#fuck james tartt snr

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Just a quick reminder that

These four pictures are all the same person:

Kieran O'Brien.

And these 4 pictures are all the same person:

Phil Dunster

Like father, like son. Both outstanding actors in their own right, who have a knack for making their faces look completely different. Anyone who has watched Ted Lasso knows the change in Jamie from S1 to S3 was mind-blowing.

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This is such good analysis!

I'll say it agian, so much of Season 3 felt like the 3rd season of a 5 season arc. These actions could still happen but they should have had fallout thesame way Beard finally yelled at Ted that YES! These are profesionals! Winning IS the point!

I truly believe Rebecca coming clean to Ted in S1 actually broke him in such a way that whatever momentum he still had to listen and offer real comfort and advice to anyone around him only carried through until the end of the season. And from S2 onwards we see him dragged further and further down into his own emotional spiral and it washes out to darken the people around him too.

Ted has always believed in belief. But after S1 he stops believing in belief as a way to positively influence the world you want to live in, and seems to fall into belief as self delusion. Belief as in "this is the way the world should be. And if itsthe way it should be everything will be fine."

Between S1 and S2 Ted stops listening. And he also stops talking about the things that he could have done better if he had listened in the first place or using them to try and be better.

If he can improve Jamie's and James Snr's relationship that is better for the world because families "should" be together, rather than accepting that family does not mean you can or should be putting your effort into being in the same space.

And it totally destroys what good faith he'd earned or shown to Jamie by even suggesting it.

My main gripe about how Ted Lasso handled Jamie and James’s relationship in the second and third season is that, in a way, it contradicts Jamie’s arc from the first season. And I LOVE Jamie’s arc from the first season. I love how sweet Jamie became later in the show, but if I have to pick a Jamie, it would be season one Jamie, hands down. Even with him being an egotistical jerk. Even with him pushing back against everyone who tried to help him. Because that progression he had from the beginning to the end of that season was the most heartfelt, emotionally gut-punching arc for me. And then they ruin it.

Because what is Jamie thanking James for in Mom City? For pushing him to be a better player? Even if you ignore Jamie literally saying in the bonfire episode that his mother is the reason he works so hard, the whole point of his arc in season one was that, while he was a good player, he wasn’t as good as he could be BECAUSE HE WAS THE PLAYER HIS FATHER PUSHED HIM TO BE. Listening to his father, making it all about HIM, acting like he was the only good player on the team, was actually holding him back.  And even in the second season, when Jamie talks to Ted about how James keeps pushing him, it’s about the wrong things: how long he plays, how long he sits on the bench, how many times he scores. Every single thing that goes against what Ted was trying to teach Jamie in the first season. So what is he thanking James for? Why did they have Ted go from trying to get Jamie to stop acting the way James wanted him to act, to telling Jamie that a lot of famous people’s dads were “real pieces of work” as if that was the reason they ended up working so hard or became great (can you imagine if, instead of telling Rebecca that she’s not the only one who could see who Rupert actually was, Ted told her that a lot of strong, independent woman had ex-husbands who were “real pieces of work”? It’s infuriatingly dismissive)? And if he’s thanking James for pushing him to be a better player, then he’s thanking James for pushing him to be the player he was in the first season, which they spent at least eight episodes trying to get Jamie to not be that way??

And I honestly don’t think the writers really knew why he was thanking James. You can compare Jamie’s speech in Mom City with Ted’s speech to his mom. Ted clearly lists out what he’s thanking his mother for and what he’s angry with her about. Which works out great because the audience has never met Dottie before. The show only gave bits and pieces about what she was like, or what her relationship with Ted was like, so they had Ted clearly state why so the audience could understand better.

But not Jamie. He doesn’t have to state why he’s angry with his father because the show went to great lengths to show why. Nothing good or redeeming was mentioned about James once in the entire show. That character had maybe a grand total of ten minutes screen time, during which he threw a shoe at his son, screamed at him, got angry when his son wouldn’t let him and his buddies on the pitch, acted like he was going to hit Jamie, and BEAT UP BEARD. So, no, Jamie didn’t have to explain why he was angry. But then he says “thank you” and doesn’t offer any explanation. The show didn’t even give the audience any reason why Jamie should be thanking his dad. Unless, it’s somehow for pushing him. Which again, goes against his arc in the first season, and, in way, makes that whole scene feel like it was put in there solely for Ted’s benefit.

