#Roy/jamie/keely background

[fangirl-k8ee-ladyknight]

Is there/can there be a fic where for a team night, Richmond goes to see Deadpool and Wolverine and Collin loses his shit over welshpool?

1) Colin nearly crawls into the lap of whoever is sitting next to him in the theater with excitement.

2) Jamie giving Roy shit about “if the wolverine bloke can still look like that at sixty, what’s your excuse?”

3) after listening to Colin rave about welshpool (and the rest of the team rave about the movie in general), Roy sets up a friendly with wrexham so Colin can meet welshpool.

4) none of the team knows that Roy sets up the meetup but Jamie suspects and is adorable about it.

[writeroutoftime]

flufftober day 2 - family, friends, loved ones

pairing: jamie tartt x reader

words: 0.7k

oOoOo

“Sometimes it feels like we’re never going to get married.” you lamented to Keeley and Rebecca as the three of you sat around Rebecca’s flat, sipping on wine with a trashy movie on in the background. 

Being engaged to one of the biggest, hotshot players in the league was not all it was cracked up to be. Just over a year ago, Jamie had gotten down on one knee and popped the question, but between your schedule and his, you were in a perpetual state of engagement. 

“Babes, it’ll all work out, I know it. But as long as the two of you know the commitment you want to make to each other, that’s all that matters, right?” Keeley reassured you, rubbing a soothing touch up and down your arm. 

“I suppose you're right.” 

“Of course she is.” Rebecca interjected. “My wedding to Rupert happened weeks after he proposed, cost a fortune, was a whole fucking affair turned out to be a pile of shit.” 

Though you and Keely tried to keep a straight face, you couldn’t help but burst out laughing at Rebecca’s mini rant, her eventually joining in. It made you feel a bit better, and the thought slowly began to dissipate from your mind. 

It wasn’t until two weeks later that you thought anything about your conversation with Keeley and Rebecca. You and Jamie had been called into the Dog Track, but neither of you were sure as to why. It was an off week for a match and a rare, free Saturday for the team to enjoy. 

The two of you walked into the building, hand in hand, only to be met with Keeley and Roy, with a huge grin and a half scowl on their faces respectively. 

“Finally!” Keeley cried, reaching to grab your hand and pull you away. Before Jamie could even protest, the blonde threw a quick “We’ll see you two later.” over her shoulder. 

All your questions went unanswered until Keeley pulled you into Rebecca’s office, where the room in question stood waiting with three glasses of champagne and a mischievous smile on her face. You glanced around the room, eyes narrowed in confusion until you spotted a dress hanging a ways away - a white dress. 

“Umm, guys, what’s going on?” 

The two women looked at each other before looking back at you. “Do you trust us?” Rebecca asked. 

oOoOo

Forty minutes later and you found yourself outside on the pitch, Jamie being led out by Roy and some of the other players. The two of you met in the middle and found Ted waiting there in a nice suit, and a cheesy grin on his face. 

“Hey, y’all,” Ted started. “I know this isn’t necessarily the big day you probably dreamed of, but we thought we’d throw you this little party. Now Beard here has gotten himself ordained and we’re all ready to perform a little ceremony so that one of our favorite couples can call themselves hitched.” he smiled, before rushing to add on “‘Course, you don’t have to go through with this. We don’t mean to overstep, just wanted to do something nice for you two.” 

You were stunned and overwhelmed by the love you felt from this team, and it was hard to stop the tears that pricked at the corner of your eyes. A huge grin overtook your features and you turned to look at your fiance, giving him a questioning look. Jamie looked towards his team, back at you, and smiled with the slightest nod. Both of you knew what your answer was. 

“We’d love to.” Jamie said and was quickly drowned out by the cheers of everyone waiting to hear your decision. 

You couldn’t help but laugh as Jamie was rushed down to the makeshift aisle with Beard while Keeley and Rebecca quickly walked down as your ‘bridesmaids,’ and Ted stood back with you offering you his arm. 

“Hope you don’t mind, but can I walk you down?” he asked. 

By that point, tears of joy and love were streaming down your face as you could only nod in response. It might not have been the ceremony you were expecting, but all that mattered was that you were surrounded by the people who loved you and you, finally, got to join your life with the man you loved. 

