#fabian zetterlund x reader

[vampire-princess2000]

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[drysdalesworld]

I need a blurb of the reader comforting William Eklund after his best friend was traded. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about him since the trade was announced :(

the comfort of family

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pairing: mom!reader x dad!william eklund x son!oc

genre: angsty, comfort

warning(s): talk of the zetterlund trade, william crying

note(s): i was so distraught when i found out. i had to find out through tiktok of all places 😭. i feel like it’d be a little surreal in the moment & everyone would be caught off guard. this will specifically be set during mom!reader & dad!eklund era (i know he found out while he was with zetterlund, but i wrote a majority of this before finding that out. i’ll probably write an alternative to that!)

William had excused himself from the dining table, the phone in his pocket frantically buzzing and dinging.

The look you shot him as you gathered food onto your son’s plate is what caused him to answer it immediately. He usually leaves it in your shared room for dinner time, so it was a bit of annoyance when it started blowing up like crazy.

A smile spread across William’s lips as he saw the familiar contact name for Fabian Zetterlund—Zetty.

“Tell Zetter I say hi,” you piqued, your husbands smile a dead giveaway to who was trying to call him. “Don’t be too long. Your dinner will get cold”.

William shot you a soft smile before kissing the tops of you and your sons head and heading off into the backyard, gently closing the sliding glass door behind him.

You had been too busy plating you and your son’s food and talking to him to realize the somber look on William’s face as he talked on the phone outside. Him and Fabian’s calls tend to last some time so you took it upon yourself to begin eating, aiding your son in cutting up the difficult to chew bits.

When William finally entered the house again, you felt the shift.

His shoulders were slumped over and his eyes were slightly red, a sign of tears to come. His hair was also a mess, most likely from him running his fingers through it too much.

He hadn’t said anything when he walked back in, sliding back into his usual spot at the dinner table with a sad look on his face.

Your heart dropped when you realized it was Friday—the day of the trade deadline. You sincerely hoped that it wasn’t what you thought it was.

“What’s wrong?” You softly asked, hand gently resting on your husband’s shoulder. Your other hand went to smooth down the unruly parts of his hair, trying your best to comfort him.

William didn’t say anything as he turned his head to look at you. Your fear being proven right when a tear slid down the soft cheek of your partner.

“Oh, honey. I’m so sorry,” you whispered, gently bringing him into your embrace, lips placing kisses on his cheek and forehead.

“What’s wrong, Papa?” Oskar asked, puzzled as to why his Father seemed sad after just talking to the boys Uncle.

“It’s a bit complicated, Ossie,” you replied, grip gentle yet unwavering as William rested in your arms.

A few minutes of silence passed, Oskar climbing out of his seat to plop himself into his Fathers lap, tiny arms wrapping around his shoulders.

“Uncle Zetty is going away for a while,” William finally answered, tears still streaming down his face as he had one arm wrapped around you and the other around his son. “Something came up with the team and they thought it best to have him go somewhere else for a bit”.

The look on your son’s face wanted to make you cry too. Poor Oskar looked so confused and sad. What do you mean Uncle Zetty won’t visit his favorite godson anymore?

“How long?” Oskar mumbled, quickly wiping his own tears from his cheeks.

“For a long time, buddy,” you answered, William too choked up to properly answer.

A frown overtook your features as your son nodded and put his head on William’s shoulder, wiping away his Father’s tears.

“He’ll still visit right?” He asked, tone clearly laced in sadness and confusion.

“Of course, mitt hjärta (my heart),” William replied, the hand holding him going up to rest on his son’s head. “He told me he can’t wait for summer. That we should all go to Sweden together”.

That information split your heart in two. The three of you had talked on multiple occasions about going to visit both of the players place of origin, but it seemed bittersweet now that Fabian was no longer going to be apart of the Sharks. It all seemed too surreal to be happening.

“Really? I hope so. I like hanging out with Uncle Zett,” Oskar muttered, still clearly processing.

William only hummed in response, placing a kiss to his son’s matching unruly hair.

The two of you knew this transition was going to be tough. Fabian had been apart of your shared life for only a short amount of time. But to William, he felt like he’d known Fabian for more than a handful of years. He just wished he had more time.

As silence settled over your family, you knew that you were going to be the one to be picking up the pieces for a while. But you didn’t mind. You couldn’t imagine going through something like this—losing your closest friend because of something that was out of everyone’s control. You just hoped that, for William’s sake, he’d come out stronger in the end.