâs been nearly two months since you left London. Two months since you last touched her in anything other than a dream.
You send back a reply so fast your fingers cramp:
You: You better not be joking. I will riot in Catalan.
She sends a picture of her boarding pass, and just like that, youâre standing in your kitchen with a stupid grin and tears threatening to spill into your coffee.
Saturday. 4:17 PM. Youâre pacing at the airport pickup, sunglasses hiding the part of you thatâs fraying with anticipation. And then, there she is â Lia, wearing that oversized navy hoodie she stole from your drawer last year, wheeling the worldâs tiniest suitcase and smiling like you put the sun in the sky.
You donât even speak.
You just run.
She drops the handle of the case, arms wide, and you crash into her chest like muscle memory â like gravity. Her hand finds your waist, your fingers bury into her hair, and for a full minute, Barcelona could fall into the sea and you wouldnât care.
âI missed you,â she whispers, forehead against yours.
âYou have no idea,â you breathe.
Later, at your apartment The windows are open. Thereâs soft jazz playing from the kitchen speaker. You made pasta â her favorite. She teases your Spanish accent; you tease her pronunciation of calçots. She laughs more here, you notice. Her guard down. Shoulders loose.
When she finishes her plate, she props her chin on her hand and just looks at you.
âYou seem tired,â she says softly.
You shrug, biting your cheek. âBarcelonaâs beautiful. But itâs not home.â
She nods, slowly. âNot yet.â
A beat passes.
Then, quietly: âI miss watching you walk off the pitch into my arms. Miss kissing you, holding you.â
You reach for her hand across the table, squeezing it.
âI miss all of it.â
She stands first, walks around the table, and tugs you gently to your feet. Her arms wrap around your waist like she never wants to let go.
âThen donât,â you whisper, pressing your face into her neck.
And when she tilts your chin up and kisses you â soft and warm and slow â it tastes like all the things youâve missed and all the things you still have.
Itâs matchday at Estadi Johan Cruyff, and youâre lacing up your boots in the locker room, trying not to check your phone for the fifth time in ten minutes.
But Mapi sees it. She always sees it.
âStill waiting for her to text she made it to the stands?â she teases in rapid Spanish.
You roll your eyes but fail to hide your smile. âShe landed yesterday. Iâm just making sure sheâs not⊠lost in the crowd.â
âMmhm,â Patri grins. âOr lost in your eyes, maybe.â
âYou guys are unbearable,â you mutter, cheeks heating.
Pina throws an arm over your shoulder. âNo, cariño, weâre supportive. Now go out there and impress your novia.â
That word â novia â always makes your heart skip.
The warmups fly by, but your eyes scan the crowd every few minutes. Then you spot her: fourth row, in your Barça jacket, sunglasses perched on her head, waving when you finally meet her eyes.
Lia WĂ€lti, sitting front and center like she belongs here â and maybe, you think, she does.
You pretend youâre cool. Youâre a professional, after all.
But then Irene bumps your shoulder and says with a wicked grin, âCareful, cariño. If you keep smiling like that, theyâll think youâre in love.â
You donât respond.
You donât have to.
The game is tight. You make two key saves in the first half, and the third one â a full-stretch dive that sends the ball rattling off the crossbar â gets the whole stadium on their feet.
You donât look toward the stands, but you feel her. Somehow, you always do.
The final whistle blows. 2â0. Clean sheet.
As the team walks back toward the tunnel, Mapi slings an arm around your shoulder and leans in.
âSheâs still watching you like you hung the moon.â
You bite your smile.
âSheâs wrong,â you say, glancing over. âSheâs the moon.â
Lia meets you by the security gate, just past the crowd. She doesnât care about the cameras or the fans trying to get selfies with you both.
She just wraps her arms around your waist and murmurs into your ear, âYou were amazing.â
You bury your face in her shoulder, sweaty and grinning.
âIâm glad you came,â you say. âMakes everything feel⊠normal again.â
She pulls back, brushing damp hair from your forehead.
âIâll come back,â she says. âAs many times as it takes.â
The sun is setting in Barcelona, painting the sky in watercolor streaks of coral and lavender as you and Lia sit tucked away on your balcony in the quiet GrĂ cia district.
Dinner was simple â tapas from the market, a bottle of Catalan wine half-empty between you, and a lemon tart she picked out just because âit reminded me of you â sweet and sharp.â
Sheâs curled beside you now, her head resting on your shoulder, bare feet brushing yours. Thereâs music playing low from your phone â a mellow acoustic playlist she made for you when you first moved.
âI hate goodbyes,â she murmurs.
You nod, eyes fixed on the horizon. âTheyâre starting to feel permanent.â
âTheyâre not,â she insists, fingers tracing slow, thoughtful lines on your forearm. âWeâre not done. Just⊠stretched.â
You swallow hard, then shift so youâre facing her fully.
âSometimes I worry itâs unfair,â you admit. âThat Iâm here, and youâre there, and weâre trying to build something with time zones and FaceTimes and⊠and missing each other.â
She lifts your chin, soft but certain.
âItâs only unfair if we let it be,â she says. âIâd rather miss you than not love you.â
You canât help it â you kiss her.
It starts tender, but deepens quickly â all the unsaid words, the quiet ache, the longing tucked into every syllable neither of you could say. Her fingers find the back of your neck, your hands press into her waist, and when you finally pull apart, youâre breathless.
She smiles, leaning her forehead against yours.
âTell me youâll win something big,â she teases, âso I have an excuse to fly back before the season ends.â
You laugh softly. âIâll win everything if it means seeing you sooner.â
âCocky.â
âConfident.â
She brushes her thumb over your bottom lip. âI love you.â
Itâs not the first time sheâs said it. But it hits different tonight.
âI love you too.â
And then silence â not awkward or empty, but full of everything youâve both said and everything you donât need to say. Because tonight, youâre not a thousand miles apart. Youâre here. Together. For a little while longer.
It starts with missed calls. Then rescheduled ones. Then silences that grow longer than either of you meant them to.
Youâre in the middle of Champions League prep â training double sessions, film review, press. Your phone buzzes during dinner and you flip it face down, telling yourself youâll answer later.
Later never comes.
Across the Channel, Lia is juggling the WSL grind and captaincy. Arsenal is in the title race again, and sheâs leading with a clenched jaw and tired eyes.
You both say âIâm proud of youâ more than âI miss youâ these days â because pride is easier than grief.
One night, you get home past midnight. Youâre soaked from post-match rain and your body aches. You kick off your boots, check your phone, and find a voice message from Lia.
Lia: I donât know if youâre asleep. I hope you are. I just⊠I feel like Iâm losing you in inches. Like weâre still us, but underwater. I miss your laugh. The one that sounds like itâs trying not to wake the neighbors. I miss your coffee. I miss knowing what your day looked like without having to ask. (beat) Do you still feel like weâre okay? Because I need to know if Iâm holding on alone.
You sit on the edge of your bed, phone clutched in your hand, chest aching.
You donât respond right away. You canât. Youâre not even sure what to say.
Because you love her. But love doesnât stop your heart from aching when you fall asleep alone. It doesnât stop the cold when sheâs not in the stands. It doesnât make it easier when everything you want is a country away.
And maybe thatâs what scares you most â that love might not be enough this time.
The next morning, you record something. You try to sound composed. You try not to cry when you speak.
You: Lia⊠Iâm not letting go. Even when it feels like weâre fraying at the edges, Iâm still here. I promise. But I miss you so much it physically hurts. And Iâm scared too. Iâm scared of the silence. Of saying the wrong thing. Of saying nothing at all. I donât know how to fix this. But I want to try â if you still do too.
You hit send and bury your face in your hands.
Youâre both tired.
But tired hearts can still hold on â even when it feels like theyâre breaking.
Itâs late in Barcelona when the FaceTime finally connects. Youâre curled up on your couch, knees tucked to your chest, hoodie sleeves pulled over your hands.
Lia looks tired â more than tired. Her hair is tied back messily, her eyes red like sheâs been crying, or trying not to.
You offer a soft, âHi.â
Thereâs silence.
And then she says it.
âI donât know if I can keep doing this.â
Your heart drops.
âLiaâŠâ
She shakes her head. âNo, I need to say this. Because I feel like Iâve been pretending weâre okay when weâre not. I wake up without you. I go to bed without you. I spend my days thinking about when Iâll see you next, and itâs never soon enough. And then we talk and⊠and itâs not the same.â
You blink fast, words stuck in your throat.
âIâm tired of watching you on a screen,â she continues, voice shaking. âIâm tired of missing you after every win, every loss, every bad day. Iâm starting to forget what it feels like to feel you. To hold you. Iâm starting to forget what we were.â
The sentence lands like a knife.
You whisper, âAre you saying you donât want to try anymore?â
âIââ she pauses. âI donât know anymore.â
Itâs like the airâs been sucked from your lungs. âSo youâd rather end it than keep trying?â
She wipes her face with the back of her hand. âIâm saying I donât want to keep hurting.â
You bite your trembling lip, swallowing the sob building in your chest.
âIâm hurting too,â you say, voice breaking. âBut Iâve never stopped choosing you. Even when it was hard. Even now.â
Lia looks away, jaw clenched. âMaybe Iâm the weak one then.â
âNo,â you whisper. âMaybe youâre just scared.â
Her eyes finally meet yours. And for a split second, they soften â because she knows youâre right. But the damage has already started to crack through the glass between you.
âI need time,â she says. âI just⊠I need to figure out what this is doing to me. To us.â
You nod slowly, tears slipping down your cheeks. âTake your time.â
But as the screen goes dark and youâre left with your own reflection, arms wrapped around your shaking frame, you canât help but wonder if time will only take her further away.
lifeâs actually worth living
iâm sat sunbathing reading woso fics wow
what a dream
Amore e Pasta
YN YLN -> your name & your last name
2,7k of words! Sorry in advance for my italian lmao
masterlist (1) - (2) - (3) - (4)
The sea always smelled like memories.
Every summer, the coastal air carried that same blend of sun, salt, and the sharp scent of lemon trees. You'd grown up with that scent, with the hiss of olive oil in a hot pan, the laughter of families filling the cobblestone alleyways, and the soft buzz of cicadas under a golden sun.
This year, though, that air carried something else tooâAlessia Russo.
She was here again. Just like every summer since you were kids. And just like every summer, your heart did that stupid little flip the second she stepped off the ferry with her duffel bag and impossibly soft smile.
She was still yours. Somehow. After all the years, the distance, the growing up.
Alessia Russo, half-English, half-Italian striker, and all heart â and somehow still in love with the local chef who used to burn pancakes at 10 years old but now ran the town's most adored trattoria.
This summer, though, was a bit different. She hadnât come alone.
Behind her followed Beth Mead, Vivianne Miedema, Victoria Pelova, Leah Williamson, Lia WĂ€lti, Steph Catley, and Kyra Cooney-Cross â all sweat-slicked and sun-kissed, dragging their suitcases down the stone road, muttering âitâs so hotâ and âthis is heavenâ in alternating breaths.
