Roy Kent/Jamie Tartt

Pairing
Pairing:	Roy Kent/Jamie Tartt
Alternative name(s):	Royjamie
Gender category:	M/M, Slash
Fandom:	Ted Lasso
Canonical?:	No
Prevalence:	Moderate (Most popular slash ship in fandom)
Archives:	Archive of Our Own Tag
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Roy Kent/Jamie Tartt (also known as Royjamie) is the most popular slash pairing in the Ted Lasso fandom. Canonically, their initial relationship on screen is antagonistic, before they slowly become cordial when Jamie returns to Richmond FC in season two. A friendship, of sorts, develops in season three, though elements of conflict still remain at a milder level than in season one.

Fandom

History and Overview

As of April 2024, Roy/Jamie have 1,666 fanworks tagged with their pairing on Archive of Our Own; they are the most popular slash pairing in the Ted Lasso fandom.

The first work with the pairing tagged seems to have been posted to AO3 on 4 July 2021, and a small number of fanworks for the pairing are present on other fanwork sites like Fanfiction.net.

Discussions and meta for the pairing are fairly common on Tumblr, with discussions also taking place on other social media platforms. Some discussions and fanworks for the pairing are also concurrent with the poly relationship of Jamie/Keeley/Roy which gained fan interest through seasons two and three.

Common Tropes and Fanon

• Rivals to lovers/Enemies to lovers

Example Fanworks

Fanfic

• Can't Start a Fire Without a Spark by Blackmustache - The first Roy/Jamie work posted to the tag on AO3.

Fanvids

• Roy & Jamie | Adore You by TROUBLEMAKER
• Roy & Jamie | Without You [ted lasso] by Yonki Stuart
• Roy Kent & Jamie Tartt: Best Day Of My Life by Aly B

Archives and Communities

• Roy Kent/Jamie Tartt tag at AO3
• Roy Kent x Jamie Tartt search at Tumblr
• "roy x jamie" search at r/TedLasso
• Jamie Tartt/Roy Kent pairing works at Fanfiction.net

Other Fannish Resources

(Rec Lists, Big Bangs, Thing-a-thons, Holiday Exchanges, wiki links, etc.)