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I find it hard to believe that New Amsterdam has such little fanfiction. It’s a great show! So I decided to write something for the Leyren ship (which I would usually never do) to fix this! Hope you enjoy :)

Summary: How the Dam Fam finds out about Lauren’s new roommate.

Helen:

“So, naturally, you offered her to live with you” said Helen sarcastically, incredulous at Lauren’s out of character decision.

“Well, yes, she has become my friend after all, and I couldn’t let her alone in the streets”, replied Lauren matter-of-factly.

“Hmm. And how’s it going?” Helen rose an eyebrow suspiciously.

“It’s...” Lauren let out a small sigh, “It’s effortless, really. I feel like she’s always been there”. The “which scares me” was left unsaid.

Helen patiently waited until Lauren disclosed more, knowing her friend usually needed more time to open up.

“Well, except for the massive tree in the middle of the living room. Which I don’t dislike, but...”

“What?!” This got Helen’s attention. Since when was Bloom known to decorate her apartments, let alone let another person do so... with living things?!

“Well, she bought a tree, said it reminded her of home. But apparently it was smaller in the picture, so now I have a full-blown tree in my living room. And I think I like it” that last part she muttered softly.

Helen let out a small, genuine smile, amused but also proud of her friend. “That looks like progress. You haven’t yet snapped her head off for touching your space, so I’d say that’s a point for Lauren’s intimate relationships”.

“Pfft. It’s not very intimate if I still don’t know about her. I have tried to learn what she likes, but she still won’t really tell me about herself. It’s a little frustrating really” Lauren let out an adorable pout.

“Well, give her time. She is living in a stranger’s house after all, in a new country and with probably no other connections or friendships here. I can’t imagine she trusts people easily” said Helen patiently.

“Ladies and gentlemen, Mama Bear is at it again. Free advice for all!” Lauren laughed.

Helen snorted. “Well, it’s taken me nowhere with Mina. Still don’t know how this motherly figure thing works, sadly” she stated defeatedly.

“Oh, come on! You’re doing great! She’s slowly respecting her school timetable and your curfews more, right? And she hasn’t put a massive tree in your living room. That has to count for something” said Lauren, pointing her finger at Helen as she walked towards her ED. “You’ve got this!” and she gave Helen her best thumbs up and exaggerated smile.

Casey:

Lauren haphazardly threw her stuff into her backpack and went for the door, ready to call it a day and head back home.

“Lauren, you’re rushing out” Casey said suspiciously as he entered the locker room. “I assume this means you’re gonna continue smuggling your friend here? Cause if it does, you should know you are risking even more than before. If they catch you again...”

“No, Casey, it’s not like that” Lauren stated. “Don’t worry, she won’t be coming back here”.

“So that means... you let her go? Do you know where she is?” said Casey, now concerned about Leyla’s wellbeing.

“She’s actually... living with me?” said Lauren, the last part coming out in a rush and higher pitch.

“What?” asked Casey, wide-eyed. “Lauren, she- what?”

“Yeah, I couldn’t leave her on the streets, and I figured since I’m never home it couldn’t hurt to give her my spare room” justified Lauren to what seemed like Casey and herself.

“Okay, Lauren, I don’t know what’s gotten into you, you are risking a lot for this stranger. Please be careful” said Casey, though not unkindly. He was just worried about his friend.

“But that’s just it, Casey. She’s not a stranger, not anymore, and I would have done the same for any one of you. I protect my people” said Lauren, now sounding much more convinced.

“Well, if you’re happy with your decision, I can only congratulate you. You finally have a friend outside of work!” he added with a smile, teasing Lauren.

Lauren swatted his arm playfully. “I forgot, Mr Popular here knows most of New York. And I might have one friend, but it’s a hard one” she said, giving him the finger.

“Okay, okay!” Casey laughed, raising his arms defensively. “You win. But Lauren” he said softly “I am happy for you. Just wanted to make sure you knew what you were doing”.

“Thanks” said Lauren with a smile, squeezing his arm lightly as she left.