Your mother was already hugging everyone at the gate. Her voice rang out: "Vai, Y/N! Vieni a salutare la tua fidanzata!" ("Go on, Y/N! Come say hi to your fiance!")
You blushed. Of course she had to say it like that. In front of literally every Arsenal player.
But Alessia just turned, wide smile, arms open. "Ciao, amore."
She still looked at you like she was sixteen and youâd just stolen her gelato and kissed her on the cheek to make up for it.
Later that night, your trattoria was alive with energy. The team sat at the long wooden table in the courtyard, passing around antipasti, sipping limoncello, dipping bread into your nonnaâs recipe of olive oil and sea salt. You were in your elementâcommanding the kitchen with ease, every dish kissed with intention.
And every now and then, your eyes would flick to the table, where Alessia sat like she belonged there. Where she always had.
She caught your glance, holding it for just a second too long. Leah elbowed her, smirking. âGod, you two are disgustingly in love,â she whispered. Alessia rolled her eyes, but her smile betrayed her. âYeah. I know.â
That night, as the stars settled above the ocean, you walked hand in hand through the sleepy streets of the village. The others were scatteredâsome back at their rented villa, others still nursing wine on your restaurantâs patio.
âYou know,â Alessia said softly, her thumb brushing your knuckles, âI could stay here forever.â
âYou say that every year,â you teased.
âI mean it this time.â
You stopped walking, turned to face her fully. Her hair was damp from the sea, her cheeks still pink from the sun, and her eyesâher eyes were home.
âI never stopped loving you, you know?â she whispered, her accent softening into something warm and familiar.
âI know,â you replied. âI didnât either.â
She kissed you under the moonlight, in the middle of that cobblestone street, where the scent of lemon trees still lingered in the air.
You were hers. And she was yours. From gelato-stealing kids to grown women, with summer in your veins and love like wine â better with age.
The trattoria could survive without you for a few days.
At least thatâs what your mamma promised â even if she made the Sign of the Cross when you handed over your apron and kissed her on the cheek. âVai, vai,â she said with a smile. âGodersi la vita con la tua ragazza.â ("Go, go. Enjoy life with your girlfriend.")
And so you did.
You packed a small bag, threw a bottle of prosecco in the basket, and took Alessia by the hand like you always had â like you'd never stopped.
You drove out of town on that same winding road you used to take as teenagers, the one that curved along the cliffs and opened onto the hills of wildflowers and olive groves. Alessia sat in the passenger seat with her feet up on the dash, sunglasses too big for her face, hair tied in a lazy bun.
She hummed to the radio, completely off-key, and you could barely keep your eyes on the road.
You reached the cottage by late morning â a family friendâs place, rarely used, hidden among vineyards and fig trees. No phone signal. No schedule. Just time. Just the two of you.
You cooked together that first afternoon â or tried to. Alessia burned the bruschetta and dropped a tomato between the stove and the counter.
âYouâre lucky youâre cute,â you muttered, arms around her waist as you stood behind her, guiding her hands on the knife.
âYouâre lucky Iâm still hungry,â she shot back, bumping your hip with hers.
You kissed her temple.
Later, you ate under a trellis of grapevines, the dappled sunlight painting golden shapes on her bare shoulders. Wine stained your lips, but hers still tasted sweeter.
That night, with the windows open and the summer air still clinging to your skin, you lay tangled in the linen sheets, heartbeats slow, limbs bare.
Alessia leaned in, her voice hushed in the dark.
âDo you ever think about how lucky we are?â
You turned to her, brushing her cheek with the back of your fingers. âAll the time.â
She smiled, then leaned closer â and kissed you like she meant it.
It was a slow kiss, not rushed, not desperate. A kiss that said Iâm here. That said I never really left. A kiss that made your chest ache in the best way.
She pulled away, forehead resting on yours. âThis. This is what I want. For good.â
You nodded, breath catching. âThen letâs make it forever.â
The next morning, she woke up to you standing on the balcony with a cup of espresso, the sun behind you, a sleepy smile on your face.
She joined you, arms slipping around your waist from behind.
âChef Y/N,â she whispered into your neck, âI love you.â
You turned, kissed her softly, slowly.
âTi amo, Alessia Russo.â
And in that moment, with nothing but cicadas and the scent of figs around you, it felt like the world had stopped just for you both.
The trattoria glowed that night.
Strung-up lights hung like fireflies above the stone courtyard, casting a soft golden haze over the worn wooden tables, the clay pots full of basil and lavender, and the red-checked tablecloths fluttering gently in the breeze. The scent of roasted garlic and fresh oregano floated through the air, wrapping around laughter and wine-fueled conversations like a familiar blanket.
And right at the heart of it all â the Arsenal girls.
Beth was already halfway through the bread basket. Viv was arguing (playfully) with Lia about the proper way to say âparmigiana.â Leah had stolen a bottle of limoncello from the kitchen. Victoria and Kyra were making a TikTok, much to Stephâs horror. It was loud, unfiltered, and undeniably warm.
Then you stepped out.
Apron tied tight around your waist, a clean dish towel slung over your shoulder, a teasing smirk already tugging at your lips. And the noise died just for a second â just long enough for Alessiaâs eyes to find yours.
Youâd been apart for less than a few hours, but it didnât matter. The second she saw you, her smile softened. Her shoulders relaxed. Home.
âBuona serata, ladies,â you greeted, pen in hand. âWelcome back to my chaos.â
âOh god,â Steph muttered, eyeing the menu. âIâll take one of everything.â
âIâll take the chef,â Alessia added, grinning as she leaned back in her chair.
You raised a brow. âThat oneâs not on the menu.â
âPity,â she said, still holding your gaze.
You winked and started taking orders, scribbling down requests in a mix of Italian and English, throwing in little jokes and flourishes for the girls you now knew well. But when you reached Alessia, you just smiled softly, hand resting on her shoulder for a beat longer than necessary.
âSurprise me,â she whispered.
âOh, I will,â you replied.
The dinner unfolded like something out of a dream. You moved between the kitchen and the tables like a well-rehearsed dance â plates of ricotta-stuffed zucchini flowers, slow-cooked ragu, hand-rolled pasta, and flaky sea bass garnished with lemon slices passed from your hands to theirs.
And then dessert came.
Except, this time, it was different.
You stepped out of the kitchen carrying a single plate. On it, a delicate panna cotta with a drizzle of berry coulis. Nestled beside it â a small velvet box.
Alessia blinked, her fork halfway to her mouth. âWhatâsâŠ?â
Beth gasped. Vivâs jaw dropped. Leah grabbed Kyraâs arm like they were watching a live proposal on TV.
You walked straight to Alessia, setting the plate down in front of her. No big speech. No microphone. Just you, her, and the twinkling lights above.
âSurprise,â you said quietly.
Alessia looked at the box. Then at you.
âYou didnât,â she breathed.
You just smiled. âYou said this was what you wanted. For good. So⊠letâs make it forever.â
Tears sprang to her eyes. She covered her mouth with one hand, then looked around at her teammates â all frozen in giddy anticipation, phones out, trying (and failing) to stay quiet.
Then she stood.
And she kissed you. Right there. In front of everyone. No hesitation. No filter. Just the kind of kiss that said yes a thousand different ways.
When she pulled back, her eyes were glassy, but her smile was unstoppable. âOf course itâs a yes, idiota.â
Cheers erupted. Wine glasses clinked. Beth was crying. Lia was crying. Even Viv looked emotional.
You slipped the ring onto her finger. It fit perfectly. Just like everything else about you and Alessia Russo.
The trattoria had never been this loud after closing.
Chairs had been pulled into loose circles on the patio. String lights overhead danced with the breeze. Empty wine bottles lined the walls like trophies. Someone had found a speaker, and a mix of English pop and old Italian classics bounced between the stone walls and the laughter of half-drunk footballers.
The sign on the door said âChiuso per Festa Privataâ â Closed for a Private Party â but that felt like an understatement.
This was your engagement party.
And it was perfect.
Inside, your mamma and Alessiaâs parents were laughing over espresso and biscotti. Outside, Beth Mead had taken over DJ duties, pairing Eros Ramazzotti with Spice Girls. Vivianne was holding court with Lia and Victoria over a tiramisu that somehow kept regenerating from the kitchen. Steph was trying to teach Kyra how to dance to Italian folk music, failing miserably.
And in the middle of it all â Alessia, barefoot on the tiles, a glass of prosecco in hand, wearing a soft red summer dress and the diamond ring youâd placed on her finger the night before.
She was glowing. Not just from the wine or the fairy lights â but from joy.
Real, warm, overwhelming joy.
You stepped behind her, wrapping your arms around her waist. She leaned into you like it was second nature â like it had always been.
âAre you happy?â you murmured into her hair.
She hummed. âIâm in Italy. Iâm engaged to the love of my life. Thereâs cake. Iâd say Iâm more than happy.â
âEven with Beth playing a techno remix of âVolareâ?â
She laughed, head tipping back against your shoulder. âEspecially because of that.â
Later, your mamma insisted on a toast.
Everyone gathered around, some perched on countertops, others squeezed onto benches, wine glasses or espresso cups raised. You stood beside Alessia, your hand never leaving hers.
âShe has burned pasta in my kitchen,â your mamma began in Italian, âbut she has never failed to love you with her whole heart.â
Alessia blushed. You translated quickly as your mamma went on, her voice soft and proud.
âShe is sunshine, and you are fire. She is wild, and you are steady. Youâve been each otherâs since you were bambini. And now, you will be each otherâs⊠per sempre.â
A soft chorus of âawwwsâ and a few sniffles followed. You and Alessia clinked glasses, kissed â and the party picked right back up.
As midnight approached, Beth shouted, âSpeech! Speech!â while clinking a spoon against a Prosecco flute.
You stood on one of the tables (against your better judgment), pulling Alessia up with you. Arms wrapped around each other, shoes long gone, you looked out at the people whoâd made your world feel so full.
âI donât know how to say all of this,â you started. âBut Iâll try.â
You turned to Alessia.
âYouâve known every version of me. The shy one who wouldnât speak to you at eight. The mess of a teenager who used to sneak you leftover cannoli. The young adult who stayed up at night dreaming of what this â us â could be again.â
You paused, voice catching just a little.
âAnd now I get to call you mine. Forever. I canât wait to cook with you. Laugh with you. Grow old with you. Maybe burn some pasta with you, too.â
She kissed you before you could say more, the crowd cheering, glasses clinking, someone yelling âTi amo!â from the back (probably Victoria).
That night, as the music faded and the stars settled over the hills, Alessia took your hand and whispered:
âLetâs never leave here.â
And you nodded, because for the first time in your life, you didnât want to be anywhere else.
The trattoria was silent now.
The party had faded into memory â half-drunk wine glasses left on tables, confetti still caught between the cobblestones, the faintest scent of basil and lemon lingering in the morning air. The sun was just beginning to rise, casting golden streaks across the walls of the apartment above the restaurant, where the shutters were half open and the bedsheets were still warm with sleep.
