Heyo! I have an idea for a Supa Strikas post (romantic). What if (name) one day decided to switch their seat in the teams bus? Like she was always sitting next to the coach and suddenly asked if she can sit next to one of the players for whatever the reason.
I imagine some of them would get quite giggly or some even cocky. I was hoping you could do Hydra and United 🫶
A/N: AAH, YES, MY TWO FAV TEAMS! This is such a cute suggestions, tysm!!
Assistant Coach Masterlist
INVINCIBLE UNITED
“Ugh, you are so unbelievable, Vince!” You growl, your clipboard nearly creaking underneath your tight grip as you angrily lead in front of your adopted father. Invincible United has, once again, lost in a match against Supa Strikas. Rather than listening to the advice and feedback of his assistant coach, Vince decided to do things his way again, and it was just as ridiculous and far-fetched as the rest of his schemes. Words couldn’t even describe the ridiculous stunt that you just witnessed on the field before you, but words also couldn’t describe your fury when you realized that Vince was relying more on cheap tricks than your suggestions and ideas. AGAIN.
“It was a strategic decision, not that I would expect you to understand.” Vince scoffed, rolling his eyes at your little “tantrum”. In your defense, what was the point of making you stand out on the side of a soccer field in the sweltering heat as his assistant coach if he was just going to hire magicians or use remote-controlled soccer balls instead of listening to your input?
“You’re right, I don’t understand how it was a strategic decision because we still lost!” You shot back, turning on your heel to glare at him. Both of you have now stopped before boarding the bus.
As Vince stammered for a comeback, you two gained quite the audience as most of Invincible United gathered on the half of the bus, which gave them a clear view and hearing of your argument. Dooma, who had already sat down, watched with a small smirk on his face as you exchanged witty remarks with Vince. Skarra, who always enjoyed seeing you come for Vince’s throat in your arguments, chuckled silently every time you left Vince stuttering or stammering. Meanwhile, Dingaan frowned, “ Aw, I hope they don’t argue on the way back. I hate when (Y/n) is upset…”
“This conversation is over!” Vince shouted back with finality, now walking past you and making his way onto the bus.
“Why? Because you can’t handle losing twice?” You sneered, walking even faster than him.
“Idiots, get back!” Skarra whispered-shouted to the rest of the team, ordering them to get back to their original spots. They scrambled like children trying to find their spots before the teacher re-entered the room. You immediately walked past the first seat behind the driver, the spot where you usually sat with Vince, but you didn’t want to deal with him now. Vince appeared to feel the same way, glaring at the back of your head, but taking his usual seat in the front. The players immediately noticed this deviation, some looking around and trying to figure out why you weren’t sitting with Vince, while some could immediately see the situation for what it is. Skarra, in particular, shoved Dingaan to free the spot next to him when he noticed you weren’t sitting next to Vince. Dingaan, per usual, didn't seem mind or notice Skarra’s behavior. You rolled your eyes and briefly scanned the seats, trying to decide which player you would sit next to. After a few awkward minutes, you make your decision and walk next to him,
“Is it fine if I sit next to you?”
Skarra:
“As if you had to ask.”
You wouldn’t even have to ask Skarra because he expects you to choose him.
In Skarra’s mind, he has this idea that he is your favorite player on Invincible United, so you choosing to sit next to him would fuel his delulu. I mean, of course, you would choose him! He’s known you the longest out of everyone on the team, you constantly scold him about how he’s wasting his potential by aiding Vince in his cheating schemes or his rivalry with Shakes, but you can never seem to stay truly mad at him for too long. That has to mean something in his head.
While he may act cool and cocky on the outside and maybe even shooting a smug grin at his teamates who are currently pouting that you went to him, his heart gets a little fluttery that you chose him.
Obviously, there was no doubt in his mind that you would…okay, maybe there was a little.