[its-a-ittle-bit-cold]

I just want to tell you I am (Jamie Tartt x reader)

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warnings: fluff, language? mention sex like once

summary: Rebecca and Keeley ask you a very suspicious question

a/n: short little engagement drabble <3

“How’s Jamie?”

You, Keeley and Rebecca have begun a tradition of pamper and girl talk before matches, almost every week. Each of you bring things for self care to a rotation house- this time yours- and spoil yourselves and each other. The three of you, the medical and technical director, the publicity mogul and the club owner, make a very unusual trio of three generations. 

You’re in the middle of putting on a bright blue rubber face mask with your hair up in a mask and dressed in your matching fuzzy robe when Keeley poses the question.

Rebecca busies herself with her nails, pretending to not be interested.

You can’t help a face-splitting smile as you gaze at one of the many pictures of the two of you on the wall of your shared residence with the famous football star player: Jamie Tartt himself. In this particular shot, Jamie is holding you up in front of a sunset, your hair flips down and covers both your faces, but if you look carefully, you can see jamie’s adoring eyes. 

patting the mask back on, you avert your eyes. 

“He’s… fine. Great. He’s great actually.”

Keeley tears the seal off a tube of teeth-whitening solution.

“You two are perfect for each other,” She tells you. “You don’t take any of his shit. That’s really good.”

Rebecca flashes her white shimmer nails. Both you and Keeley ooh and ahhh at them.

“you’ve been good for him,” the oldest in the room tells you. “He’s been very good for you, as well.” 

You smile at your two closest friends. 

“d’you reckon you’d marry him?” Keeley asks suddenly. “like, if he proposed tomorrow, what’d you say?”

You stare past her at the screen.

another one of the defining characteristics of your spa days is the sad movies playing in the background. You and your girls always love having a good crying movie in the background, especially if they have happy endings.

(you remember when you had the day at Keely and Roy’s place. The football coach walked in, took one look at the three of you crying while a screaming mother grieved on the huge flatscreen tv, and turned and walked out). In this particular movie, the boy who is sick is being sung to and he starts crying (unrealistically. he’s in a coma).

“It sounds crazy. I know, but i think i’d say yes,” you tell them. “I don’t know. I’ve never loved as hard as i love Jamie. It’s not going away, it’s only getting so much better.”

You watch Rebecca’s face carefully, trying to gauge her reaction. After her horrible experience with Rupert, how would she take this?

She looks like she’s trying to hide a smile.

“That’s great, babes,” she tells you. “really, really great.” 

“plus,” you add with a grin. “he’s really, really good in bed.”

“That’s a bonus right there,” rebecca exclaims.

The three of you soon brush the tooth whitening solution on and silently shed tears as the mom on screen begs for mercy.

this is the life.

The match today is a great one to see. Jamie flies on the pitch, and every time he scores he looks up at the box and blows you a kiss. You know he likes to fluster you, and this never fails to disappoint.

when there are only five minutes remaining, rebecca and Keeley stand up and grab one of your elbows each. 

“what’s going on?” you follow them, confused into the stands, and to the private elevator. “where are we going?” 

they share a look. Keeley squeals and rebecca squeezes your shoulders, but they don’t answer your question.

“You’ll just have to wait, my darling.”

you give them looks. They know you don’t particularly like waiting. You’re the one who always looks up spoilers for the movies you watch because you just can’t wait.

You descend past the entrance and to the pit. The smell of sweaty man bombards your nostrils but they keep walking. 

“you guys know you’re not allowed on the pitch, right?”

“don’t worry, babe, we’re not going to the pitch.”

“see even though you say that, it really feels like we’re headed straight into the tunnel that leads to the pitch.”

the second you step foot into the opening, the ref’s whistle blows. The three of you stop short as the crowd erupts into screams and the Richmond chant. Rebecca has her phone out. 

“What is going on?” you ask for what feels like the fifteen hundredth time. the whole Richmond team Is getting closer to you guys. Sam and Isaac don’t even say hello, they hoist you onto their shoulders and charge back out onto the field.

