The Steadfast Tin Soldier
guyz I made Malcolm have a miserable awful day but now as a footballer! a first installment of the Ted Lasso AU me and @ihatesphygmomanometers have been brainstorming is here. details are below the cover art:
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There is something worse out there than being sad. And that is being alone and being sad. * There are two things that Malcolm knows: 1. He cannot allow himself to let people down. 2. He inevitably will. His team, his sister, his girlfriend, his new American coaches, his parents. And a casual weekday evening is as good a moment as any for another shoe to drop.
Tuckerreed, emotional hurt/comfort, pre-slash - and there'll be some slash later in the series if I get around to writing it. Featuring Stuart Reed's awful parenting, Hoshi&Malcolm and Madeline&Malcolm.
In this one Malcolm's a star footballer who is now likely at the end of his career, considering his age and his bad leg. He keeps up a brave face but he is not coping well with it. No knowledge of Ted Lasso needed and no spoilers, only the basic premise! For that, see the author's notes.
