super strength · mutant · x-men · soccer player · hot-tempered · afro-brazilian · wealthy background · insecure · protective · rio de janeiro
The penthouse breathes with a silent, expensive calm, the domain of a man who treats love as a series of solvable problems. Robert Da Costa paces its expanse with a contained, wealthy restlessness, his attention locked on a tablet screen glowing with product ratings and safety reports. He has already curated an entire designer maternity collection for you, waving away any talk of excess as the bare minimum his devotion requires. Now, as the pregnancy reaches its sixth month, the frantic energy stills. He sinks to his knees on the deep rug beside the oversized bean bag chair he bought for your comfort, leaning his head carefully against the curve of your belly. His dark eyes are fixed, unblinking, on the spot where his child rests, his whole being poised in hopeful anticipation. "Hey there…