And they could have developed Jamie and James’s relationship more in the third season. Heck, they could have humanized James more, the same why they did with Rupert (who the show actually kept as a villain, who Rebecca let go of her anger towards but was never told to start a relationship with him again. Honestly, the parallels between Rebecca and Jamie’s characters and yet how differently the show handled their arcs makes me go insane but that’s a rant for some other day), but they chose not to which is honestly baffling considering how much screen time Jamie had in the third season. Nothing about his arc should have felt rushed or tossed in at the last minute.

And it’s so opposite from the end of his arc in the first season that it’s like watching two different shows? Because that season one finale? That pass he made at the end of the game? That decision to not listen to his father? That carried so much more weight and so much more character development than that half-baked forgiveness arc.

Because that pass? That was a CHOICE, man. It wasn’t something he did because he was trying to make amends with his teammates. It wasn’t something he did because his current coach was telling him he had to. He passed the ball, he gave up the chance to score the winning goal and the glory that would come from that, even knowing his dad was in the stands, even knowing how angry James would be, because he knew that was the better choice. He knew that made him a better player. (It was also a very strategic move. He knew Zoreaux, and every other player on Richmond, would never even consider that Jamie would pass the ball. You can even see how Zoreaux was fully focused on Jamie. In way, it’s kinda similar to that decoy play Jamie was so against).

And that moment between Jamie and Ted at the end surpasses any other moment they have because it was actually about Jamie, and everything that followed after (except for bringing Jamie back onto the team in season two) felt like it was more for James’s benefit. But that was Ted reaching out to Jamie, giving him that bit of encouragement and praise that his father should have given him. That was Ted, essentially saying “Hey, your dad is wrong. You did a good job." And it’s a very private moment. It’s not in front of cameras or the press or even in front of other players. Ted himself doesn’t even deliver the note. It’s as far from “mind games” as it possibly could be because the season is already over. Richmond has already lost. It’s a “good job, I’m proud of you, now here’s something my son gave me to protect me that I’m now sharing with you”. It’s something short and simple and quiet from someone who is usually very long-winded and convoluted and loud, and it is so much more sincere because of that and you can see how much that impacted Jamie. 

And wouldn’t it have been more impactful, for both Ted’s arc and Jamie’s arc, if Ted hadn’t told Jamie to forgive James? If Ted had been able to heal enough to take a step back and look at the situation without it getting tangled up in his own trauma and guilt over what happened to his dad? Wouldn't it have been deeper for Ted, who later would learn that yeah, his son might end up leaving him but he still has to try, to have actually seen a situation where a son chooses to not reach out to his father? Wouldn't it have been more profound for Jamie to no longer let his actions be dictated by his anger or his feelings towards his father. He's no longer angry, but he's also no longer striving for his father's approval either. He no longer cares if his father thinks he's weak or not  (kind of like how Rebecca stopped letting her anger and hurt over Rupert control how she reacted, and yet didn't have to start a relationship with him? But again, they paralleled each other and yet they took them in completely different directions). They could have had a moment that had the same amount of emotional weight as that scene in the last season, but no. Apparently we should just forget everything that happened in the first season because James was actually doing his son a favor the entire time.

