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Gavi loved affection. Always had. Always would. And that was why he actually didn't mind being the baby of the team. It meant he got a lot of affection. His teammates and even staff members would give him a hug, a high five, put him in joking headlocks and bring him to their chest. And Gavi himself could also get away with so much, because no one was ever mad at him. He could jump on people and bump into them whenever he wanted.
So no, he really didn't mind being babied that much.
It did have the downside of not always being taken completely serious though and being made fun of constantly (everything in a joking manner of course).
Maybe that was the reason why he felt so special with Pedri, though. He never felt like a baby with him. He felt mature and up to his age and taken completely seriously. Pedri always listened to him and shared most of the same interests. He could also relate to a lot of things Gavi was going through.
And then there was Pedri's touch. Pedri's touch felt so different from everyone else's. Gavi couldn't describe it, but it made him tingle and happier than the hugs of the others. It made him calm and hyper at the same time and was addictive on another level. He wanted Pedri's touch all the time. Little high fives or the way Pedri put a reassuring hand on him when he jumped onto somebody's back, their shoulders brushing against each other while walking or a calming hand on his chest when he got too worked up over a rival player, a warm calming hug or Pedri tucking him against his chest where Gavi could calm down and enjoy just being himself.
Pedri never judged him, no matter what he did Gavi felt like he could always be 100% himself around Pedri and at worst Pedri would just smile and shake his head. At best he would enthusiastically join him in whatever shenanigans.
Pedri felt so different from everyone else, Gavi needed more of him. And more. Like he said he quiet enjoyed being the baby for all its benefits, but being with Pedri was a whole nother dimension and addiction. That was why he always seeked out the older.
Lucky for him, Pedri seemed to feel the same. At least he stuck around and seeked out Gavi nearly as much as Gavi did. He did feel a little bad for Pedri for making him a bigger mocking target just so the team could keep annoying Gavi and the rest of the team complaining that Gavi spent all his time with Pedro, but it was all in good fun.
So it was no wonder when Pedri and Gavi became best friends and spent practically every minute with each other. Pedri drove him to practice and back and sometimes he didn't go home and rather slept over at Pedri's.
But it never felt like it was enough. Gavi wanted to be closer to him. Closer in every possible aspect. But he didn't know how that would be possible. They were best friends already so how could they become even closer?
But he longed for Pedri's touch. And maybe if he showed even more affection, maybe Pedri would too.
Nobody had thought it possible for Gavi to be even more affectionate, but he managed it with Pedri. Burrowing his face in Pedri's nape and breathing him in nuzzling the side of his face like an overgrown kitten and he felt like purring when Pedri threatened his fingers through his hair, held him tight and pulled him even closer.
Therefore, it didn't come as too much of a surprise to Gavi when one day after a game he kissed Pedri. Literally kissed his best friend. They had won he was excited and he wanted affection. It was his love language. Having the whole team hug him wasn't enough. Jumping on people didn't satisfy the need inside him, having Pedri pull him close couldn't put out the fire. So he kissed him. Then and there in the locker room with a quarter of the team still there and another quarter in the shower. It was just the next logical step for getting and showing even more affection.
It was a very short lived kiss though, because he realized what he did the moment their lips touched. Not that it didn't feel good, he was just surprised. He had never thought about Pedri in that way, but it did feel right. The beast in his chest seemed to like it enough to calm down more than it ever had even in Pedri's company.
Before he could say anything Pedri grabbed his wrist and dragged him out of the locker room and into the next cleaning closet. Before Gavi had the time to question it, he had Pedri's lips on his again and this time it lasted longer than a second. All his thoughts turned of and he just leaned into it. He let Pedri do most of the work, since he wasn't really experienced and instead settled for pulling him impossibly closer to him and letting his finger explore his body in a way they were never allowed to, running up and down his back, over his arms to his ass and into his hair. Gavi had never felt better. And when they separated and breathed and started into their eyes, Gavi couldn't help but lean in again. And then again and again. And then Pedri leaned in.
He wasn't sure how much time they spent in that closet but at some point Pedri jerked back. "Shit, they're gonna look for us if we don't come back anytime soon." His forehead was leaning against Gavi's. Gavi hummed low in agreement, but neither pulled away or moved in the slightest.
"So I take it you have some feelings for me?" Pedri mumbled, his lips brushing against Gavi's when he spoke, making shivers run down his spine.
"I mean I love you. I don't know in what way but I always want you close. I want your attention and affection and being close to you does funny things to me. I like looking at you and it brings me joy to make you happy and I'm proud every time you laugh. So I guess there are some feelings." He shrugged his shoulders.
Pedri groaned and let his head fall to Gavi's shoulder, slowly nipping at his neck. "You know that's basically a love confession, right?" Gavi noticed Pedri's pulse quickening even more and got a little worried. They had just played over 90 minutes of exhausting professional football, kissed for like a good half an hour and now Pedri's heart was acceleratig even more, that couldn't be healthy. He carefully started stroking his back. "You do realize what that does to me?" It was a rhetorical question. "We aren't even together yet." Now Pedri was staring into his eyes again. Oh, how Gavi loved Pedri's eyes, they seemed so kind and deep and wise and sometimes they held that mirth and he felt like he could get lost in them.
"Which brings me to my next point. I guess you're gonna say yes, but I'm gonna clarify anyway, communication is important. Do you want to be my boyfriend, Pablo?" Gavi nodded, too overwhelmed by it all to answer in words. Instead he lunched forward again and captured Pedri's lips with his.
"I have to warn you though." He whispered with a raspe voice.
"You're very affectionate?" Pedri raised an eyebrow and grinned at him. "I think I can deal with it for you."
Gavi tilted his head to the side. "That wasn't what I was gonna say, but yeah, that too."
"Oh, what were you gonna say."
Gavi hesitated. He had never been shy in front of Pedri, he decided he wouldn't start now. "I'm not very experienced. With anything. That was kind of my first kiss."
"Yeah I could tell." Pedri grinned and Gavi knew exactly that he was teasing. But then he got serious. "What do you expect from me, I'm not really experienced either. We'll figure it out together, yeah?"
It felt good being with Pedri, even now he said the right things and made Gavi calm.
"Let's go back, before they actually look for us." "Yeah, they probably miss their Baby." Gavi shot him a mildly annoyed look. And because it was funny Pedri added "They just haven't realized you're mine now, Baby." It sent another pleasant shiver down Gavi's spine and made him press himself against Pedri, a tiny whine escaping him.
Not letting go of Pedri's hand, Gavi made his way back to the locker room. It had cleared out quiet a bit, but they still received some stares. Especially Lewy stared at them as if he knew exactly what they had been doing, which made Gavi and Pedri blush. Later they would realize that it probably wasn't hard with their hair and clothes messy, their lips red and a blush high on their cheeks. But neither of them cared when they finally didn't need a reason to lay on top of each other anymore while watching a movie at Pedri's place and falling asleep in a mess of limps on the couch.