Underneath the “bad boy” exterior, Skarra does genuinely want your approval. There is something special to him about being the only one on the team who's able to “get you” when no one else can. He likes it when you come to rant to him about Vince because that means you trust him to understand your frustrations. When going over strategies (back when he was captain), you don’t see any point going to Vince so you’d go to him and he’d love that you not only sought out his opinions, but that you were sharing your own thoughts with him.
However, since Dooma’s taken over as Captain now, there’s not much reason for you to seek him out like that anymore. So things like this, even if they are small, mean a lot to him. In the same breath, he would never outright admit these things to you, so he masks it by teasing you the moment you sit next to him.
“Aw, did Daddy get on your nerves?~”
“Shut up, Skarra.”
He’ll poke the bear a little bit but he also knows not to push it too far because you’re clearly upset about this loss, which is understandable. He would’ve been brooding in his seat and most likely snapping at Dingaan the entire ride if you hadn’t chosen to sit by him. If it’s bothering you, he will soften up and be genuine. Saying things like: “It’s not like it was your fault, anyway. We would’ve won if Vince weren’t such a control freak,” or other things of that nature so you’re not being too hard on yourself.
If you want to rant, he would so let you do that and he’ll even join you. Skarra loves shifting the blame onto other people too, so you both can dunk on Vince. Bantering with you and teasing you to distract you (and himself) from the loss, trying to make snarky jokes that’ll make you chuckle (I advise you never to laugh at his jokes because it will inflate his ego).
All in all, even if you guys did lose, Skarra will walk off the bus feeling like an absolute winner if you choose him.
Dooma:
“Sure, go ahead.”
I do think Dooma would be a bit more externally and internally composed.Yeah, he’s frustrated about losing but when you sit next to him, the feeling of loss dims a little bit as he silently watches you take a seat from the corner of his eye.
You sitting next to him wouldn’t really inflate his ego. What inflates his ego is when he immediately hears Skarra grumbling in annoyance, clearly annoyed you didn’t choose him, and that causes Dooma to smirk a little bit to himself. He is very happy (excited, even) that you chose to sit next to him, but he’s a lot more composed than Skarra is.
He’s surprisingly very quiet and respectful at first, not flirting or teasing you the way Skarra immediately would’ve, nor would he immediately try and jump to cheer you up like Dingaan would’ve attempted. But he is very aware of you even if you might not know it. He notices every little sigh, grumble, or glare that you send Vince’s way. You would realize this when you mumble some snarky insult towards Vince and Dooma lets out a soft chuckle.
Sitting next to Dooma could be helpful as you try and calm down from your argument with Vince. Dooma might even be silent because he’s waiting for you to start ranting or give you time to bring up the argument, because he doesn’t want to annoy you by pressing on the matter. If he sees that you were too in your head about the loss, then he’d probably speak up just to let you know that it wasn’t your fault.
“We play better when you make the calls.” He’d say, with a tone that makes it sound more like an absolute fact rather than an opinion.
He doesn’t really flirt with you on the ride back together, either. His tone is different when he speaks to you, however. More genuine and assuring, not something that he intentionally does, but you just happen to bring that out in him. This development might actually surprise you, but also make you more comfortable to talk/rant to him, which he is more than happy to invite.
Dooma will also unintentionally lean closer to you while you talk or rant, showing that he’s listening to you very intently, and he might not say much aside from the occasional grunt of agreement or scoff when you’re telling him some ridiculous excuse Vince gave you to justify what happened.
However, since you guys are on a bus together, this might cause one of you to accidentally brush against the other. If you hit a particularly nasty road bump, you might accidentally fall against his frame. Which he wouldn’t mind, especially if you got nervous and tried to apologize for it. Sending you a small smile, “Don’t worry, I’ll let it slide…this time.~” Causing you to turn red in the face but try to compose yourself.
Overall, Dooma would be pretty happy that you sat with him and would be surprisingly understanding of your frustration, but also demonstrate that that he actually thinks of you pretty highly. I don’t see him rubbing it into his teammate’s face the same way Skarra would but if Skarra gets out of line, he might throw it in his face. Just to to mess with him.
