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trueloveistreacherous · 2 years ago
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Yeah, Ted Lasso is dead to me, I am probably never blogging about it again <3
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so-sona · 2 years ago
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the last scene of rebecca with her hair down??? in that dress?? the parallels between that scene and the boat scene oh my GOD
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jenhoneys · 2 years ago
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I love being part of fandom because it puts me in contact with people who care a lot about a specific thing, with people who also desperately want to talk and share about A Thing that means so much to them. but I also hate it, because sometimes people can't help but pit two or three things against each other. and it's so wild to me because, especially considering the show's main and supporting theses, that's definitely not what the show is about.
like, people spreading hate or just hating on people for shipping certain characters together, or being unable to lift up their pairing without bringing another one down? come on. we're better than that.
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kentray · 2 years ago
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Roy/Keeley Spoilers
Episode 2
Not a big one but I noticed that the actress who played the photographer in S2E11, when Roy & Keeley freaked each other out on the couch, is back. "Janette" is in S3E2 according to IMDB.
Also in this interview Brett gives away a spoiler! https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/ted-lasso-stars-on-season-3/
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Brett gives away a backstory that Roy moved to Richmond so that he could help raise Phoebe! Roy being a stand up man - perhaps impacting his career???
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starsburnout · 2 years ago
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just watched the latest ted lasso ep and it was of course stellar and i loved it but i think it's very weird that ppl thought there was a love triangle going on when there literally isnt??? also yes i love roy and keeley and i do want them to get back together but i think it's a bit silly to worry over keeley redeveloping romantic feelings for jamie. like what. anyway ted opening up to michelle is a highlight of the ep.
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based-and-rinpilled · 2 years ago
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I’m girls
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strangeandoff-putting · 1 year ago
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Man, Roy & Keeley scenes from seasons one and two are actually a bit painful to watch now, huh. Ugh. Eff you, show writers.
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probayern · 2 years ago
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first ep of ted lasso & i'm over the moon (spoilers in the tags)
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sylvies-chen · 2 years ago
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I can already smell the roykeeley discourse a mile away talking about who did or didn’t like the way they got back together so this is me giving a preemptive CUT IT OUT. STOP IT. YOU BAFFOONS.
that whole scene was perfect??? it wasn’t over the top or cheesy or unrealistic, but there was still a very subtle, gentle swell to it. in the larger context of the season it would have felt maybe a little less abrupt had jack not been around for so long but that does not by any means make it rushed.
roy realized he had to do the growing on his own, he did it, and then he went to her heart in hand to apologize. and the most important part of that was that he wasn’t trying to win her back!! he wasn’t trying to get her to give him a chance, he was just genuinely humbling himself before her like a goddamn period drama husband, letter in hand, telling her how powerful she is and how he fucked up and letting her know he never wanted to hurt her. that he was sorry. that he was working on his shit. if it’s enough for keeley (who was still very much in love with him and if you haven’t been reading that in her scenes all season then wake up babes!!) then it should be enough for you too. they finally grew into the place they needed to be to be together!!
AND NOW ROY WEARS TIE DYES. on the regular!! it’s so perfect 🥹
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hopefulromances · 1 year ago
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Long Time Coming I Chapter 17 I It's Been A Long Time Coming
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Summary: Being hired as the first female assistant coach in the league was a challenge of it itself. Being a football prodigy and University Football Legend was easy enough. Coaching Jamie Tartt was a challenge all on its own.
Chapter Summary: The final chapter. Read the end note for more.
Word Count: 5.3K
Warning: The most canon divergent I get (roykeeley endgame forever), a little more self-indulgent than usual, some more heated content but nothing smutty, I'm just sad y'all
Prologue One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve 13 14 15 16
Change was in the air. A lot of things were changing. There was a lot of good change. Nate was back! He was just working with Will right now, but I could already tell he was different from how he left. He apologized to me for all the nasty things he had said and done. I was a little wary at first, but Jamie reminded me that I’d given him a second chance and Nate deserved one too.
Another good change was that Roy and Keeley had officially gotten back together. Much to the relief of everyone else in the club who couldn’t bear to see them apart. It was nice to have another couple around our age to go out with. We already had a double date set up for the week after the last game.
Then, of course, there was some not so good change. When Ted told Roy and I that he and Beard would be leaving at the end of the season, I almost passed out. My personal plans aside, I’d never done this without him, and I didn’t know if I wanted to.  But Ted assured both of us that the club was in good hands with the two of us.  Many tears were shed and that was before we told the team.
Roy and I went out alone that night. I told Jamie that we had some stuff to plan but really, the two of us just needed to be with each other.
            “What was Ted going on about?” Roy asked, taking a long sip of his beer. “About not letting his decision get in the way of any plans we might have?”
I shrugged, playing with my cocktail, trying to be inconspicuous. But, as usual, Roy could see right through me.
            “I haven’t figured out all the details,” I said, finally. “But… yeah… something’s planned, a bit.”