Alessia stirred first.
Her hair was a soft mess across the pillow, her face still flushed with joy, her arm lazily draped across your bare waist. She blinked slowly, the world still quiet and hazy, and smiled before her eyes had even fully opened.
âMmm,â she murmured, voice gravelly with sleep. âWhat time is it?â
You, lying beside her on your stomach, turned your head just enough to see the light spilling across the wooden floor.
âEarly. Too early.â
She buried her face against your shoulder and sighed. âLetâs never get up again.â
You chuckled, rolling onto your side, your fingers tracing soft, sleepy lines across her ribs. âWe have a trattoria to clean, remember?â
âNope,â she replied, eyes still closed. âThatâs a tomorrow problem.â
There was something so sacred about mornings like this â the kind where no alarms existed, where you could hear the birds waking up and the clink of a delivery truck down the road, but none of it reached you, not really.
Alessia opened her eyes fully now, locking into yours with a lazy grin.
âHi, fiancĂ©e.â
You smirked. âHi, future Mrs. Chef.â
She rolled her eyes, giggling, and then kissed you. Soft. Slow. Still tasting a little like prosecco and panna cotta. Her hand found your cheek, thumb brushing just beneath your eye like she was memorizing the curve of your face all over again.
âI dreamt about you last night,â she whispered when she pulled back, her forehead against yours.
âOh yeah?â you asked, voice still raspy.
âMhm,â she said, kissing your jaw, âyou were making pastaâŠâ
You laughed, your body shaking gently beneath hers.
âOf course I was.â
ââŠin just an apron.â
You blinked. âAlessia!â
âWhat?â she said, all faux-innocence, kissing your shoulder now. âYou looked very professional.â
You groaned, grabbing a pillow to playfully hit her with, but she caught your wrist midair and kissed your knuckles instead. Everything stilled again.
âTi amo,â she whispered.
You didnât rush the answer. You just looked at her, your everything, with a heart full of warmth and a future full of love, and replied:
âTi amo anche io. Da sempre.â
I love you too. Always have.
Outside, the trattoria waited to be cleaned. The town slowly blinked awake. The world continued turning.
But in that quiet apartment, in your tangled bed of sun-drenched sheets and sleepy smiles, you and Alessia stayed exactly where you belonged:
Together.
Forever.
Rivals in the Paddock
YN YLN -> your name & your last name
4,12k of words!!
masterlist (1) - (2) - (3) - (4)
It was the kind of event where glamour, sport, and a bit of rivalry all blended together. The charity gala was buzzing, everyone dressed to the nines in tuxedos and floor-length gowns, sparkling glasses in hand, the hum of idle chatter filling the grand ballroom. Youâd just finished a quick media appearance for Ferrari, shaking hands and posing for pictures, but you couldnât get the gleam of the racetrack out of your mind.
The last thing you expected when you turned your head and spotted her was the infamous gleam of a green Aston Martin jacket. It wasnât like you didnât know Leah Williamson; her name was all over the media. But seeing her in person, looking every bit as stunning as she did in the tabloids, was a different story entirely.
She was leaning against the marble pillar, chatting animatedly with a few others, but the second she saw you, the conversation stopped. Her eyesâthose dark, playful eyesâmet yours from across the room, and you couldnât help but smirk.
She was, without a doubt, one of Aston Martinâs most passionate fans. You knew that. But her unwavering loyalty to the team didnât exactly put Ferrari in her good books.
"Well, if it isnât the pride of Ferrari," Leahâs voice carried over, a mischievous twinkle in her eye. The casual challenge in her tone made it clear that she had no intention of letting the rivalry go, even in the midst of this glamorous charity event.
You raised an eyebrow, stepping toward her, your own playful smile forming. "And here I thought Iâd find a fellow motorsport enthusiast who wasnât determined to ruin my reputation."
Leah chuckled, crossing her arms with a glint of mischief. "I make no promises, Ferrari. Aston Martin all the way, you know that."
You laughed, not one to back down. "Iâve heard," you said, eyes scanning the room before locking back onto her. "But you know, you might find the view from the Ferrari garage a little more⊠impressive."
"Oh, Iâm sure itâs lovely," Leah teased, taking a deliberate sip of her drink. "But nothing beats the roar of a real engine. Aston Martin's got that raw power you only dream about."
"You sure about that?" You leaned in a bit, just enough to make the conversation feel a little more intimate, the competition between you two simmering just beneath the surface. "Itâs cute that you think your green machine can keep up."
She raised an eyebrow, unbothered. "I think we both know which car has the best chance of beating yours."
You couldnât help but laugh, the flirtatious tension crackling in the air between you. The rivalry was always playful when you were face to face with herâintense, competitive, but with a spark that made it feel like the only race worth running was the one between you two.
Leah pushed off the pillar, stepping closer, as if daring you to disagree with her. "Whatâs the matter, Ferrari? Afraid to admit you might actually be a little⊠intimidated by a rival?"
"Intimidated?" You gave her a teasing look, pretending to be offended. "Please. I can barely hear Aston Martinâs engines over the sound of Ferrariâs perfection."
"Is that so?" she said with a smile that told you she was far from fazed. "Well, Ferrariâs perfection may just be a little outdated, don't you think?"
You shook your head, laughing softly. "Tell me youâre not talking about the 2022 season, because if you are, thatâs a whole other conversation."
She rolled her eyes, but the teasing smile remained. "Okay, okay, you got me there. But donât think for a second that Iâm gonna start liking Ferrari any time soon."
âI wouldnât dream of it,â you said, your smile turning a little softer, a little more sincere. âBut you might find yourself rooting for us in the future. You never know.â
Leah paused for a moment, eyeing you carefully, her gaze turning just a touch warmer. "Maybe. But for now, Iâm perfectly happy keeping my allegiance to Aston Martin. Itâs a tradition, you know?"
âTraditionâs all well and good,â you responded, âbut when your car crosses the finish line first, tradition might need to change.â
She chuckled, her eyes meeting yours, and for a split second, the competitive banter faded. There was something else in the air now, a subtle pull that wasnât about the race track or your teams. You both knew it, but neither of you was ready to admit it out loud.
Leah shifted her stance, her voice a little quieter as she asked, âWhat if we both won one day?â
âThen,â you said, taking a small step closer, âweâd have a hell of a celebration.â
Leah grinned, clearly enjoying the tension, but there was a hint of something else in her expressionâa curiosity, maybe even something deeper. "Maybe we should start planning for that celebration now, then.â
You laughed, but the smile you gave her was genuine, something that had nothing to do with your teams, your cars, or the competition. It was just⊠you and her, in that moment, standing side by side, rivals in the paddock, but something more when the race ended.
The weekend of the Silverstone Grand Prix arrived, and with it, the high-octane buzz of home race energy. The entire paddock was alive with excitementâespecially for you, as this was the race you considered home, the track that always held a little extra magic. Silverstone wasnât just a race; it was a chance to show your fans and the home crowd just how well you could perform when the pressure was on.
Leah had been invited to the race by none other than her Arsenal teammates, who were clearly eager to see her at the most prestigious motorsport event in the country. Despite her loyalty to Aston Martin, Leah was never one to shy away from enjoying the spectacle, especially when she knew it meant spending time with youâthough sheâd never openly admit it.
You were doing your usual pre-race routine, getting yourself in the zone in the Ferrari garage, but you couldnât shake the feeling that the day would be different. Maybe it was the adrenaline, or the fact that Silverstone felt more personal, but as soon as you saw her across the paddock, the energy shifted.
Leah was with her teammates, laughing, taking photos, and enjoying the pre-race festivities, but she was unmistakably still Leahâcompetitive and unapologetically Aston Martin through and through. You, on the other hand, couldnât stop noticing how she seemed to gravitate toward your pit area, her eyes flicking between your Ferrari car and the crowd around her.
After a few moments, Leah finally broke away from her group, making her way toward you. The teasing glint in her eyes was still there, but now, there was something elseâsomething more open, more genuine, even as she made sure to give you a smirk.
âHope youâre ready to lose in front of your home crowd,â she teased, her voice light but confident. She was dressed casually, but you could still see that spark of determination in her posture.
âOh, Iâm ready,â you said, your smile never wavering as you leaned against the Ferrari car. âBut you might want to reconsider your expectations. This trackâs got my name all over it.â
Leah raised an eyebrow, clearly amused. âWeâll see about that. You know, itâs not the Ferrari Iâm worried about; itâs you. Iâve seen how you handle pressure, and Iâm not sure you can handle the weight of a home win.â
âOh, I can handle it,â you replied, taking a slow step toward her. âIâm more worried about you, with your loyalty to Aston Martin. Gotta keep that rivalry alive, donât we?â
Leah chuckled softly, not backing down. âAs long as you donât get too cocky when youâre in the back of the grid, Iâll let you enjoy your moment of glory. For now.â
You could see the flicker of something in her eyes, a challenge wrapped in playfulness. There was always this teasing, flirtatious energy between the two of you that neither of you seemed willing to let go of. It wasnât just about the rivalry anymore, not entirely. But neither of you was ready to admit that yet.
âYouâre lucky Iâm not distracted by the fact that I might have a beautiful woman rooting for me today,â you said, leaning in just enough to make your words linger in the air. The moment between you both was just a touch too intimate, and Leahâs playful smirk faltered for half a second before she regained her composure.
âWell, I donât know about beautiful,â Leah responded, her voice quieter now, a little warmer. She stepped closer, lowering her voice to a teasing whisper. âBut I canât say it wouldnât be fun to see you try and beat Aston Martin today.â
You leaned in just a little bit closer, feeling the hum of the track in your veins. âI think youâll be impressed with what Ferrari can do. Donât worry. Iâll put on a show just for you.â
She smiled, her eyes holding a flicker of something deeper now, but she pulled back with a sly grin, clearly not ready to let down her guard. âYou better. Iâm not an easy audience to impress.â
With that, she gave you one last lingering glance before rejoining her teammates. You watched her walk away, a knot of anticipation settling in your chest. You were about to go head-to-head with Aston Martin, and there was a fire inside you to winânot just for the victory, but to prove to Leah that this rivalry was something more than just competition.
The race itself was a blur of speed, strategy, and nail-biting moments. As the laps flew by, you kept your eyes on the prize: Silverstone, your home track. The energy from the crowd was electric, cheering you on as the Ferrari team executed flawless pit stops. You could feel the pressure mounting with every turn, every challenge thrown at you by the other drivers, but you were focused, determined to make this your moment.
With just a few laps left, you were neck-and-neck with Aston MartinâLeahâs beloved team. The tension in the air was thick as you took the final stretch. Your heart pounded in your chest, and the roar of the crowd around you only intensified your concentration.
You pushed yourself harder, feeling every shift of the car as you fought for the lead. When the checkered flag waved, it was your name that echoed through the loudspeakers. Ferrari had done itâyouâd won your home race at Silverstone.