“put me down!” you are surrounded by the team - your family. “You two are super sweaty!”

once you reach the center circle they let you down. The whole team - and the other, for that matter, surround you. 

Jamie Tartt, your boyfriend, cuts through the circle, followed by all four coaches. 

he’s holding a microphone and a ring box in his hand.

you bring your hands up to your mouth and look to your sides. Sam and Jan Maas, the two closest to you give you the hugest, shit-eating smiles you’ve ever seen as jamie gets down on one knee, still in his kit, and flips the ring box lid. 

“(y/n), love.” his Mancunian accented voice reverberated throughout the gasping crowd. “I live you more than i’ve loved anyone in my life. I will never stop loving you, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” he pauses and you  cover your eyes, sloppily wiping up the tears that have gathered in your eyes. “Do you want to spend the rest of yours with me? will you make me the luckiest man on the planet and marry me?” 

The crowd, the teams, and even the birds flying above seem suspended in this perfect moment. The moment your perfectly imperfect boyfriend becomes your fiancée.

you nod furiously. frantically. 

“yes,” you whisper. “of course i’ll marry you, Jamie.”

he quickly hands off the microphone and charges toward you, taking you into his arms and spinning around amidst the roar of the crowd and the teams gathered around you. You’re crying. you’re both crying. He kisses you in his arms and then takes the ring out of its box and slides it onto your finger.

You press your forehead against his and kiss him again, crying.

This is the moment you will remember forever.

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When you get a moment of silence, jamie kisses you sweetly. 

“You don’t have to, love.” 

you pull back, startled. 

does he mean he wants to take it back?

“Jamie?”

“I put ya in the spot out there in the pitch. You don’t need to say yes right now. It’s okay.”

You can see the pain this statement causes in his eyes. You shake your head, new tears of happiness blooming for his consideration of you. 

“Jamie, I meant what i said. You are the love of my life, okay?” you hold out your hand. “And we’re getting married.”

He kisses you again, but this time, you can feel the promise of more behind his desperate, post game, adrenaline fueled lips.

should i make this a series?

[yharnamsnewslug]

Okay so: my problem with Season 3 is that it feels very aimless and we're going over New Plotlines when we haven't even worked through previous ones??

Season 3 should've been all about:

- Nate vs Rupert (Rupert as a main villain while Nate would be decoy). Focus on Rupert and why he loves Richmond, what he's doing to West Ham, what he's doing to Nate.

- Ted vs Panic Attacks. How is he tackling them? What's he doing to work on himself now that his therapist is gone?

- Keep the best plotlines of the season: Sam's restaurant, Amsterdam Episode Entirely.

- DO. JACK/KEELY. BETTER. If you wanted to talk about Rupert and how he first seduced Rebecca, and how it's mirrored with Jack??? It could've been done better, with more episodes, instead of the mess we have. It could've been done very well, especially since wlw don't have shows that they can watch to see red flags themselves. Could've been Tár, was just a mess.

- Literally makes so much sense to do Roy/Keely/Jamie at this point. It's not shipper brain, it's LITERALLY the most logical at this point in the show. And it would work very well.

- Focus more on Trent and how he views the team - make him go around Richmond to have other background characters speak about Ted and why what he's done matters. Make us remember why Ted is important.

- Keep making Rupert a dick, make him a BIGGER VILLAIN.

[watercurseslyrics]

Top 6 moms I want to see in Ted Lasso Season 3 (because making moms into full characters is awesome):

6. Isaac McAdoo

I mean come on, Isaac is totally a momma’s boy. How did she end up raising such a star? Isaac has grown so much from being bully sidekick to the one of the most lovable members of Richmond. I bet his mom is so sweet and I would love for him to feel like he has learned to do her proud as both a captain and a person.

5. Trent Crimm

James Lance has talked quite a bit in interviews how he and Jason would discuss Trent’s background and the way Trent’s domineering father shaped the person Trent became. This show is obviously a show about fathers, but that leaves a lot of curiosity about Trent’s mother. Is it possible we will see a personal side of Trent in S3? Is she a positive force in Trent’s life?

4. Jamie Tartt

This one requires little explanation. We all remember Jamie’s speech in Two Aces and it seems he has a lot of love for his mother. I want to meet her!!

