May 14, 2024
do you ever think about the possibility of beard relapsing while in ted's care, and beard's immediate response is wanting to leave, wanting to save ted from himself. waking up in the hospital, a terrifying place to him, and he expects to be alone and...god. ted is right there. asleep in the hard, plastic chair but...he's there. and when he wakes up, he doesn't give beard the "i want you to find someplace else to stay" speech that beard's been dreading, but instead tells him that the doctor recommended a good rehab program close by, he and michelle have been talking about it, it's a good place, they'd come visit- holding his hand as he makes it clear to beard that he's not gonna give up on him..........................hm
#!!!!!! hm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#beard bracing himself for vitriol and disappointment and ted just tells him it's okay. he's sick. that he didn't lose all the days sober#just because he relapsed. all that recovery is still under his belt. he's still okay. they're okay#ted lasso#coach beard#addiction tw#relapse tw