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i dont know if anyone else has talked about this but i think its really interesting that of the 3 main richmond coaches, the one who knew the least about jamie's dad was ted.

yes, ted saw the boot room in season one but everyone saw wembley, which explored the extent of James Tartt snr's abuse to a similar level. but beyond that ted is mostly in the dark. beard gets a dark look into james in beard after hours and roy gets told about amsterdam, they both become aware that what james is like is far worse than what they have seen in the locker rooms.

but ted? he knows about as much as the general team does. i think this informs how he incorrectly approaches helping jamie in the 'forgiveness/fuck you and thank you' scene. ted also approaches the situation as what he would have needed in his childhood, not what jamie needs for his situation, which are/were completely different situations

but i think it is interesting who in the show is given an insight into jamies life. it's beard who sees the extent of james' violence, not ted. i think if ted was in that position, or was told, how he tried to help jamie would be very different and it could have opened ted's eye to the fact that jamie is not him, he can't help jamie through preaching forgiveness.

for the 'better father figure' framed character, ted is always on the outside looking through a distored window into jamies life.

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NEW CHAPTER!

Title: Jamie Tartt Leaves a Mark (AO3 link)

Author: Mamalazzer

Chapter: 6/?

Story summary:

Roy Kent doesn't believe in soulmates. That doesn't stop him getting a soulmark when he turns fifteen. It also doesn't stop him accidentally bonding himself to Jamie sodding Tartt during a match, live in front of billions of people.

It was fucking embarrassing, really. Especially because the little prick genuinely turns out to be the one true love of his life.

Chapter Summary:

Roy and Jamie move in together, but it's never smooth sailing. Jamie gets to meet Roy's family for the first time but unfortunately for Roy, he also gets to meet James Tartt Snr. Things get slightly violent.

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So this reaction is not as well formulated as I had originally planned thanks to tumblr closing halfway through.

I have mixed reactions about this.

I loved the Jamie content (completely ignoring the 2nd part of Jamie’s meltdown as it didn’t fit in with the feel or vibe and was played for laughs).

I loved that right off the bat, you can tell there is something off about Jamie at the press conference - hunched in on himself, avoidant and just down even before he speaks and basically trash talks all that  he’s done so well.

I love Trent’s insight of Roy’s ‘love language’ to mama Lasso.

I loved Jamie’s reaction to Roy’s confrontation  on Jamie’s debbie downer humble bullshit on so may levels. At first we have the slightly cocky, indifferent Jamie (walks lazily unbothered, head lolling like he’s saying ‘bring it on’) - it’s subtle, but it’s there, and such a parallel to  Ted’s ‘practice rant, but instead of Jamie stiffening up, he completely breaks and looks genuinely distressed and panicked (the whole repetitive ‘I don’t know’s, flapping hands, circling) and in despair - his honest admission of not being able to sleep or eat or even condition his hair - this was raw and just spot on.

I mean, he looks pale and exhausted and just needs looking after,

still has the right vibe here ☝☝☝☝

The 2nd part, I actually saw in gif form before the episode, and genuinely thought Jamie was drunk or off his face on something, and just felt wrong and played for laughs, so instead im going to imagine a missing scene and head canon that Roy’s ‘Instant Jamie Care Package is activated’ at the words not sleeping and not eating and he fucks off to passively aggressively feed Jamie and enforce nap time on him.

Roy and Keeley watching Jamie from the back row - Stealthy Jamie watching in concern 😍😍😍

Jamie and the suitcase was sweet and although slightly amusing, probably has multiple layers, shows how conflicted Jamie is right now and also made me think Jamie has Imposter Syndrome and might think he doesn’t deserve to be back with Richmond and, despite how obvious he’s a huge part of the Richmond Family, he’s really insecure about it and where he fits in.

Jamie’s visit home - not just the fact that he just needed his mum’s hug and a moan and a ‘ your dad is a prick talk’ but the fact that Jamie has a step dad who seems to be a really supportive figure.

Keeley and Roy Adulting on Jamie’s bed - good vibes

Jamie playing beautifully despite how much the City Fans are being pricks to him.