3. Ted Lasso

Now the only reason why Ted isn’t higher is because we have already learned so much about his relationship with his mom throughout the show. We know she was kind, sometimes to a fault, and we know Ted feels responsible for her well being. I want to meet her as her own woman, not as simply a mother or widowed wife. Who is she and what does she want in this world? How has Ted maybe missed this?

2. Phoebe

There has been speculation that the nurse taking care of Sharon in the ICU is Phoebe’s mother. I’m not so sure. But I wouldn’t be surprised that the show has been constructing a larger plan for the introduction of her character all this time. There is a noticeable gap in the way we never meet Phoebe’s mother. We know her ex is “a living piece of shit” and she is quite busy in her (success) job. She must be a close friend to Roy and a good mother to Phoebe as well. She is up high on this list because she is so mysterious, her presence feels inevitable, and with relatives like Phoebe and Roy, she could only be a joy to meet. 

3. Keely Jones

I really want to meet Keely’s mom. I want to know the woman Keely first modeled herself after. I want to know if they’re close, if she’s from which Keely’s abandonment issues stem. I want to know if she’s proud of her daughter and all of her accomplishments or if she is a stumbling block in Keely’s life. I want to know Keely better and for a character who cares so much about the women in her life, her mom must be a truly unique character of her own.

[riversfire]

@scoatneyhall I’m obsessed w your comments in the notes, it’s got me taking a long lunch just to think about these two some more…

In “real life” timeline there’s quite a bit of unseen time between the first hug and the funeral. However, in narrative timeline, the second point follows quickly after the first, creating a stronger association between these two points for the audience. It’s nearly the next we see of Jamie! not counting background and a throwaway line in a group scene. I tell myself it’s for the best (shortest distance between two points and all) but if I ever do think about how much time we didn’t see, it does start to drive me mad!

Ultimately though, at least we have pretty obvious ties that bind. Notably, a big part of Jamie’s speech at the funeral is about his own development into a better person, showing that he’s in quite a good and healthy place despite what could be expected from someone who punched his dad in front of the whole team a few weeks before.

Though Jamie himself says twice that he said what he said to Keeley bc the funeral got him fucked up, the general vibe is not of someone spiraling, out of shame, hurt, sadness etc. It’s someone who’s finally had the sense knocked into them, who knows what he wants and that he deserves it. It’s really not about either Keeley or Roy, it’s explicitly about Jamie’s own relationship with himself, as he says it’s what he has to do not to hate himself.

Blaming it on the emotional turmoil of being around dead people does imply that he hadn’t been planning to do it for long (if you trust Jamie’s excuses for his behavior to the people he cares most about what they think of him). But it’s also true that he wouldn’t have arrived at that moment the way he did without major self-development preceding it, and there’s no doubt that both Keeley and Roy had a hand in him getting to a place where he felt he could understand himself and be proud of himself and really love himself in a thoughtful and healing way and not as a shallow knee-jerk defense mechanism.

He cites Keely as the instigator here, which is forever true, but we can’t ignore that last we saw him he had just stood up to his dad and gotten intimacy and support from Roy in the immediate aftermath of that, and that experience with vulnerability led almost directly into this emotional space.

For Roy, the moment of vulnerability that spurs him on is finding out what Jamie said at the funeral. The aftermath of that is an opportunity for Jamie to demonstrate his growth and for Roy to recognize his own need to adapt his behavior to that growth. To grow together, if you will.

As pointed out in the notes, there was also time between the funeral and when Jamie told Roy, giving Jamie plenty of time to stew over it in a space where Roy was treating him as a friend and all of those interactions were colored by knowing he had gone behind Roy’s back and that Roy would act differently if he knew. It’s a very juicy fan fiction gap tbh, and quite an interesting writing choice to insert that tension into scenes between Keeley and roy and to skip right to resolution of that dramatic irony as far as RoyJamie is concerned.

I can only make sense of it by assuming we’re meant to focus on Roy’s big developmental strides here. The juxtaposition of his reaction to Jamie vs. Nate illustrates that there is much more going on than standard toxic masculinity/jealousy/love for Keeley here. After all, Roy’s thing with Jamie predates his relationship with Keeley, and ultimately post dates it as well.