Dingaan:
“(Y/N)! DO YOU NEED A SPOT? I HAVE ONE BY ME! BUT ONLY IF YOU WANT IT!”
Once he recovers from Skarra’s shove and makes himself comfortable in his seat, the moment he sees you looking over the bus, he would immediately light up and wave you over.
The sincerity and genuine happiness in his tone make you smile. For all of his faults, Dingaan is a genuinely warm and kind person, and not to mention that he’s very silly in the most endearing ways. You pick him because you might need some cheering up after your argument with Vince or maybe because you felt bad watching him get shoved by Skarra purely because he wanted you to sit next to him.
When you choose to sit next to him, I wouldn’t say that he brags, but Dingaan would very much shout out a very happy and enthusiastic, “YAY!” the moment that you claim the free spot next to him.
He’s very frantic and adorable as he tries to hold in how happy he is that you decided to sit next to him, trying to fix his posture and declutter any of the snacks that he might have brought along with him for the trip, but also he just wants to make sure that you’re okay and that you’re not upset.
He might even apologize for losing the game, feeling bad that he had to listen to Vince rather than you because, well…Vince is scary. When you assure him that it wasn’t your fault and that you don’t blame him, then that causes him to brighten up.
Would try to cheer you up in the most earnest and ridiculous ways possible that you actually do end up feeling better. He would even share his snacks with you, displaying great excitment if you choose to accept, but being understanding if you’re not in the mood.
“Oh, that’s a good choice! Those chips are my favorite!”
Again, Dingaan is not the type to brag or rub it in his teammates’ faces…but when he makes you laugh or you’re freely sharing your snacks with him, it is very clear that everyone on Invincible United (especially Skarra) is absolutelyglaring daggers at him. Seething with jealousy as he obliviously enjoys your company and wishes this bus ride could last forever.
However, when they see how happy you are, they’re a little less annoyed with Dingaan because at least you’re not upset anymore.
HYDRA FC
“Uuuuuuggghh.”
“Are you still not feeling okay, Dad?” You frowned, noticing how sickly your adopted father looked at the moment. Hydra FC had just finished up a game against Cosmos and were now walking back to the bus. However, it seemed as though your father was still suffering from the effects of that awful new seaweed dish the cooks at the floating stadium were experimenting with prior to your departure for the match. As the coach of Hydra and the developer of the floating stadium, it is natural that the responsibility to taste new recipes regarding the seaweed nutrient extract would fall onto your father. Testing it to see if it would be suitable for the players and staff within the floating stadium. Judging by the current state of your adopted dad, the recipe appeared to have failed this test. Big time.
“Next time, I’m having Ursula be the taste tester.” Del Aqua groaned in annoyance, clutching his stomach. You laughed softly at his words, gently rubbing his back and helping him walk back to the team bus.
“It looks like the coach isn’t looking too hot, bros,” Liquido observed from his window seat. Del Aqua did take medicine prior to leaving for the game but it was clear that he might have needed more than that, seeing as he was sitting on the bench for most of the time, and you had to take over the main coaching position.
“Dude, I think he looks worse than before,” Shane noted, angling his head so he can get a better view.
“I mean, yeah, man. Nothing good comes from trying to make fried chicken from seaweed nutrition extract.” Skipper scoffed, causing some laughs to erupt on the bus. Shane spoke up again, “Man, I hope it isn’t contagious. That’d be so lame if we got sick…Or worse, (Y/n)! That’d be so lame-”
The long-haired was quickly hushed by his other teammates as you and Del Aqua began to make your way to the bus. You briefly separated from your dad to open a window for him slightly, hoping that some fresh air on the way might ease the nauseous feeling he was probably experiencing right now. Letting him take the window seat, you assured him that you can ask the driver to possibly stop on the way at some gas station to pick up some sort of relief medicine or something from a gas station, but Del Aqua simply assured you that it’d just be best to get back to floating stadium.
