#also bukayo my baby look at him go

[bukaiyo]

dorks and losers and cuties and and and and

[tommyspeakycap]

do you write for granit xhaka? if so, could you maybe write having a baby with him? anything you like really!! thanks xx

not written him before but suppose i can give him a go! here u go :) also tbqh i do love myself a bit of xhaka

baby xhaka

your husband shows your new baby girl off to the arsenal family

“She’s adorable!” Ben coos, an open mouthed smile decorating his tanned face as Saka and Kieran peer over each of his shoulders. “Aye,” Kieran agrees, turning to the new father with his best shit eating grin, “Sure she’s yours mate?”

The Swiss international laughs, shaking his head. Had he not been holding his little girl, he probably would have grabbed the younger Scottish player into something of a headlock as his payback for the thinly veiled joking insult. Instead he rolls his eyes and finds his eyes settling on you, sniggering a few feet away at said joke as Kieran welcomes you with a hug and a genuine congratulations. “She’s so little.” Saka interjects, seemingly oblivious to previous conversation and mockery. He’s much more in something of shock at the size of the tiny girl in her little pink onsie, wrapped in a cosy blanket. “How is she so little?” He repeats, in complete amazement.

“Wanna hold her?” You offer with a smile, pushing yourself off the wall to walk over.

“Oh no.” Bukayo immediately retracts at the very same time that Granit says “Absolutely not.”

“I do!” Emile pipes in, scurrying over from his spot a little father away. It’s like having multiple kids here, you note. His enthusiasm is met by a firm scowl from your husband that has him rooted to his spot and looking at you for help.

“Granit she won’t shatter if she’s not in your arms for five minutes, let him hold her.” You quip, much to his very obvious dismay as a furrow sets into his eyebrows. “But-“

“Granit.” You warn, “It’s your fault i have six stitches in a very unfortunate place right now because frankly, you have a large head that our daughter seemed to inherit. If i can manage that, i’m sure you can manage to hand her over for five minutes.” You clip, using your best new mothering tone that has him sighing.

“Three minutes?”

“This isn’t a negotiation!”

“Fine!”

Emile gets giddy, holding out his arms as your husband reluctantly passed her over with multiple comments about supporting her head and then some Swiss spoken curse words under his breath as the 20 year old beams and giggles at the feeling of holding the tiny baby girl. You make sure to take plenty of picture - of course of Emile, but also of your husband pouting to share you instagram later on when you share a little photo dump of her first time meeting the Arsenal family.

"Okay, I'll take her now." He interrupts impatiently after a few minutes, but a side eye from Ben White suggests he too wants his opportunity for a cuddle with the little one. You take her from Emile and instead of passing her to her expecting father, you bypass him and carefully transfer her into the tattooed arms of the new centre back. Ben holds her with relative ease. He has a nephew and he had grown very accustomed to holding him when he was as little as this.

Granit done about as much pouting and grumbling as one man can do while his daughter was being held and cooed over by all of his team mates, seeming to take the biggest liking to Emile. You don't mind that at all, if she grows up anything like him then you'd be a very happy mother.

You have to admit it warms you heart beyond belief the way he looks out for her, always keeping an eye on how those men hold her just in case someone is doing something wrong, making her even remotely or even possibly uncomfortable. He's going to be and in many ways already is the kind of dad you had always wished your partner would be.

The only time he was actively relaxed was when Mikel was holding her. He has three of his own kids and there's an energy about him that doesn't lend itself to worrying. He radiates a calm energy as he bounces subconsciously with the little girl in his arms to keep her sleeping. It's like something magic.

Your husband is off chatting with the team when you take your daughter back from him, still conversing with Mikel as he offers his congratulation and tells you that anything you need will be here for to help you whenever you should need it. He also gives you little tidbits and stories and tips from his own experience with having kids while living the life that you are currently leading. He had his kids while he was still playing professional football every day, so he knows better than most how that will be.

"I can feel him staring.” You hum quietly to the Arsenal manager, shaking your head with a smile. “He is a new father through and through.” Mikel notes with a laugh. To that, you nod. “Better get back to him before he goes insane waiting.”

Your husband’s smile is huge the second you turn to walk towards him, his eyes drinking you in as the most beautiful sight he’s ever seen. You were earth shatteringly beautiful before, but pregnant and now holding a sweet little baby that’s half you and half him has sent his mind exploding. It didn’t shatter his world, it stopped spinning on its axis altogether whenever he sees you.

“My love,” he greets with a kiss to your lips, “And my little love.” He smiles, his hand finding here little head of faint hair with his thumb gently stroking over it. “Can i show her around?” He asks, eyes lit up with love for the two of you. You couldn’t have said no even if you had wanted to and there wasn’t a part of you that did as he wraps his arm around you and you walk out onto the pitch together. The Emirates is filling with fans waiting for the game to start and many cheers do rise up at the sight of the arsenal man who will play today with you and his new little baby. You pass her over to him carefully and go to take a seat in the dugout but for the time being. You’ll go up to his box later on in before the game starts.

The sweet tweets and messages roll in. It surprises you almost, knowing your husband tends to be on the opposite end of kindness. He’s been working hard recently to gain back the trust and belief of the fans, and it seems this adorable glance into his new fatherhood is swaying people far more than his actions anyway.