The celebrations were wild. The Ferrari team was over the moon, and you could barely hear yourself think over the cheers, but you knew exactly where to look: Leah.
She was there, standing just outside the Ferrari pit, hands on her hips, a huge grin on her face as she clapped. Despite her allegiance to Aston Martin, there was no hiding her pride for youâsomething that only deepened the connection between you both.
You made your way over to her, still buzzing from the adrenaline. âWell, looks like I didnât disappoint,â you said, breathless but with that same playful grin youâd had all day.
Leah looked you up and down, her smile softening a little as she took a step toward you. âYou were brilliant,â she admitted, her voice filled with something that wasnât just about the race. âYou earned this one.â
You leaned in, the moment between you feeling more charged than before. âAnd I had a great cheerleader.â
Her eyes met yours, soft and steady. âYouâre making it hard to stay loyal to Aston Martin.â
You chuckled, brushing a hand through your hair. âMaybe itâs time you switched teams.â
She smiled, shaking her head. âMaybe⊠but not today. Today, Iâll just enjoy watching you celebrate.â
You grinned, taking her hand in yours for a brief, intimate moment. âMaybe next time, youâll be cheering for me all the way to the top.â
Leah squeezed your hand, her gaze lingering on you just a little longer than necessary. âMaybe. But for now, Iâll just enjoy this victory of yours.â She gave you a teasing wink. âEnjoy it while it lasts, Ferrari.â
You laughed, heart racing in a completely different way now. âOh, donât worry. I plan to.â
The Silverstone victory was a distant memory now, but the stress of the next race loomed heavily. Ferrari had faced a brutal battle on the track in the days that followedâstrategy errors, pit stop misfires, and mechanical failures had cost you valuable points. The pressure of being the home favorite, of being expected to perform, had begun to wear on you. The familiar sounds of the garage had been replaced by the haunting silence of the hotel room, and all you could hear was the weight of your own thoughts.
You stared out of the window, the city lights flickering in the distance, trying to calm your racing mind. Every mistake, every missed opportunity from the race felt like it was on replay, echoing through your head. You couldnât shake the feeling of disappointment. Youâd let down Ferrari, your team, and most of all, yourself.
A knock on the door broke your focus, and you instinctively looked at the clock. It was lateâtoo late for anyone but your team or, possibly, Leah.
You stood up and made your way to the door, heart skipping a beat when you saw her standing there. Leah was dressed casually, wearing a soft sweater and jeans, her eyes soft but concerned. The usual teasing energy between you both was gone, replaced by a more sincere warmth.
âHey,â she said, her voice low and gentle. âCan I come in?â
You nodded, stepping aside to let her in. The door closed behind her with a soft click, and you watched as she slowly made her way across the room, her eyes scanning the space before finally landing on you.
âYou doing okay?â Leah asked, her voice calm but filled with concern. She was always good at reading people, and right now, she could see the weight of the race had hit you hard.
âI donât know,â you admitted, running a hand through your hair in frustration. âI just⊠feel like I couldâve done better. We couldâve done better.â
Leah crossed the room and stopped in front of you, close enough for you to feel her presence but not invading your space. Her gaze softened as she reached up to gently take your hands in hers, squeezing them reassuringly.
âYouâre allowed to be frustrated,â she said, her tone steady and soothing. âYou care. Thatâs why it hurts. But youâre also allowed to take a breath and know that you canât control everything. Youâve given your best. Thatâs all anyone can ask for.â
You looked down at her hands, feeling the warmth of her touch, and her words settled in your chest, wrapping around your heart like a lifeline. The room was still, the world outside fading into nothingness as Leah stood there, anchoring you in the moment.
âI just⊠I want to do better,â you whispered, the weight of it all finally catching up to you. âI want to make it right.â
âYou will,â Leah said firmly, her voice a quiet promise. âYouâre going to learn from this, and youâll come back stronger. But you need to give yourself a little grace, okay? No oneâs perfect.â
You nodded slowly, the tension in your shoulders easing just a little. Her presence had always had this calming effect on you, even when you were on opposite sides of the paddock, competing like crazy. But tonight, it felt different. Tonight, Leah wasnât just a rival. She was someone who understoodâsomeone who, despite all the competition, was here for you, in this moment, to help you find your footing again.
You took a deep breath, finally meeting her gaze again. âHow do you do it?â you asked softly, your voice catching a little. âHow do you stay so calm, so centered?â
Leahâs eyes softened further, and she stepped just a little closer, her hand gently brushing against your arm in a way that felt more intimate than anything before. âI donât know if I stay calm all the time,â she admitted with a small smile, âbut I try to remember that, at the end of the day, itâs not about being perfect. Itâs about learning, growing, and still loving what you doâeven when itâs hard.â
Her words, so simple yet so powerful, hit you right in the chest. You were used to pushing yourself, striving for perfection, but maybe, just maybe, Leah was right. You didnât have to have all the answers tonight. You didnât have to win every race.
For the first time in a while, you felt the urge to let go. To surrender, if only for a moment, to the warmth and comfort Leah offered.
Without thinking, you reached for her, pulling her gently closer. There was no rivalry now, no competition. Just the two of you, standing in the quiet of the hotel room, the silence filled with everything unspoken.
Leahâs breath caught when she realized what you were doing, but she didnât pull away. Instead, she let you guide her, her gaze softening as you closed the space between you. Your heart was pounding in your chest, the moment stretched taut with anticipation, and thenâfinallyâher lips met yours.
The kiss was slow at first, tentative, like two people testing the waters after a long time of careful distance. But once your lips touched, it felt like everything that had been held back finally came pouring through. There was no rivalry in this kiss, no teasing, no games. Just a shared understanding, an unspoken connection.
You deepened the kiss slowly, your hands moving to her back, pulling her closer as Leah responded with equal fervor. The world outside faded even further as you lost yourself in the warmth of her touch and the sensation of her lips against yours. It was a kiss that spoke of more than just the competition between you twoâit spoke of trust, of vulnerability, and something you couldnât quite name yet, but that you knew was real.
When you finally pulled away, both of you were breathless, your foreheads resting against each other as you caught your breath. Leahâs eyes were still closed, but she was smiling softly, a smile that said everything without words.
âIs this a Ferrari move?â she teased gently, her voice hushed but playful.
You laughed, pressing your forehead to hers, âMaybe. But I think weâll just call it a winning move.â
Leah chuckled, her fingers lightly brushing your cheek. âI think I can get behind that.â
And for the first time in days, you finally felt at peace. With the race behind you, and with Leah here, there was no pressure, no expectationsâjust the two of you, together, in this moment.
The season had been a rollercoasterâtensions, rivalries, moments of doubtâbut now, as the final race of the year loomed on the horizon, all that mattered was the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It wasnât just any race; it was the race. The one that would determine the champion, the one where the pressure reached its peak.
Ferrari was ready. You were ready. But more than that, this race felt like it was the culmination of everything you had fought forânot just for the team, but for yourself. The highs, the lows, the mistakes, and the triumphs had all led to this one final challenge. And you were going to give it everything.
The weekend had gone smoothly, with a flawless performance in qualifying and an intense focus on the final setup. The pressure was palpable, but there was something different in the air now. Something deeper. You were no longer just focused on the race; you were also thinking about Leahâabout how your connection had shifted, how something once playful and competitive had evolved into something far more meaningful.
Leah had become a constant presence in your life over the past few months. After that night in the hotel room, things had changed between you two. The flirtation had deepened, the teasing had turned into late-night conversations, and before long, it became clear that what you had was real. There was no denying it anymore.
And today, as you lined up on the grid in Abu Dhabi, you knew you had more than just the race to win. You had the support of the woman who had been there for you through it all, the woman who had once been a rival but was now your partner.
The lights went out, and the roar of the engines filled the air. The race started fast and furious, with you in the thick of it, pushing yourself to the limit. The battle was fierce, with rivals from all teams trying to outpace you, but you were determined. Every corner, every straight, you could hear the echoes of the fans cheering, but more than anything, you could feel Leahâs presence, even though she wasnât physically there.
You had her voice in your head, reminding you to focus, to stay calm, to give it everything without overthinking. You knew she was watching, and that was enough to keep you grounded.
The laps flew by, the battle for the title heating up, but in the final moments, it was clearâyou were going to win.
With a smooth and calculated maneuver in the final laps, you crossed the finish line first. The crowd erupted in a deafening cheer, the Ferrari team going wild as you climbed out of your car, fists raised in triumph. The emotion of it all washed over youâthis was your moment. This was what you had worked for.
The podium ceremony felt like a dream. The champagne was flowing, the music was blaring, and the crowd was chanting your name. But the best part was when you finally made your way off the podium, your heart still racing with excitement.
And then, there she wasâLeah, standing in the pit lane, dressed in a bold red outfit that made her look stunning. The colors of Ferrari suited her so well, the red standing out against the shimmering backdrop of the lights and the crowd. She had always been loyal to Aston Martin, but tonight, she was here for youâher eyes bright with pride, her smile wide as she waited for you to approach.
You could feel the joy radiating off of her, and without thinking, you moved toward her. The crowd around you seemed to fade as you walked toward Leah, the world shrinking down to just the two of you.
She met you halfway, her arms open as you stepped into her embrace. The scent of her perfume mixed with the smell of the champagne still on your skin, the heat of the race slowly giving way to the heat between the two of you.
"You did it," Leah whispered, her hands resting on your back as she pulled you in closer. "You were incredible."
"I couldn't have done it without you," you replied softly, your hands brushing against her red outfit as you leaned back slightly to look at her. "I think Iâve been racing for more than just the win lately."
Leah smiled, a knowing look in her eyes. âYeah, I think we both know that now.â
You leaned in, your heart racing, not from the race but from the moment you were sharing. It felt like everything had led to this. The competition, the rivalry, the late-night talks, the laughs, the connectionâit had all come down to this. And now, with the season behind you, the world at your feet, and Leah here with you, it felt right.
Without hesitation, you cupped her face in your hands, and before either of you could say another word, you kissed her. It was soft at first, slow and deliberate, as if you were both savoring the moment you had been building up to. The champagne bubbles fizzed in the air around you, but none of it mattered except the way her lips felt against yours.
When you pulled away, you rested your forehead against hers, both of you smiling as the cheers continued in the background. Leahâs eyes were full of warmth, her hand gently brushing through your hair.
âIâm so proud of you,â she whispered, her voice thick with emotion. âYouâve earned this.â
You smiled, brushing your lips against hers again, a quick kiss this time, and whispered back, âWeâve earned this.â
And as you stood there, drenched in champagne, with the Abu Dhabi skyline twinkling behind you, you knew that this wasnât just the end of the season. It was the beginning of something newâsomething that was more than just winning a race.
You had Leah by your side, and that was the victory that truly mattered.
Tangled Hearts
YN YLN -> your name & your last name
3,3k of words!!
masterlist (1) - (2) - (3) - (4)
TW: some suggestive stuff
You werenât supposed to fall for Frida Maanum.