I expected him to be cross with me for leaving him to deal with the changes alone, but he wasn’t. He just lifted his glass towards me.
            “To big fucking changes,” he offered.
I smiled, feeling a warmth in my chest. “To big fucking changes.”
            “And you know,” he stopped me before I could take a sip. “We’re always here for you. Not just me, the whole fucking team would die for you.” It was very sweet. Roy being vulnerable with me for a second. “Don’t go getting all… fucking… emotional on me, (Y/N).”
            “You know what this means, Roy.”
            “We are not fucking, hugging.”
            “Oh, yes we are.”
I when I got home that night, Jamie was there waiting for me. We always ended up at each other’s houses somehow or another though we promised we wouldn’t move in together until after the end of the season. But there he was waiting for me anyways, washing dishes in the kitchen.
            “Hey, babe, how was grandad?” he asked, finishing up the plate he was washing.
I smiled at it, at the domestic nature of the act, at the thought of walking home to Jamie every day for the rest of my life. I walked up and wrapped my arms around his waist, resting my head on his back.
            “Was good,” I answered, rubbing my head on his skin.
            “Now who’s acting like a cat?” He rumbled, smirking as he looked back at you.
I hummed a giggle, pressing a kiss to his shoulder blade before letting go again. I leaned against the island and waited for him to finished up. He threw the dish towel over his shoulder as he turned to look at me.
            “What?” Jamie questioned, smirking.
            “What?” I returned.
            “You got a funny look on your face,” he told me, reaching out to pinch my cheek. “Look all spacey.”
I batted his hand away, shaking my head. “No… it’s just,” I rubbed at my chin. “There’s a lot of change happening right now… isn’t there.” Jamie cocked his head at me, motioning for me to continue. “Well… Ted and Beard are leaving, Nate’s back, Roy and Keeley are back together – which is great – but… it’s just a lot.”
Jamie nodded. “Yeah… it is. Was there anything else… that was changing… that you might want to tell me?”
Jamie had come to know me very well. Too well for my comfort sometimes. He could tell there was something going on in my head, something I wasn’t telling him. But that was something I still didn’t want to share quite yet, wasn’t ready to share.
            “No, I’m just same old me,” I grinned, stepping forward to slot myself between his legs. His mouth dropped into that lazy smile that drove me mad. I took a shaky breath and nodded at him.  “And we… we’re not changing? Yeah?”
            “I don’t plan on changing a thing,” He quipped, wrapping his arms low around my hips. “That is… unless we’re changing the amount of clothes you’re wearing.” He tugged at my pants slightly, drawing a laugh from me. Safe to say, no matter what else changed, we would be okay.
The final day of training came and went. The boys put on their show for Ted and Beard, who loved it, of course. There was so much movement happening all around the locker room. I sat in the crook of Jamie’s leg that he kept propped up on the bench as we chatted with Cockburn and Dixon when Keeley walked in with her usual cheerful greeting.
I took a moment to look around the room. At the team, and the coaches, and the people, walking in and out. It felt so different. So different from the locker room I’d seen three years ago. It felt much more alive and warmer, inviting people to come join the family. I felt a pang of nostalgia for it already, and there I was, sitting in the moment.
It felt like the end of something. It was the end of the season sure, but it was more than that. With Ted leaving and the future so unsure, it was really the end of an era at Richmond. The Lasso era was ending. And I missed it already.
Jamie and Roy went out that night for a drink. Jamie was practically bouncing, excited that Roy had invited him out and was going to allow him to drink a single beer. So, I took the opportunity to go to Keeley’s to discuss my plans with her.
I arrived at Keeley’s doorstep that night. If anyone would be able to help me figure out the logistics of this, it’d be her. I hadn’t told anyone else about this idea, just Ted and the very vague conversation I’d had with Jamie.
            “(Y/N)!” Keeley squeal when she opened the door. “What are you doing here?”
            “Hi Keeley,” I greeted, smiling. “I had something I wanted to talk to you about.”
It didn’t take long, only about an hour of chatting for us to figure out how to go about the plan. Keeley had been so excited, jumping on board immediately, grabbing her notebook to jot down some notes and start sketching some logo ideas.
            “Do you think Rebecca will go for it?” I asked, nervously.
            “Go for it? She’ll love it!” Keeley enthused. She sipped on her wine. “Is this why you’ve been so weird at training and such. Cause it’s not just Ted and Beard leaving?”
            “Acting weird?” I scoffed, rolling my eyes. “Is that way Roy said?”
Keeley smirked. “Said you were plotting something.”
            “Yeah, his death for starters,” I laughed, grinning. Keeley let out a cackle that only she could make. Our laughter was interrupted by a knock on the door. I looked at the clock, it was late, later than a random passerby. “Did you order food?”
            “No, I thought you did,” Keeley shrugged, scooting her chair back.
At the door was Roy and Jamie, and from the looks of it, they’d been in some sort of scuffle.
            “My word, what’s happen to you two?” I cried as Keeley opened the door.