“Alright, whatever you say, Dad.” You say, “I can just sit here and help-”
“I don’t think that’s a good idea, my little guppy. It wouldn’t do anyone good if I accidentally got you sick.” He frowned, stopping you briefly from taking a seat, “You wouldn’t mind sitting at a different spot, would you?”
And just like sharks tasting blood in the water, every single player on Hydra FC’s head shot up at his words.
“Yeah, okay…I guess that’d be a good idea. Are you sure you’ll be alright, though?” You frown, not wanting to leave him behind if there is a chance he might need your help. He simply reassured you that he’d be fine and that the sooner you got back to the floating stadium, the better. When you turned to look at all of your players, some of them immediately looked away and casually tried to act like they weren’t listening, while others gave you an expectant stare. One noticeable thing was that all of them had moved to the side of the bus benches, opening up a lot of seat options for you to choose from.
Scanning the spots, you finally decide on a play and walk over to them, “Mind if I sit here?”
Skipper:
“Yeah, it’s all good!”
When you ask if it’s okay to sit with him, he just gives you a charming grin and nods his head. Internally? He’s overthinking things. What if I didn’t put enough deodorant on and I still smell all sweaty from the game? I probably look like a mess right now. Have I been staring at them for too long?
Meanwhile, you’re just getting settled and taking out a granola bar. You also wouldn’t even notice Skipper mentally spiraling beside you because he’s just so chill on the outside and he’s able to hide it so things don’t get weird between you guys. So when you turn to thank him for sharing his spot, he immediately breaks out of his rush of thoughts.
“Yeah, no worries! Sorry that Coach Del Aqua isn’t feeling great.”
“Yeah, major bummer, but at least I can help him from here. That’s why I appreciate you letting me sit next to you, man!”
He simply nods his head, feeling his face go red from your compliment and praying that he’s not blushing too hard in front of you to the point you might be able to notice his crush/admiration for you.
Might offer you his water bottle in case your thirsty, he’d get flustered if you told him that you were fine and had your own, but he’d get this rush of joy if you actually took him up on his offer. After all, you two have to depend on each other as Team Captain and Assistant Coach, but in reality: he just gets happy when you’re able to rely on him in general.
He would be smug but in a silent way, shooting a smirk at his players, but then letting this moment between the two of you speak for itself. Might lean in closely when you start talking to him about he felt the game went and what improvements he think could be made for next time, both of you laughing when he makes jokes about a stupid move someone from the other team did. This caused more of the team to give him envious glares.
If the other players try to tease him, especially Liquido, he doesn’t let it get to him and just rolls his eyes. When you join in on the banter, then he’ll just tease you back. However, if someone jokingly tried to convince you to sit next to them, Skipper will already have his mouth open, saying: “Sorry, we still have a few more things to discuss. Like that terribly pass you gave.”
Nothing too malicious or jealous, since he is just messing with them, lightheartedly, but he is also still showing that he will absolutely not let them convince you to change spots. You chose him, end of story.
If you look cold or tired, he might offer you his jacket if it has it on him. If you accept it, he’d be way too busy focusing on how cute you look in his clothes that he doesn’t notice how envious the rest of his teammates look. At the end of the ride, he might even “forget” to ask for it back.
Liquido:
“Been waiting all season for you to ask me that.”
His head was one of the first ones to perk up when he heard Coach Del Aqua’s suggestion about founding a new spot to sit at and he was the first one to make room, ignoring the laugh and snickers from his fellow teammates.
Liquido’s energy and confidence would make him a fun bus buddy, in all honesty. He can tease you without being an absolute jerk, and chatting with him is never boring. Plus, he could be a good distraction from how much worry you have about Coach Del Aqua.
He’s very pleased with himself as you sit next to him, but he also will try to keep playing it cool. In his head, however, he’s all: “HAH, I KNEW IT!!”