Okay, so Ted’s speech to Jamie - sure, is it the greatest vibe, well no, but is it what Jamie might need right now? I get what Ted’s saying - is hating on his dad really helping right in that moment, is Jamie letting his feelings for his dad hold him back - well yes, but it’s complicated. Simplistically, Ted is telling him to let it go, let himself forgive, for now at least, so that James Tartt Snr doesn’t ruin this moment for Jamie. Realistically, Jamie needs a much deeper conversation about this, but in that moment, Jamie can just let it go, like poopy, he doesn't need to forget it. I’m very conflicted about this, and I really think there needs to be a follow up to this, especially in light of the fact that we now know James is in what looks like rehab, because ‘oh yay he looks like he’s proud of his son’ because he’s sober 🙄🙄🙄, and I do not want this to be an instant James Tartt Snr redemption story. I mean, Jamie doesn’t know that at all, just the viewers so at least Jamie played for himself and not his dad.

Also head-canon is that Roy whispered ‘I’m proud of you’ (* stamps feet in full tantrum that I didn’t get to hear what was said *

Ted and Beard having a Pep excited freak out was a gem

And Ted has a truth bomb for Rebecca - is he leaving? 

More nitpicks:

I needed someone to say Jamie is a shite in nining armour - if he isn’t it I’m going to be super pissed off.

Also, also, someone needs to have a more deeper conversation about James Tartt Snr with Jamie because there’s ‘forgiving’ but reaching out to your abusive prick of a father to check if he’s okay doesn’t sit right and yeah maybe James is trying to do right the thing by going to rehab but I saif it before and I’ll say it again, I cannot accept instant redemption

Also, also, also, are Ted and Jamie ever going to have that conversation about going back to Man City, because I think it would be such a boost to Jamie’s self esteem to realise that Ted never wanted to Jamie to leave in the first place.

(I would have giffed more reactions but tumblr is refusing to give me the options again

God, there’s so much to unpick about this episode but foe now I’m just going to to forever remember Jamie ugly crying and admitting he isn’t eating or sleeping and the little prick cinnamon roll is tired and emotional And Roy instantly activating Jamie Tartt Care package

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Even better, Roy and Ted go on a search party, after one of them tracks Jamie’s phone. Roy flips, Ted diffuses as much as he can... there’s nothing good to happen if Roy ends up getting arrested for murder, and Jamie needs both Dad!Ted and Poster!Hero!Roy right now (Jamie’s concussed and kinda thinks his hero crawled out of the poster to defend Jamie’s honour (he’s dreamt it enough in the past as a kid). Ted may or may not let James Tartt Snr get a little bit bloodied and threatened by Roy Fucking Kent before stepping in.

I just spent a day and a half binge watching Ted Lasso and here’s the idea that’s been stuck in my head since then: Jamie gets a restraining order against his dad (for obvious reasons) and Nathan (that slimy bitch motherfucker) tells James Sr. where Jamie is and clearly he’s not happy and he makes sure Jamie knows it. There be angst and h/c galore.

I’m shit at writing please someone help me.

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ok wow people care about my jamie tartt lyric symbolism in kyoto by phoebe bridgers way more than i thought so buckle up buttercups

"i dont forgive you, but please dont hold me too it"

jamie is angry at his dad, he's resentful, we know this from the scene with his mother's boots, "i actually fucking hated that", he's past the point of realisation that his dad is a prick. but he is still far from the point of being stable enough to do somehting about that. he gets sent back to man city and suddenly his father is back in his life, his father who tries to make jamie feel bad for who is is, who he is becoming, what he is doing, what he isn't doing. in the end, jamie is always the one who feels bad for trying to distance himself from his father. he really can't be held to his anger because he is always being manipulated into guilt.

we see it in the finally shot of him and his dad. his is expected to forgive and forget by others, be the bigger person, be the good son. he is pushed into this role by people like ted who don't understand the severity of his situation (even we the audience only know snippets and assumptions, verbal abuse, very likely physical abuse, sexual abuse with amsterdam). in the end, jamie doesn't want to forgive, he wants to craddle his anger and keep his safety, but he is never allowed to do this by others.