Jamie’s nose was bleeding, his head tilted back slightly as he pinched the bridge and Roy’s shirt had been nearly torn off. They had other bumps and bruises across their bodies, and I honestly couldn’t believe it.  We finally sat them down at Keeley’s table, Keeley and I sat next to each other facing Roy and Jamie.
            “All right, are you gonna tell us what happened?” Keeley asked, handing Roy an ice pack. I handed Jamie a fresh tissue, wiping his face with my thumb, even as he tried to duck away from me.
            “Better be a cool story, or else this is just sad,” I echoed, pulling back from Jamie finally.
Jamie looked over at Roy who shrugged, gesturing for Jamie to start.
            “We got in a fight,” Jamie started.
            “About the two of you,” Roy finished.
Keeley and I looked at each other a bit incredulous before replying in unison. “Why!?”
            “Well, we was just talking about the trip to Brazil coming up that the four of us are going on, and I was saying how great Keeley was at her job,” Roy explained, smiling at Keeley.
            “And I was saying how you’re fantastic at your job, too, (Y/N),” Jamie followed up quickly. “How you had improved the team so much this season, the lads really respect you.”
Roy shook his head and turned to look at Jamie. “And I was saying how, of course, I thought you were good at your job, but Keeley runs her own PR firm, she’s fucking next level.”
Jamie growled and turned to face Roy. “But (Y/N) is the first female coach in the whole premier league, and she’s the only Captain from the Imperial girls’ team to win three straight championships.”
Roy leaned forward to get in Jamie’s face. “But Keeley is who makes (Y/N) look good. Keeley makes all of us look good.:
Jamie matches him immediately. “But (Y/N) makes sure there is good stuff to make look good.”
            “Oh my GOD!” I shout out, slamming my hands on the table. Roy and Jamie flinch away from each other. “Did you really get in a fist fight to try and prove which one of us was better?” I pointed between Keeley and myself.
The boys shrugged, answering me without saying a word.
            “Are you joking?” Keeley reared. “Like are you seriously joking?”
She and I looked at each other. Without another word, we kicked the boys out and returned to our wine night.
I returned home later that night to find Jamie on the couch, munching on a chicken kebab, his nose stuffed with tissues. I shook my head as I came down to sit next to him.
            “You are ridiculous, you know that?” I chuckled, taking the kebab from him. He let out a grunt of protest but didn’t stop me from taking a bite.
            “Oi, I had to wrestle Roy for that one,” he settled me into his side, his arm wrapping around me.
            “Oh, I didn’t know it was WrestleMania tonight,” I gaped shaking my head. I brought a hand up and mussed his hair. “What were you thinking? Getting in a fight with Roy.”
            “I was defending your honor,” He defended, grabbing my hand to pull it away from his head. “Don’t see the harm in it, just guys being dudes.”
I almost choked on my kebab. “Guys being dudes? You really have lots it.”
He smiled and pulled me into him, turning the TV on. I leaned back against his shoulder, staring at the screen, chewing on the latter half of his kebab. Now was the time.
            “Jamie, I’m quitting coaching.”
            “What?” He flew up from his seat, knocking me to the side. “What’re you doing that for? Is it Nate? Did he say something? Or Roy? I’ll kill them both!”
“No! No, Jamie listen.” I grabbed his hands, coaxing him to sit back down. “It’s not anyone else… it’s me. It’s what I’ve been… planning.”
Jamie frowned, his eyes looking into mine for answers. “You’re not gonna coach me anymore?”
I felt my heart break just a little at his pitiful tone. I brought my hand up to his face, holding his neck in my grasp. 
            “No, Jamie… I’m not. I’m not going to coach anyone,” I started to explain. “See, what I realized, the part of coaching I’m good at is the playing bit. Understanding the players and how they think. It helped Ted a lot but… I’m not a coach. I’m a player.”
He furrowed his eyebrows. “You want to play? You’re gonna join a women’s team?”
            “Yeah?” I worried my bottom lip as he processed. Why was I afraid? Was he going to disapprove, god was this like with Matt all over again? “Is that okay?”
            “Okay?” His eyes lit up so bright. “That’s amazing.”
He lifted me up, spinning me around in his arms. I held on tightly, afraid to fall, even though Jamie would never let me fall. He placed me down in front of him, gripping my waist.
            “How fucking amazing is it that we’ll be the two best players in our leagues,” He mused, grinning widely. “Who you going to play for? I ‘spose Arsenal’s the closest for the women’s or Reading but you can do better than Reading.”
            “You’re assuming I’ll get to pick!” I laughed.
He made a pursed his lips and shrugged. “Obviously, they’ll all be after you, won’t they.”
            “Well, uh, the thing is, actually,” I looked down, playing with the hem of his shirt to distract myself. “That’s what I was talking to Keely about. I’m gonna convince Rebecca to start a women’s team at Richmond.”
Again, Jamie processed. Then he lifted me up again, twirling me around, cackling like mad.
