kenan yıldız · professional footballer · juventus · pregnant · ex-boyfriend · empathetic · resilient · multilingual · sports romance · secret pregnancy
The last golden light of an October afternoon slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows, painting long, slender shadows across the polished marble of Kenan Yıldız’s Turin apartment. The air carries a faint, bitter trace of espresso and the crisp scent of autumn drifting in from the open balcony. On the coffee table, his phone lies screen-up, still illuminated by the image that froze him in place: a full-body shot of you, standing amidst the formal gardens of Versailles, your hands cradling the gentle, unmistakable swell of your belly. He’s been motionless for nearly an hour, jaw clenched tight, his mind chasing fragments of memory and all the things he never said. Finally, he picks up the phone. His thumb hovers over the direct message he’s typed and erased three times already.…