Lauren:

She did know what she was doing. Right. Right? It wasn’t like Leyla was a random stranger, not anymore, and she liked her enough that living together had been smooth sailing so far. So why did she find herself overthinking everything when it came to Leyla?

“Get your shit together, Lauren” she chanted to herself. She was driving home, her palms sweating slightly, but still excited to get there. She had been rushing out a lot lately. The memory of Leyla’s soft smile as she held her hand, fingers interlocking and fitting perfectly as they stared at the tree and Lauren’s want, need to be close, oh so close, a compass searching North. She couldn’t wait to get home to Leyla’s sarcasm, Leyla’s dinners, Leyla’s subtle presence in her apartment and life that made it theirs.

Without noticing, Lauren had been smiling like an idiot for at least half an hour, and she had arrived to her portal. She got out of the car and went for the stairs, taking twice at a time. But as she opened the door, a wave of disappointment washed over her. Leyla wasn’t home, had probably had to take a DriverTime client, and suddenly the apartment felt empty and cold again. Lauren couldn’t understand how she had lived like this for so long before.

But then a thought sprung to mind. Leyla had waited for her every day for the past week, staying up and meeting her with a fabulous home-cooked dinner after work. The least she could do was reciprocate, so Lauren got ready to prepare a mindblowing meal or die trying. Cooking had never been her strong suit, but she figured it couldn’t be too hard.

She remembered Leyla mentioning she deeply missed Pakistani cuisine, and how she had been disgusted by Lauren suggesting she try a Pakistani restaurant around the corner. “You Americans think you can serve a random dish and rebrand an entire culture. That place is not Pakistani”, she had stated. So Lauren had asked, and she had learned, how Nihari reminded her of late night dinners at home and Lassi was her all-time favourite beverage. And so she had a single thought in mind; today she was making the best Pakistani dinner for Leyla.

As she set out to spice the assortion of different meets, she re-entered her previous reverie. She knew Leyla would love this, even if Lauren was probably going to ruin the recipe and tarnish the Pakistani name. But Leyla would smile sweetly, as she did every time Lauren remembered a small detail about her and did her best to make her feel like home, and she would be grateful. Lauren could not wait until she came back, excited to see that look on her face that said “no one’s ever cared for me like this, and I’m glad you’re the first one”.

Slow-cooking the meat into a stew proved difficult, and mixing the yoghurt, water, spices and fruit for the Lassi had Lauren seriously questioning her cooking skills. But all in all, after about an hour she decided she had done a pretty good job. She set out to dress the table, going as far as opening a good red wine and placing a candle. She didn’t want to overdo it, but thought Leyla would decidedly not mind and find her efforts cute. Lauren was struck by the inclusion of “cute” into her vocabulary, could not remember when she had cared about someone’s reaction this much, and decided damn Leyla and her faint smiles had softened her. She couldn’t bring herself to care, though.

And just like clockwork, as soon as Lauren set the last plate with the fine-looking Nihari on the table, Leyla entered the apartment.

“Honey, I’m home!” she shouted jokingly in her beautiful accent.

“Hey! How was work? Any frat boys I should beat up?” said Lauren smiling.

“No frat boys, thankfully. Just an old lady telling me about her grandson. I must have seen like 30 photos of him, and let me tell you, no one can convince me babies are cute. They’re bald!” Leyla proclaimed, dignified.

Lauren snorted. “Of course you would befriend a grandma and have her show you her family. It must be your cranky charm” replied Lauren teasingly.

“You would be surprised. I cause sensation amongst octogenarians” said Leyla amusedly. As she caught the smell of cooked meat, she looked at Lauren, surprised. “You cooked? You? Is MY tree burnt down?” she joked.

“I’ll let you know, OUR tree is intact and very much still alive. And don’t you dare take away my custody, I love him like my own son too!” said Lauren in mock dignification. “I did cook, and I hope you like it” she continued, now softly. She met Leyla’s eye, hope and wonder sparkling bilaterally.

Leyla approached the table, repressing a squeel of excitement at the site of her favourite foods. “Lauren! You shouldn’t have! How did you even-?” and as she turned around to look at Lauren, the intensity in her eyes stunned her. The amount of care and adoration was palpable there, and it was enough to overwhelm her.

