"doesn't he know that i've memorized him for so long?"
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summary: you like your best friend, teddy, in a romantic way. however, he's completely oblivious, and thinks that you like him, in a friendly way. | word count: 942 (short fic/drabble) | based on: this ask
content: fem!reader, teddy is absolutely oblivious, reader hinting, crack (kind of), fluff, best friends to lovers
title: "i'd lie" - taylor swift | teddy icon & divider credits to pinterest <3
youβve been friends with teddy ever since you met him at a match that you went to.
youβd been with your sister, who was a huge soccer fan, especially englandβs national team, and she went down to get their autographs. what you didnβt know, was that when you made the decision of going along with her, you had caught the attention of a certain player on the team.
teddy had introduced himself, and you were initially shocked, that a player had talked to you first (one that looked as good as he did) but he was quiet, easygoing, and you found the way he talked kind of adorable, to say the least.
adorable. cute. so that brings you back to the present, currently watching teddy practice his dribbling in his practice stadium. you were invited by teddy himself to come watch and maybe give him some practice exercises, but you couldn't help yourself from looking at him and daydreaming. "heβs really cuteβ¦β
so yes, you may or may not have a little crush on mr. teddy knight.
you wanted him bad. he was cute, funny, nice, and an amazing soccer player too. you also wanted him to pick up the many, many, hints that youβve been giving him throughout the now months, that youβve known him.
at first it was just casual things like wearing his jersey to every single one of his matches, making sure he had enough water for practice or coming to watch, like you were right now.
then, when he still didnβt pick up those ones, you started giving more romantic hints, like telling him that he looked good, or initiating more touch, like ruffling his hair and holding his pinky.
but he didnβt give different replies to those either.
by now, you were kind of deciding on what to do next. your original plan had been to give subtle hints to teddy, so that you could see if he at least reciprocated the feelings or not.
but his replies had always been the causal responses that were normally given to a stranger if they complimented you, likeβthank you.β
you were not a stranger to teddy knight.
so, resurfacing from teddy knight once more, you decided to throw another one of your hints right at him.
coincidentally, at that moment, teddy decided to take a couple sips of water, sitting down on the grass next to you. you purposefully moved yourself so that you were behind him more and said βhey teddy, i like your last name. alot. knight is a really cool one, i wish we could share it,β you said, looking for a reaction.
teddy turned his head around. he looked at you for a second before he said βwhy, yes, i must say that i am quite fond of my last name as wellβ.
you stared at him like heβd punched you. teddy just looked at you, titling his head ever so slight. you quietly sighed and mummured βnevermindβ, before teddy gave you a look, and ran back out onto the field.
you buried your face in your hands. how many hints did this guy need?
you watched teddy move around cones, easily running and getting the ball through them. you sighed again.
so yes, you may have wanted him badly, really badly.
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for the past month or so, since the incident on the field, you kept trying.
you called him cute, said he was pretty, and also screamed his name every time he scored during his matches.
teddy, always had the same replies, completely oblivious.
you were now with teddy accompanying him to a fundraiser that the england national team was doing. youβd asked to volunteer there, because well, teddy.
when you were talking to a kid who was interested in some merch that you were selling, teddy came up to you and hauled over another box filled with jerseys.
you quickly sent the kid off while smiling at teddy. βthank you sweet boyβ, you said, unloading the next pile of jerseys onto the table.
"thank you for the term of endearment.β, he replied and walked away, as if youβd just called him his name. you stared at him. is this guy being for real?
his manager, who had been looking at you two, came over to you. bonding with teddy came with bonding with his manager as well, so you were quite familiar with her, who may or may not have known about your crush on teddy, and the hints that you kept giving him.
youβd said some of them right in front of her, and every time, sheβd try not to laugh hearing teddyβs replies.
"yeah, girl, i understand. heβs always like that, so i hope he sees your hints soonβ she said, rolling her eyes and looking at you hopefully.
you smiled a small smile back at her. βthanksβ, you said. she nodded one more time at you, before she took off to discuss something with another player.
you looked at teddy signing autographs a couple meters away from you.
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it was only when, you were holding his hand on a walk and lenaing onto his shoulder eating ice cream, after you two were offically dating that teddy paused and said:
"may i ask if it is possible that you were trying to court me, before i offically asked you to be my girlfriend?β
you groaned. "teddy!β βyour manager asked about us the day of the fundraiser you know,β you said, rolling your eyes.
"she did?β teddy looked at you weirdly.
okay so yes, this goofy was extremely oblivious but atleast he still did it his own way, right?
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A/N: tysm for the ask anon, this was so much fun to write! teddy is just a cutie π€