#oh-saints writes dad!rúben

[oh-saints]

fight

rúben dias x you

part of the dad!rúben collection

word count: 1.6k

tw: endometriosis, health issues while pregnant, intrusive paparazis, implied violence

note: hello i'm back from the dead bcs i've absolutely GONE FERAL AT THE THOUGHT OF THIS ashsjklkkjkl but as usual, i happen to write things at dawn so this is certainly not proof-read yet.

similar to any other parents, the moment you and rúben found out you're pregnant sent you both to the moon. for you, it was definitely topping your list of "best moment of my life" by far. and for rúben, it was up there somewhere with the feeling of winning the premier league and the feeling when you walked down the aisle, looking regal in white only for him.

but probably more meaningful for you and rúben because in all honesty, you've been trying to have a baby for almost 2 years now.

your earlier issue with endometriosis didn't allow you to naturally conceive as easy as other wives and girlfriends of rúben's teammates, or as any other healthy women in general. you were actually at the brink of giving up and were actively discussing adoption with your husband, who is nothing more than supportive at the decision, bless him.

rúben being himself, though, had a way of predicting the future. that's your simplified explanation but in professional jargons, one of the reason pep bought him from benefica; his ability to read the game.

your husband suggested for another honeymoon, during the time he was injured, before he'd get swamped with matches again and you'd be busy with the whole adoption procedure. it was a weekend gateway to st barths, a place you both have never been, but the beauty took your breath away. but even more for rúben because goddamn, that man could speak words without actually using words. he's more expressive when his body takes control of the whole speaking thing, and you've never felt so loved and grateful to have found the meaning of love in rúben dias.

and to be loved by him, surely didn't lie. the 2 lines of the test kit stared back at you like they were meant to be taken seriously, like it was supposed to tell you to get a grip of your life instead of gaping so wide at it your mouth could've sucked it in. rúben had to knock on the door to make sure you were alright and didn't slip on anything because you tend to be clumsy—he’d made a habit to check up on you whenever you’re in a bathroom for more than 15 minutes because of your reckless nature.

after endless failed test, you truthfully didn’t know what to do. this kind of result never came to you. so you just opened the door, in hope he’d know what to do—he always does, usually. only to be met by your husband’s concerned face because you didn’t slip on anything but went back outside with an aghast face.

“what’s wrong, coração?”

you handed him the test kit wordlessly, with shaky hands at it.

rúben looked down to see what it was because he’d never actually seen the test kit. you’d always hide in a bathroom and come out shaking your head, and you never let him buy them on his own. why would you—

“what—”

rúben looked up to you and you were already brimming in tears, a silent confirmation he needed. “we’re going to the doctor. now.”

at first, he did it because he wanted to confirm it himself, that the test kit wasn’t lying. but on the second thought, should you be truly pregnant, the purpose of the trip to the hospital was to make sure your pregnancy needs are met and you’ll have a safe and sound journey until you bring the product of rúben’s love for you to the world.

but of course, life being life didn’t give you everything smoothly as expected.

if you want it, earn it kind of life had been rúben’s way of life so when the doctor told you both that you’ll face some dangers throughout the 9-month journey, rúben gained another purpose in life outside football. to flash a fuck you to world, for they can’t let you and rúben have a peaceful moment in life.

rúben made sure to get home early so he’d cook you dinner during your bedrest period on the first trimester, shocking everyone in the etihad perimeter because he always is the first one to come and the last one to leave. he arranges catering for your lunch on top of it all so you don’t have to cook when he’s not home. he flies your mum and his to be there with you on the days he has a match to go to. he keeps a book to track all your craving and blood pressure, as well as a sketchbook for the baby journey “so we can take a look at it again when they’re grown up.”

you and rúben agreed not to let anyone know beside your immediate family the moment you stepped out of the fragile period, as a precaution, having the taste of public eyes first hand. the moment you announce it to the world, your safe space would and should be compromised.

thus, your baggy apparels whenever you come to rúben’s home matches. it wasn’t often, only once a month or only when the big matches are around the corner. the fanbases and fan accounts still talk about your fashion, with coats and cute jackets and everything, and thankfully none of them has noticed your changing preference from high-waist jeans and wool skirts.

but rúben scores a fantastic header and you see no reason not to jump from your seat. you know he’s been working so hard on set pieces and his headers, only now does it pay off. ivan has to remind you to sit down and not overdo yourself because “rúben will kill me if anything happens to you.”

however, the camera catches your celebration and in less than 5 minutes, your phone rings like the world’s ending. well in a way, it is.

everyone called netizens immediately shoots out their fire, on the speculation you might be pregnant. some congratulate you already, some believe your pregnancy is the reason rúben’s scoring and his gigantic performances as of late, some criticizes you, some questions your decision to come to the match like you’re not carrying rúben’s world. your head aches not long after scrolling down the internet that ivan had to submit rúben upstairs to your box instead of you coming down to the tunnel like usual.