“Thank you”, she said in a small voice.

“I thought you deserved something special. You know, for cooking horrible meals every day” Leyla approached her slowly, still with eyes locked in an intense duel. “You would think as a doctor my main threat of illness would come from my patients, but you make a hard run for it” another step closer. “And besides, knowing my cooking skills it’s probably very bad. So we’re even” she continued rambling. Leyla finally took the final step towards Lauren, cupping her cheek and forcing her to shut up.

“You talk too much”, she said, resting on her tiptoes slightly to reach for her cheek and place a soft kiss there. “Thank you, truly”.

Lauren stood there, transfixed and unable to utter words. “Y-Yeah. It’s... nothing, really” she managed to muster.

Leyla tried to fight off a smile at Lauren’s awkwardness. During the course of her stay at Lauren’s- their- apatment, she had been quick to discover that she could turn Lauren, the hard-assed doctor and witty friend, into a rambling mess with well placed silences and touches. And naturally, she had immediately taken a liking to doing so as often as possible.

She turned around and sat at the table, staring down at her food and trying not to show her satisfaction at the amount of time it took Lauren to recompose herself and sit with her. She let Lauren pour some wine for herself, seeing as she didn’t look too enthused with the Lassi, and tried the Nihari. And, oh god, it certainly wasn’t like the one she enjoyed back home, but Lauren had undoubtedly achieved something here. Leyla couldn’t stop a moan from escaping her lips.

Lauren sat across from her, lips parted, staring at her like she was the only thing in the world. Her eyes slowly trailed to her lips, and Leyla thought she might burst if she didn’t break the moment soon. “Lauren, it’s- it’s perfect” said Leyla, and she meant it. It might not be like the one back home, but Lauren had managed to capture a new flavour, to redefine the very meaning home. She could get used to this.

Lauren looked back up at her, smile back in place. “Really? That’s new” she said, satisfied and proud of her achievement.

As they ate in silence, Lauren realised two things. One, she was definitely falling in love with Leyla Shinwari. And two, while Leyla had been her roommate for a few weeks already, it was only now that she felt like they were actually _living_ together... building a home.

Iggy:

“Hey, Iggs! I haven’t caught up with you in a while! How’s everything going?” asked Lauren as she entered Iggy’s office, taking the sofa and sprawling out on it.

Iggy stopped flicking through his charts, immediately knowing something was up. He could tell Lauren was properly glowing, but knew he would have to let this play out if he wanted to get any information out of his friend.

“Lauren! It’s great to see you. I’ve been great. I went to see a nutritionist, and I’ve been trying to join some virtual support groups for people with eating disorders. I still have a long road ahead of me, and I have to put in the work, but thanks for calling me out on my bullshit. Truly” he said sincerely.

Lauren perked up even more, rising to her feet and reaching around Iggy’s desk to hug him. “Iggy! That’s great! I’m so glad to hear it, and I’m so proud of you. And hey, you called me out on my bullshit when I was using, so it was only fair I did the same” she smiled.

Iggy returned her smile, glad to see that both of them were making amends and working to improve their lives.

He rose up to start walking to his next consult, not wanting this conversation to end but really needing to get there on time. After Lauren followed him along, curiosity finally got the best of him. “Okay, I have to ask... What’s gotten into you? You look like you just got to perform one of your supper cool surgeries or something. Anything new?” he asked.

“Well, I’m doing well” she said as they strolled down New Amsterdam’s corridors. Iggy waited patiently, letting Lauren open up at her own speed. “And... and I got a roommate!”

Iggy frowned, perplexed. He knew Lauren, knew how much she valued her space and how closed-off she could be, so he couldn’t fathom why getting a roommate would be something she’d want to do, let alone be the cause of her exuberant joy. “Wha... How?” he asked.

“Well, it’s a long story, really. She came in with a patient, and kind of guessed what was wrong with her, but it turned out it wasn’t a guess, cause she’s really a doctor, but obviously I didn’t know that” she started rambling, with Iggy finding it hard to follow along.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down” he said, though he was glad to see Lauren so excited about something.

