#and just like. uh. hey. hey? hey is that trent crimm?

[trentcrimminallybeautiful]

listen maybe this is just because i've always been a slut for pov outsider fics anyway but i desperately want some on our dork trent crimm. like. the character development??? his softness and dorkification???? i need someone to be like just. what do people think about this. like whether it's a random richmond player, a random reporter trent worked with, someone from trent's personal life, another rando in the sports field who's used to trent crimm, the independent, ruthless reporter, or whoever, just. random people watching trent crimm go from "ah yeah that asshole reporter who specifically has a reputation for being a ruthless cutting bitch" to "openly excitable dork who clearly cares so goddamn much and is visibly softer and has he just secretly always been like this??"

it would probably have to be someone who's close enough to him or richmond now to like, be able to see the change, but i just. am obsessed with this. and that's not even getting into considering the angles of his possible ex-wife/divorce + if non-audience-members can tell he's madly in love with ted or not, because i'm not sure if it's funnier if they're like "trent crimm is a huge dork now and we have no idea why????? i guess this is just the lasso effect fucking bending reality again??" or if they're like "hey fucking WILD that that one journalist specifically known for being a huge asshole apparently fell so ass over teakettle in love with that weird cowboy miracle worker of a gaffer that he divorced his wife, exploded his job, and had a radical personality shift via apparently deciding to be emotionally vulnerable. and all of this after writing a pretty fucked exposé on him?? why does no one talk about this more"

and while all the possibilities mentioned are great in their own ways, it could even be one of the other main characters whos just not generally involved in his storyline like. what does sam think of all this. what is jamie thinking when trent becomes their emotional support journalist dork. what does keeley think.

[after-the-end-times]

We'll always have (more than) Paris

Different Meeting Tedependent AU where Ted had planned a trip to Paris for him, Michelle, and Henry, but before he can tell her she hands him divorce papers.

But after so many months of researching places to go and things to do and food to eat he finds he still wants to go. So, he and Henry go to Paris without Michelle.

They're wandering toward the base of the Eiffel Tower when a little girl darts past him giggling and screeching that ear splitting high pitched happy screech kids that age can so easily hit.

A few moments later a harried looking man with amazingly white streaked hair trot-runs past him, trying to catch up to her without full out sprinting.

But Ted knows how toddlers can be when they're in that darting away phase and she's not going to stop until she's scooped up.

He also knows no parent actually wants to look like they can't get their child back without yelling or running, so he turns to Henry,

"Hey Henry, why don't run up past that little kid there? Get her to chase you and get her back to her dad, hm?"

Henry doesn't need to be told twice and takes off, dashing past the man and then the little girl.

Ted speeds up his walking pace to tap the man on the shoulder.

"Excuse me! Er- Excusez moi! Uh parlez um- inglese? My son's gonna bring her back, don't worry! Toddlers love nothing more than chasing big kids!"

Ted tries to make himself look as encouraging and friendly as possible in case the man doesn't understand him. The man had turned to look at Ted at his shoulder tap so Ted finally got to see that magnificent hair up close.

"Oh! Uh yes, thank you. Though he might have his work cut out for him, she hasn't been a very good listener today, I'm afraid," He looks back to the kids who are giggling and zig-zagging around the green, before turning back to Ted looking slightly bewildered, "And I'm sorry, was that supposed to be French earlier? I think there might've been some Spanish in there."

Ted huffs out a laugh and puts his hands in his pockets.

"Yeah, I tried to learn some French on that owl app before we came here, but three years of high school Spanish keeps slipping through instead," He nods toward Henry, "He's actually taken to it a lot quicker. Probably cause it's like it's just another game on his tablet."

He holds out his hand, "Ah right, Ted Lasso. That's Henry out there."

The man gives him a bemused look and takes it, "Trent Crimm. And she's Darcy"

"Well, nice to meet you Trent Crimm," He nods toward where Henry and Darcy have flopped down on the grass, breathing hard, "Looks like someone's been tuckered out."

"Well, thank you for that. Fortunately, our hotel isn't far and it's just about time for a nap," He starts toward the kids, before pausing and turning to Ted, "Have a good vacation Mr. Lasso. You should make sure to visit Musée d'Orsay, they have a little art scavenger hunt Henry might enjoy."