You werenât supposed to even like her. You played for Chelsea â she played for Arsenal. Rivals on the field, teammates only when wearing the red and blue of Norway. And yet⊠here you were, tangled up in the sheets of her London flat, your heart beating in rhythm with hers.
No one knew. Not your coaches. Not your Chelsea teammates. Not even your best friend, Guro Reiten â and keeping it from her was easily the worst part. You and Guro told each other everything⊠except this.
Especially not this.
The relationship you had with Frida was fragile but fierce, hidden in glances across crowded tunnels, quick brushes of fingers during national team call-ups, and secret late-night texts that could set your skin ablaze with just a few words.
And yet, on the pitch, you had to pretend you didnât care. You had to push her, tackle her, chase her down like she was just another opponent.
Today was one of those days â Chelsea vs Arsenal. London Derby. Big stakes, bigger egos.
And Frida looked good â dangerous, focused, jaw set in determination. She caught your eye during warmups, just for a second, a ghost of a smirk playing on her lips. It was a look only you would catch, only you would understand.
You shoved the thought away.
Guro clapped you on the back as you lined up. âCâmon, YN," she grinned. "Letâs wipe the floor with them."
You smiled tightly. "Yeah. Letâs."
The game was brutal â fast-paced, aggressive. You found yourself clashing with Frida more than once, the tension between you two almost palpable. Every time your bodies collided, every time your arms brushed, it felt like a spark running through your veins.
You cursed under your breath after a particularly hard tackle she gave you. Frida winked at you as she helped you up.
"Focus, kjĂŠreste," she whispered under her breath in Norwegian, so low no one else could hear. (trad: lover)
You nearly lost it.
That night, hours after the final whistle blew (a 2-2 draw, neither of you fully satisfied), you snuck out from the Chelsea hotel and found yourself at her door, hoodie pulled low over your head.
Frida opened it without a word, just grabbing you by the front of your hoodie and pulling you inside.
She kissed you like sheâd been waiting all day â all week â and maybe she had.
"Youâre trouble," you whispered against her lips, half-scolding, half-breathless.
"So are you," she murmured back, before kissing you again. Deeper. More desperate.
You tangled your fingers in her hair, letting yourself forget, just for a little while, that the world would see you two as enemies.
Because here, in her arms, you werenât rivals. You were hers. And she was yours.
The Norway camp was supposed to be a safe zone.
Neutral ground.
You were supposed to be focused on training, tactics, the upcoming qualifiers â not sneaking glances across the locker room at Frida Maanum, who looked far too good in that damn Norway kit.
But hiding your relationship in club football was easier somehow â you only faced Frida a few times a year. Here, though? You trained together. Ate together. Lived together for two intense weeks.
It was torture.
You thought you were being subtle. Careful.
You thought wrong.
It happened after a training session.
The sun was setting low over the pitch, your muscles sore and heavy after a brutal session. Most of the team had already drifted toward the locker rooms, laughter and tired voices carrying on the breeze.
You and Frida lingered behind, the world shrinking to just the two of you.
She bumped your shoulder lightly with hers as you walked.
"Youâre staring again," she teased under her breath.
You flushed, looking away quickly. "Am not," you mumbled.
"Are too," she said, grinning, her voice low and teasing.
Before you could say anything back, Frida caught your hand â quick, gentle â threading her fingers through yours for half a second before pulling away again.
It shouldâve been nothing. A fleeting moment.
Except someone saw.
You heard the soft shuffle of boots behind you â turned â and locked eyes with Ingrid Engen, standing about ten feet away, arms crossed, one eyebrow raised so high it was almost in her hairline.
You froze.
Frida froze.
Ingrid said nothing for a moment, just staring at you two like she'd just caught children sneaking cookies from the kitchen.
"Seriously?" Ingrid finally said, voice dry. "You two?"
Frida opened her mouth â probably to deny, probably to joke â but Ingrid just laughed, short and knowing.
"Relax. I'm not gonna tell," she said, rolling her eyes. "But maybe don't make it so obvious next time, yeah?"
You felt your face burn hotter than the summer sun.
Frida, being the absolute menace she was, just smirked.
"Noted," she said casually, tossing a wink at Ingrid before tugging you toward the locker rooms like nothing had happened.
Later that night, curled up together in Fridaâs hotel room â the door locked, the world shut out â you whispered, "Do you think sheâll really keep it a secret?"
Frida kissed your forehead softly.
"She will," she said. "And even if she doesnât⊠I donât care."
You lifted your head to look at her, heart thudding painfully.
"You donât?"
Frida shook her head, brushing a thumb across your cheek.
"Iâm tired of pretending youâre just another teammate," she whispered. "Youâre not. Youâre⊠mine."
Your throat closed up at the rawness of her voice.
You kissed her before you could cry.
The end of the Norway camp came too fast.
After two weeks of stolen moments â hidden touches, secret smiles when no one was looking (except Ingrid, who definitely knew) â it was time to return to real life. Back to your clubs. Back to rivalry. Back to pretending.
Almost.
Because the second the team bus dropped you in the center of Oslo, Frida caught your wrist, tugging you gently toward her.
"Come home with you?" she asked, her voice low.
You smiled without hesitation. "Of course."
Your apartment was barely big enough for one person, but with Frida inside â throwing her bag down, laughing when you stumbled over your own shoes trying to kiss her â it felt like it expanded, like it breathed around the two of you.
It wasnât long before she had you pressed against the wall, her mouth finding yours in desperate, eager kisses.
"Missed you," she whispered against your skin.
"You literally saw me all day," you breathed out, laughing breathlessly.
"Still," she murmured, tilting your chin up for another deep, slow kiss.
You didnât make it to the bedroom immediately. The couch. The hallway wall. Somewhere along the way, your clothes and dignity disappeared at the same time.
You collapsed into bed hours later, tangled up, her forehead resting against yours.
"Maybe I should just move in," she joked tiredly.
You smiled, half-asleep already. "Maybe you should."
You didnât notice when she forgot her hoodie.
The next morning, Frida was up early â Arsenal training didnât wait for lovesick Norwegians â and she kissed your forehead with a whispered "see you soon" before slipping out the door.
You stumbled around after she left, lazy and warm in the aftermath, completely missing the red hoodie draped over the back of a chair.
An hour later, the doorbell rang.
You opened it to find Guro standing there, arms crossed, grinning wide.
"Training, Y/N," she teased. "Donât tell me youâre skipping on me."
You let her in as you frantically pulled on your boots.
It was fine. Everything was fine.
Until you heard her snort.
You turned around â and your heart sank.
Guro was standing by the chair. Staring at the very-obviously-not-Chelsea red hoodie. The Arsenal logo was right there, bold and unforgiving.
She raised an eyebrow, smirking.
"Well, well, well," she said, crossing her arms. "Someoneâs got a secret."
You tried to play dumb. "Itâs â itâs nothing."
"Right," she said, dragging out the word. "Because you definitely own Arsenal merch."
You flushed, scrambling for an excuse.
"Itâs â itâs just â a friendâs," you mumbled lamely.
Guroâs grin widened dangerously.
"A friend, huh?"
You nodded quickly. Too quickly.
"Not even a teammate," Guro teased, stepping closer. "Interesting."
You cursed silently. You were terrible at lying. Guro didnât know who it was. But she knew someone had stayed over. And judging by her delighted, evil smile â she wasnât letting it go.
"Come on," she said, grabbing your arm. "Tell me who."
"Nope," you said firmly, grabbing your bag and pushing her toward the door.
"Rude!" she laughed, following you.
You tried to ignore how she kept looking at you like she knew all your secrets already.
Because if she ever found out it was Frida Maanum â Arsenal star, your biggest on-field rival â you were so dead.
You thought you were safe. You thought Guro would forget about the hoodie. You were wrong.
Because from the second you arrived at the Norway team hotel for the next set of training sessions of international break, Guro was on you like a bloodhound.
Teasing, nudging, winking â every opportunity, she took it.
"You sure youâre focused?" sheâd whisper before drills. "Thinking about your friend?" she'd say after meetings.
You wanted to die every time.
Frida, for her part, was way too amused by all of this. Shooting you looks across the locker room. Bumping your shoulder a little harder during rondos. Brushing her hand against yours when no one was looking â or so you thought.
Ingrid noticed. Ingrid always noticed.
And now Guro was suspicious too.
You were doomed.
It all came crashing down during a team dinner.
You were sitting next to Guro, trying desperately to keep the conversation light, when you felt it â A shoe, sliding slowly against your ankle under the table.
You stiffened instantly.
Guro raised an eyebrow. "You good?"
You nodded too fast. "Yep! Yep. All good."
But the foot kept teasing up your calf, slow and maddening.
You risked a glance across the table â and nearly choked.
Frida was watching you innocently over her water glass, her eyes way too bright with mischief.
You sent her a desperate look: stop it.
She winked.
You felt your whole body flush.
And thatâs when Guroâs eyes narrowed.
She looked between you â then at Frida â then back at you.
Something clicked. You could see it happen.
Her mouth fell open in pure betrayal.
"No way," she blurted out, too loud for the quiet room.
You jumped. Frida just smiled wider.
Everyone turned to look.
You wanted the ground to swallow you whole.
Guro leaned in, whisper-shouting: "It's Frida?!"
You buried your face in your hands.
Frida just laughed, her smile all sunshine and no shame.
Ingrid muttered under her breath from down the table, "Finally."
Later that night, after the chaos (and a lot of teasing), you were finally back at your flat â with Frida sprawled on your couch, looking far too pleased with herself.
"Youâre evil," you said, flopping down next to her.
"Maybe," she said sweetly, sliding her hand into yours. "But at least now we don't have to hide."
You sighed, leaning your head against her shoulder.
"I liked it better when Guro didnât know," you grumbled.
Frida laughed quietly, kissing the top of your head.
"Sheâs just jealous," she teased. "She wishes she had a girlfriend as perfect as me."
You snorted. "You're insufferable."
"And you love me," she murmured, turning your face toward her.
The kiss she pressed to your lips was slow, deep, and left no doubt.
Yeah. You really, really did.
The second Chelsea vs Arsenal derby was a battlefield.
You were already tense lacing up your boots, but Guro â your best mate â didnât make it any easier. She sat beside you, smug, practically vibrating with amusement.
"You ready for your little secret lover to knock you over today?" she teased, loud enough for only you to hear.
You shot her a glare. "Focus on your match, Guro."
She grinned, wicked. "Sure. If you can keep your eyes off Frida."
You ignored her. Barely.
But your stomach twisted all the same â because she wasnât wrong.
The game was brutal. Neither team giving an inch. Hard tackles. Quick counters. Aggression everywhere.
You caught Fridaâs eyes once across the pitch â and it nearly knocked the breath out of you.
She looked at you the way she always did â like you were hers.
And you had to shove it down, focus, breathe.
This was war.
Midway through the second half, it happened.
You tried to shield the ball near the halfway line â a split-second too slow.
