Additional Tags: Jamie Tartt Needs a Hug, Hurt/Comfort, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Episode: s01e10 The Hope That Kills You, Canon-typical language, Bad Parent James Tartt Sr., Jamie Tartt-centric, Panic Attacks, Ted Lasso Acting as Jamie Tartt's Parental Figure, No Beta We Die Like Earl the Greyhound
Summary:
“What do you want?” he snapped, his voice trembling almost as violently as he was. “I thought we were done ‘ere.”
“Well, I just wanted to see if I could have a little chat with ya,” an unexpected voice replied in a tone that was so gentle that it made Jamie’s chest ache. “And I’m thinking that I’m probably not who you were expecting, but I hope you’re not too disappointed.”
What happened once the match against Richmond was over and Jamie's dad pulled him aside? Ted walked away after seeing him with his dad in the treatment room and Jamie thought that was it, just one more person on the list of people that had abandoned him. But what if Ted came back? What if Ted was the one to give Jamie the letter after Richmond's match against Man City?