Maybe I’m delusional and drank too much wine, but this is why Roy Kent being a closeted queer man explains EVERYTHING
While writing my meta piece about Jamie x Keeley I spent a lot of time thinking “What about Roy?”, since there are no convincing love interests for him aside from Keeley.
And, well, Jamie.
And for the first time I evaluated this as something that really could happen, since now there is the legit possibility that they make homophobia in professional football the prevalent theme in this season and having multiple queer storylines would help to illustrate different point of views and they could explore this with a Roy x Jamie romance plot.
And then I looked at Roy and … basically everything fell into place.
Why he represses his emotions, why he is so so angry, why he is so full with insecurities and struggles with his self-worth, why he is unable to show (physical or emotional) affection to a man without somehow having to taint it with an unnecessarily violent outbreak – the only notable exception being the Hug™️ in “Man City”. Something that hasn’t been addressed by anyone since then, which was a choice I always considered very odd, but postponing Roy’s character development to season 3 makes actually lot’s of sense, if Roy’s struggles are rooted in internalised homophobia. And if being queer in professional sports is the theme of season 3 like mental health was the theme of season 2.
Still makes his angry, violent outbursts really jarring and he has to show accountability, but if the pain he inflicted on others is related to the trauma of being forced to be in the closet for 25 odd years, that would be so heartbreaking. And it would fit into the theme of the show that actually good people like Rebecca or Jamie – and Nate once he gets his redemption – do unforgivable things and inflict pain on people who do not deserve it as a trauma response. Sure, it could be some other trauma – but this explanation would fit so well into this seasons theme, it just makes SO MUCH SENSE to me.
Also, Trent’s critique explains some of Roy’s insecurities, but he already was full of anger at seventeen, so the root of his anger has to be something different – and growing up queer in a hella homophobic surrounding since age ten and forced to stay in the closet unless he wants to throw away his dream career, if that is not a reason to be filled to the brim with anger, I don’t know what is.
And as far as I recall, the only people he actually physically attacks are Colin (the headbutt in 1x3) and Jamie. Then his beef with Trent.
In other words, we only ever see him being irrationally aggressive and violent towards queer coded or canonically queer men. Yes, he usually has reasons that are not related to (coded) sexuality – with the notable exception of “I have to headbutt Jamie before I hug him lest it seems gay!”
And the “ugly, ugly boy”-thing? Vanity is often used for queer coding. So Roy mocks something about Jamie that is queer coded.
This screams internalised homophobia.
But I hear the naysayer going “Aren’t you reaching a bit?”
Maybe, but let us take a look at some ways how Roy is queer coded that come to mind off the top of my head.
First of all: He canonically has a secret double life, where he is notably softer, hangs out with a bunch of elderly women who have no clue who Roy Kent, professional angry footballer, is, and does yoga with them, frequents gay bars, hangs out with drag queens and watches reality tv while sipping rosé, which is a sweet girly drink, like you know “vanilla vodka. such a child.” – in his “real life” Roy would never ever drink rosé or admit to anyone that he watched even a single second of “Lust Conquers All” by accident (Keeley definitely didn’t know, or she would have teased him with this).
Who else has a secret double life? Colin.
And while I hate to be “look, so many gay stereotypes!” … Look, so many gay stereotypes!
Also, both Julie Andrews and Madonna are gay icons? As are Stevie Nicks and Tina Turner
“The Sound of Music” (his favourite) is popular in gay culture and the nuns are implied to be lesbians?
He mouths along when Rebecca sings “Let it go”, with Elsa being queer coded and the song being a queer anthem?
And when I googled “A Wrinkle in Time queer” first thing I got was a paper by the Syracuse University titled “Unusual Children: Queerishness and Strange Growth in A Wrinkle in Time and The Giver”, which discusses the queerness of the main character. You know, the “Am I supposed to be the little girl”-girl?
This are all the pop culture references I could recall off the top of my head, there may be things that are not queer coded, but … one or two, that is a coincidence. Three or more, that is a pattern. You cannot convince me that the writer’s “accidentally” queer coded Roy so extensively if he is supposed to be straight.
(Dear god, the only thing about Ted Lasso that always disappointed me was the lack of explicit queer characters – like, I’d bet with you that the majority of non-queer viewers didn’t get Keeley’s “dip the toe back in the lady pool” line or Colin’s “oh like Grindr?” – and if they now go and make the third season queer as fuck? Bless them!
And just like the next level trolling by Phil and Brett if they were actually spoiling the big love story for years, while everyone thought they were just joking?)