And Katie McCabe came crashing into you.
Hard.
The tackle sent you flying â crashing into the ground with a harsh grunt, pain bursting through your ribs and hip.
The whistle blew immediately, but you barely registered it â everything felt blurred, wrong, dizzy.
A small scuffle started as your Chelsea teammates rushed toward Katie, shouting.
But then â Frida. Breaking through the chaos, running straight to you.
You tried to sit up, winced, and Frida dropped to her knees beside you without hesitation.
"Let me through!" she barked when a Chelsea player tried to stop her.
Confusion sparked everywhere â Arsenal kit, Chelsea kit, players and coaches shouting.
It was Guro â bless her â who rolled her eyes and said loudly:
"Chill out, sheâs her girlfriend, idiots."
The second those words left her mouth â your teammates froze.
And Frida was instantly at your side, hands on your face, checking you over like you were made of glass.
"You okay?" she whispered fiercely, brushing sweaty strands of hair from your forehead. "Tell me where it hurts."
You blinked up at her, your ribs burning, but your heart â your heart ached for a whole other reason.
"I'm fine," you rasped. "Itâs⊠itâs just bruised."
She shook her head, tears shining in her fierce eyes. "You scared the hell out of me."
You let your forehead fall against her chest for just a second â feeling her pounding heart, her trembling hands â before your teammates awkwardly began backing away.
The secret was out now.
Later, after the match ended â and you were stretched out on the physio table in the dressing room, sulking â your phone buzzed.
A text from Guro.
Guro: Tell your little Arsenal lover she almost started World War III lol Guro: PS: you two are disgustingly cute. Iâm gonna vomit.
You groaned into your hands.
And you couldn't even deny it â because when you looked up, you caught a glimpse of Frida outside the dressing rooms, pacing anxiously, waiting for you.
Waiting like you were the only thing in the world that mattered.
Frida was waiting outside the dressing room like a lost puppy.
Pacing. Checking her phone every two seconds. Chewing her lip like she might combust if she didnât see you soon.
You caught her eyes the second you hobbled out â ribs aching, wrapped under your jersey now â and she was on you.
Arms wrapping carefully but firmly around your shoulders, pulling you against her chest.
"Stupid, reckless, brilliant girl," she muttered into your hair, voice cracking slightly.
You laughed weakly. "Itâs just bruises. Iâve had worse."
Frida leaned back, frowning at you like she didnât quite believe you, hands hovering like she didnât trust herself not to crush you.
"Come home with me," she said. No hesitation.
"Fridaâ"
"Not negotiable."
You blinked up at her â seeing it. All of it. The love, the panic, the aching need to take care of you.
You melted completely.
"âŠOkay."
Her flat was warm, cozy, safe â smelling faintly of her perfume and fresh laundry.
You barely made it past the living room before she was fussing over you again â dropping a blanket around your shoulders, handing you a bottle of water, kissing your forehead so softly you barely felt it.
"Youâre not allowed to move," she said sternly, pushing you gently onto the couch.
You raised an eyebrow, amused. "Youâre very bossy, you know that?"
Frida knelt in front of you, hands running gently over your knees, your hips, your ribs â checking again for any signs of swelling or worse.
"I get bossy," she murmured, voice dropping lower, "when I almost lose the best thing that's ever happened to me."
You swallowed thickly. Heartbeat hammering in your ears.
Frida looked up at you â wide, soft blue eyes glowing in the lamplight.
Then â slowly â she leaned up and kissed you.
It wasnât rushed, or desperate. It was slow, deliberate â a kiss that said Iâm yours. Iâm staying.
You let out a shaky breath against her lips, fists clutching at her hoodie.
(Which, for the record, she had absolutely "forgotten" at your flat on purpose.)
When she pulled back, your faces stayed close â breath mixing, hearts pounding together.
"Youâre terrible at keeping secrets," you whispered.
Frida smiled. "Good thing I don't want to anymore."
You laughed, aching, in love, stupidly, wildly in love.
She kissed you again â more urgent this time â before pulling away just far enough to whisper against your mouth:
"Stay with me tonight. Please."
You nodded without thinking, already lost.
Already hers.
The launch started with a photo.
Not a grand, public declaration. Not a huge spectacle. Just⊠a simple, unassuming picture Frida posted late that night.
You and her, wrapped up in each other. Her Arsenal hoodie swallowing you whole, your legs tangled beneath the blanket on the couch, her hand resting low on your thigh.
The caption? Just a heart emoji. Simple. Sweet. The world didnât need to know every detail â but it was still enough.
The reactions were immediate.
In the Chelsea group chat: "FINALLY." In the Arsenal group chat: "Should've seen this coming." In the Norway group chat: "Took them long enough."
But you didnât care. Not anymore. Not with the way Frida was looking at you.
You turned to her, your fingers lightly brushing over her hand resting on your thigh, glancing up. "You sure about this?" you asked, your voice teasing but full of warmth.
Frida looked down at you, eyes soft but intense, before she leaned in and kissed you â a promise, a claim, everything she'd been holding back for so long.
"I'm sure," she whispered, her lips brushing against your ear. "Iâm not afraid anymore."
Later that night, as you and Frida were lying tangled in each otherâs arms, a sudden knock echoed through the flat.
You groaned, your voice muffled into Frida's chest. "If that's Guro⊠I'm hiding under the blankets."
But of course, Guro wouldnât let you get away with it that easily.
The door swung open, and there stood your best friend â smug and far too confident for someone who had been waiting for this moment for so long.
"You two are disgustingly cute," Guro teased, clearly delighted by the chaos sheâd just walked into. "So, what's it like to finally admit it to the world? Or do you just enjoy torturing me with your secrecy?"
You rolled your eyes but smiled, crossing your arms. "Guro, everyone knows. Chelsea, Arsenal, Norway⊠because of youâŠ"
Frida, from behind you, wrapped her arms around your waist and kissed your neck. "It's official now," she said softly, a little teasingly. "Are you happy, Guro?"
Guro grinned, throwing herself onto the couch beside you two, and pretending to gag. "Honestly, Iâve known for months. But seeing it for myself? Still gross."
You flipped her off with one hand, still grinning, and leaned back into Fridaâs embrace. It was comforting. Familiar. Like it had always been meant to be this way.
Only You
YN YLN -> your name & your last name
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Youâve always felt a little strange around Steph. She was always so⊠touchy. Too comfortable with you. Always hanging around, always a little too close. When sheâd give you advice, it felt personal, like she cared just a bit more than a teammate should. Sheâd make comments about how you âlooked good todayâ or how your pass was âperfect,â but you just chalked it up to the fact that she was Steph Catley â friendly, flirty, everyoneâs favorite teammate. You assumed it was just how she was. After all, she wasnât shy with anyone.
At first, you thought it was nothing, that it was just her friendly nature, that you were overthinking it. And yet, every time she smiled at you, or when her fingers grazed your arm just a second too long, your heart would skip. But still, you kept telling yourself it was nothing. Steph was just that way with everyone. Right?
It wasnât until a late-night training session after an intense game that it finally clicked. Youâd been exhausted, trying to work out the tension in your muscles after running all over the pitch. The locker room was quieter than usual. Most of the team had already gone back to their rooms, but you and Steph stayed behind. You were sitting on the bench, towel around your neck, rubbing your temples when you heard her footsteps approach. She was the last person you expected to still be here.
She leaned against the locker next to you, just a little too close. âYou did great today,â she said, her voice lower than usual. You shrugged, still not looking at her, brushing off her praise. âIt wasnât that great,â you muttered, half-joking, half-exhausted.
But she didnât seem to buy it. There was something different in the air tonight â a tension, a shift. You felt it but couldnât place it.
âDonât downplay it,â she said softly, her hand brushing against your arm, sending a jolt through you. âYouâve got talent, more than you realize.â
You chuckled, trying to brush it off, but the proximity between you two was undeniable now. The way she spoke was different, more intimate. You glanced up at her, just as she leaned closer, so close you could feel her breath against your ear. Your heartbeat quickened, and for a moment, you didnât know what to say.
Her eyes were focused on yours, intense, and her lips parted slightly. Your stomach fluttered. It was now, you thought, so obvious. Sheâd been doing this for months â getting close, teasing, making you feel like there was something more â and youâd been completely oblivious.
Suddenly, she moved even closer, not waiting for a response. Her fingers lightly cupped your cheek, guiding your gaze to hers, and then⊠she kissed you.
It wasnât rushed, nor was it sloppy. It was soft, gentle, and surprisingly confident. A slow press of her lips against yours, leaving you speechless, completely caught off guard. Your mind raced, trying to process what was happening, but all you could do was close your eyes, feeling her warmth, the way her lips moved against yours in that sweet, unexpected kiss.
When she finally pulled away, you were frozen, unable to speak. Steph was still so close, her forehead gently resting against yours, her breath matching yours in a rhythmic pulse.
âWell,â she said, smiling softly, âtook you long enough to notice.â
Your heart hammered in your chest, and you couldnât help but laugh nervously, still trying to catch your breath. âI⊠I didnât⊠I mean, I didnât thinkââ
âYeah, I figured that out,â she interrupted, her grin widening. âI was trying to make it obvious. Guess I had to just show you.â
You blinked a few times, trying to wrap your mind around what had just happened. Steph Catley â your teammate, your captain, the girl youâd been getting all those vibes from for months â had just kissed you.
âSorry,â she said teasingly, brushing a strand of hair from your face, âwasnât trying to confuse you⊠but seriously, youâre adorable when youâre oblivious.â
You laughed again, a little breathless, trying to keep the emotions in check. Your mind was still reeling, but there was no denying the warmth in your chest now. It wasnât just the kiss, but the feeling that maybe â just maybe â you had been wrong all this time.
âI guess Iâm not as quick on the uptake as I thought,â you said, still a little dazed.
Steph smiled, her hand gently resting on your shoulder. âIâve got plenty of time to help you catch up.â
The air between you and Steph felt heavier now, filled with the weight of what just happened. You had no idea what to say. The kiss still lingered on your lips, leaving a sweet warmth that you couldnât shake. Your heart raced, your mind still struggling to comprehend the sudden shift in your relationship.
Steph, on the other hand, seemed completely at ease. She was leaning back against the locker, casually crossing her arms, but there was a softness in her eyes, a tenderness that made your stomach flip. She was waiting for you to say something â anything. But all you could do was stare at her, still processing what had just happened.
âSteph⊠Iââ You started, your voice catching in your throat, but you didnât know what to say. How do you explain to someone that you had been blind to their feelings for so long?
She took a small step closer, her presence calming but still full of that undeniable energy. âYou donât need to say anything,â she said, her voice low and comforting. âI just needed you to know. I was getting frustrated watching you act like you didnât feel the same way. Youâve been so⊠oblivious,â she added with a teasing smile.