"Thanks for the tip. And please. Ted." He smiles at Trent.

"Ted." Trent holds his gaze a moment longer, a faint flush spreading across his cheeks, before glancing away. He turns and calls out, "Darcy! Come on! It's time to go!"

Henry and Darcy sit up and clamber to their feet. Darcy races over to Trent, slamming into his calves, "Daddy! Can Henry come picnic with us?"

"No darling, we're done picnicking for today. And I'm sure Henry's dad has plans for them."

"T'morrow?" She gazes up at Trent with glistening eyes.

Ted wouldn't wish those big crocodile tears on anyone, let alone his new friend.

"Well hey there, little Miss Darcy!" He bends down to address her where she's still wrapped around Trent's legs and she turns her eyes toward Ted, "You guys have been picnicking? That's fun! Henry and I love a good picnic! We'd love to join you sometime!"

He stands up to look at Trent, smiling gently at him "If that's alright with you?"

Trent blinks a couple times up at him, a slow smile over taking his face, "We'd love for you to join us." He pauses and breaths out a laugh as he glances away, "But tomorrow we actually have plans. To visit the Musée d'Orsay, in fact."

Ted smiles wide as he realizes, "Why Trent! And here I just heard a great recommendation for the Musée d'Orsay! And an art scavenger hunt, I believe?"

He glances over at where Henry's attempting to do cartwheels in the grass. Darcy notices as well and abandons Trent's legs to run over and start somersaulting alongside him.

Ted's smile softens as he tilts his head to the side and looks at Trent from under his lashes, "I'm almost sorry I messed up our "Accidentally running into each other for the second time" meet-cute, but at least now we can spend the whole time together! Then grab lunch afterwards? Besides, art scavenger hunts are much more fun with more people, everyone knows that."

Trent smiles up at Ted, "Well, if everyone knows that. Who am I to disagree?"

For a moment they gaze into each other's eyes, picturing the rest of their time in Paris; Visiting museums and tourist spots together, meeting at cafes for breakfast, finally making it to the top of the Eiffel Tower, ice cream along the Seine, Henry gaining a Darcy shadow, Ted and Trent spending their every moment learning about each other and falling in love faster than either thought was possible.

But for now, Ted and Henry walk Trent and Darcy back to their hotel for nap time. And as Ted looks at Henry skipping ahead of them while Darcy chatters on and he feels Trent's sliding his hand into his own, he suddenly knows they're going to have so much more than Paris

~fin~

post scripts: Before their flight, Ted got an email and was offered the Richmond coaching job, but hadn't thought much of it. He's definitely going to accept it now. Michelle always wanted to travel and move abroad, but Ted never wanted to leave Kansas. She studied abroad in London and would actually love the opportunity to move there with Henry and Ted (but not with Ted) Trent is overwhelmed when Ted tells him he was one of the deciding factors for Ted accepting the Richmond coaching position. He never imagined someone could ever love him so much they'd move across the ocean for him. It takes time, but he finally starts to believe it

[moon0fairy]

Ted Lasso 3x07 commentary:

•Jamie in pink and dragging (?) Roy on a bike omg that‘s amazing

• Nate you‘re so awkward and Jade smiling

• Keeley in pink too

• They‘re so cute🥹

• Uhhh is Sam‘s das coming??

• My mom would disagree about the spoons. She gets mad when the tableware doesn‘t match

• I was right !!!🤩🤩

• Trent Crimm hiii hehe

• „ Which coincidentally, coach dreamed up in a barbecue-sauce-related hallucination last week“ and Roy‘s face

• awww Jamie smiling at the joke Coach beard made

• damn that‘s a uh hat

• Trent Smile !!!

• Coach Beard I think you‘re getting carried away

• Oh no is Keeley getting insecure about their dynamic now? :(

• Nate got a sister👀

• when Ted decides to do something out of pocket (like inviting the trio to practice) and Beard just stares wide eyed into the void

• „Hey, Trent“

„Hello, Ted“

and I go feral because we got an interaction !!!!!! Roy looking back hehe

• Awww Keeley getting nervous and Jack being “filthy rich“ we love it

• Dan😭

• Look I don‘t know a lot about sport in general but I don‘t think you‘re players should vomit

• Keeley and Rebecca friendship🥹

• so Nate‘s sister is a lawyer, actually thought she might be

• Nate just openly asking his mom and sisters for advice is so cute

• Nate is so real for that overthinking

• The map is really cute and definitely shows another side of Nate‘s father

• uh oh Sam is tweeting👀

• Hiii Trent hehe

• Are there suddenly more fans???

