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[cantstoptheimagines]

Attachments (Jamie Tartt | Ted Lasso)

Summary — When it came to having a one-night stand with Jamie, you expected to be nothing more than an additional notch on his belt. Unbeknownst to you, he had other plans. 

Warnings & Other Tags ➳ Walnut Mist Jamie; coworkers to lovers; a touch of idiots in love (mostly on the Reader’s part); friendly teasing from the Diamond Dogs; references to sex, but no actual smut.

Notes ➳ Word Count is 1,038. ➳ Reader is gender neutral (they/them).

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You weren’t entirely sure what to do.

The way Jamie’s hand slowly traveled over your lower back sent butterflies throughout your stomach. You had woken up to find yourself wrapped in his soft linen sheets, limbs tangled up in his blanket with your face squished against a pillow.

Lying on your stomach, you admired him with a tired gaze. He was on his back next to you, eyes closed and blissfully unaware that you were no longer asleep. One hand rested on his stomach while the other continued creating patterns against your bare skin.

The gentle feeling nearly lulled you back to sleep. Jamie’s scent was overwhelming your thoughts. His bedding smelled of his favorite cologne. If it hadn’t been for his alarm, you would’ve felt as though you were drifting into a second heaven. 

You quickly closed your eyes, not ready for the conversation Jamie might want to have about the previous night. Next to you, he turned off his alarm and let out a deep groan. You could hear every movement he made, thinking you were still dreaming peacefully without a care in the world.

He shifted closer until you could feel his skin against yours. His warmth surrounded you in an instant. He hovered over you with an arm on either side, balancing on his elbows. His chest was almost flush against your back. It took everything within you to not let out a surprised squeal. 

His lips gently grazed your forehead, then your temple, then your cheek in a series of sweet kisses. He nosed at your skin before taking in the scent of your shampoo. You could feel him smile against your cheek before another kiss was layered there.

His affections traveled to your shoulders. He pushed himself closer. You tried not to smile at the feeling of him. His lips left a warm trail of open-mouthed kisses from your left shoulder to the right. 

Finally, after one last kiss landed against your back, Jamie shifted away from you. The blankets rustled and, without him, you suddenly felt cold.

Opening your eyes once again, you admired the way the muscles in his back flexed with every tired stretch as he made his way to the bathroom. Moments later, the sound of water falling from the showerhead echoed through the open door. 

With the knowledge that Jamie wouldn’t be back for at least a few minutes, you reluctantly shuffled out his bed. Within moments, your clothes were on and you were disappearing without so much as a goodbye. 

You were busy sorting through some papers for Ted when Jamie slipped into your office. In an instant, you regretted choosing the workspace that was connected to that of the main coaches’, mostly due to the glass windows that allowed them to see everything. 

As Jamie closed the door behind him, you could see several of your colleagues looking at one another curiously. It was the worst time for them to be having one of their Diamond Dog meetings. Not only would you be questioned by Ted and Beard, but potentially by Roy, Trent, and Higgins as well.

“Hey.”

Your eyes fluttered from your nosy coworkers to Jamie. He offered a bright smile, pushing back his hair with a black sports headband. He had already changed into his kit for practice. You leaned back against the front of your desk, waiting for him to carry the conversation.

“Missed you this morning,” he said, “wanted to tell ya goodbye. I was gonna make breakfast too, but you’d already gone, so...”

His voice trailed off, unsure of what else he should say. Your suddenly quiet demeanor was throwing him off. He thought about everything he could’ve done to make you upset, but came up empty-handed. 

“I had to go home and get ready for work,” you replied, shrugging nonchalantly.

“Oh,” he nodded understandingly. “Well then, how about tonight? I’ll take ya out for dinner to make it up, alright?” 

You blinked in surprise, “Jamie, you don’t have to do that. I mean, what we did last night was just a one-time thing.” 

“It was?” 

Within seconds, Jamie looked like a puppy who had just gotten treats taken away. His eyes dimmed and his smile fell, “I see.” 

“Wasn’t it?” 

Jamie shrugged. Your office had gone silent, save for the sounds of his boots shuffling awkwardly against the carpet. Through the glass, you could see Ted’s eyes going between the two of you. 

“Don’t know,” muttered Jamie, finally breaking the long silence. “I haven’t been with anyone in a while. I kinda stopped all that one-night stand stuff, I guess.”