your husband crouches in front of you as soon as he sees your deflated figure, eyes closed in resignation. that’s when he knows the intensity level has reached emergency status because he knows you well and he knows you’re strong enough for both of you to make it through a catastrophe—it’s the reason he’s adamant to marry you anyway—so the word fucking hell escaped his mouth before he even realised it himself.

they didn’t say anything as he shared you his tightest hug, the kind you love the most after a tiring day at work. had she said one word about killing those people behind the screen, he would’ve done so in a heartbeat. only when you pull away, indicating you’re now good to go home, does rúben let go of you and the issue at hand.

he tells you to head to the car first because he needs to pick up his bag from the locker room. but that decision would hunt him down for life, as he watched you being swarmed and surrounded by reporters on the parking lot, camera shoved up on your face and flashes and clicks blinded your vision that you steps on your own feet and fall down.

the idiots don’t stop harassing her, though.

rúben’s feet had never run faster than that moment. pep might be calling him a deceit for never being able to break sprint records. and thank god he was a footballer, a centre back at that, so pushing and shoving people out of his way is within his job description.

rúben lifts his wife from the ground, and the shattering sound of his heart don’t escape him as he notices you’re in the position to protect their child even when you’re in danger herself from the ambush. he brings this to you, he brings this to you and his child, and rage takes over at the thought they both shouldn’t have suffered this side of rúben’s professional life.

if these brainless fuckers are suing him for collateral damages on the cameras he throw to the asphalt, rúben’s so ready to hire a hitman on each and every head count.

rúben doesn’t see anything else than red and only when he’s done strapping the seatbelt on you, you bring him back to life like natasha romanov brings back hulk to serenity. you hold him by his face, staring him down like he’s not capable of bloodbath until his breaths return to normalcy.

“enough, my love.”

and all the sudden, there was the calm, collected rúben you married 3 years ago. the one who loves you when you brush the strands escaping his perfectly styled hair after the match, so you do it and he rests his head on your palm when you’re done tucking the strands back in and hands now tracing his unshaved stubbles.

even when you’d just been tackled down, you’re the one who saves him. he’s not wrong at all about you being the stronger one for the 3 of you, strong enough for the family you both are building. and with the thought you have to still play death with god later during labour, he can’t help but fall in love with you all over again.

“te amo, meu amor,” he brings his head closer to yours to feel his world on his hands. “always and forever.”

[sportswriters]

sportswriters' football recommendations list

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LAST UPDATE: 10/04/2024

guidelines | a: angst, f: fluff, s: smut, c: comedy, 💗: personal favorite

mason mount

yours for the night by @carlottawllms | a, f | friends to lovers

because i love you by @carlottawllms | a, f, s | friends with benefits

on the verge of goodbye by @carlottawllms | a, f | established relationship

a mountain to climb (masterpost 1, masterpost 2) by @mountttmase | a, f, s | series

i'll fix this by @mountttmase | a, f | dad!mason

damage is done by @mountttmase | a, f | established relationship

cold hands, cold heart by @mountttmase | a, f | established relationship

are we okay? by @mountttmase | a, f | friends to lovers

you deserve better by @tsimvkas | a, f | established relationship

bad idea, right? by @julianalvarez9 | f | social media, summer love

christmas miracle by @julianalvarez9 | f | social media

can't choose ft. christian pulisic by @julianalvarez9 | f | social media

dominik szoboszlai

hand holding during sex with dominik szoboszlai by @formulalfc | s, f | established relationship

calling him to pick you up with dominik szoboszlai by @yungbludz | f | situationship

new mate with dominik szoboszlai by @photmath | a, f | friends to lovers(?)

heungmin son

i'm not sick with heungmin son by @itsabitcloudy | f | established relationship

sleepy sonny with heungmin son by @itsabitcloudy | f | established relationship

jude bellingham

just a fan by @kobbiesmainoo | a | established relationship

joão félix

his best friend ft. kai havertz by @yungbludz | s | threesome

smitten by @julianalvarez9 | f | established relationship

i mean it by @yungbludz | s | casual sex

kai havertz

national day by @julianalvarez9 | f | social media, established relationship

adoption by @gagaslonina | f | established relationship

the way i loved you by @gagaslonina | f | established relationship

amnesia by @gagaslonina | a | established relationship

pablo gavi

valentine's day through the years by @spidybaby | f | established relationship

you're losing me by @leilakisakabiri | a, f | established relationship

surprise by @leilakisakabiri | f | established relationship

opposites attract by @808heartz | f | social media

spanish boy by @leilakisakabiri | f | established relationship

liar, liar by @leilakisakabiri | a, f | established relationship

comfort zone by @pedriscroquettes | a, f | academic rivals

antoine griezmann

i feel it coming by @yungbludz | s, a | established relationship

persuade daddy by @footballxixstars | f | dad!griezmann

rúben dias

3 am by @yungbludz | a | exes to lovers(?)

