Hihi Pixel~ Hope this ask finds you well. :D
I just know that Gallagher is a gruff, grumpy guy but is an absolute soft, gentle giant for his s/o. Big scary dog man but absolute puppy for you. What do you think he’d be like as a family man? With you and your kids? I think he’d want children. OTL
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Hiiii Roro! I’ve been alright, thank you and YES let’s discuss papa Gallagher-
Notes/CW: Written before we know literally anything about Gallagher, just some fun speculation right now! Reader gets pregnant accidentally
And credits to @fire-lizard-ro for help with ideas
-Gallagher as a family man-
To be honest, he’s thought about it. Thought about starting a little family with you. But for whatever reason, he just can’t bring himself to ask.
Even with your little comments in passing about extending the Bloodhound family bloodline. He just can’t bring himself to mention it. He’s a busy man, he doesn’t Really have time to raise a family, he genuinely believes that he wouldn’t be a good dad, that he can’t give his children the time and attention they need…heck, he feels like he can’t even provide properly for YOU.
So he’s happy with just the two of you for now. Maybe in the future, but for now, he was okay with just the two of you.
Until he came home from yet another long day at work, to see you standing awkwardly in the living room, a hard to read expression on your face.
Then you hold it up. A positive pregnancy test in your hand. You look…overwhelmed. Scared. But excited, too. “Gallagher…” you whisper, tears pricking your eyes, your body shaking with anxiety.
He’s wrapped you up in his arms in a second, stroking your back as he kisses your forehead. “It’s alright…y/n…it’s going to be okay…” he’s saying to you.
You’re wrapped in his arms, smelling his cologne, and you feel so warm and safe, like everything really was going to be okay.
You talk about it in bed that night. You ask him if he wants to have a baby with you. And he takes your hands, pulls them against his chest, and tells you that Yes he would LOVE to raise a child with you. It puts you at ease. You sleep well that night, dreaming of your baby, what they’ll look like, what their personality will be like, how happy they’ll be with Gallagher as their papa…
Things look good.
The pregnancy progresses well enough, even if you’re often apart because he’s so busy with his job. But you and his child-to-be are always on his mind. You are always the first thing he asks about when he gets home. “How are you? How’s the baby?”
The way he kneels and places his forehead on your stomach, feeling with his hands for your baby. He feels the little kick, and he looks up at you with shining eyes, and you put a hand on his scratchy chin. Your husband was so handsome. He was going to be such a good father, you were sure of it.
He’s so protective of you, calling you often to check on you and the baby. He would literally drop everything, his job, his title, Anything if you were in trouble and needed him.
He remained very stoic when his first child was born. A beautiful little girl. His daughter…
He didn’t cry when he held her, but you could see the silent tears in his eyes. He loves her, so much. His little girl.
He hates that he can’t be around for her as much as he’d like to be. He wasn’t really anticipating the affect this would have on his daughter as she got a little older, he thought for sure she would just grow to distrust him, maybe even hate him.
But no, as soon as she was old enough to walk, she would always wake up before he left for the day (which is really early) in her little jacket and shoes.
“Papa! Take me with you!”
She clings to his leg, won’t let go, every single day.
It breaks his heart to have to pry his crying daughter off of his leg and leave her behind while she begs him to take her with him to work.
He’s trying to figure it out. What he can do to help his daughter feel less alone. And…well. He does have an idea. One he thinks you’ll probably like.
He doesn’t end up being the one to suggest it though, because one night at the dinner table, your daughter lets her mind be heard.
“I WANT A SIBLING,” she demands, and Gallagher clears his throat awkwardly while your eyes glitter.
“A sibling?” you ask, reaching over and touching your husband on the arm while you look at your daughter.
She nods, looking determined.
“Your father and I will discuss it,” you say, smiling, and Gallagher gives her a gentle look.
“Papa?” Your daughter asks, before giving her biggest puppy dog eyes.
He sighs, does his best to be stern. “Finish your broccoli and I’ll consider it.”
The demand is unreasonable to her, but she wants a sibling badly enough.
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“Well?” you ask, strolling into the bedroom with a dreamy look in your eyes. “Our daughter wants a sibling…what do you think?”
His response is quicker and more determined than you were expecting. “I say we do it. She deserves it, and…”
You know his mornings are pretty hard, with her constantly clinging to his leg and begging to go to work with him.
“Yeah…maybe if she had a little sibling to look after, you’ll be able to get out the door without issue.”
Don’t get him wrong, he loves that his little girl adores him. It’s just as hard on him though, leaving her behind, knowing she just wants to be with her papa.
The next pregnancy goes smoothly, with your little girl and your husband getting more and more excited by the day.
It’s a beautiful little boy.
Which worked out pretty well, considering the Bloodhound family needed a male heir to inherit the family. Old-fashioned for sure, but that was just how it was. For now.
Things were looking good after a few years. You now had two little bodies sneaking their way into your shared bed. Not that Gallagher minded. You suspected the man actually slept better with his children close.
Unfortunately the problem with him leaving was…still an issue. Except now he had two little bodies begging to go to work with him. Two little bodies sitting on his shoes as he tried to put on his coat and get out the door.
He felt bad waking you up at four in the morning to help him with the kids, but he didn’t see much of a choice.
You were pretty annoyed, but couldn’t be mad at him. You could never be mad at Gallagher. But you needed to figure out something, because having your children cry by the front door for an hour because papa left wasn’t really gonna work for you.
Gallagher does the only sensible thing, and brings home a puppy one day after consulting you of course.
It actually works, at least. Your kids are still up at four a.m. but they’re up playing with the puppy instead of begging Papa to take them to work.
He kinda misses it, to be honest.
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As a father and a family man, Gallagher is THE gentle giant.
Kind, soft spoken. But firm when he needs to be.
His kids are well-behaved, considerate, but just as tough as their papa.
His daughter intends to inherit the family name, while his son would rather become some sort of traveler, like the Nameless.
He’s supportive of his kids of course. But also. Worried. So worried. He wants them to be safe and happy and live long, fulfilling lives, and if those are the paths they want to take then very well, he’ll support them. He’ll make it work out for them.
His kids are Fascinated by his scars. He sits his kids on his lap when he gets home and just rolls up his sleeves and lets his children look at his scars. He makes up fantastical stories about how he got them, saying something different each time.
His personal favorite is the one he got protecting you, also a different story each time…
Ok this is literally all I could think up for now so…here ya go!
