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fiberslut · 1 year

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Always in Powers

Pairing: Lukas Matsson x roy!reader

This is just a headcanon about being the youngest Roy sibling

You’re just holding a meeting while some unknown number pops up on your phone. You excuse yourself and answer to that number to hear Marcia’s voice. ‘Your father needs you’ she says, ‘I’m sorry, I think you’ve got the wrong number, I don’t have a father’ ‘He’s offering you to be the CEO’ ‘What happened to Ken and Rome?’ ‘Let’s discuss about it when you’re here, next month is your father’s birthday remember?’ ‘As I said, I don’t have a father’ ‘See you soon’ and then she hung up

You have no idea what does he want. He’s ignored you for 22 years of your life but now he wanted to see you? and offering you to be the CEO of Waystar?

At a very young age, you’ve lived in the same house as Connor, Kendall, Roman, and Shiv. But one day your father hit you for some unknown reason, your mom knew about it, fired a restraining order against Logan, divorced him, and moved you two back to your mom’s country.

From that day on, you would go by her last name.

Since your mom is a very famous actress/model in your country, that made you’re also in the limelight too.

You hate Logan. Hate how he treated you and your mom. Hated how he never fought to get you back. Hate how he never calls on your birthday. Hate how he never said ‘Happy birthday kid’ to you. Hate how you would have no one to celebrate Father’s Day with.

That’s why you always work so hard, and be able to graduate double degree from Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School at the age of 22. And since you’re famous (thanks to your mom) you have a lot of celebrity friends, which helps with your clothing company to be successful and to be accepted worldwide.

Now you’re in Italy for Caroline’s wedding. But Logan wants you to go with him and Roman to talk about business with this Matsson guy.

He is a very interesting guy. Not like what you have in mind about tech bro.

Lukas couldn’t stop looking at you while talking with Logan. Rome sees it too and he’s not happy about it.

While you’re on the boat back to the wedding venue, some odd numbers appear on your phone, you answer it and it’s Lukas. ‘How did you get my number Mr. Matsson?’ Rome hears that and signal you to hang up the phone, while Logan is smiling in a victorious way.

‘He’s not going to give you CEO’ Kendall says, ‘From what Roman told me, he’s obviously using you to woo Matsson’ ‘No he’s not, he promised me’ you argue back, ‘He promised me too’ Shiv adds

From that day on you’ve talked and texted with Lukas every day. You find him so laid back and funny not like any guys you’ve dated.

You are Roman’s favorite, he’s the only one who visits you every year, so since you’re back in New York, you usually hang out at Roman’s place.

‘What are you smiling at?’ Roman asks ‘Don’t tell me it’s that Swede again, aren’t you dating that Denmark prince?’ ‘He’s a Count and no we’re not dating’ ‘It’s creepy, Matsson is too old for you’ ‘Um, I don’t think you should be the one to lecture me about what is creepy or what is not huh Mr. send-your-dick-pic-to-dad’

When you’re free of meeting, you will fly to Sweden. You and Lukas have developed a serious relationship. ‘What if I buy your dad’s company?’ He asks. ‘There is a cheaper way to impress me Lukas’ ‘No I’m serious’ ‘Then you should buy ATN too’ ‘Wouldn’t that destroy him?’ ‘That’s my point’

You were at Connor's side when you heard the news. That Logan is dead while he's on the plane to meet Lukas. You felt empty, just blank, not any hint of sadness. You saw Kendall, Roman, and Shiv were crying and saying I love you Dad at the phone. They're devastated at the news and couldn't do the interview, so it was you to do it.

Your sibling didn't have time to mourn Logan's death that much since Lukas invited them and the company to Norway.

You were excited, you and Lukas agreed to make your relationship official at the retreat.

Everyone was so shocked except Roman, he saw it coming since the first day. Kendall totally couldn't accept it, he refused to talk to you all day. Shiv just looked at you in disbelief but didn't say anything.

You love this retreat, you always ask Greg to be your photographer for your Instagram. Lukas hates how you are always with Greg when you should be next to him.

So he asks Greg who he is and insulted him in Swedish in front of his friends. You get mad at him for talking about your family like that. You and Lukas have a fight and you ended up leaving the retreat that afternoon and flying back to New York to help Connor with the funeral.

You haven't heard from him until the funeral day. You saw him with Shiv and that totally sums up everything for you. You ignore him all morning just to end up being pulled away into the dark corner of the church, him kissing you passionately and saying he's sorry and how much he's missed you.