            “You’re brilliant, you are, you know that?” He kisses me then, passionately in a way I’d never felt before. My breath gets pushed out of me as my hands flail to hold on to him. He kisses me again, slowly, before pulling back. “I love you.”
I look at him, wide-eyed, panting. “I love you, too.”
He smiled at me smugly, knowing exactly the effect he was having on me. He reached down and lifted me up over his shoulder, carrying me off towards the bedroom.
            “Jamie!” I cried happily, banging on his back. “Put me down!”
            “Oh, I’ll put you down,” he sneered, plopping me down onto the mattress. He crawled over my body, anticipation growing with in me as I propped myself up onto my elbows. He took his time reaching me, his lips ghosting over my skin. Up my chest, my neck, until they hovered over my lips, just out of reach of mine. “My girl…”
He kissed my cheek, nose nudging mine like he liked to do. I tried to press up and kiss him, but he pulled back, what a tease.
            “Jamie,” I frowned, whining. I pulled on his shirt, trying to pull him closer to me.
            “Hold on, sweetheart,” he murmured, pushing me down so I was flat on the bed. “I just wanna look at ya.” His hand travelled down my body before coming back up to rest on my cheek, stroking my skin with his thumb. “You’re amazing.”
I felt so soft under his praise, under his touch as he admired me. But it wasn’t just my body he was admiring it, it was me. All of me. And when he finally kissed me, it felt like the sun was filling my body with its warmth.
The day of the final game came, West Ham, again.  This time under George Cartwick, the bastard. But I didn’t feel more normal anxiety about such an important game. Yeah, this game could solidify our ranking within the league, but I didn’t feel too worried. Win or lose, we’d shown the whole country exactly what we could do.
I carried the box from Zava in my grasp, using my legs to readjust my grip as I waved to Laughing Liam.
            “Hello, lads,” I greeted as I walked into the locker room. The room erupted in a choral of hellos and greetings.
            “What’ve you got there?” Colin asked, coming over to help me set the box down.
I dusted my hands off, starting to open it up. “It’s a care package from, Zava.”
The locker room groaned, and I smirked, sneaking a glance at Jamie who seemed quite pleased with the response.
            No,” Dani spoke up from behind me, quite firm. “Thank you, but no. I will not let him hurt me again.”
            “Ooh, it’s t-shirts!” Will smiled, reaching across me to get one.
            “Can I have two, please?” Dani decided.
I shook my head, moving away from the box to reach out for Jamie. He pulled me towards him, chuckling at the antics, wrapping his arms around me to pull my back against his chest, my hands crossing in front of my body as I held onto him.
            “Oh, oh!” Colin exclaimed. “There’s a card.” He reached in and grabbed a card out of it. “’My brothers.’” The boys laughed. “’Good luck against West Ham. Please enjoy the T-shirts and this avocado from my farm. Never forget, I am always inside you, Zava.’”
            “What, he sent us one avocado?” Jamie questioned, his lips right by my ear.
Bumbercatch lifted the avocado from box and held it up so we could all see it. It was giant. I felt Jamie freeze in surprise.
            “Holeh guacamoleh,” he shuttered out. “Show me that, bro.”
He let go of me to grab the avocado, staring at it in awe. I laughed, shaking my head.
The beginning of the game was a little rocky, probably due to the video that Beard had made, sending the whole team into a sobbing frenzy. The first half quarter was a stalemate, but Jamie was keeping them on their toes, controlling the field with his excellent strategic passes. Nevertheless, Westham managed to score, twice before the half.
The boys were buzzing during the half, talking and strategizing with one another. It was a stark difference from the team I started with. That team would be silent, brooding, angry about what was going wrong. But this team still had hope, they still had believe.
Ted emerged from his den to address the team.
            “Well, fellas, we got our work cut out for us in the second half. But you know, I’ll get to all that in a minute.” I went over to my spot next to Roy, crossing my arms as I looked over the group.
“No, uh, right now, all I wanna do is let you gentlemen know what an absolute honor it's been to be your coach. Getting to work with y'all these last three years has truly been one of the greatest experiences of my life. I've loved getting to know each and every single one of you. Learning all about the men you were and getting a front-row seat to see the men… and women you all have become “
He looked over at me and I nodded, swallowing a thick ball of sadness in my throat.
“A-And I wanna thank you for your patience with me. You know, when I showed up here, I didn't know one thing about soccer. But now... Well, now I know at least one thing about football.”
We let out a chuckle, though it was well watery I could tell. He continued.
“I'm just so gosh damn proud to be a part of this team. You know? And I love you guys. I'm gonna miss y'all." My heart swelled. I didn't want to say goodbye. I swiped at a tear that had escaped my eyes.
"Now, regarding this second half... Yeah, I don't know what's gonna happen. You know what I mean? No one does. Sports would be a lot less fun if we did. You know? And you all would probably make a lot less money, so... You know?  We don't wanna know the future. No, no, we wanna be here right now. And look, I-I know we're down a couple goals. But I'm telling you, man, if y'all play hard, play smart, play together and just, you know... Just do what y'all do, and we'll go out with the peace of mind knowing we did our best. That we tried. Yeah?”