9 am by @yungbludz | s, a | exes to lovers(?)

appreciation post by @julianalvarez9 | f | social media

with you by @coolemmasulivan | a, f | brother's best friend | part 2

teasing for two by @rubenfinity | f | brother's best friend

platonic lies by @mountsmason | a, f | pining, friends to lovers

guardiola!reader by @oh-saints | s | enemies to lovers

a boy on a mission by @natwrites08 | f | dad!rúben

julián álvarez

yellow by @julianalvarez9 | f | strangers to (?)

nhl recs list | list of players we write with | masterlist (soon!)

[oh-saints]

I just need more Dad!Ruben,so could you do a Ruben one where he takes your girls to City training or where they are his mascots in some City match

istg rúben is giving us all a baby fever 😭😭 but not complaining since my flight's also delayed so coming right up!

(can you imagine rúben carrying the girls instead of his backpack?)

when you have to go down to your parents' house to take care of your dad and your nanny also catches a terrible cold, rúben doesn't have any other alternative than to bring the girls to work

he made sure to call pep in person for permission bcs the last thing he wants is to cause discomfort to the staffs or them thinking rúben thinks the training centre is a playground

bcs he knows the players love and adore the girls

thank god pep's ok imagine the rough waters he had to go through for weeks benched

he's not scared of the girls causing problem though, rúben and you make sure they're the best girls to have

bcs you don't want another one, for now at least

rúben's teammates are excited to have the girls around bcs they rarely see them especially on match days, for rúben doesn't want the spotlight on them too soon

they coo the girls and succumb to every of the girls' demands, it's so refreshing to see grealish being ponytailed messily by them

the girls prove to provide the boys a good EXTRA training session though

the singles kind of understand now why the fathers work out harder to keep up with the kids' ENDLESS energy

but pep likes the effect so much he wants the girls to be the mascot(s) for the game this weekend

AND CITY NEVER HAS TWO MASCOTS AT THE WEEKEND so ofc you have to be there, you'd asked your brother to take his turn immediately

rúben was fine with him not being the captain on the weekend the girls become the mascot but kevin gave the armband to him the day before

kevin says, "so you can spare me the pep talk i have to do to calm the girls down"

so you BAWL when rúben's holding each of the girls on his sides, so proudly at that too, as they walk down the tunnel with smiles all over their faces

it becomes yours and rúben's wallpaper and you had it framed too

[oh-saints]

Hi, first I love your posts about Ruben Dias, second: Could you do a Ruben Dias one where both of you take your kid during Ruben's after season vacation to Portugal for the first time to spend some quality time with his family

hello, nonny! nice to virtually know you!

but first: THANK YOU ❤️

second: of course, you can. let's go for another rúben ride, shall we?

it's interesting to see you son's NO LONGER interested at the EPL trophy parade, saying "it's my 2nd time, mum... it's getting boring..."

you ask him where he'd like to go, and he answers "can we go visit vovó and vovô?" (grandma and grandpa)

so you and rúben decides to show your son his hometown, amadora

it's actually in the plan since a long time ago but pandemic fucks us all so...

you and rúben want to give him the best, most normal depiction of an airplane journey before anything else, but the moment people swarm at his little family, rúben's like NOPE time to take matters into his own hands

one call and they're transported to another airport, with a chartered jetplane at bay

your son asks where the crowd's gone and why there's only 3 of you in the plane, though, so you leave your husband in charge of explaining

after all it's his idea

your boy's always excited about new places, new cities so you and rúben would take him to places as far as the UK highroads can go, but this time, he's double-elated because he's visiting his papá's hometown

it's obvious from the bounce on his steps, the endless questions asked, the limitless energy to wander PRACTICALLY EVERYWHERE he can reach

including submerging himself to the sea when you and rúben are not looking, too busy laying out the picnic mattress you rent from a stall nearby the beach

THIS IS THE REASON why most of the time rúben puts his son on his shoulder to carry him EVERYWHERE

rúben DIDN'T THINK TWICE about the damage he imposes to people around him, especially women, when he takes off his clothes except his briefs before he goes into the water

yes, yes, it's to save his son's life faster but goddamn it lord PHEW

bcs you've seen those specs every now and then and it still blows your mind away

you notice your son's having so much fun in the new environment, as his laughter rings beautifully in your ears, along with rúben's

altho deep down your heart DROPS whenever rúben lifts your son to the air or any other acrobatically things only a dad can do

but as long as you're together, everything's alright for you

including those papz who take pictures of rúben and your son (literally) behind your back

[oh-saints]