He would so turn around in his seat just to glance at the rest of his teammates, causing them to role their eyes because they can already tell he’s going to be so stupidly obnoxious about this for the longest time. Like, tomorrow at practice, they already know he’s going to talk non-stop about this in the locker room.
He’d also try to reassure you that Del Aqual will be okay, teasing you lightly about how cute you look when you're worried, and chuckling when you shoot back with a snarky remark.
Might even play stupid games like “would you rather?” while also rigging the questions to make himself seem favorable. Stuff like: “Would you rather go surfing with me or with Shane?” or “Who on the team would you trust save you if you got stranded in the ocean?” and if you say “Him” then he immediately gets in inflated ego but if you answer anyone else, he’ll playfully but also genuinely try to explain why you should’ve atually said him.
Then he’d want to ask a bit more personal questions about you, he likes getting to know you, and it wouldn’t be anything too personal. Just stuff like your hobbies and interests. Each answer you get is received with an acknowledging nod or clever response he made in his head, but is being stored away with care in his memory…just in case.
He will talk about the game but he specifically wants to talk about it to see if you noticed any of the cool or clever plays he made or did. Saying stuff like, “Yeah, that pass was risky but I’m glad I made it.” or “Yeah, those defenders were pretty tough but clearly, not enough.”
He’s basically trying to get you to praise him for how he played and to test if you were watching him, especially because he tends to show off in front of you. With that being said, if you do acknowledge his impressive plays or even compliment him on it, he will briefly be caught off gaurd but will be training/improving his skills and techniques just so you can praise him again.
Shane Finn:
“Yeah, totally! Help yourself!”
He has no shame in showing how badly he wants you to sit with him. Loudly saying how he has an open seat the moment he hears Del Aqua’s suggestion about you moving. Some players roll their eyes while his other teammates just snicker, but their reactions don’t matter because it worked.
When you make yourself comfortable and thank him, he responds with: “Yeah, no problem!” but internally, he fist pumps the air and fireworks are going off in his head. He knows that his grin is way wider than it should be but he doesn’t care to fix it, after all, he’s genuinely happy that you chose him.
HUGE YAPPER. You won’t even have to worry about your dad because Shane will be cracking jokes, talking about how stupid the refs were, or just try to get you to roast the other team with him. Any of the players around you who want to try and recapture your attention by joining in the conversation don’t get the chance because Shane knows how to keep your attention on him.
Out of all of them, there will definetly be more touching because Shane will want to look back at his teammates if they tease him and because I can see him being those guys who wants to look at people when they’re talking. So expect lots of shoulder touching, knee touching, and all those other scandalous things.
He doesn’t mean to do it be weird and if you are uncomfortable, then he’ll try to be a little less squirmy, but if you don’t seem to mind, well…that’d lowkey just make him fall even harder for you tbh.
His teammates will definetly tease him if he’s a bit more chipper/easily excitable than usual. Like, if he’s in a conversation with them and he keeps asking you directly for your opinon, they’re all: “Shane, quit bugging (Y/n).” and he’d immediately snap back, “I am not bugging her!...Am I?”
Would give you, like, his last protein bar if you mention feeling a bit hungry. He’ll also take his phone out to show you cool surfing videos of him outside the floating stadium, lowkey trying to show off his stunts, and being all: “I can show you how to do it when we get back, it’s pretty easy!” and if you say yes, expect everyone on Hydra to immediately invite themselves or say that they can teach you tricks better than Shane.
He’d totally share his earbuds with you and the both of you can listen to music together, he’d suggest that he pick a song and you pick a song. He would love to see your reactions when he shows you his favorite songs and hear your opinion but he’d also be curious to see what your taste is like and if he can use that in the future for later.
Overall, he wants to make you laugh and feel included when you pick him to be your bus buddy! He wants you to have a good time so you don’t regret choosing him but also, on the off chance that this experience would hopefully make you want to sit next to him again.