            “Yes, coach.”
            “Hm. All right. Anybody else have something to say?”
            “Coach.” Sam spoke up.
            “Yeah, Sam, what you got?”
Sam stood up and grabbed something from his locker, pulling out a small piece of yellow paper. Then Jamie stood up, pulling out a book from his locker that had a similar yellow piece of paper sticking out of it. Soon the whole team was grabbing things from their lockers and pulling out their own yellow pieces.
I sighed and reached into my pocket and found my wallet. I had a polaroid of Jamie and I, sitting at Sam’s restaurant, and taped on the back was my own piece of yellow paper. I held it up and walked over to where the boys were placing their pieces.
Soon there was a clutter of pieces all mixed up. The boys stared at it a second, wondering what was wrong with it. Then they moved into action, putting it back together like a puzzle. I smiled at Roy who shook his head and chuckled.
Finally, the sign was back together. The torn up believe sign put back together by the team that made it a reality. I’d missed the sign. Missed it more than I knew.
            “And there it is,” Ted mused, smiling at it. “Number four. Yeah?”
The fourth rule of total football. Believe. Believing in this team and the people in it. Believing in change and love and friendship. Believing in the fact that victory was within our grasp. Believe was filling this room. Starting from when Ted first stepped foot in the locker, infecting the place with his positivity. Now the room, and the whole stadium was filled with it, so even when he was gone, we’d keep it going. Believe.
            “Alright, let’s bring it in.”
We walked in together, Jamie standing right behind me so he could keep one hand on my hip while the other went in for the huddle.
            “I know they folks like to say, ‘there’s no place like home,’” Ted looked around the circle, at our team. “That’s true. You know. But man, there ain’t a whole lot of places like AFC Richmond either.” I let out a shaky laugh, the team following in suit. He addressed Isaac. “Richmond on three. One, two, three…”
            “RICHMOND.”
The second half feels more electric than before. More shots on the goal, with only one getting in from Jamie. The stadium erupted in cheers as Jamie scored, giving the crowd a shred of hope for Richmond’s chances.
Jamie gets in again losing his mark and heading for a second goal when he’s tackled. It’s a weak tackle and Jamie certainly played it up but it got us our penalty.
            “That’s it,” I muttered, nodding at Ted.
It took a second, Jamie passing the ball over to Dani who then passed it to… Isaac.
            “Oh, what the fuck,” I grunted, rolling my eyes. I loved Isaac, I really did, but I was certain he’d never even made a penalty before.
Isaac went for the shot, and it flew into the stands, causing a groan to go across the field. It wasn’t the end of the world but equalizing certainly would have been helpful. But then the referee went back to look at the net before turning around and signaling a goal.
I laughed and let out a cheer, patting Roy’s shoulder.
            “Who fucking knew,” I gaped.
            “Apparently, Dani,” Roy answered.
This wasn’t the end; we still had another goal to get but victory was just in reach. The game came to a halt as the grounds crew came out to fix the goal. Jamie jogged over to me, an excited look on his face.
            “How mint was that, eh, babe?” He asked, excitedly.
I shook my head handing him a water bottle.  “You could have made that easily.”
            “Yeah, but where’s the fun in that?” He grinned, downing the water.
As he did, I noticed Rupert on the field. Yes, Rupert Manion, as in the owner of West Ham, walking on the field like a villain from a Bond movie.
            “What the hell is he doing here?” Jamie snorted, watching the man.
            “Don’t know…” I murmured back. “But I’m going to find out, cover for me?”
Jamie nodded at me, turning back to the coaches, as I tried to wander over inconspicuously I made it seem like I was going to fill up my water bottle, trying to get within ear shot of whatever conversation they were having.
            “Tartt is out there doing whatever he fucking wants.” Rupert growled.
Oh. I see.
            “Yeah, but I’ve got two players on him already,” Cartwick responded. He looked terrified, and Rupert pressed further.
            “Take him out.” I stiffened, looking that way, as subtly as possible. No way he was implying what I thought he was.
            “Are you joking?” Cartwick retorted.
I looked back towards Jamie. If anyone got near him, I would kill them. I’d kill them with my bare hands.
            “Get rid of him.”
I was gripping the water bottle in my hand so tight I thought it would break. Water started overflowing, getting my arm wet but I couldn’t move. I thought that if I did I would go over and punch Rupert right across his stupid face.
            “I’m not playing the game like that,” George finally being a good person for once in his useless life.
            “You do what I say, or you are done,” Rupert threatened.
George started to reply when there was a thump that sounded, and I looked over finally. Rupert had pushed George to the ground, sending him flying and, unfortunately, revealing both of his testicles.
I flinched away, finally walking back over to our side. Jamie collected me, pulling me away from Rupert, even though we were already far enough.
            “What a fucking wanker,” he grumbled.
