#but jean always relents bc it's jeremy

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Jeremy organising a puppy therapy session for all the trojans bc keeping team spirits up outside of exy is important ! and also puppies are cute. Jean is reluctant to go of course but Jeremy asked nicely and lowkey threatened to cancel all team practice for a week, so he kind of has to go. They get to the puppy room and all the trojans run in cooing loudly and excessively at all the puppies. Laila is grinning like a fool somehow already carrying like 5 puppies in her arms at once.

Jeremy gets a little distracted by all the cute chaos surrounding him he doesn't notice Jean has moved away from the group into a corner. He turns around searching ready to try coax Jean into joining the ever growing pile of puppies and trojans scrambling over each other in the middle of the room. He stops short when he catches sight of Jean sitting cross legged on the floor his hand out stretched to a beautiful chocolate lab that's cautiously sniffing his hand. It bumps it's little nose against Jean's fingers before slowly climbing into his lap.

Both the puppy and Jean are staring at each other like they're communicating in some secret language. Jeremy wonders what Jean sees when looking at the little pup in his lap. Jean gently scratches the puppy's head and behind it's ears, the corners of his mouth lifting into a soft smile as the puppy closes it's eyes basking in Jean's touch. Jeremy's heart swells watching this insanely adorable interaction, proud of himself for making it happen.

More puppies start to notice Jean in the corner and start breaking off to go zooming towards him. One bumps it's little head against his knee and Jeremy watches, his own smile growing, as Jean scoops the pupper off the floor and gently rubs it's head where it hit his knee. Jeans lips are just barely moving as he softly whispers something in french to the little ball of fur, before placing it onto his thigh and rubbing its back. Jeremy doesn't know what he said but he definitely knows it's a stark contrast to how he scoffs at his team mates fumbling on the court at practice.

Soon Jean is surrounded by puppies and smiling and laughing softly at all his new little friends. Jeremy finally gets a grip and makes his way over to Jean and the puppies. They get excited wagging their tails and bumping into his ankles as he approaches. They swarm over him as soon as he takes a seat. He's busy cooing over the puppies and when he glances back up at Jean, Jean is once again softly petting the little chocolate lab who has now fallen asleep in his lap. Jeremy hesitates before asking "Not so bad hey?" trying to ignore the fluttering in his chest when Jean shyly looks at him, a smile still on his face, and softly says "No, not at all."