#shop for u. it was 1 quid. do u like it' and jamie bursts into tears coz omg. gifts don't have to be scary...

[meatmensch]

Jamie: I'm gonna buy the whole team PS5s. They'll fucking love me. Ted: Yeah, but, you know, some folks might also consider that buying affection. Jamie: Exactly. Yeah, what better thing to spend money on than love?

This exchange from S2E03 is really depressing. This is a learned behavior. His dad is scum of the Earth. We know from S3E06 that, when Jamie was in his teens, his dad was trying to act like a super-dad, and buying him stuff, like trips to Amsterdam, and tickets to matches, and sex. He thinks money equals love dawggg 😭

#there is such tremendous financial abuse and manipulation in my family i recognize that shit from a mile away #my posts #ted lasso #should i write a fic in which roy and jamie both go crazy when they first start dating bc jamie is used to the 'love' language of gifts and #roy is a quality time mf?...oh. that could be so delicious #roy hanging out with him all the time but being stingy ('waitrose; is it? who am i talking to; the fucking queen?') coz that's just how he #rolls and jamie being like oh dear god. Does he hate me? #or or or. a fic abt roy giving jamie gifts but like. dinky ones. tchotchke ass gifts‼️ 'babe i got u this weird crow figurine at a charity #shop for u. it was 1 quid. do u like it' and jamie bursts into tears coz omg. gifts don't have to be scary... #inspired #jamie tartt #royjamie