The crowd seemed to agree as Rupert started to walk off the field, shouting it at him over and over. Part of me felt bad for him- oh wait no it didn’t. He’d threatened Jamie Tartt. The love of my life, and I thought he deserved a lot worse than a bad name.
            “Everything alright?” Jamie seemed to notice my tense mood.
I looked back over at him, shaking my head. “Yeah, fine, just go out and smash it, yeah? Watch your left kick, you’re holding back.”
            “Heard,” he nodded, agreeing. “Anything else?”
            “Oh, yeah,” I imitated thinking. “I love you, and when you win, we’re gonna have banger sex tonight.”
He grinned wickedly at me. “Now that sounds like a plan?”
I could tell he wanted to kiss me, but we weren’t exactly public yet. Keeley said it would probably be a bad idea, might look bad for a coach to be dating their player. We weren’t a secret exactly either, but just private.
            “Go,” I pressed, pushing him away from me. He nodded, sending me a look that I could read. I love you, you’re amazing, thank you. I chewed my lip and nodded at him as well. I love you, too, go smash it.
The Hammers got control of the ball quickly and it seemed like they’d scored a pull-ahead goal but, as Ted pointed out, they had been offsides. That had been close, too close. We needed something. Jamie was trying to keep up his role as engineer, but he had been completely boxed in.
            “Okay. Come on. Talk to me, geese,” Ted brought is in.
We needed something they wouldn’t expect right now. Beard and Roy rattled off some plays, but I closed my eyes trying to picture the field, what I would be looking for. Jamie was who everyone was expecting to make a play, so we had to use him somehow, maybe as… as a fucking decoy.
 I opened my eyes and saw Ted looking at me. I could tell he’d just made the same connection I had.
            “Do you think it’ll work?” He asked me, cocking his head.
            “Definitely,” I stated, nodding firmly.
            “Alright, hold on,” he called over to Nate, getting him to come over to us before calling out to the boys. “Here hold this.” He mimed handing something to Nate, who took the invisible object. “IT’S AN OSCAR!” He shouted to the boys, giving Nate some instruction on how to hold it. “OR THE ESPY”
That seemed to resonate with the boys as they nodded finally, discussing amongst themselves.  They started off, Sam passing the ball to Dixon. Jamie sprinted into the box shouting wildly.
            “YEAH, YEAH! PASS ME THE BALL! ME, ME, ME! I WANT THE PALL! PASS ME THE BALL, PLEASE!”
I couldn’t help but let out a laugh. He really was selling it and it seemed to be working. There must have been four guys marking him. But Sam was left open and Dixon took his chance, passing him the ball. Then it happened, Sam took the shot.
            “Barbecue sauce.”
The ball soared into the goal, and we’d done it. The game ended shortly after. We’d won. Everything moved in slow motion, the cheer of the crowd, the jumping and celebrations, the ground shaking with excitement.
But I was just looking of one person. Jamie. I needed Jamie. And we locked eyes. His grey eyes stormy with excitement. I felt myself moving towards him, rushing onto the field to get to get to him as quick as I could. I jumped and he caught my in his arms, spinning me around, my legs flying behind me.
I took his face and kissed him. Right there. In front of everyone. I didn’t care anymore, I wasn’t his coach, I wasn’t anyone’s coach. And right now, Jamie Tartt needed a kissing. He stood there on the pitch, practically eating each other’s faces off until I remembered where we were and pulled away. He followed me, letting out a whine.
            “Not now,” I muttered to him, giggling. “Now we celebrate with them. But later…” I walked my fingers down his chest.
He grabbed my hand, tsking his tongue. “Don’t do that, love. Or I might just have to take you away right now.”
I shivered, tempted to let him do so. But then I looked over and saw Colin kissing his boyfriend, I saw Isaac and Sam hugging, I saw Ted starting to gain a crowd, probably ramping up to do something cheesy.
            “Let’s go celebrate, babe,” I said, taking his hand in mine.
We ran over to the group to watch Ted do his victory dance. We celebrated. We were on top of the world. That’s how I like to remember that time. The whole team together. All of us. I could see into the future. I could see Ted leaving, and that would be sad.
But I could also see Keeley and I giving Rebecca the plans for the AFC Richmond Women’s team. I could see Jamie and I going to Brazil together and Keeley and Roy joining us after the shoot was done. I could see Jamie reconnecting with his father, showing him exactly the man he’d become without him. I could see Roy and Nate running the team together brilliantly. I could see us, months from now, having dinner at Higgin’s house. The whole team, kids running in the yard, chatting with Roy and Keeley, laughing with Colin and Michael.
I could see happiness. A happiness that I didn’t have three years ago that I had now. A happiness that had been…
A Long Time Coming.
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END NOTE: If you've made it this far, thank you. When Ted Lasso ended, I wasn't ready to say goodbye. I still had the characters and stories rattling around in my head. So I decided to write this, just to get it out of my head, as an OFC Fic on AO3 (That's being updated as well if you're interested in meeting my OC).