So that week he stayed with you at your penthouse and he proposed to you.

He has you by his side while taking a group photo as GoJo successfully bought Waystar and ATN. You showing your new engagement ring as your new chapter of life is about to start as a wife and an American CEO of Waystar.

#succession #succession imagine #lukas matsson x reader #lukas matsson #lukas matsson imagine #lukas matsson x roy!reader #roy!reader #roy siblings #succession au #alexander skarsgård #succession hbo #succession fanfic

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spectralarchers · 1 year

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Help the world's oldest comic book store survive ❤️

Fantask, the oldest still active comic book shop in the heart of Copenhagen, is on the verge of closure here on the first of March.

They've been selling comic books since 1971.

Here's some historical pictures, including a visit by Will Eisner and Stan Lee, to the shop, which is still the same location as in 1971 when it opened:

You can help them survive by ordering comic books (in English!) here:

From January 1st and until February 28th, they are also having a 50% sale on all comic books pre-2022 in loose issues (all costing around 30-40-50 DKK), which means I just managed to get 48 missing Hawkeye comics home for half what I was expecting it to cost - and I helped preserve comic book history ❤️

Explore the shop through Google Maps:

They ship worldwide, but they don't have an actual shipping cost available outside of Denmark when checking out. You can contact them at their socials listed at the bottom of the page for inquiry.

If you want to support, even if you don't want to buy anything, you can buy a gift card as a 'donation' here*:

50 DKK (7.2 USD) gift card

100 DKK (14.4 USD) gift card

150 DKK (21.6 USD) gift card

200 DKK (28.8 USD) gift card

300 DKK (43.2 USD) gift card

400 DKK (57.6 USD) gift card

500 DKK (72 USD) gift card

600 DKK (86.4 USD) gift card

700 DKK (100.8 USD) gift card

800 DKK (115.2 USD) gift card

900 DKK (129.6 USD) gift card

1000 DKK (144 USD) gift card

Please help them survive.

(*Danish tax authorities won't accept a regular crowd funding campaign on GoFundMe or other due to regulations on white washing in Denmark, so a gift card is the best way to support the business).

Fantask skal reddes - og samler du på tegneserier, så kan du være med!

De har nemlig 50% på alle tegneserier (blade, ikke hæfter) her i januar & februar, så står du og mangler nogle til samlingen, så er det nu, du skal slå til.

Jeg har lige fået bestilt 48 Hawkeye blade jeg manglede til samlingen, som ellers bare stod på en liste til 'når jeg var forbi en tegneseriebutik'.

Hjælp den ældste tegneseriebutik i verden med at overleve ❤️

#Danish stuff #Fantask #You can reblog this

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devilsrains · 7 months

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aoike character guide book

places visited in yasuko aoike's works (translation under the cut by the lovely @asnowperson)

ENGLAND 1- London (Midnight Collector side story among others) 2- The National Gallery (London) (Pt.1 A Thousand Kisses) 3- British Museum (London) (Pt.1) 4- Salibury Military Base (Lieutenant Colonel Eberbach side story) 5- Heathrow Airport (No.11 Seven Days in September among others)

GERMANY 6- Plymouth (El halcón) 7- Bonn 8- NATO Bonn Office 9- Cologne 10- Thermal Spas on the Rhine River and the old castles (Eroica, among others) 11- Lilienthal Monastery (Shuudoushi Falco) 12- Berlin (No. 15 Nosferatu, among otheres) 13- Trier (No.17 Trojan Horse) 14- German Military Hospital (Intermission side story) 15- Dresden (No.16 The Panda’s Maze) 16-Hamburg (From Lawrence with Love side story) 17- Eberbach Mansion

FRANCE/ITALY/GREECE 18- Paris (No.17 Trojan Horse) 19- Louvre Museum (No.1 A Thousand Kisses) 20- Charles de Gaulle Airport (No.11 Seven Days in September) 21- Nice (No.17 Trojan Horse) 22- Avignon (Alcazar Oujo) 23- Catacombes (No.8 Veni Vidi Vici) 24- St.Peter’s Basilica (No.8 Veni Vidi Vici) 25- St.Peter’s Square (No.8 Veni Vidi Vici) 26- Parthenon Temple (No.4 Love in Greece)

