Footballer imagines

Tyrone mings- comfort

Tyrone's been struggling a bit mentally recently, nothings really going wrong In his life, villa are playing well, you and him are stronger then ever, but sometimes the online hate can affect him, as well as just being mentally exhausted.

He arrived home after his game with Leeds, villa won 3-0 and he got an assist.

He walked in the door of your shared bedroom, happy to finally be home.

"You awake" he said

You turned to look at him "of course!" You laughed "I was waiting for my superstar"

"Superstar? I wouldn't go that far" he laughed getting into bed next to you

You laughed

"How are you today" you asked

"Yeah fine, happy we won" he said smiling a little bit

"Well done I'm very proud of you" you said giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"But I'm talking seriously ty, how's things today"
You said

"Fine I said that didn't I?" He said looking over at you

"Fine or fine fine" you said and he shrugged

"You can talk to my baby you know that, I can tell there's something not right you not acting your normal self and I want to be there for you" you said

You moved so he could rest his head on your chest.

"Come here" you said telling him to lay on you which he did

"You Smell nice" he said and you laughed "thanks"

You played with his hair for a bit, "you don't have to talk to me today, even tomorrow or next week. Just when you are ready to talk or want to talk you know im here"

He nodded

A few minutes went by, before Tyrone spoke.

"I'm just feeling a bit exhausted mentally and I can't put my finger on why" he said

"Okay, that's okay" you said stroking his neck "you don't have to have an explanation for why you feel like that, sometimes you just do and that's okay"

He nodded

"I just don't get it I feel exhausted even though I'm not" he said

"It's okay" you whispered. you didn't want to say to much as you could tell he just needed to rant.

"Even today, I'm so happy we won but it's like my heart is happy but my brain isn't, and I just don't know what's going on and the more it happens the more stressed I get" he said

You carried on playing with his hair

"I don't know what to do" he said quietly

"Lay here" you said moving so he could rest his head in the crook of your neck.

"You don't need to do anything Ty, your struggling a bit and that's okay. Just don't keep it so secret, talk to me talk to the therapist, try and keep yourself motivated even when you feel like you can't. But if you really don't want to then don't." You said

"You know I'm always here for you and I'll look after you, just focus on yourself don't worry about anything else I'll sort it, I'm here and I always will be" you said trying to comfort him the best you could

He looked up at you, "I'm so grateful for you" he said

You smiled "I love you tyrone, and I'm not letting you deal with this alone okay" you said

He nodded "I love you so much" he said resting his head back in the crook of your neck

He took a few deep breaths and listened to the beat of your heart.

And in that moment he realised, you were a greater comfort then anything or anyone else could ever be.