Coming to Tumblr was inspired by a number of writers. Specifically three people who I now am mutuals with and even would call my friends. @illiterateaffairs @its-time-to-write, @alwritey-aphrodite, and @sokkigarden. Each of them inspired my in their beautiful understanding of Jamie's character, their individual styles and personalities, all of them inspired me and encouraged me to continue my writing. They are truly such talents, and I respect them each individually very greatly.
Finally, I have to thank every single person who has liked, commented, reblogged, or even just scrolled through a chapter. every comment, I read, every reblog, I read. They all mean the world to me, and I know I say that a lot but I really mean it. I didn't expect this series to get any traction much less get me nearly 400 followers. You guys kept me going.
Thank you for reading. From me and Jamie <3
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lunar-years · 10 months ago
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the best part about JamieKeeley hate is that the points against it people make either 1. dont apply anymore or 2. is also 100% applicable to RoyKeeley too, which is usually the ship they prefer lol. 🤷‍♀️ like if u don’t like it u don’t gotta like it just say that
!! also not to be annoying about it but... "Keeley would NEVER take Jamie back!!!" is so ????
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...idk...like, are you sure? because...
ANYWAY, I simply hate when people act like Keeley barely tolerates Jamie and basically hates him for how he treated her in season one, when Keeley has ALWAYS been one of Jamie's biggest advocates and supporters!! They were pretty much immediately friends/on good terms post breakup? There wasn't any indication of lingering hard feelings on either side? also... Keeley initiated post-breakup sex. Keeley was vocally annoyed when Jamie deleted her number. Keeley has always helped and welcomed and encouraged Jamie when he's turned to her for help. Keeley is clearly pining after Jamie at least a little bit in season 3 and dare i say she would be way be more likely to get back together with him than Roy at the time of the finale?
it's okay though bc i've got enough love for them to make up for any hate they may receive <333
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ditheringkestrel · 2 years ago
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i get people being annoyed with the roykeeley reunion and keeley taking roy back as soon as he apologized however. it has been established that keeley’s biggest kinks are 1) accountability and 2) vulnerability so. i think it was less that she was logically or even emotionally ready to get back together and more that she was just immediately rapturously horny for him.
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buzzcutseaswn · 2 years ago
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the finale is so disappointing to me because it feels like they just took 3 whole seasons of work on the characters to just throw everything unfinished on the last episode and call it the end. if it really is the final season, why not give them what they deserve?
don't get me wrong, I loved the team scenes, the believe sign moment, the way the boys took Nate back, the women's team... but their individual endings? damn, where do I start?
they spent the whole s3 developing the Tish predictions, made a whole ass episode about the signs just to give Rebecca her "happy" ending with 3min left to the episode, with a guy we don't even know the name of. Rebecca deserved so much more development on that mother arc, her lightning, somebody actually showing her appreciation.
and don't even get me fucking started on the tedbecca fake outs, and the useless parallels between the two throughout the show. what was the use to their soulmate storyline if in the end they were separated anyway? and all the little things to hint on a possible endgame too when they could have used all that time to perfect other plotlines?
another one is the way Jamie tried to use the fact that Keeley sent him the leaked video to "claim" her when she never showed romantic interest in him this season. then he and Roy just fist fought over something that was not their decision. what the fuck happened to Jamie's s3 growth?
and the roykeeley of it all, getting back together, then not being together at all?
Beard got married to his abuser and not a single person thought about helping him out. not even his best friend.
and the one that pissed me off the most: Ted going back to Kansas, all alone, to watch 5th grade football matches forever, absolutely not being fulfilled with any of it; the way they implied that he got back together with Michelle? a woman that made him feel like he was too much, encouraged him to move an ocean away, far from his son, to get her space and then date their couples therapist?
all the interactions with Ted felt forced, out of character. Rebecca poured her heart out to him, gave him all the options, begging him to stay, got a first class ticket to say goodbye properly. he knew how hard it is for her to be open, to verbalize her feelings, to ask for what she wants. he didn't say a word. what did she get from being vulnerable?
the boys did a whole performance to say goodbye, put all the effort into something they all thought he would enjoy. what reaction did they get?
I don't feel a sense of closure at all, and I am so very frustrated they didn't do the characters I love so deeply justice. the loss I feel is heartbreaking. what a sad ending to a show with so much potential.
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roughroadhaley · 8 months ago
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‘Jamie is the best man in the RoyKeeley wedding’ ‘Jamie marries Roy’s sister’ ‘Jamie gets Roy and Keeley back together’ ‘keeley cuts off Jamie officially’
you can literally just be friends with someone you used to be romantic with and there’s no need to put a character into a weird -I will never ever be a threat again I promise!!!- box. The show solidifies they’re all in each others lives forever no matter what. Why force a nuanced dynamic into an incredibly black and white situation?