• This is gonna be fun roleplay

• noo the Coach Beard interpretation was spot on, Will😭

• Trent smiling hehe

• nawww Jamie wanted to be someone else

• no more boxes

• Oh no poor Higgins

• Oh boy Sam got beef with a politician now

• Ted and Trent interaction *screams*

• Jade looking for Nate

• yeah those are a lot of flowers… too many flowers

• The fans are getting more and more😭

• new Trent blazer??

• I have so many questions about the red strings but also don‘t want to ask any

• now this is hilarious, like I laugh a lot during those episodes but damn

• Nate crafting something for Jade noooo🥺

• Damn Keeley that‘s uhh… a hat (she makes it work tho)

• Go Nate!!

• oh no this is horrible :(

• omg we saw Trent‘s handwriting for the first time?

• Roy😭😭😭

• This is the thirs time Trent called Ted and I‘m not okay

• oh

• not Sam‘s father using the same words Ted uses

• oh no how much has Sam told him about Rebecca

• Trent in a denim jacket!!!

• Roy adapting to their mannerisms and hating it

• not Trent with the middle finger too omg😭

• Jamie let‘s gooo

• Whooooo🥳

• Trent!!! Looking all happy giddy I can‘t do this anymore I‘m quitting

• „What a fucking dork“

„Yeah. But he‘s out dork.“ crying and more crying

• Damn Jade👀

• Not Keeley and Jack at Nate‘s table

• awww the team cleaning up the restaurant as a surprise 🥺🥺

• Oh it‘s his father’s name I should have expected that

[leupagus]

i need more “At Rincon They're Walking the Nose” because twice the james lance

Ted wastes a good ten seconds just boggling.

Trent's cut his hair into a shaggy sort of mop top — still long enough to get your fingers into, but it makes him look younger somehow, softer. He's tanner, too, his normally honey-gold skin now a burnished bronze under the fluorescent lights, and there's a lot more of it to see; Trent's got on shorts that really live up to their name and a T-shirt that's about two sizes too small, stretched tight across his shoulders and riding up, showing off a stretch of his lower back.

He's got a tattoo there, swirling patterns that Ted wants to—

"Uh, well hey there," he says, before he can get too carried away. "Fancy running into you!"

Trent turns, and Ted's hit with a real uncanny-valley moment: Trent's got a mustache, thick and speckled with silver, though his is more of a Sam Elliot than the Tom Sellek that Ted tries for. Even weirder, Trent grins at Ted, sauntering over in — good lord, he's wearing flip-flops. "Hello there, Coach Lasso," he says. He purrs it, actually, no two ways about it. "I'm so glad you did."

"I see you've been, um," turning into a 70's porn fantasy doesn't seem like much of a positive statement but Trent's leaning casually up against the cereals and giving Ted the most blatant once-over since he mistook that Spectacular Saddles leather club in Mayfair for a country/western bar. "Doing well?"

"All the better for seeing you, love," he purrs, it's definitely a purr.

And that's the minute that Trent Crimm — his hair its normal length, his shaven face the its expected honey-gold color, his cuffed jeans and Converses topped by an only moderately surprising V-neck sweater — rounds the corner, fussing around with something in his shopping basket. "Tristan, I can't find half the things on this list, are you going to help or—" He glances up, takes in the scene, and immediately scowls.

Which is Ted's confirmation that that is the real Trent.

[hacash]

ted lasso thoughts 2x07

ok. ok. ok let’s do this. ok.

OWCH.

ngl, this one was hard to watch. Nate has been my favourite main character from the get go and it is brutal to see him as we are - both because how he’s been treating other characters (Colin’s face when he insults him! Will’s hopeful little smile when he suggests the ‘Wonder Kid’ shirt!) and because it’s so obvious that what’s fuelling this behaviour is nothing short of some obviously crippling self-esteem issues and anxiety. 

