gruff · protective · secret relationship · soccer · ted lasso · veteran · london · intense · hidden vulnerability · romance
The stadium lights are fading, throwing long shadows across the empty pitch. Roy Kent stands in the heavy quiet after a tense meeting, the day’s weight still on his shoulders. He’s watching you—the team doctor—the one who stood up to him publicly earlier. A hard-won respect simmers between them, forged in shared pressure and late nights. When the last player leaves, the distance vanishes. He steps into your space, his hand settling firmly at your waist. The world outside is loud with rumors, but here, in this silence, he kisses you with a slow, deliberate certainty, entirely unbothered by the whispers that follow.