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  1. Public Bookmark 24

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    Carla Connor is no stranger to trauma, but in the weeks following her kidnapping, she finds herself struggling to recover from the ordeal.

    Or: the Carla PTSD storyline that we won’t be getting on-screen.

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    11 Feb 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 34

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    The Moment's awkwardness lasts longer. Carla can’t get Lisa off her mind. Slow-burn.

     

    (No Becky Swain resurrection.)

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    29 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 20

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    “Such a gentleman- woman- gentlewoman,” Carla fumbled the first time.
    “It’s fine,” Swain replied, deep down unsure which one was more fine than the other.
    Growing up, Lisa was a bit of a tomboy who resisted and rejected dresses in favour of a t-shirt, hoodie and jeans – but that was normal for anyone who favoured practicality above looks. Right?
    She was a daughter, lesbian, constable, girlfriend, partner, detective, mother, wife and widow.

    And yet, he had always wanted to be a gentleman, too.

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    02 Jan 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 72

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    The things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.

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    Another Swarla affair fic in which they are both morally questionable but they’re soulmates so it’s probably okay

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    09 Dec 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 31

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    Lisa comes to in a hospital room on a firm, unforgiving bed. It’s quiet save for a slow beeping from a nearby monitor.
    She sits up quickly to scan her surroundings. White walls, machines, white curtain.

    Her eyes drop to scan over her own body, but no discernible injury could be found.
    Legs, fine. Torso, fine. Arms are…her eyes catch the metal on her finger.

    That’s not her ring.

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    Lisa has amnesia and forgets the last four years (including having ever met Carla).

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    28 Nov 2025