"to tell me you're getting sober and you wrote me a letter, but I don't have to read it"

i think this is part of that guilt that jamie has about trying to distance from his father, because as of the final season he is seemingly sobering up and by social standards imporving. but jamie, who grew up with this angery and drunken man, knows that everthing doesn't stop when the glasses are only filled with water. it is important to note that james tartt snr is an angry and drunk man, he is not an angry drunk, his abuse is not the direct result of his alcoholism, though that might worsen it in the moment. right now, his father is playing the role of 'superdad' in everyone else's eyes, he's trying to improve. once again jamie is left in a state of guilt and assumption that he must forgive his father. he shouldn't have to, he should be allowed to distance himself, but in a culture ruled by forgiveness he is stuck.

jamie doesn't have to read the letter, he doesn't have to pick up the payphone, he doesn't have to visit his father. but with the advice everyone has given him about forgiveness, what choice does he really have. a person who has never had stable male role models in his life will not suddenly ignore what is being said by the role models he now has.

"i'm going to kill you, if you don't beat me to it"

this is essentially jamie's inner dialouge. or rather, what he wishes he could say. he knows he wouldn't ever be able to say it so his face. he also knows that eventually his father will die, either of alcoholism or not, and either with jamie still wrapped arond his finger or free. he knows which he'd rather, but he also knows which is more likely.

this lyric also screams roy on jamie's behalf. after wembely and amsterdam, roy probably has one of the clearest understandings of what james tartt snr is like, and he also (begrudgingly) cares about jamie. roy can be an anger man, but not like jamie's dad is. roy gets mad and he wants to protect jamie, he wants to take away everthing his father had ever said to him. he wants to climb out of jamie's childhood poster and fix it all. he can't though. roy gets mad and promises violence. he promises violence in the name of protection. and jamie deserves that.

"25 felt like flying"

jamie is a young hot fit footballer, he's ontop of his game, one of the leaugues tops scorers. he is 25 and he is flying. but within the song this also means 25mph, a slow speed, felt like flying. with his father even the slow and safe suddenly feels dangerous. 25mph is dangerous. jamie's life is dangerous with his father around.

guess i lied, i'm a liar

the stress of being a victim who physically can fight back. jamie is physically stronger than his dad, escpeccialy drunk, but that doesn't matter. so sometimes jamie sees himself as a liar, letting it all happen to him. this is obviously not true, but, it's what jamie believes.

but he also knows he's a lair about forgiveness. he wants to forgive because that is what others want him to do, but deepdown its not what he wants. he just wants freedom and safety. two things his father has denied him. so yeah, jamie lies about wanting forgiveness. and he wishes someone would see through him and realise what he really needs is distance while he still has the urge to run.

thank you to @antitheticallyargumentative @jamietarttdodododododo and @fanficfanattic for hyping me up to write this because it was good to get out into the world

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For Whipped Back Jamie: While Jamie is recovering, his phone starts to go off with messages. Roy picks it up and sees that they are from Tartt Sr. They are taunting messages, honest to God taking credit for Jamie wining the match, saying a good flogging is just what Jamie needs to play like he did that day. Roy is murderous, but instead of going after Tartt Sr. himself, he calls in the cavalry. Roy just focuses on helping Jamie heal and understand his crappy dad was wrong about all of it.

I' m imagining that James Tartt Snr likes to leave voices messages to, so it normally hits Jamie so much harder to actually hears the vile messages and threats in his dad's spiteful voice.

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Roy listens to some as well reads some of the ominous messages, threatening Jamie with acts of violence that Roy now knows is something Jamie actually has to live with. Sickened and filled with a intrinsic need to protect Jamie, Roy actually answers the phone when the phone goes off in his hand.

"Finally," James Tartt promises violence when Roy connects the call. "Have I got to beat the respect for your old man back into you."

"This isn't Jamie," Roy growls instead.

"Who the fuck are you?" James sneers. "Put Jamie on."

"It's Kent," Roy practically hisses, clenches the phone within tight fingers. "And you're never speaking to Jamie again."

"Fuck off," James laughs loud and obnoxiously.

"You're not going anywhere near him," Roy continues. "You don't even get to look at him."

"I'm his dad," James says, voice slurring a weak jibe. "And you're just a has-been. Can't play with the big boys anymore. What's that saying - 'those who can't do, teach'."

