#lmk if you needed me to add more I thot I'd do some setup

[whomuses]

@downspirals gets the plotted thing

Training was going pretty well. The team had been running laps as a cool-down exercise, before they went off on a break. Jamie wasn't sure if training was finishing entirely for the day or if they were just having a breather, but he was feeling good. He threw up a hand to high-five Dustin over a particularly good move they'd pulled off, an easy grin on his face. He'd become fast friends with the newcomer, especially since - well - everything. And it was nice having a friend that wasn't just a group of croneys who wanted his admiration but was actually… like… proper friends. That was cool.

Roy was standing with arms folded, watching as they moved into groups, chattering. That weird guy with the canes who had been hanging around with the coach a whole lot lately was also here, Jamie noticed, but mostly didn't care. Roy, on the other hand, was very aware of Austin's presence. He could smell him on the breeze, and whilst it was familiar now, it was still weird. His head turned - another scent had drifted towards him. (Since learning to get better control over his other self, he'd found bits like this leaking through.) And whilst he couldn't place it, exactly, there was a sour familiarity to it, like old beer and cigarettes…

"Oh, shit, what the fuck." Jamie whispered, now looking in the same direction. There was a shape on the pitch, moving towards them. "What the fuck is he doing here?" his breath caught in his chest. He hadn't heard from his dad since their altercation in Man City's changing room, and now… he still didn't feel ready to face the man…