You giggle at the happy message and all the congratulations that flood through your inbox.

Later on, once you get home and are laying in bed, you post all those pictures to your instagram. Ones of Granit walking around the emirates carrying your daughter, plenty of the rest of the team holding her, seeing her little smile at Kieran as he makes a stupid face at her and the final one of Mikel holding her and standing next to you laughing that Granit had taken. Captioning it, “Introducing little Xhaka to the Arsenal+on derby day <3 doesn’t get much better than this.” With the Arsenal account reposting it, captioning it very sweetly;

“Welcome to the family, little Xhaka!”

[longeyelashedtragedy]

all or nothing episode 4: stream of consciousness comments

-the first shot is of mikel looking gorgeous and saying “i’m a pretty straight person.” okay sweetie, if you say so

-granit coming in eating a granola bar, walk walk fashion baby

-the TOP energy with the black turtleneck.......

-The boys are always walking in like they know they’re gonna get in trouble

-OMG HE’S LOSING HIS VOICE SO MUCH AND SO PROFANE

- “How do we beat them, Laca, what did you say the other day, how do we beat them?” “Rhythm.” “RHYTHM MY ASS!  RHYTHM, MY ASS!  FUCKING SOFT! SOFT AS FUCK!” yo i had to put the subtitles on for this part bc his voice was so fucked up i couldn’t understand him akjdf;ladfdhfskf

-they don’t show granit’s reaction to this, technically bc i think he sits across from mikel where the cameras are, but probs also bc he had an unholy boner

-when mikel is Passionately Yelling none of the boys have a tude? they just like. sit sadly

-nerd moment: i like seeing the press conference setup from a “behind the scenes” way bc i’ve seen so many of the press conferences on youtube hahaha

-mikel’s legs in the tracksuit uh hi

-ugh these scenes of auba training alone just make me feel sad let’s move on

-mo, rob, and ben sitting at a lunch table---this conversation feels very ANTM house style staged, but we do get mo saying “the boss had balls” which i’ve been waiting for akdf;ladkfadf (ben shaking his legs is such a mood)

-i like auba’s car but he needs a new muffler on that shit or something why is it so noisy ajkdl;adf

-me flipping out when laca scores vs southampton like i haven’t seen this game before

-mikel arteta f-bomb count: already too many to mention (he just like me fr)

-mikel shutting down the reporter asking about auba..........that’s some politician at a press conference energy

-WHY ISN’T THERE GRANIT IN THIS LIKE...DID HE NOT WANT TO BE IN IT

-jfc what the fuck put that butt AWAY sir

-rob calling mikel ruthless, bukayo reminiscing about watching mikel get red cards playing for arsenal

-GRANIT MOMENT talking about mikel ajkdkajdl;kdf

-the way he is telling the club about the auba decision...ICE COLD and he’s so comfortable doing this like damn

-i think at this moment we need to pause and ask ourselves: is mikel vers? or is he a top who likes bottoming for fun/for granit? (it’s different in my mind alright)

-omg fuck yes his standoff with reporter mark about being “dictatorial and ruthless”

-”i don’t think we give them any big highlights” adjkf;a fuckin strategist

-“mark had a point though saying are you trying to show your authority?” “that’s why i said ‘listen, it’s not about that, especially in this case.’” ...”that’s why i have everything documented”

-these men walking around with mikel whispering and scheming and patting him on the back....evil villain stuff i Cannot get enough of this fuckin episode

-edu’s office is really nice omg

-MORE PORTUNHOL jakdlf;jakdffsd mikel what on earth is this hot mess 

-i like hearing him say “granit” while speaking portunhol (spanish to a brazilian person) cause the accent is different

-omg baby gabi m has the sweetest voice

-this entire scene of them praising gabi....Yes pls i agree

-”and mama mia, i was looking at your faces and you were there for every fucking ball”

-omg bukayo “ho ho ho merry christmas” giving champagne to the staff i cannot

-the good happy vibes here!

-mikel apologizing for getting mad sometimes “bc i want you to be the best” who is he my mom lol

-MIKEL’S GOT THE HOEVIIID

-airpods albert is just like “fuck my entire life”

-if i got the “fucking go out there and win this fucking match” speech i’d be motivated too

-ugh it breaks my heart knowing what’s gonna happen in this man shitty game.....I woke up at 7am whilst sick from booster vaxx on new years day to watch this and i was like Welp this is foreshadowing how 2022 will go

-”from my side i only have words of praise” omg mikel saying about that game what we all felt

-ANGRY GRANIT IN THE DRESSING ROOM SHIRTLESS GRANIT IN THE DRESSING ROOM

-mikel praising their aggression again 

-OAKDF;ALKDFJADFS GRANIT UPSET IN THE DRESSING ROOM????? CARLOS CUESTA KISSING HIM ON THE BACK???? I’M????

-WOW that was one fuck of an episode, holy shit.  except we didn’t actually get the angy mikel part at the beginning 

-is the sudden focus on granit at the very end leading up to his red card vs liverpool next episode? oh god it’s gonna take an emotional toll 

-wow this episode was. wow