"Impressive for a drunk waste of space," Roy laughs. "I'll give you one back 'you have been weighed, you have been measured, you have been found wanting'. You know what means, Tartt?"

"..." James stays silently fuming.

"It means you're a piece of shit dad," Roy hisses through tense lips. "And if I even find a a hair out of place on Jamie's head, or that he's even received another one these fucking vile messages of yours, I'm gonna find you and you'll regret even existing. Do you hear me?"

"Are you threatening me, Kent?" James laughs, but it sounds more nervous than before. "Going to dirty your hands?"

"Just looking out for your son, Tartt," Roy promises back. "I didn't say it had to become physical. Richmond has a good legal department and PR team. If you even think about trying anything with Jamie, don't expect to come away with a pretty penny."

Honestly, Roy wouldn't mind smashing Tartt Snr's face in, but he's not going to say that out loud now is he.

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Roy/Jamie fic Idea: It's early season 2 when Jamie's just rejoined the team and his shunned. He starts coming in late or barely on time and everyone's to mad to see how pale he is and how gingerly he moves. One day he comes late and everyone guns for him, tackling him and shoving him left and right. Afterwards in the locker room Roy confronts him and says some truly callous things. When Jamie opens his mouth, instead of words, Roy's face gets sprayed with blood as Jamie gasps and collapses.

Okay, so immediately two senerios come to mind.

James Tartt Snr has been visiting/staying - because Jamie's dad is not happy that Jamie fought so hard to get back to Richmond, and thinks a little bit of 'tough love' and a lotta of fists, vile abuse, vitriole, and 'you let me down, Jamie's will convince Jamie to leave and return to Manchester.

2. Jamie's trying to fit back in to Richmond early S2, he doesn't want to cause trouble, doesn't want to be a nuisance, a pain or a bother, but the stress of not really fitting back in at Man City (as the slightly better version Jamie Tartt who now passes the ball apparently), the constant abuse and presence of a hateful and unsupportive and physically abusive father, the whole fucking mistake of Lust Conquers All, and trying to get his Richmond teammates to forgive and accept him back and just the need to get Roy's approval and validation take its toll, and Jamie can't sleep, feels sick whenever he eats, his stomach starts to physically hurt and burn constantly like his dad's sucker-punching him in the gut over and over, and he can't hide it from anyone. He starts coming in late, because of the whole not sleeping, trying and failing to eat without being sick - he ignores the splashes of red although he knows it's not a good sign 'cause he hears his mother's voice back from when he first entered the academy 'don't be a bother jamie, don't cause any trouble, be good, make me proud' - and takes too long to get ready because everything fucking hurts and he doesn't know how to make it stop. He tries to apologise, sees Isaac glaring and Colin's disgust and hears Sam's disappointed 'Ted gave you a second chance' and he tries to tell them it's not the same, he's here, he's not bailing or skipping training, or that he's too he's good for them - because he's not, but then Roy's there 'Oi' -ing him and yelling at him, and Jamie fights his tears, because he's feeling sick and and scared and wants someone to look after him just like his mum used to when he was poorly, and he starts to open his mouth, to tell Roy "It's not like, that, mate..." but he only gets to "It's not-" before the surge of vomit rises up him and he has a split-second to think oh shit, I'm gonna puke on Roy, but then terrifies himself when a spray of blood erupts from his mouth and splashes Roy's across his chest and face...

AKA: Jamie has a perforated ulcer

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Mpreg Jamie idea: PHOEBE!!!! We gotta have Phoebe taking her World's Best cousin duties very seriously, which includes bossing Jamie around to make sure he eats and rests. I also got this idea where Jamie's looking after Phoebe and maybe even Henry and Tartt Sr. shows up demanding money since he slimy leech. Jamie's protective instincts kick in when his father and his cronies try to break the door in. He's done being afraid and will guard the children with utmost ferocity.

I love this idea!

And I'm pretty sure Phoebe will completely ignore the 'stay hidden' instruction from Jamie (I mean, she and Roy are probably the founding members of the Jamie Tartt Protection Squad, after all) and before he knows it, when his dad dares even lay one finger on him, she's right there kicking the shit out of Tartt Snr.

