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Carla Connor thrives on control.
Lisa Swain survives on it.
When a chance encounter turns hostile, neither woman is prepared for the attraction simmering underneath.
There’s just one complication.
They’re already connected.This is an AU where Carla owns a PR firm and Detective Lisa Swain just relocated to Weatherfield.
When Carla and Lisa clash, Carla has no idea that this irritating woman is the mother of her new summer temp at the office. Lisa has no idea that this woman is her daughters boss.Bookmarked by Mel9106
17 Mar 2026
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only fools rush in (take my hand because you took my whole life too) by thealwaystired
Fandoms: Coronation Street
21 Mar 2026
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It's just that there is a knot sitting heavily in the pit of Carla's stomach and she knows that resolving it will have to happen slowly, gently, carefully.
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My version of their reunion, taking what we saw happen on screen and adding what I imagine may have happened beyond. Mostly because I feel like – while understanding what is and is not possible in soap-world – they do deserve some more room to... take it slow. So here's me giving them room.
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17 Mar 2026
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In the wake of a crumbling marriage and a secret that threatens to shatter her world, Carla finds an unlikely sanctuary in the woman who catches her when she finally falls.
Set in 2014.
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17 Mar 2026
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Carla Connor's side job was her personal business until Lisa Swain discovered it while searching for a woman to ease her aching body.
Their lives change from this point.
Black & White turns into colour in the most unexpected way.Or
They realise they can’t keep their hands off each other.
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17 Mar 2026
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Carla Connor is the no-nonsense, witty and strong minded Custody Sergeant at Weatherfield Nick.
Lisa Swain starts working at Weatherfield Nick as a Police Constable alongside her life-long friend PC Abi Webster.
Lisa, previously a Detective Sergeant, stepped down and transferred to Weatherfield Nick after the loss of her wife, Rebecca Swain, in order to alleviate the stress of her role whilst having more time for her young daughter, Betsy.
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Carla and Lisa enter that all familiar push and pull dynamic. Less mutual pining and more sexual tension ensues.
Will they, won’t they?
The story is told mostly in first person, from Lisa’s POV.
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17 Mar 2026