And how many people want to slap Papa Shelley in the face right now? Your son gets on a national paper and you can’t even acknowledge it?

There were so many heartbreaking little moments that I think are showing the cracks - Nate spiralling when he sees one negative tweet, pulling a face at the craft box, the ‘you don’t inspire, you do the job’ clearly projecting from himself - and the fact that people just ain’t seeing the problems….argh. It’s so understandable and makes so much narrative sense that Nate would go from victim to bully, but that doesn’t make it easier to see. That being said: we’re in the dark forest, we knew it was going to hurt, and I’m willing to bet the show knows precisely what it’s doing.

Also that last scene being all off-screen? Damn fine directing.

Seriously, I have so much Nate meta atm and it keeps on coming, so apologies to my followers for that.

I’m massively revisiting my ‘rewatch Colin’s scenes for sheer entertainment value’ policy after this (but hey, we always have him rapping in 2x06) but that was fully mitigated by the apology hug. I personally didn’t see this as a ‘Nate publicly pressuring Colin to forgive him’ scene so much as a ‘Nate making himself vulnerable in front of the whole team and opening himself up to public reprisals from an entire team of footballers’ scene, and Colin’s grin and immediate cuddle with Nate definitely sold it for me.

Higgins and Rebecca took a back seat today, but the jazz scatting was hilarious. And I love that Higgins is now comfortable enough to take the piss (gently) out of Rebecca’s relationship fears. (Also ‘my marriage is the oxygen that gives me life?’ SIR.)

The smoking room and Higgins bringing along a pipe was a thing of beauty.

Oh TEDDDDD. Those therapy sessions were so good to see - even if I maintain that I would actually like, you know, to see some of the actual therapy and get a full breakdown of each of our characters’ deep emotional problems - but there’s so much you can see in Ted’s avoidance, his anger, his flight-or-fight responses. There’s a lot to unearth here, and we’re just scratching the surface.

For a character who I was fairly neutral on initially, Sarah Niles was fantastic in this episode - Sharon doesn’t change, exactly, she’s still the same professional, skilled therapist, but the subtlest changes in her voice and manner show that she’s here for Ted, that she’s providing a safe space. And I love how she provides a few glib phrases - ‘the truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off’ ‘to be your mentor, I also sometimes have to be your tormentor’ - for Ted because if there’s one thing he likes, it’s a bit of wordplay. The woman knows her audience!

Roy and Keeley’s argument and make up was really well written: it was great to see Keeley as more than the ‘fixer’ of sundry problems but dealing with her own stuff, and that bath was super fucking hot. I do think Keeley could have apologised to Roy for discussing their issues with pretty much everyone but the cleaning lady, but all in all it was a lovely storyline.

Also never has the phrase ‘he’s here, he’s there, he’s every fucking where’ been more appropriate.

‘Will, do you think you could take my name off my shirt and make it bigger?’ OH JAMIE. Even though he’s changed so much, I’m so happy that in other ways he really really hasn’t. And who had ‘Jamie inadvertently fixes Roy and Keeley’s relationship’ on their Ted Lasso bingo this week?

That scene with Sam and the boys checking his messages was pure *chef’s kiss*. I love that we have a little core crew now (Sam, Dani, Isaac, Colin, Jamie, Richard, Zoreaux, Jan, and Bumbercatch) with…uh something of a hivemind and about one braincell between them. Also how very dare Jamie and Rebecca not acknowledge Ratatouille as nothing short of cinematic poetry.

Still worried about Sam and Rebecca though!

ETA: how could I forget Trent Crimm: The Independent blatantly checking in on Ted?? I was beginning to miss this man and his beautiful hair.

[slutabed]

(hey this is just to say that i accidentally started a 2nd part of that trent/beard fic? bc the world is a vampire and also time is a flat circle. so uh. no promises as to imminence, only to eventuality. thanks.) - HF

I read this as vampire fic and I now I need vampire Trent Crimm idk

skdhdhsoshd if anyone writes a trent crimm vampire fic I will pay off your student loans

(obviously not really I’m still paying off my own student loans)

BUT

omg I NEED a fic where ted is like, the world’s friendliest vampire hunter and trent crimm is just like 😏 fanged up waiting for ted to notice