I don't know if you are accepting requests, but having kids with Ruben Dias would include?

hello i have just deceased and come back BCS DAD!RUBEN??? HUSBAND!RUBEN??? I AM SPIRALLING

just think of the dog being the kid I AM-- BUT

you know you want to build a life with rúben when he volunteered to babysit your nephew together with you, despite the fact he'd only played a match 3 hours prior

he came over as soon as he could because he didn't want you to bear the burden alone

he proved to be a better babysitter than you are, the auntie??? he's more patient with your nephew and the little one seemed to enjoy your boyfriend's company more because the footballer's endless energy to run around the house

and he proves to be an excellent husband too, now that you're pregnant with his child

he holds your hand whenever you go for check-ups and ultrasounds, and whenever he's away for those sessions, he makes sure he video calls you during the whole ordeal

the baby's heartbeat is his ringtone now

he brings home whatever you're craving and he's had your ob/gyn's number on his speed dial, just in case

he doesn't stop rubbing your feet and stroking your back, as well as saying affirmation words, when you're in labor

he kisses your temple and saying thank you endlessly as soon as the baby's born and not wanting to leave your side except to check on the baby's fingers and feet for the first time

he's the one who researches and shops all these multivitamins and other meds to prevent you from getting mastitis (or the disease where your breasts are swollen and cannot produce milk)

he NEVER lets you wake up in the middle of the night, the whole night milk is trademarked for his and his only, saying it's the only time when he can spend time together with his baby, and bath & diaper duty are HIS DUTY

he openly admits he likes being a father and would like to have another one but he also says publicly that the whole decision is yours because it's your body

yep, you definitely choose the right guy

[oh-saints]

I'm obsessed with the idea that when Ruben's partner is pregnant with their baby, but because of some health issues or whatever reason you can choose, she doesn't want to make it public and when she goes to a match and her bloat is obvious, a reporter or a fan bothers her with a question, and then we'll see an angry and protective Ruben

Plsss do this one 💫💙

hi nonnyy! thank you for sending in ❤️ your request is well noted and i've combined yours with another request bcs it's somewhat similar. you can check them here! hope you like it xxx

[oh-saints]

last 3 hours before closing my askbox for request... but it definitely looks like i have to revamp my masterlist for all these rúben works you're all so thirsty for i've been doing and will be doing (so excited ngl!! you're all so creative!!), BUT especially dad!rúben

[oh-saints]

Please a ruben dias one where he gets into a fight defending you.I love your work so much.

hi nonnyy! thank you for sending in ❤️ your request is well noted and i've combined yours with another request bcs it's somewhat similar. you can check them here! sorry it took a while, hope you like it xxx

[oh-saints]

bestiee this is ruben anon and i just wanna let you know that your dad!ruben collection's missing!! i can't find the ones i haven't been able to read 🥲

WHAAAT OH NOOO sorry for the disruptions gurl, lemme fix it for a minute

[oh-saints]

i just remembered the gif on your cancelo post!! can you do something else based on that? like when your daughter's upset when she sees him bleeding?

oh you mean THIS? tbh i just realised that he was bleeding in that gif, i used that bcs of how hot rúben looks there?? 😍 and in celebration of this beast coming back to rule city's backline (but i still wish he fails bcs i'm an arsenal girl thru and thru)

(this can be a part of dad!rúben blurb requests but can be read seperately)

the moment rúben comes home from training with the news he can possibly made a captain on the weekend, you're booking seats for you and your two kids

behind rúben ofc bcs he doesn't want you and the kids to travel far to newcastle

but fuck it, you're not going to miss an important match and you thought it'd be a nice introduction to your little pack about what their papá does for a living

bcs your daughter's friends have been nagging her that "no way your daddy's in the team my daddy likes to watch"

your daughter, though, PANICS whenever rúben falls. doesn't matter if he's tackling, tackled, sliding

especially when she sees that scratches on rúben's elbows and knees due to the gruesome and physical nature of the game

MOREOVER when she sees blood coming out from rúben's eyebrow from the big screen

and when your daughter cries, your son too. thank god for uncle ivan tbh

when the game's over, your daughter doesn't wait any more second to run and see her daddy

rúben's flustered at the sight of his little girl running to him crying as soon as she spots him

"are you okay? are you sure you're okay, pai?" "i am. now, what's wrong, anjinho? why are you crying?" "i'm so scared you're going to die, pai"

and rúben truly doesn't know how to react to that so he hugs her so tight while smiling so wide it hurts his injured temple

[oh-saints]

fixed it for you, dear ruben girlies <3 you can check the revamped masterlist now!

bestiee this is ruben anon and i just wanna let you know that your dad!ruben collection's missing!! i can't find the ones i haven't been able to read 🥲

WHAAAT OH NOOO sorry for the disruptions gurl, lemme fix it for a minute