Hi! I've Noticed You've Been Doing Some Stuff On The Gang Being Parents, And I Kinda Wondered What Javier

Hi! I've noticed you've been doing some stuff on the gang being parents, and I kinda wondered what Javier would be like, as a father to m!reader? I've never seen anyone write about him like that, so... very curious.

I don't know if I'd want to be the son of any of the men in the gang tbh. Shivers. Javier's like, maybe number 3 or 4 on a list of almost acceptable parenting.

It's funny to me y'all probably ask for these as comfort reads or something, and I'm over here treating them as fun psychological exercises.

The best part of Javier being your father is that regardless of how old you are, he'll kill for you. Kill is a rather pleasant word for what he'll do, depending on the situation. He trusts you to take care of yourself — after all, he's the one who taught you how — but he's been forced to sacrifice too much family in his life.

Javier insists that he be responsible for you at every level. At times, it's regardless of how well-equipped he is to do so. Now and then, he's had to pass a masterclass onto someone else in the gang, but he's a bit strict on what and how you're taught. He has many strongly held beliefs that he intends to instill in you.

Javier needs to learn that he does not have to agree with his son on everything, nor vice versa. He's going to love you regardless, but you might end up in a strangely tense dynamic where it's for the best if you don't start certain discussions. Father first, best friend occasionally.

That said, he thinks it's important to make memories with you. You're one of the few people to see the unserious side of him. And while it might not mean much to you until you're older, it means a lot to him to do the gentler things he wasn't allowed as a boy— things that were considered too feminine, too queer.

Javier's teaching you Spanish and English. If you ever flubbed a word or made up a hybrid while learning to speak, that's the word now. Honestly, his ability to compartmentalize language-related things was totally fried while he was teaching you to talk. Accidentally calling Boaz his "horsie" as a grown adult man was embarrassing for him and Arthur needs to stop bringing it up.

The grace Javier desires from his comrades shall not be turned on you. Do you mumble or stutter? You're cooked. Any quirks at all? Javier's bullying knows no end. Don't like bugs? He'll throw them at you. Throw them. It'll take multiple years to get him to stop if any of it upsets you, too. He might be undoing a little generational trauma, but he's gotta leave some work for you to do when you finally give him the grandkids he wants.

Because he does want grandkids, despite it all. Yes, he's very aggravating about it once you hit the "right" age. Javier's a product of how he was raised, and the gang doesn't fulfill all of his familial dreams. Having a kid, despite thinking he'd never grow into an adult himself, re-sparked a lot of wishes he thought had died long ago.