I think part of Roy’s anger in 12 is that deep down he knows he doesn’t hate Jamie for it. He knows the old him would’ve been livid, but he finds that when Jamie apologizes to him, his emotions do something unexpected, and his only explanation of it is that he forgives Jamie. That makes him uncomfortable. And that discomfort makes him angry. It makes him realize that his reaction has very little to do with his or Jamie’s feelings towards Keeley, and everything to do with his own feelings toward Jamie. His anger has hurt inside it, and fear, and disappointment, and even hope, the same way his humor in the funeral episode came from a place of grief and loss. Over and over we see Roy struggling but ultimately succeeding in naming his emotions when it comes to Keeley and Phoebe. It takes him longer to accept that Jamie (or any man, but especially Jamie) makes him feel emotions besides anger, let alone to acknowledge those feelings aloud… and this is the point where he understands there is no turning back from that with Jamie. The vulnerability of that makes him angry. But he recognizes that isn’t fair to Jamie or to himself. He moves past the anger and starts to change.

But yeah, we see only glimpses of this. We see it in the big moments. The hugs, the offer to train, Roy telling Jamie about his granddad. But we don’t see the everyday of it. We don’t see the baby steps of relearning how to treat each other in the tentative time that always follows a big gesture. I do mourn that.

Thinking about the timeline between man city and the funeral - thinking about Jamie after the punch, so vulnerable like that, and Roy, and the intimacy of the first physical gesture from Roy that communicated his genuine care for Jamie, probably paradigm-shifting -

And then how Jamie immediately decided the obvious next step was to confess his love for Roy’s girlfriend… like they were never normal about each other, but somehow his whole thing got even weirder once roy started to respond.

Not to imply that Jamie’s confession wasn’t about Keeley too, I think he genuinely was feeling those feelings for her. But it’s the way that Roy’s hug switched something on in him, and that that something is bound up in romantic love and physical intimacy… yeah.

[20thcentutygeek]

How 'Ted Lasso' helped me take a look at myself

Heads up there are a few spoilers for Ted Lasso season two in this blog.

The TV show Ted Lasso is an oddity. The concept isn’t something I should be interested in, and on paper it shouldn’t work. I’m not a fan of football in the slightest, and it being based on a series of comedy commercials, history tells us it should have become a series of shallow jokes about a fish out of water. It should have failed with the first season. However, it has become a phenomenon, and rightfully so. In a world divided, confused, and scared for the future comes a show that is willing to wear its heart on its sleeve and be a positive force.

That’s not to say it’s devoid of conflict or that its saccharine in its chirpy happiness. What makes Ted Lasso special is its honesty. Often when that term is used for a TV show, it’s a hard hitting drama about the worst life has to offer. While I appreciate those shows are important, showing a glimpse of how some people are forced to live, I do believe the incessant grimness has been a contributing factor in the global emotional and psychological decline. Oddly contributing to further despair, without providing suggestions for a solution.

I will acknowledge that Ted Lasso is about a football club and people that earn millions of pounds. However, it doesn’t dwell on rich people problems, or diminish the people that aren’t in the same tax bracket. The football and the money are barely a consideration or a factor in the show. Yes, they inform elements and the framing but at its heart its about people from very different backgrounds working together to raise each other up, and every week it raises me up to.

The show has covered a number of topics and themes, and I think there are great articles to be written about the portrayal of women in business, the complexity of relationships, grieving and creating a positive working environment. What I want to focus on is how it has broken down and helped me address my own toxic masculinity.

As I reach 40, I have taken a look back at my life and, like everyone else, there are things I know I could have done better at or dealt with differently. One of those things is my own relationship with my emotions and mental health. I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s and my fictional role models were action stars and superheroes who dealt in actions rather words. Greif was an opportunity for revenge and lashing out. If a wrong was identified in the world it was an opportunity to blow stuff up. There was no room for emotions. John Rambo starts by exploring his PTSD and trauma to then being dropped back into war for entertainment. Not great therapy, and the way to work through those pesky trauma nightmares was to kill more baddies.