SPAIN/PORTUGAL 27- Sevilla (Alcazar Oujo) 28- Sigüenza (Alcazar Oujo) 29- Toledo (Alcazar Oujo) 30- Jerez Castle (Alcazar Oujo) 31- Jerez Monastery (Alcazar Oujo) 32- Jaén (No.18 Judgment of Paris) 33- Plaza de Toros de Jaén (No.18 Judgment of Paris) 34- Córdoba (Eroica) 35- Zuera, Alcala (No.11 Seven Days in September) 36- Aragon region (Eroica) 37- Calatayud (Alcazar Oujo) 38- Granada (Alcazar Oujo) 39- Barcelona (Eroica) 40- Valencia (Alcazar Oujo) 41- Lisbon (No.3 Achilles’ Last Stand)

SWITZERLAND/AUSTRIA/LICHTENSTEIN/ROMANIA 42- Zürich (No.13 The Seventh Seal) 43- Luzern (No.12 The Laughing Cardinals) 44- Vienna State Opera (No.14 Emperor Waltz) 45- Vienna Central Cemetery (No.14 Emperor Waltz) 46- Innsbruck (No.14 Emperor Waltz) 47- Innsbruck Airport (No.14 Emperor Waltz) 48- Hofburg Palace (No.14 Emperor Waltz) 49- Tyrol region (No.14 Emperor Waltz) 50- Lichtenstein (No.13 The Seventh Seal) 51- Romania military base (No. 15 Nosferatu)

THE NETHERLANDS/BELGIUM 52- Amsterdam (Eroica, Madan no Shashu) 53- Bruxelles (No.17 Trojan Horse) 54- NATO HQ (No.19 Poseidon 2000) 55- European Commission HQ (No.13 The Seventh Seal) 56- Antwerp (No.17 Trojan Horse)

NORWAY/SWEDEN/DENMARK 57- Oslo Airport (No.11 Seven Days in September) 58- Mora (No.13 The Seventh Seal) 59- Copenhagen (No.19 Poseidon 2000) 60- Kronborg Castle (No.19 Poseidon 2000) 61- Lousiana Museum of Modern Art (No.19 Poseidon 2000)

TURKEY/SYRIA/LEBANON/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/IRAN 62- İstanbul (No.13 The Seventh Seal) 63- Rumeli Hisarı (No.11 Seven Days in September) 64- Turkish air base (No.6 Inshallah) 65- National borders of Anatolian plateau (No.6 Inshallah) 66- Historical remains of Palmyra (No.6 Inshallah) 67- Beirut (No.6 Inshallah) 68- Jerusalam (Saladin no Hi) 69- Gaza (Saladin no Hi) 70- Tehran (No.6 Inshallah)

EGYPT/TUNISIA 71- Ancient remains outside Cairo (No.6 Inshallah) 72- El Alameyn (No.6 Inshallah) 73- Giza Pyramids (No.11 Seven Days in September) 74- Alexandria (No.11 Seven Days in September) 75- Hotel Rosetta (No.11 Seven Days in September) 76- Carthage (No.17 Trojan Horse)

RUSSIA/JAPAN/USA/OTHERS 77- Moscow (No.19 Poseidon 2000) 78- St. Petersburg (No.18 Judgment of Paris) 79- Hermitage Museum (No.18 Judgment of Paris) 80- Siberia (A Tale of Alaska side story) 81- Uspensky Air Base (Eroica) 82- Tokyo Tower (Hiiro no Yuuwaku) 83- Alaska (A Tale of Alaska side story) 84- FBI Fairbanks Office (No.9 The Alaskan Front) 85- Tazlina Lake (No.9 The Alaskan Front) 86- Hawaii (No.9 The Alaskan Front) 87- West of Eden (Eve no Musukotachi) 88- Olympos (Eve no Musukotachi)

#this ones actually in order since everything is numbered #charabook #from eroica with love #sons of eve #el halcon #alcazar #etc etc #yasuko aoike #my scans #mine

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world-of-wales · 1 year

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─ •✧ CATHERINE'S YEAR IN REVIEW : FEBRUARY ✧• ─

2 February - Catherine became the royal patron of the Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football League. She visited the England Men's and Women's Rugby Squads at Twickenham Stadium in London. Afterwards she held a Telephonic Meeting with Mr. Ralph Rimmer (Chief Executive Officer, Rugby Football League) and Mr. Jon Dutton (Chief Executive Officer of the Rugby League World Cup).