“Really?” you breathed, taken aback by his admission. 

“Yeah,” he chuckled, hands fiddling with the hem of his jersey. “Look, I really like ya, but if this isn’t something—” 

Panic built up within your chest. You hadn’t expected his desire to see you outside of his bedroom. Before he could break things off, you cut him off, “Pick me up tonight. We can go to Ola’s.” 

His expression returned to its brighter self, “You’re serious?” 

Heat rose beneath your skin when he grinned after receiving a nod in response. Quick as ever, Jamie moved closer. His proximity almost made you forget about the watchful eyes of the Diamond Dogs.

Once he was close enough, Jamie placed his hands on your cheeks. You could feel his smile against your skin as he leaned in to gently kiss your forehead. After giving you a tight hug as well, Jamie left your office with a skip in his step, leaving the door open as he returned to the locker room. 

“So...”

You met the stares and poorly hidden grins of your colleagues, aside from Roy, of course. Ted, as usual, was the one who had spoken up first. He bounced excitedly in his seat.

With a teasing tone, Ted completed his thought, “You and Jamie, huh?”

You rolled your eyes, biting your lip in an effort to conceal a smile. Each of them began pursing their lips, dramatically kissing the air. This time, much to your surprise, Roy joined in. You scoffed at their antics, wondering what exactly you had gotten yourself into by agreeing to a date with Richmond’s star striker.

#2023 #ted lasso #ted lasso imagine #ted lasso imagines #ted lasso x reader #jamie tartt imagine #jamie tartt imagines #jamie tartt x reader #attachments

[autisticdreamdrop]

autism things 183

feeling more connections to objects instead of people (plushies, toys, dolls, clothes, accessories, fidgets, blankets, household items, etc)

#autism things #autistic things #posic #object sentience #autism #autistic #actually autistic #actually autism #asd #autism spectrum disorder #autie #objects #object #attachment #attachments #object attachment

[currentlyobsessedwithobi-wan]

I don’t know how people come to the conclusion that attachment is good. If someone “loved” me to the point of committing genocide for me — without even caring about who’s innocent and who’s guilty —, I’ll be afraid, thank you very much.

#star wars #pro jedi #jedi order #in defense of the jedi #anakin critical #attachments

[maihonhassan]

Why is it always; “i am sorry” and not “tum naraz lagti ho koi tarkeeb batao manane ki, hum apni jaan girvi rakh deingey, tum qeemat batao muskurane ki.”

#desiblr #desi academia #desi tag #desi tumblr #desi indian #indian aesthetic #indian tumblr #indian poetry #writings #pick up lines #urdu #urdu lines #urdu adab #urdu poetry #urdu stuff #rekhta #urdu literature #lit #attachments #writerblr #dark romanticism #dark academia #light academia #chaotic academia #spilled ink #spilled feelings #txt #a03 writer #gen z culture #desi culture

[darth-memes]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE LUCAS!!!

#star wars #sw memes #george lucas #jedi #jedi code #attachments #Anakin Skywalker #Darth Vader #I MEAN CAN WE STOP ALREADY

[euphorictruths]

Make deep connections, not deep attachments.

#quotes #deep #realness #connections #attachments #balance #love #friendship #relationships #beautiful #beauty #escape #pretty #wisdom #honesty #truth #spiritual

[vizthedatum]

I will not excuse abuse or disregard for my feelings/boundaries.

I will not enable my insecure attachment to a person who consistently exhibits this behavior.

I understand that maintaining insecure attachments is not the same as maintaining a relationship.

I will not settle for the veil of safety.

I want real safety.

I want real relationships.

#healing #trauma #neurodivergence #self love #queer #codependent no more #narcissistic abuse recovery #narcissistic trauma #narcissistic parents #narcissistic abuse #narcissistic abuse survivor #prose #codependency #codependency is an addiction #ptsd #c-ptsd #complex trauma #attachments #insecure attachment #secure attachment #no more enabling #love #relationships

[liquidlightandrunningtrees]

So, what if, instead of thinking about solving your whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.

Rainbow Rowell, Attachments

#quote #rainbow rowell #attachments #thinking #solving #good #life #grow #quotes

[lys-9-10]

"If you like Rainbow Rowell try..." recc lists suck. Can you help??

