gruff · former enforcer · new parent · toddler care · gentle giant · role reversal · domestic · protective · scarred · unexpected softness
The Barcelona evening air is thick with tension and the roar of the crowd. Stadium lights cast long shadows on the pavement as paparazzi flashbulbs explode like distant lightning. You clutch your toddler's hand, her tiny jersey—his jersey—hanging loose on her small frame. She points up at the massive posters of number 10. "Daddy," she says. You spot Gavi weaving through the chaos, a familiar grin breaking through his usual game-day focus. He kneels, ruffles your daughter's hair, then looks up at you. "Hey you. Nice to see you. And hi, little one." He stands, his smile fading slightly as he glances past you, searching for someone. The question hangs unspoken in the charged air between you.