3 February - Catherine along with King Charles and Queen Camila visited the Future Textiles Project at Trinity Buoy Wharf where they were recieved by Colonel Jane Davis (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London). Later she held a Centre for Early Childhood Meeting at Kensington Palace.

8 February - She visited Parents and Communities Together Southwark in London. Later in the afternoon held a Meeting with Dr. Sophie Mort (Clinical Psychologist) via telephone.

13 February - Catherine read 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark' for the CBeebies Bedtime Story Segment to mark Children's Mental Health Week.

9 February - Catherine held a Video Meeting with The Queen's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark (Mrs. Emma Hopkins). Following this she spoke to Mr. Andreas Rasch-Christensen (Research Director, VIA University College) and Ms. Mette Arnsfelt McPhail (Head of Department of Early Childhood Education and Care, Ministry for Children and Education of Denmark) via video link.

22 February - Catherine was recieved at Copenhagen International Airport by The Queen's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark (Her Excellency Mrs. Emma Hopkins) as she kicked off her trip to the nation with The Centre for Early Childhood. She later visited the Centre for Early Intervention and Family Studies at University of Copenhagen in Nørregade and Børnemuseet: the Children's Museum in Frederiksberg. Catherine subsequently visited the Lego Foundation PlayLab in Humletorvet.

23 February - Catherine visited Stenurten Forest Kindergarten in Ballerup. She later recieved the official welcome to Denmark from Queen Margrethe II and Crown Princess Mary during an audience at Amalienborg Palace. She and Mary later had a private lunch at Frederik VIII’s Palace, before visiting the Danner Crisis Centre in Nansensgade for the final stop on the trip. Catherine arrived back at Heathrow Airport in London.

28 February - Catherine and William along with George attended the Six Nations Rugby Match between England and Wales at Twickenham Stadium in Middlesex.

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ifreakingloveroyals · 1 year

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On This Day: 22 February

• 2017: Visits Action For Children In Wales

• 2022: The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Visit to Denmark - Day One

#Catherine #Duchess of Cambridge #Princess of Wales #Britain #2017 #2022 #otd:catherine

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hisshiss-bitch · 2 days

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12, 22 and 25 for this ask game <33

12: where is somewhere you'd like to visit?

i would love to go to scotland, norway, denmark, honestly anywhere in that sort of area :) it always looks so pretty in pictures

22: what is your most prized possession?

uhh really anything my friends have given me

i could never bear to part with them i've become wayyyy to emotionally attached to them

like the pop tab necklaces we made together while watching descendants, or the cards they made me for my seventh birthday with the pop-up cakes, or the stupid little peppa pig figurine they gave me to cheer me up when i got my first period

i love them so much <3

25: do you/have you played any sports?

currently, not unless i have to :')

in the past: when i was 3 i played soccer, from ages 4-8 i did ballet, when i was 12 i played on my schools softball team, and when i was 13 i was on my school ultimate frisbee and track and field teams

#moots!#ask #ramblings #ask game #peppa 🦕

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usafphantom2 · 9 months

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F-16 fighters intercept and fire flares at civilian aircraft flying near President Biden's vacation spot

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 08/26/2023 - 16:31in Interceptions, Military

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) sent fighters on Friday (08/25) after a civilian aircraft was detected flying very close to U.S. President Joe Biden's vacation location.

U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters intercepted and fled away the civilian aircraft that had entered the temporarily restricted airspace near Lake Tahoe, where President Joe Biden and Jill Biden are spending their vacation.

The crews of two F-16s fired flares to get the attention of the civilian aircraft pilot and escorted him out of restricted airspace without further incident, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, said in a statement.

“Two NORAD F-16 fighters and a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin responded to a civilian aircraft that violated a temporary flight restriction area (TFR) near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, this morning,” the statement said.

The Coast Guard helicopter participated in the interception on Friday morning, West Coast time. No information about the civilian aircraft or its pilot has been disclosed.

Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said on X, a website formerly known as Twitter, that the incursion “was not of protective interest” and had no impact on Secret Service operations.

The civil aircraft violated the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by flying into a restricted airspace around the president's current location.

According to the FAA, “No one may operate an aircraft on or in the vicinity of any area to be visited or traveled by the President, the Vice President or other public figures, contrary to the restrictions established by the FAA and published in NOTAM (Notice to the Air Mission).”

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scotianostra · 1 year

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The Witches Well Edinburgh Castle Esplanade.

