Jan 26, 2025
May 2034, Jamie Tartt's farewell to football and A.F.C. Richmond
"So, you know, I hope I've given half as much as I got. And we can never really know what the future will bring, can we, but there's one thing I know for certain..."
A breath in, a breath out into the trembling air, as the stadium waited in silence that felt too close to reverence. Jamie bent his head slightly, and lifted his shirt to meet his lips.
"I'm Richmond till I die."
And he kissed the badge.
#ted lasso#jamie tartt#i couldn't stop thinking about jamie playing for richmond his entire (great and legendary) career and about his farewell#getting to say goodbye properly and on his terms#and I had to manifest it into something or else#i wanted to have a banner with the same feeling as “speravo de mori prima” (i had hoped to die before this) from totti's farewell to rome#but that's impossible to replicate i fear#so i've gone with a play on the hope that kills you so it's still sort of a callback#n.b. the basic outlines of the stadium and the player figure are based on stock photos#and then I modified and drew over and coloured etc#just for disclosure#also I spent so long on the crowd background that i thought it was going to be the end of me#only to realise at the end that it didnt really make sense for the background to be so clear and sharp#whatever ig it's the vibe that counts#afc richmond#obviously in this you cant see them but roy keeley rebecca ted georgie beard nate the himbos etc etc are all on the sidelines#having a cry#ted lasso series#ted lasso post canon#ted lasso show