EDIT: Just looked up Gina Gershon, who Roy said he dated once—guess what, according to Wikipedia she’s considered a gay icon 🙃
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since we’ve heard they’re in talks for the 5th life smp season i’ve seen people saying zedaph should be added and at first i was like “hmm… i don’t know if that would go well.” and i say that as an enormous zedaph enjoyer. he’s extremely talented and funny and he gets along great with everyone, but he also spends all his time in a hole doing redstone crafts by himself and he’s kind of allergic to lore. typical hermit behavior doesn’t mesh well with the constraints of the series, so i thought, “if zedaph can’t do his normal mad scientist thing, what can he do?”
but then i realized. the series is so short-lived that people don’t spend time doing redstone or constructing elaborate builds. resources are extremely limited and players have to interact with each other. the life series forces everyone out of their comfort zone in one way or another.
we know that more typically solitary players have done well, and i know zedaph would rise to the challenge. he’s also an absolute wildcard. he has to put his energy somewhere. so now the question is, if zedaph can’t do redstone, what will he do instead?
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But being so soft during aftercare
He misses kisses too and feels bad seeing you all teary-eyed so after the punishment is all "you've been so good honey" and kisses all over your face 🥺
nsfw - minors dni
warnings for umm spanking?? 🫣 (just one) and…he’s kinda mean <3 but then he’s nice!! LMFAOOO you know how it goes
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A soft whine escaped from your lips when you heard a stern “No,” in Aaron’s voice as he turned his head away from yours.
You were under him, your legs wrapped around his waist, the heels of your feet on his ass pushing him deeper and deeper inside you. His hands were holding your wrists above your head, not letting you move much, but you didn’t mind. You liked that he took control. What you didn’t like though, was that he had just rejected a sweet kiss from you.
“Why?” you asked, confused.
“Bad girls don’t get kisses.”
“Aaron…” you said, a pout taking over your face. “I said I was sorry.”
“And I’ve said a million times that you should text me when you know you’re gonna be late so I don’t get worried,” he said, pushing himself into you harder, sending a wave of pleasure through your body - so good, you almost forgot what you were sad about.
“I’m sorry,” you breathed softly, feeling too good to keep your eyes open.
“Sorry’s not good enough.”
This was torture. Yes every inch of his naked skin was touching yours, yes his dick was buried inside your pussy, yes his eyes were staring right into yours; but it wasn’t enough. You needed to be kissed. You needed to wrap your hands around his neck and bring him closer to you, whisper against his lips how good his cock made you feel. You needed him.
“Please, Aaron. Just one kiss.”
He released your hands, and for a second you thought he wasn’t mad anymore. For a second you thought he’d finally give you that kiss you’d been craving. But instead he slipped out of you, got on his knees and harshly turned you around.
He didn’t need to give you any instructions. He simply grabbed your waist and positioned you how he wanted.
“Sorry, baby,” he said, his large palm touching the curve of your ass before slapping it just harshly enough for it not to feel unpleasant. “No making love tonight. Tonight, you’re only a toy to help me get off, okay?”
You bit your bottom lip, holding back a sob.
“I said ‘okay’?”
“Yes, sir,” you said, your voice weak.
Aaron’s hands were all over you but he still wasn’t inside you yet. His thumb went towards the hole of your ass, just rubbing it softly, doing his best to just make you more desperate.
“My poor girl wants kisses…” he said, a pathetic whine from you cutting him off. His deep voice never failed to drive you crazy. “Too bad she’s not getting any.”
His hand moved so he could finger you slowly, knowing like exactly how to move his thick fingers in a way that made you see stars.
“Stay still,” he ordered.
You buried your head in your pillow and did exactly what he had told you. You stayed still and let him use you. The sounds of his body slapping into yours, and his heavy breaths and moans being the only things you could focus on as your pillowcase got wet from your tears.
“Oh God…Fuck,” he moaned, while his cum filled your pussy. You hand had moved between your legs, as you rubbed your clit making yourself cum right after he had.
He wrapped his arm around your stomach and used it to pull you close to him, your back against his chest. “There’s my sweet girl.”
You let your head fall back on his shoulder with a sigh.
“Still want that kiss?” he asked and his smirk got bigger when he saw you nodding your head eagerly.
He turned your head to the side using a hand on your jaw and finally placed his open mouth on yours. You let out a moan when your tongues touched, and he smiled against your lips. As the kiss got deeper you turned your body around and moved so you could straddle his lap.
“Finally,” you smiled.
Aaron smiled at you in that same sweet way, using his thumb to wipe away any tears of yours that hadn’t dried out yet. “My baby, you did so good for me, do you know that?”
His praise made you grin, the pride written across his face making the butterflies in your stomach go crazy.
“See what happens when you’re not a good girl for me?” he asked you, pulling your hair away from your face. His touch was tender and comforting, making you completely melt against him. “I had to deny you of the kisses that you so love. Not worth it now, was it?”
You shook your head with a pout, agreeing that your punishment was justified.
“I’m sorry.”
“I know you are. And next time you’re gonna let me know when you’re planning on getting home late, isn’t that right?”
“I will,” you said with honesty and let your handsome boyfriend kiss you one more time, this time on your forehead. And then on the cheek, on your eyelids and on your jaw…and your heart finally calmed down as you realized that his sweet kisses were not about to end any time soon.
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