“Yeah, sorry. Basically, she pulled off a successful needle decompression in my ED, which I now admit was pretty cool, I called security, she had no place to stay, used the hospital closet for a while... And now she’s living with me” finished Lauren, looking way too satisfied by her explanation.

“She... You... What?!” asked Iggy, dumbfounded.

“Yeah... She’s kind of a lot. In the good way” said Lauren, and it was clear to Iggy by now that she was positively smitten. At this new information, he changed tactics.

“Wow, Lauren, that’s a huge step! I’m happy for you, and so proud. I’d love to meet her sometime” he said.

“Yeah! That’d be great! I’m sure you’d love her, once you get past her cranky façade. You two would totally get along” replied Lauren excitedly.

Iggy knew how possessive Lauren was of her space, knew how much it meant for her to have friends meet even if she may not do it consciously. The fact that she was agreeing to let him meet her meant he was right; Lauren was smitten beyond recognition.

“Great! And what’s it like, living with this...” he trailed off, hoping to get a name out of Lauren for once.

“Leyla! It’s great. Yesterday I cooked her some Pakistani dinner, cause she missed it from back home, and then we watched a comedy and watered our big-ass tree. Don’t ask. It’s like she’s lived with me all along” she finished bashfully.

And Iggy had to assume Lauren knew how this sounded, how many lesbian stereotypes she was ticking off. So he replied, amusedly, “Tell me, Lauren, does this Leyla know you two are dating?” he said, a mischiveous twinkle in his eye.

Lauren stopped abruptly in the corridor, a horrified look on her face. Iggy repressed a laugh, was thrilled by Lauren’s new baby-gay side. He turned around to look at her, saw her mouth opening and closing like a goldfish as she searched for a reply, but continued walking backwards. “Wait... do you?” he asked, now enjoying Lauren’s alarmed look. He turned around a corner, leaving a dumbfounded Lauren behind, and shouted, “Good luck!”

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WLW Relationship Master List:

I am literally always struggling to find WLW content, so I decided to put together a list of every WLW Relationship I could find! There is a lot on here, and has been organized into Television, Movies, and Webseries. If there is anything that isn’t on this list, please shoot me a message and I’ll make sure to add it! I’ll also make sure to update it if I find anything else that isn’t on the list! These are in no particular order and if spelling is incorrect, I apologize. I did my best to find correct spellings of shows/characters in different languages

UPDATE: I also added the link to this in my bio so you don’t have to scroll through my whole blog to find it. 

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Television:

Em Familia - Clara and Marina

Emmerdale - Vanessa and Charity

Grey’s Anatomy - Callie and Erica

Grey’s Anatomy - Callie and Arizona

Grey’s Anatomy - Arizona and Carina

Grey’s Anatomy - Callie and Penny

Grey’s Anatomy - Arizona and Leah

Grey’s Anatomy/Station 19 - Carina and Maya

Hockey Girls - Lorena and Flor

Las Estrellas - Flor and Jazmin

Perdona Nuestros Pecados - Barbara and Mercedes

Amar En Tiempos Revueltos/#Luimelia - Luisita and Amelia

Amar A Muerta - Juliana and Valentina

Jane The Virgin - J.R. and Petra

Jane The Virgin - Luisa and Rose

Rote Rosen - Isabelle and Eliane

Servir y Proteger - Nacha and Rocio

Servir y Proteger - Nacha and Teresea

Young and the Restless - Mariah and Tessa

The L Word - Bette and Tina

The L Word - Alice and Dana

The L Word - Shane and Carmen

The L Word: Generation Q -Bette and Tina

The L Word: Generation Q -Natalie and Alice (and sometimes Gigi)

