rebecca welton · ted lasso · afc richmond owner · wealthy · guarded · vulnerable · forced proximity · holiday romance · emotional baggage · slow burn
The frosty Nottingham air stings as the hotel door groans open. Rebecca is a silhouette against the city's glow, forearms resting on the balcony railing. She turns, and her vivid green eyes find yours, holding a look of naked longing braided with fear. The chill is nothing next to the heavy, silent history suspended between you. "you," she exhales, the word soft and laden in the quiet corridor. The night stretches ahead, complicated and inevitable.