*UPDATE ok so in case anyone also didn't know this existed there is a thing called Storygraph which allows you to personalize recommendations based on much more specific things!! it's so cool go check it out if you're like me and frustrated by how unhelpful recommendation lists/algorithms usually are!

Ok this is probably a shot in the dark but idc b/c i'm frustrated and desperate The problem i have with "if you like RR try..." lists is they always seem to suggest things based on genre or similar plot points or something like that ... But the reason I love RR isn't WHAT she writes, it's HOW she writes. And I'm so hard pressed to find other writers like her. Can you help???

Things I love about her writing:

-Her witty, funny, stream-of-consciousness narration. Story is told through a very strong (and entertaining) character voice and we’re privy to all their internal ranting and private quips. (I'm thinking the Simon Snow series in particular typifies this narration style, though they all do to some extent)

-her character voices are endearing and quirky, not like, aggressively sarcastic and teen angsty like a lot of other YA authors

-her books are driven by characters and relationships. Not by plot or world-building.

-ultimately they're light reads, feel-good books that make you smile and laugh, but are super well written and have substance to them

-nothing is try-hard or artificial. I find a lot of YA books are... They're trying too hard to be funny, but aren't really. They're trying too hard to get a political message across. etc.

Any reccs??

I'M ETERNALLY INDEBTED!! <3 <3

Speaking of which, if helpful in thinking through reccs, the only 2 books I've really liked in the past couple years (since finishing all of RRs) are:

a) The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (LOVED this one, so funny and quirky and endearing)

b) A Man Called Ove (loved it but also couldn't become obsessed with it, i think prob b/c couldn't connect to the older characters as easily)

Both I think captured some of the things I highlighted.

#rainbow rowell #simon snow series #fangirl #eleanor and park #snowbaz #attachments #landline #megan bannen #fredrik backman

[deepinsamsara]

attachments are not a form of true love. unconditional love, selfless love, a love without expectations is a higher form of existence that creates no attachments or images. it is a state of profound egolessness. expectations and judgments are attachments that the untrained mind repeatedly creates, causing more knots and burdens that impede our happiness.

-yung pueblo

#attachments #love #buddhism #yung pueblo

[currentlyobsessedwithobi-wan]

Just read somewhere that "Anakin needs more attachments". Sure Anakin needs more people whose wellbeing he'll put above anyone else, above the whole galaxy. So that he can go on another killing rampage when something happen to one of his attachment.

If you ask me, he doesn't need more people that he can't live without, what he needs is to learn how to love healthily. I mean even if he wasn't a Jedi supposed to love selflessly, I wouldn't call his way to love healthy.

But that's just my opinion.

#pro jedi #in defense of the jedi #star wars #anakin critical #attachments #star wars prequels #anakin skywalker #jedi order

[maihonhassan]

In English we say;

“The only way to save another person is by being there and nothing else.” - Franz Kafka

But in Urdu we say;

“Har chaaragar ko chaaragari se gurez tha, warna hamein jo dukh thay bohat la-dawa na thay.” - Faiz Ahmad Faiz

#franz kafka #kafka diaries #daily kafka #kafka #english writing #englishquotes #english writers #famous writers #writers on tumblr #writerscommunity #writer stuff #writer things #writer blog #blog related #dark academia #dark romanticism #aesthetics #pakistani aesthetics #faiz ahmed faiz #faizahmadfaiz #faiz poetry #faiz #desiblr #desi academia #spilled ink #spilled emotions #writer and poets #txt #a03 writer #attachments

[randomness-fullfilled]

Why am I the only one who misses you so much when we both have the same memories?

Why am I the only one stuck in this broken place which was once our home?

#i dont know #emptiness #frustrated #im sorry #sad thoughts #emotional #feelings #love #happiness #i miss you #depressing post #depressing thoughts #depressing #break up #memories #attachments #broken #quotes

[blackswaneuroparedux]

The real reason people are conservatives is that they are attached to the things that they love, and want to preserve them from abuse and decay. They are attached to their family, their friends, their religion, and their immediate environment.

Sir Roger Scruton, Conservatism and the Conservatory

#scruton #roger scruton #quote #conservatism #conservative #heritage #custom #tradition #preservation #love #family #attachments #society

[rest-in-being]

#spiritual #attachments #ego #:D #spiritual identity