The L Word: Generation Q -Sophia and Dani

Atypical - Casey and Izzie

Orphan Black - Cosima and Delphine

Gentleman Jack - Anne and Ann

Vis a Vis - Macarana and Estefania

Vis a Vis - Macarana and Zulema

Killing Eve - Eve and Villanelle

Dickinson - Emily and Sue

SKAM France - Lola and Maya

SKAM Spain - Cris and Joana

Legends of Tomorrow - Sara and Ava

Home And Away - Alex and Willow

Shortland Street - Nicole and Maeve

100 Dias Para Enamorarse - Juan and Emma

Four More Shots Please! - Umang and Samara

Lip Service - Frankie and Cat

Sense8 - Nomi and Amanita

Gentrified - Ana and Yessika

Gypsy - Diane (Jean) and Sydney

One Day At A Time - Elena and Syd (Syd is non-binary, but keeping them on the list anyway because they’re adorable!) 

Trinkets - Elodie and Sabine

Faking It - Amy and Karma

South of Nowhere - Spencer and Ashley

Dead To Me - Judy and Michelle

Sjukt Oklar - Ellen and Vera

The Bold Type - Kat and Adena

Motherland: Fort Salem - Raelle and Scylla

Operacion Pacifico - Paula and Valeria

Desenfrenadas - Marcela and Vera

Utopia Falls - Brooklyn and Sage

Nurses - Ashley and Caro

Demain Nous Appartient - Sara and Roxane

Demain Nous Appartient - Sandrine and Morgane

Acacias 38 - Camino and Maite

El Embarcadero - Alejandra and Veronica

Orange is the New Black - Alex and Piper

Lucifer - Maze and Eve

The Originals - Freya and Keelin

Mi Familia Perfecta - Megan and Genesis

Saving Hope - Sydney and Maggie

Rookie Blue - Gail and Holly

San Junipero (Black Mirror) - Kelly and Yorki

You Me Her - Emma and Izzy

Wentworth - Be a and Allie

Wentworth - Frankie and Bridgett

Lost Girl - Bo and Lauren

The Fosters - Stef and Lena

Exes and Ohs - Jennifer and Sam

Runaways - Karolina and Nico

Black Lightning - Anissa and Grace

Pretty Little Liars - Emily and Allison

Pretty Little Liars - Emily and Paige

Once Upon A Time - Ruby and Dorthy

Once Upon A Time - Tilly and Robin

Riverdale - Cheryl and Toni

Wyonna Earp - Waverly and Nicole

Feel Good - Mae and George

One Mississippi - Tig and Kate

She’s Gotta Have It - Nola and Opal

Control Z - Alex and Gabriela

Tommy - Tommy and Kiley

Twenties

Boardwalk Empire - Angela and Mary

Hart of Dixie - Crickett and Jaysene

Deadwood - Joanie and Jane

Heroes - Claire and Gretchen

Army Wives - Nicole and Charlie

Skins - Emily and Naomi

The Good Wife - Kalinda and Lana

Bomb Girls - Betty and Kate

Bomb Girls - Betty and Teresea

Black Sails - Max and Eleanor

Black Sails - Max and Anne

Janet King - Janet and Ashleigh

Stitchers - Amanda and Camille

The Bastards of Pizzofalcone - Alex and Rosario

For The People - Kate and Anya

Legacies - Josie and Penelope

Vida - Emma and Cruz

Batwoman - Kate and Sophie

Alles Was Zahlt - Ina and Chiara

Schloss Einstein - Cacilia and Leni

Glee - Brittany and Santana

The 100 - Lexa and Clarke

Girl/Girl Scene 

Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Willow and Tara

Sugar Rush - Kim and Saint

Umbrella Academy - Vanya and Sissy

9-1-1 - Henrietta and Karen

Supergirl - Alex and Maggie

Supergirl - Alex and Kelly

Everything Is Going To Be Okay - Matilda and Drea

EastEnders - Iqra and Ash

The Order - Nicole and Lillith

Person of Interest - Sameen and Root

Doctor Who - Vastra and Jenny

Legend of Korra - Korra and Asami

Tipping The Velvet

Fingersmith

Degrassi: The New Class - Zoe and Rasha

Hannibal - Dr. Alanna Bloom and Margot Verger

Vernon Subutex - La Hyene and Anais

Dates - Erica and Kate