James will be 'what the fuck? Who the fuck are you. Jamie get this little shit off me'.

And Phoebe will be 'I'm Roy Fucking Kent's Fucking Niece you fucking arsehole..'

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Holy fuck you took my Jamie dialogue idea and made it a million times better! I want all of what you just added to happen, and maybe it's Will who actually gathers his courage and approaches Jamie to conform him and Jamie just fucking shatters into Will's arms. Ted of course wouldn't be able to stand it and finally just takes both Will and Jamie into his arms and apologizes with all his heart. If Roy's on the warpath will it take the whole team to hold him back from hunting down Tartt Sr.?

I can just imagine it.

Will torn between leaving Roy, who's just started smashing everything in reach, and going after Jamie who's just run out of the changing rooms. Roy, even in his rage, telling Will to go after him because Roy's just too angry at James Tartt Snr to be comforting and gentle right now.

Ted seeking them out, forming a group hug as he shields them in his arms.

And yep, the entire team will have to wrestle Roy to the ground when he tries to leave and bellows 'fuck this shit. I'm going to kill that bastard'.

Like the entire team is needed to take Roy down

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That prompt of Jamie doing the music video for domestic violence got me thinking "Cherry Wine" by Hozier, every scenario Jamie acts out is poignant and intense. Of course Tartt Sr. sees it and gets murderously angry at Jamie but when he comes to confront his son, he finds himself facing a Jamie who is no longer afraid and also Jamie's very angry and protective true family ready to back him up. Angry Roy Fucking Kent is one thing, he's never faced a pissed of Keeley Jones and Rebecca Welton.

Absolutely, James Tartt will not get through the wall AFC Richmond, Keeley and Rebecca. They are impenetrable.

I can just imagine how livid James Tartt Snr would be after seeing the video - not only is his son talking about being soft, bur he's also calling him out. He's in the pub when he sees it on the TV for the first time - Denbo knocks his shoulder and gestures to the TV, and he's fucking embarrassed and raging at Jamie, 'coz everyone in the pub is looking at him with varying degrees of disgust and curiosity.

Jamie doesn't take any of his calls that night.

If that wasn't enough, a couple of days later, that fucking Trent Crimm reporter with the stupid hair, has a two-page centrefold interview titled 'Growing Up with Domestic Violence'.

(to be honest I would be petrified for of the consequences for Jamie if he ever did a domestic violence video. There's no way James would let it slide. No way at all.)

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Vampire Roy prompter here and your idea of Roy brooding while hanging upside down is BRILLIANT and I think it would actually help Jamie not be terrified. He'd think of how dangerous Roy is with his fangs and his demeanor only to see said dangerous being hanging upside down, being all grumpy and awkward while he's keeping guard and suddenly Jamie's slowly but surely falling in love lol!

Yeah. It takes Jamie a little while to get it at first. Like his initial reaction when he looks out his window is "oh my god. what the fuck roy? why the fuck are you hanging outside my window?'" but then after a particularly scary moment when James Tartt Snr turns up, drunk and yelling for Jamie and Roy just drops right out of the tree and lands on the doorstep between Jamie and his dad, Jamie has this light bulb moment (because typical Roy doesn't come out and say "I love you Jamie Fuckin' Tartt and I will Protect you every fuckin' day of my fuckin' immortal fuckin' life")

snapshots of their conversation once Jamie is over the shock

Jamie: How come you don't burst into flames in the daytime?

Roy: I wear a lot of fucking sun-cream

Jamie: Really? * wide eyes *

Roy: * snorting * No. It's all fucking bullshit.

Jamie: Even garlic?

Roy: * in disgust * I don't know about that. It kind of gives me the shits

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* For the 3rd week in a row there's the sound of shattering glass *

Jamie from his bed: For fucks sake Roy! Stop scaring the bloody milkman

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Jamie: * whispering into Roy's mouth * I never invited you in.

Roy * whispering * you didn't have to. Not when I have your heart

Jamie: I'm not sure if that's you being cute or creepy