In the 90s, during my teen years, I was swamped by Lad Culture. Get drunk and be loud, with a side of obnoxious. It was an extension of the 80s yuppie culture, work hard, play harder. I was pretty good at that. Over the years I became more worldly, and I like to think more balanced. I have had some hard lessons about how to manage and work with people. I have tried to be better and be a positive influence on people I know and work with.

I grew up with prejudices that I have addressed, and I’m embarrassed I ever held them, but somethings are harder to work on than others. My understanding and acceptance of the wider world, and the wonderful array of people that live In it, has always been tempered by how I have perceived myself and what I feel.

I have trouble with my weight and will often work ridiculous hours to get work done. I take on too much and when I get frustrated, I let it build up into anger. Then when things don’t work out, or I have too many plates spinning I get annoyed at myself for not being able to keep everything moving. This then results in the behaviour that contributes to my weight issues. It becomes a cycle. I know this, and have done for years, but to admit it, to let others know that I know this, would be the biggest failure. To admit that I can’t do any more, or that I have hit my limit when I know that others are under pressure as well is, as far as I have seen it, a sign of weakness, and so I carry on. Not wanting people to think less of me. I’m a man and I should be able to shoulder this burden. Just grab another snickers and knuckle down harder. During the pandemic this behaviour has been worse than ever.

But that may all be in the past.

Ted Lasso season two has made me stop and take a step back. Football clubs are often portrayed as hives of competition and alpha males. Ted Lasso has taken a different tact and shown how this team supports each other. In this season three elements have made me take stock.

Jamie Tart dealing with the pressure to succeed from his Father and supporters has been fascinating to watch. The internalisation of the fear of failure and the constant push for you to the be the sole winner of a team game struck home. The moment he punched out his Dad was stunning. A full stop moment. Yes, it was frustration spilling out, but it was not for him, it was for him as part of the team. A moment to say, ‘no more’ and I am part of this team, and they are there for me. The fact the punch was followed by a hug from Roy Kent was perfect. We often work as a team, in life and in work. within in that team we have responsibilities, but we are not responsible for the whole team. Be good at what you are good at and help the others to do the same and positive results are a lot more likely.

Let’s talk about Roy Kent. He should be the worst offender, but they have under-cut this perfectly and created a new modern role model. The curmudgeonly Roy has a life and reputation built on aggression and machismo. However, his arc has led him to become a great example of the ability and need to adapt and try new things, especially as we move from one stage of life to the next. His desire to change, adapt and learn for the people he loves is an inspiration. They are the people we need to be better for the most. I now stop an ask WWRFD: What Would Roy Fucking Do?

The most important is Ted and his anxiety attacks. His relationship with Dr Fieldstone has also made me question some of my own habits and what may have caused them. I’m not going to delve into my life story here (you can wait for the book J), but Ted discussing how the suicide of his father has shaped his approach to life and the emotional impact this has had, when he is forced to have to give up on things, stopped me in my tracks. The question I asked was, who am I trying to impress? What am I getting from the hours given up and why am I doing this? The waking up at 4am with anxiety isn’t a sign I care about my work, it’s a sign my work is damaging me. This isn’t something that I am going to address overnight, but these questions have started a chain reaction that has allowed me to stop and say, ‘Yes, I am struggling, and I need to take a breath’. What comes next I still need to figure out, but I know that I do need to figure it out.

Everyone behind Ted Lasso should be proud. Not only are they creating a funny show with heart, but they are also creating role models that show young (and some not so young) men, that being a man isn’t about being stoic, bearing the burden and keeping going. It’s not macho to just keep going and wash down the negativity. Being a man is about being a part of the world, being who you are, but knowing that we can all be better and being willing to explore ways of achieving that. It doesn’t mean the world and life will be easier, but it does mean that we don’t have to do it alone.

I’m heading into middle age, and I am scared of it. I am scared I won’t be able to keep up. I am scared that things are getting on top of me. I am scared that I won’t be relevant anymore. Ted Lasso came at the right time and has helped put some things in perspective for me. It’s fine to be sacred of these things, the world can be fucking scary, but its not helpful to keep those fears to myself. WWRFD? he’d begrudgingly talk to Keely, and they would work it out together, whether it’s easy or hard.

I’m about to be 40 and its time to make some changes.