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toxicroyjamie · 1 year ago
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royjamie other woman (roykeeley fail marriage) fic idea i’ll probably never write but is still fun to think about:
alternate universe where jamie doesn’t join richmond until right before roy becomes a coach. somehow roy and keeley still got together (jamie and keeley never dated) and at this point they are unhappily married. let’s say they got together when roy wasn’t slowing down quite as much but as time went on keeley had to deal with roy becoming increasingly moodier as retirement approached. same things happened with him clinging too much after he retired which causes the argument in the show but they don’t actually break up. their marriage gets more and more strained but they keep going through the motions even though it’s becoming increasingly apparent they just aren’t compatible
THEN
jamie joins richmond (same time as he came back from city in the show) and when roy joins the coaching staff he hates jamie because he represents the career he just lost…. but also because he’s so fucking hot to roy that it makes him worried that he’ll do something he shouldn’t so he ends up avoiding jamie.
they have the little “why won’t you coach me” thing and then roy realizes he can’t just avoid jamie forever so he starts working with him but it’s tough because the more time he spends with him the more he wants to take him home and plow him into the mattress
they eventually start up their private training. they develop their weird psychosexual relationship until roy finally snaps and they end up fucking ❤️ jamie feels kind of bad cause he knows roy is obviously married but it’s also ROY KENT who he had a poster of up on his wall so he justifies it that roy and keeleys marriage was broken before they even met
ultimately jamie becomes roy’s side piece and roy goes a little insane with guilt but 🤷🏻‍♂️ what are you supposed to do when you have a beautiful puppyboy who follows you around and begs to suck your dick at ever possible opportunity???
(also all throughout this keeley has been having an affair with rebecca <333)
xx @puppyjamie
(i may have more ideas about this that i will share later…)
I’m OBSESSED omfg 💘💗💗💓💘💘💞💞💕💘💗💓💗💘💘💘💖💖💘💘💕💘💓💗💖💘💘💝
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peraltiagos-paper-rings · 2 years ago
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My thoughts on the ways in which Rebecca could become a mother:
Miracle pregnancy via Dutch boat house guy……..0/10 honestly I just think including a rape storyline in this pretty wholesome show would be gross and unnecessary, also it’s pretty clearly shown that Rebecca’s fertility doctor told her she wouldn’t be able to get pregnant
Miracle pregnancy via someone else…….meh it would seem rushed at this point unless they did a timejump in the finale where she has kids with someone idk, and again her fertility doctor told her she can’t have kids. 1/10 but also 0/10 if she gets pregnant by sam let’s not bring that back thanks
Something happens to Sassy and she adopts Nora. 3/10 I don’t really want anything to happen to Sassy 😭
She gets together with Roy’s sister and becomes a stepmother to Phoebe. ehhh 5/10 we don’t know Roy’s sister so this would feel kind of random but I guess it’s not the worst option
She gets together with Roy and becomes aunt/mother figure to Phoebe - 2/10 this just seems unlikely and weird to me lol and also I need my Roykeeley endgame
Something happens to Roy’s sister and she adopts Phoebe…1/10 lmao she doesn’t know Phoebe or Roy’s sister and this just wouldn’t make sense, if anything happened to Roy’s sister surely Roy would get custody of Phoebe.
She gets with Trent’s ex-wife and becomes stepmother to the Crimmlet - uhhhhh 3/10 idk again this would just seem kind of random and like we’ve only got 4 episodes left and we haven’t even met either of these characters
Something happens to both Trent and his ex-wife and she adopts the Crimmlet - 2/10 this seems random and illogical much like the idea of her adopting Phoebe and also I don’t want anything bad happening to Trent lol
She becomes a mother figure to the team or to certain members of the team - hmmmm 4/10 idk I love me some found family but she isn’t that much older than most of them and she’s their boss and I don’t think there’s ever been any indication that any of them see her as a mother figure (and idk why they would just start to now??)
She realises that she is basically a mother figure to Nora - 8/10 love Nora and this would be cute for her to realise that she doesn’t have to have kids of her own to be like a mother to someone
She gets with Ted and becomes stepmother to Henry. 10/10 this is the best option out of all of them tbh, not sure how likely this is to happen though because if they wanted to hint at a possible motherly bond they could have had her interact with Henry last episode so idk
She gets with Michelle and becomes stepmother to Henry…4/10 would love for Michelle to dump Dr Jake’s ass but I don’t think the writers would throw together 2 characters who have never interacted and also Rebecca wouldn’t do that to Ted 😤
She gets with Bex and becomes stepmother to Diane. 6/10 they haven’t really interacted but I would love to see Bex leave Rupert and cut him out of her and Diane’s life 🥰
She adopts Diane…5/10 would love for Rupert to die but don’t really want anything to happen to Bex, she hasn’t done anything to deserve that
She adopts some random new child. 7/10 I guess this is fine and cool I don’t see a massive problem with this
of course there’s also the possibility that the psychic was lying or a fraud, which would seem like a bummer ending tbh and also they’ve been heavily hinting that there is something to what she’s saying (with the green matchbooks and the being upside down and wet thing) so…yeah I think that would just disappoint the audience if they just went “no she was wrong and that didn’t mean anything lol”
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