âI wasnât oblivious,â you replied, the words coming out sharper than you intended. âI just thoughtâ I mean, I never thought you would be⊠interested in me like that. Youâve always been so friendly with everyone, and⊠and I donât know, I didnât think youâd feel that way about me.â
Stephâs expression softened. She took another step forward, now only a breath away. âIâve always been interested in you, more than I probably should be,â she confessed, her voice barely above a whisper. âI think I knew it from the moment we met. But I didnât want to make you uncomfortable, didnât want to push you away.â
You met her gaze, searching for any hint of doubt in her eyes, but there was none. She was sure, and for the first time, you realized how long sheâd been waiting for you to catch on.
âYouâve been patient,â you said, voice still shaking with uncertainty. âIâm sorry I didnât see it sooner. Iâve just⊠Iâve never been good at reading signs, especially when it comes to things like this.â
Steph smiled, her thumb gently brushing your cheek, making your breath catch in your throat. âYou donât need to apologize. I shouldâve been more straightforward. But I wanted to make sure you were ready for it, that you werenât feeling pressured.â
âI donât feel pressured,â you murmured, still trying to find the right words. âI feel⊠confused. But not in a bad way. I just didnât expect this. Iâve always admired you, Steph. But I never thoughtâŠâ You trailed off, unsure of how to articulate everything you were feeling in that moment.
Steph chuckled softly, a genuine warmth in her smile. âItâs okay to be confused. Itâs a lot to process, especially after everything. But if you feel even a little bit the same, then I think we owe it to ourselves to explore this. I donât want to hold back anymore.â
You stood there, just staring at her, your heart thumping wildly in your chest. The realization hit you like a wave. You had feelings for her too. Deep down, you knew that. You had felt it every time she smiled at you, every time she was there, always a little too close. But now, with the truth out in the open, it all made sense.
Without thinking, you closed the space between you, your hand reaching up to gently cup her face. Her breath hitched slightly, but she didnât pull away. Instead, she leaned into your touch, her eyes closing briefly. You hesitated for only a second, before you kissed her â this time, with no hesitation, no confusion. You kissed her like you meant it, pouring everything you had into that simple act.
The kiss deepened, her hands resting lightly on your waist, pulling you closer. The way she held you felt right, like this was where you were always meant to be. It was slow at first, as if you were both savoring the moment, but it quickly escalated into something more urgent, the heat between you growing.
When you finally pulled away, both of you breathless, Steph rested her forehead against yours. âIâve wanted to do that for so long,â she confessed, her voice husky with emotion.
âMe too,â you admitted, your hands still gently holding her. You could feel your pulse racing in your veins, but this time, it wasnât from uncertainty. It was from something more real, more solid.
âThen letâs make this happen,â she said softly, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips. âI donât want to waste any more time pretending Iâm not completely into you.â
You grinned, your heart swelling in your chest. âOkay, but⊠we should probably take it slow, right?â
Steph nodded, her smile turning a little more mischievous. âOf course. But Iâll be patient this time.â
You leaned in for another kiss, slower this time, savoring the moment. The world outside the locker room could wait. There was nothing but the two of you in that space â the uncertainty from before was gone, replaced by something far more meaningful. And you knew, without a doubt, that this was just the beginning.
It had been a few weeks since you and Steph had become official, and yet, things still felt so new. You were navigating the shift in your dynamic, from teammates to something more. But you hadnât stopped being you â the flirty, sometimes oblivious, smile-at-everyone-you-meet kind of person. And, well, Steph knew that. She was used to the playful, flirty side of you, but tonight, something about the atmosphere had a different energy.
It was a team night out at a club, everyone letting loose after a long week of training. The music was loud, the lights flashing in a myriad of colors. Laughter and chatter filled the air as teammates from Arsenal and some of their friends took over the dance floor, while others gathered at the bar to unwind.
You were at the bar, chatting with a couple of teammates, when you felt someone sidle up beside you. A girl, with dark hair and an easy smile, leaned in slightly too close, making you raise an eyebrow but offering her a friendly smile in return.
âHey,â she said, her voice smooth and confident. âYouâre YN YLN, right? Youâre incredible on the pitch.â
You blushed slightly, always flattered by compliments, but shrugged it off with your typical modesty. âThanks. Youâre too kind.â
But she wasnât done there. She leaned in a little more, brushing her arm against yours in a way that felt⊠purposeful. âIâve seen you play before. You're not just talented, you're stunning too,â she added, her eyes never leaving yours.
You laughed nervously, unsure of how to handle the situation, but you didnât think much of it. Flirting was nothing new. You had a friendly smile, you were approachable, and sometimes people made it a little more obvious. But you werenât doing anything wrong. You were just being yourself.
What you didnât notice, though, was the way Steph was watching from across the room. Her eyes had narrowed when she saw the girl inch closer to you, her hands resting against the bar as she took in every word exchanged between the two of you. Steph had been more than patient with you â way more than sheâd probably let on. But tonight, seeing someone flirt with you so openly, that protective instinct flared up.
She moved quickly across the room, her eyes still fixed on the girl as she approached you. When Steph reached the bar, she slid right in between you and the girl, her hand finding the small of your back in a possessive gesture that caught you by surprise. Without saying a word to the girl, Steph turned to you, her lips crashing against yours in a kiss that was far more intense than anything youâd experienced before.
It was a kiss full of fire, of raw emotion, of ownership in the best way possible. She kissed you with an urgency that left you breathless, pulling you closer, her hands cupping your face as if she couldnât get enough of you. The world around you seemed to fade away. The flashing lights, the music, the voices â everything disappeared except for Steph and that kiss.
When she finally pulled away, you were still dazed, your head spinning from the intensity. Your lips tingled, and you blinked a few times, trying to clear the fog. You hadnât realized just how much you needed that kiss until it happened. You looked up at Steph, your breath coming out in short gasps.
âSteph⊠whatâwhat was that?â you asked, a little shaken.
Stephâs expression softened, though her lips were curled into a small, teasing smile. She raised an eyebrow, glancing over at the girl who had flirted with you, now retreating, her face contorted in frustration. âThat,â Steph said, her voice low, âwas me showing you exactly who you belong to.â
You blinked, still processing, and Steph let out a small laugh, brushing her fingers through your hair. âShe was flirting with you, YN. You didnât even notice it, did you?â
You shook your head, your gaze still caught on the girl who was now walking away. âI mean, I guess? But I didnât think it was that serious. Iâm not doing anything wrongâŠâ
Stephâs eyes softened as she looked back at you, though there was still a playful hint in her gaze. âYou werenât doing anything wrong,â she agreed. âBut that doesnât mean Iâm just going to stand around and let some girl try to steal you away.â
A smile tugged at your lips as you processed her words. âSteph⊠you really think someone could steal me from you?â
Steph chuckled softly, stepping closer and wrapping her arms around your waist, pulling you in for a gentle hug. âNo,â she said, her voice almost a whisper. âI know no one can steal you from me. But Iâm still gonna make sure they know exactly who you belong to.â
You felt a warmth spread through your chest at her words. She wasnât jealous in a bad way, not trying to control you. It wasnât about insecurity; it was about wanting to protect something that was hers now, and you felt it deep in your bones. That was love â the kind that didnât hesitate, that didnât play games, that just was.
âI guess Iâm lucky, then,â you said, leaning in to press a gentle kiss to her cheek, your fingers tracing along her jaw. âYou make it pretty obvious.â
Steph smiled, pressing a kiss to your forehead before pulling away just enough to look you in the eye. âIâm not worried, YN,â she said, her voice filled with affection. âI know you love me. But Iâll still remind you every chance I get.â
You laughed, your heart swelling at the ease and warmth between you. âOkay, okay, I get it,â you teased. âYouâre mine.â
Steph winked. âDamn right I am.â
And as you both stood there, your arms wrapped around each other, you felt something settle inside you. This â this was real. No more pretending, no more confusion. You and Steph were a team, not just on the field, but in life. And nothing, not even a flirty girl at a bar, was going to change that.
Despite the Storm
YN YLN -> your name & your last name
2,8k of words!!!!
masterlist (1) - (2) - (3) - (4)
It was never supposed to end the way it did.
Back when you were just two girls with nothing but a ball at your feet and a thousand dreams in your chest, everything felt simple. Easy.
You signed your first pro contract in 2017, leaving everything you knew behind to chase your dreams in Italy with Juventus. Kyra stayed in Australia, starting her own journey with Melbourne Victory.
"Itâs just distance," she said, laughing into her phone speaker, her voice brighter than the sunrises you missed watching together. "Weâre stronger than that."
And for a while, you believed her.
Mornings were for your texts â sleepy and rushed before training sessions. Nights were for her calls â her soft voice crackling through the line, filling the lonely corners of your cold apartment.
"One day," Kyra whispered once, half-asleep, "weâll wake up in the same city. Same bed. Same everything."
You clung to those promises like lifelines. You built a future around them.
Every offseason, you found each other. Two weeks stolen from the world â airports, long hugs, hurried kisses â breathing each other in before time tore you apart again.
When Kyra moved to Western Sydney Wanderers in 2019, you celebrated her milestone from across oceans, sending her a clumsy video of you popping a bottle of prosecco alone in your tiny Turin kitchen.
"Iâm so proud of you, baby," you had grinned into the camera, cheeks flushed, heart bursting.
You kept telling yourself it was temporary. That soon sheâd come to Europe, that soon youâd stop counting the hours, the missed moments.
But soon started stretching further and further away.
You moved to Arsenal in 2020. A dream fulfilled. A loneliness sharpened.
Kyra, instead, went back to Melbourne Victory. Home. Safety. Familiarity.
You told yourself it was okay. That maybe she needed more time. That loving her meant being patient.
But deep down, you felt the first splinter.
The late replies. The canceled calls. The birthdays spent apart, your phone cold and silent in your hand at midnight.
Love, no matter how deep, started to feel like water slipping through your fingers.
When Kyra finally signed for Hammarby in 2022, a tiny ember of hope lit inside you. Finally Europe. Finally closer. Finally maybe⊠fixing what had cracked.
But it wasn't the same anymore.
She was trying to survive a new country, a new league, a new weight on her shoulders. You were fighting for trophies, games, your place at Arsenal.
The distance wasn't oceans now. It was the space between two hearts who didn't beat in the same rhythm anymore.
The last conversation was quiet. So much quieter than you deserved.
"Maybe weâre not enough anymore," Kyra said, her voice trembling through the line. You wanted to scream. You wanted to fight.
But how do you fight for someone whoâs already half out the door?
"Iâll always love you," she whispered. "Thatâs what makes this hurt so damn much."
And just like that â the future you built together shattered into a thousand tiny pieces.
Weeks. Months.
You buried yourself in football. In new friendships. You stopped checking her socials. You stopped letting yourself wonder what if.
You tried so hard to forget.
Until tonight.
You were curled up in your apartment, the London rain tapping against the windows, scrolling absently through your phone when a notification lit up your screen.
Caitlin had texted.
"Look whoâs joining us. đłđ" Followed by a screenshot of Arsenalâs latest post:
"Welcome to Arsenal, Kyra Cooney-Cross!" Her smile, all sunshine and wild dreams, staring back at you.
