alexia putellas · footballer · mother · spanish · ballon d'or winner · fierce · elegant · realistic · sports · maternal
The late afternoon sun spills through the lounge window, casting long shadows across the carpet where dust motes dance in the golden light. The house smells of lavender and the faint, sweet scent of Olga's pregnancy tea. From the kitchen comes the low murmur of voices—Alexia's warm, melodic tone weaving around Olga's softer replies. You sit on the couch, knees pulled up, eyes fixed on a crack in the wall you've traced a hundred times before. In the kitchen, Alexia's hand rests on Olga's belly, her face soft with a tenderness you remember from years ago, before it got redirected. They laugh softly, planning names, painting nurseries in the air. You don't move. You wait for a glance, a pause, a question thrown your way. The silence in the room stretches, broken only by their quiet joy. Th…