Sex Education - Ola and Lily

Sos Mi Hombre - Brenda and Marisa

Teenage Bounty Hunters - April and Sterling

Coronation Street - Kate and Rana

Coronation Street - Sophie and Sian

Charmed - Mel and Ruby

Merry Happy Whatever - Kayla and Kirsten

Agua de mar - Gabi and Ariana

In The Dark - Jess and Vanessa

In The Dark - Jess and Sterling

Euphoria - Rue and Jules

Almost Family - Amanda and Edie

Haunting of Bly Manor - Dani and Jamie

Little Voice - Prisha and Ananya

Cable Girls - Carlota and Sara

The Wilds - Shelby and Toni

Druck - Kieu My and Fatou

Everything Sucks - Emaline and Kate

Critical Role - Beauregard Lionett and Yasha Nydoorin

Los Vecinos en Guerra  -Valeria and Augustina

Haunting of Hill House - Theo and Trish

Guiding Light - Olivia and Natalia

Los Hombres de Paco - Pepa and Silva

Movies

 Saving Face

Girl King

The Half Of It

Loving Annabelle

Bloomington

Show Me Love

Room in Rome

The Handmaiden

Aimee and Jaguar

Heartland

Happy End

More Beautiful For Having Been Broken

All About E

Liz in September

A Perfect Ending

Below Her Mouth

Blue is the Warmest Color

Concussion

Let It Snow

Lez Bomb

The Feels

Alto

Booksmart

Elena Undone

GirlTrash: All Night Long

I Can’t Think Straight

Kiss Me

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Rent

Snapshots

The World Unseen

Tell It To The Bees

Imagine Me and You

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Vita and Virginia

My Days of Mercy

Disobedience

Heart Beats Loud

A Million Happy Nows

Princess Cyd

Signature Move

Almost Adults

Carol

Stuff

Anatomy of a Love Scene

But I’m A Cheerleader

La Luciernaga

Idle Thoughts

Thelma

Lost and Delirious

Rafiki 

Camp Belvidere

City of Trees

Nina’s Heavenly Delights

Desert Hearts

Reaching for the Moon

Summerland

La Belle Saison 

Colette

Becks

Better Than Chocolate

Gia

The Guest House

Duck Butter

Desperadas

Show Me Love/Fucking Amal

Elisa y Marcela

Seasons of Love (2019)

Liberty’s Secret

Kissing Jessica Stein

Professor Marston and the Wonder Woman

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

DEBS

The Favorite

AWOL

Freelancers Anonymous

Bombshell

Boys on the Side

Yes or No

Yes or No 2

Yes or No 2.5

The Incredible Story of Two Girls in Love

The Chinese Botanist’s Daughter

Atomic Blonde

Frida

It’s In The Water

Wild Nights with Emily

Ana e Vitoria

Four Faced Liar 

All About Them 

Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

And Then Came Lola

Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together

Seeking Dolly Parton

Summerland

Good Kisser

Route of Acceptance

Bittersweet Symphony

Take Me For A Ride

Reaching For The Moon

The Ring Thing

The Truth About Jane

If These Walls Could Talk 2

Room in Rome

Anchor and Hope

Mercy’s Girl

Bonnie and Bonnie

Freeheld

Happiest Season

A Date For Mad Mary

Bound

Ammonite

The Prom

My Summer Of Love

High Art

The Affair

Webseries:

Girls Like Magic

The Fortnight

BIFL

Carmilla

All For One

The Stripper

A Melhor Amiga de Novia

Anne+

Just Another Love Story

Kontrolla

Gay Victorian Affair

LA Web Series

Twenty

Starting From Now

Barbelle

Haunted or Hoax

Addicted to Straight Girls Anonymous

This is Taylor

1 in 10,000

Pot Luck

Queer Ghost Hunters

Gal Pals

Kelsey

Same Same

Her Story

The Solve it Squad

Flunk

March Family Letters

Call Me Katie/Nothing Like The Sun

It’s Complicated

Esconderijo

Septa

Venice the Series - Gina and Ani