For a long moment, you just stared. Breath caught somewhere between your ribs.
You didnât even realize your fingers were trembling until you almost dropped your phone.
Kyra. Here. At Arsenal. At your Arsenal.
No warning. No heads-up. Just a name and a jersey and a club post that ripped open a wound you thought had long scarred over.
You sank back into the couch, the world tilting slightly. You didnât know if you wanted to cry, laugh, or throw your phone across the room.
All you knew was this:
You werenât ready. Not for her smile. Not for the memories. Not for the storm she still carried inside you.
And tomorrow?
Tomorrow youâd have to see her in person.
Face to face. Heart to heart. Past to present.
And you had no idea if you were strong enough to survive it.
You shouldâve known.
You shouldâve stayed home a little longer. Pretended you were sick. Anything to avoid this moment.
But you didnât.
And now here you are, standing on the side of Arsenalâs training pitch, boots scuffing the grass, arms folded tightly across your chest, heart hammering in your ears â watching her.
Kyra Cooney-Cross.
Wearing Arsenal red. Smiling. Laughing with Leah and Lotte like sheâs belonged here all along.
And god, she looks good. Stronger. Fiercer. Her hair tied up messily like always, a stubborn curl falling across her forehead, cheeks flushed from the drills.
You hate how your chest tightens at the sight of her. You hate how the air around you crackles â thick and heavy, like a stormâs about to break.
You donât even realize youâre staring until Caitlin nudges you with her elbow, a knowing look flashing across her face.
"You okay?" she murmurs low enough that no one else hears.
You nod too quickly. "Fine."
Liar.
Training winds down, and you grab your water bottle, pretending to be busy â tying and retying your laces, adjusting your shin guards, anything to avoid the inevitable.
But then you hear her.
"Hey, Y/N."
Soft. Tentative. A voice you haven't heard in months. Not really. Not since that night everything ended.
You look up. And sheâs standing there.
Close enough to touch. Close enough that you can see the freckles dusting her nose, the scar just under her jaw from a game you watched on TV but didnât text her about after.
Time freezes between you.
For a long moment, neither of you says anything.
Itâs all there in her eyes â the apologies, the regrets, the what-ifs. Itâs mirrored right back in yours.
"Hi," you finally breathe out.
Itâs stupid how shaky it sounds.
Kyra shifts awkwardly, kicking at a clump of grass with the toe of her boot.
"I didnât know if youâd wanna⊠talk. Or⊠anything."
You swallow hard.
Thereâs so much you want to say. So much youâre afraid to say.
"You didnât tell me you were coming," you say instead, and it comes out sharper than you mean.
Kyra flinches. Just slightly. But you catch it.
"It happened fast," she says, voice small. "I didnât know how to⊠if I shouldâŠ" She trails off, helpless.
You nod stiffly. You don't trust yourself to speak.
Not when part of you wants to yell. Not when part of you wants to pull her into your arms and pretend the last year never happened.
The silence between you stretches, taut and aching.
Around you, teammates laugh and joke, oblivious to the wreckage unfolding between two broken hearts.
"I missed you," Kyra blurts suddenly.
Your throat tightens.
Because that's the thing about storms â even after they're over, the damage lingers.
You want to tell her you missed her too. You want to ask her why it wasnât enough before. You want to scream and cry and kiss her stupid mouth all at once.
But you just say:
"Welcome to Arsenal, Kyra."
And you walk away before she can see the tears burning at the back of your eyes.
You shouldâve known Kyra wouldnât let it end like that.
The knock at your door comes barely an hour after training. Sharp. Relentless.
You debate pretending youâre not home. But part of you knows â she wonât leave. Not this time.
With a heavy breath, you yank the door open.
And there she is. Still in her training hoodie. Hair messy. Eyes wild.
"Can we talk?" she says, voice already cracking.
You donât answer. You just step aside, wordlessly letting her in.
The second the door clicks shut behind her, the air shifts â thick with all the things you never said.
Kyra stands in the middle of your living room like she doesnât know where to start.
Good. Because you sure as hell donât either.
"You canât just show up here, Kyra," you snap, harsher than you mean â but god, itâs easier to be angry than shattered.
"I didnât know how else toâ"
"You don't get to do this," you cut in, heart pounding so loud you can barely think. "You donât get to leave. You donât get to break my fucking heart and then walk back into my life like nothing happened."
Kyra flinches, her eyes wide and glassy.
"I didnât want to break anything," she whispers. "I just⊠I was scared. I didnât know how to handle it back then."
"You didnât even try," you hiss, voice thick. "You promised we were bigger than the distance. That we were stronger than this. But the second it got hard, you bailed."
Her hands are shaking now.
"I hated myself for it," she chokes out. "You think I didnât want to fight for you? I did. Every fucking day. But I was drowning, Y/N. New country. New pressures. I didnât know how to ask you to wait for someone who was falling apart."
The words hit you square in the chest.
Because you recognize it â the panic. The fear. You lived it too.
"You didnât even give me the chance to stay," you say, softer now, voice breaking.
Kyraâs lip trembles.
"I know."
The silence is a living, breathing thing between you â so full of grief it hurts to stand in it.
Tears spill over before you can stop them. Hot. Angry. Helpless.
Kyra steps forward, desperate. "Please⊠donât cry. I can'tâ"
"What do you want from me, Kyra?" you snap through your tears. "You want me to pretend it didnât hurt? You want me to pretend I didnât spend nights wishing youâd pick up the damn phone? That I didnât check flights to Sweden a hundred times and delete them every time because you didnât ask me to come?"
Kyra breaks then. Fully.
Tears streaking her flushed cheeks, her whole body shaking.
"I just want you," she says, wrecked. "I want to fix this. I want to try again."
You shake your head.
"Itâs not that simple."
Because youâre scared too now. Scared of letting her in again. Scared of loving her just to lose her all over.
"I know I don't deserve another chance," Kyra whispers, stepping closer, "but I'd spend every damn day proving you still have my heart if you let me."
You squeeze your eyes shut. You feel her hand hovering â not touching â waiting for permission.
"I never stopped loving you," she says, voice broken.
You open your eyes. Meet hers. And god, the love is still there. Shining. Shattered. Real.
You should say no. You should protect yourself.
Instead, you whisper:
"Then show me."
Kyra lets out a breath like sheâs been drowning for years. And finally â finally â she closes the space between you.
She pulls you into her arms so tightly it steals the air from your lungs.
And this time, you let yourself fall.
Not into the pain. Not into the past.
But into the tiny, fragile hope that maybe â just maybe â love could survive the storm after all.
Healing isnât some dramatic, cinematic thing.
Itâs slower. Quieter. Messier.
It looks like you and Kyra sitting on your couch later that night, a cautious distance apart, talking about everything you never dared say when it still mattered most.
It sounds like broken confessions whispered into the spaces between you. Small apologies. Bigger ones.
It feels like Kyra reaching out â hesitating â before barely brushing her fingers against yours on the cushion between you, like sheâs terrified youâll pull away.
You don't.
You turn your hand over instead, lacing your pinky with hers. Not fully holding her yet. But letting her know:
Iâm still here. Iâm scared too. But Iâm willing to try.
The next few days are cautious and strange.
At training, you avoid each otherâs eyes more than you should. But there's a difference now.
When you pass her in the hallways, her fingers graze yours â a whisper of a touch no one else sees.
When you catch her eye during drills, she gives you a tiny, crooked smile â and it twists something deep inside your chest, something painfully hopeful.
On a Wednesday night, after a long, rainy practice, Kyra shows up at your flat again.
No excuses. No warning.
Sheâs dripping wet and shivering, standing awkwardly at your door.
"I didnât bring an umbrella," she says, sheepish.
You roll your eyes, but your chest warms in that way it only ever has for her.
You pull her inside without a word. Hand her a towel. Throw one of your old sweatshirts at her â the one she used to steal when she stayed over, back before everything fell apart.
She hesitates, fingers tightening around the fabric.
"You sure?" she asks, voice small.
"Itâs yours," you say simply.
The way her face crumples at that â like itâs the kindest thing anyoneâs ever done for her â almost breaks you.
Later, you're curled up on the couch together, knees brushing, a movie playing low in the background â not that either of you is watching.
Kyraâs head slowly drops to your shoulder. You stiffen for half a second â and then relax.
Her hand finds yours again, easier this time. Your fingers intertwine naturally, like they were always meant to.
You turn your face slightly, breathing her in â the smell of rain and your sweatshirt and something that's just Kyra.
She looks up at you then. So close you can count her eyelashes.
"I missed this," she whispers. "I missed you."
"I missed you too," you whisper back, voice cracking.
For a second, neither of you moves.
Then â so softly you barely realize itâs happening â Kyra leans in.
And finally â finally â your lips meet.
It's not a desperate kiss. It's not the kiss of people who forgot what they meant to each other.
Itâs slow. Careful. Reverent.
A promise, not a plea.
When you break apart, you stay close, foreheads touching.
You don't say anything. You don't have to.
Because sometimes rebuilding isn't loud. Sometimes itâs quiet nights, borrowed sweatshirts, forehead kisses, and holding each other like youâre both a little fragile â but trying anyway.
Itâs different now.
Not perfect â youâre both still learning how to carry the past without letting it crush you â but itâs better.
You see it in the way Kyra waits for you after training, leaning casually against the locker room door, arms crossed, trying (and failing) not to look like she was counting down the seconds.
You see it in the way your hand finds hers as you walk through the training center parking lot, no longer hiding.
You see it when Caitlin notices, quirks a brow, and says with a smirk, "Finally."
No oneâs surprised. Not really.
Everyone around you seems to breathe a little easier, like the universe is finally slotting something back into place.
A few weeks later, it's a quiet Sunday morning.
Sunlight spills through your apartment windows. The sheets are tangled around your legs. Kyra's head rests on your chest, her fingers lazily tracing shapes over your skin.
Youâre scrolling half-distractedly through your phone when you feel Kyra shift.
You glance down.
Sheâs staring at you with that look â the one that used to undo you completely, back when everything was raw and unsure.
It still undoes you now, but differently. Softer. Deeper.
"Youâre really staying this time, huh?" you tease, brushing a strand of hair from her forehead.
Kyra smiles â a little broken, a lot beautiful.
"I'm not going anywhere," she says, voice steady.
And this time, you believe her.
Later that day, a soft little buzz from your phone catches your attention.
Instagram.
Kyra tagged you in a post.
Curious, you open it.
Itâs a candid photo â you hadnât even realized she took it â from the night she showed up soaking wet at your door.
Youâre handing her the towel, your face a perfect mixture of exasperated affection. Kyraâs looking at you like you hung the stars.
The caption is simple:
"Home isn't a place. It's you. đ€"
You feel your heart stutter in your chest.
Because for all the years, the heartbreak, the distance, the almosts and the could-have-beens â
You finally found your way back to each other.
Not despite the storm. But because you survived it.
Together.