Us Scots don't do things by half, except maybe nowadays, Edinburgh really needs a more prominent memorial for the people put to death for being accused of witchcraft, I mean they reckon that there are more than a million visitors passing this every year, how many actually know this wee memorial exists?

Scotland killed around 3 to 4,000 supposed witches between the 15th and 16th centuries, this was state sponsored murder, not just backed, but encouraged by the Stuart King, James VI, that's the yin that buggered off to London in 1503 only honouring us with one visit during the next 22 years, why do folk actually dote on this family?

Anyway the 23year old James VI 's 14 year old bride Anne of Denmark was meant to come to Scotland to complete there nuptials in 1589, but due to storms the trip kept on getting postponed. Eventually Anne and her retinue decided to wait in Norway until the spring and better weather.

James, obviously desperate tae get his leg over decided to head over to Scandinavia to fetch her himself.

When he got there the local gentry told him that Witches were to blame and that those accused had been tried and executed, not the first or last of their dalliance in the affairs. This is said to have started Oor James's obsession with the whole witchcraft thing, he would become such an authority he wrote extensively on the matter publishing a paper called Daemonologie, a treatise about witchcraft.

The Scots were only too eager to please their monarch and set about a campaign of persecution, mainly against the female population

To sum things up, more people (women) were put to death here on castle hill, than anywhere else in Scotland, and all we have here is this piss poor effort of a memorial. I plan to head to Prestonpans in the not too distant future to grab some pics of their memorial, which is right next to bairn's playground giving it exposure to a generation of East Lothian's youngsters.

Those killed in Scotland were often mere herbalists, the mentally ill, or those on the wrong end of someone else’s ill will. Suspected women were frequently bound by the hands and feet, then thrown into a lake to determine their innocence. Those who drowned were cleared, and those who had the audacity to survive were accused of witchcraft and sent to the stake.

As I said at the beginning, we don't do things by half, from what I have read we Scots killed up to five times as many any other country in Europe.

I hope I got all this correct as if it's not,my friend Leonard Low, published author of The Weem Witch, which explores the events of the Pittenweem witch trials of 1704-5,, will no doubt let me know! Leonard featured in the TV show Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam (Heughan) and Graham ( McTavish) of Outlander fame.

If you are at the castle the “Witches Well” is on Tartan Weaving Mill building, the former Castlehill Reservoir beside Ramsay Gardens

#Scotland #Edinburgh #Edinburgh Castle #witchcraft #murder #state sponsored murder #history #Memorial #My pics

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crowleys-bentley-and-plants · 22 days

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8 + 10 + 13 + 22

hi anon!

8. How many languages do you know?

fluently? three :) english, dutch and russian. unfluently? i know a few sentences in german and french and im currently trying to learn italian :)

10. What are you enjoying to do in your free time?

reading, writing, drawing, those are my to go things to do when i have time. oh and thinking about good omens of course

13. Your dream place to visit?

gosh so many places. my absolute dream place was crete but i visited it last summer hahah. definitely wanna go back tho. i really wanna visit London (and im going to in November for macbeth!!) and the Scandinavian countries (ive been to denmark and sweden already but i wanna visit the other ones too)

22. Best memory you could think of?

i was at a party in a cabin in the woods a while back (i know how it sounds but there were no horror elements loll) and i met some amazing people and at around 1 in the morning we decided to take a walk in the woods and it was completely dark and eventually we came upon a field and we stopped there and looked at the stars and talked about life and stuff while listening to music and it was one of the best moments in my life honestly even though i knew those people for only a few hours then it was amazing

ask me stuff :)

#asksks #anon

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princesscatherinemiddleton · 22 days

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The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Lego Foundation PlayLab in Denmark | February 22 2022

#mine #royaltyedit #kate #denmark22 #d22: lego

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doctorwhoandfairytaillover · 2 years

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Recuerdo

Summary: Ubbe wasn't sure what he was expecting when he went to Mexico, and he certainly didn't think that he would fall in love with both a girl and the culture at the same time. When Xochilt comes into his life, the last thing he expected was that there would have to be a choice between family and love

AN: Thanks a bunch @vikingstrash for being patient with me and making the really great dividers and moodboards, and hope y’all enjoy this as I might write a series for these two.

Ubbe hadn’t really meant to learn Spanish.

When he and his younger brothers were still in high school, Hvitserk had chosen to sign up for a pen pal program in the school that was aimed at improving the student’s language skills. Needless to say, Hvitserk didn’t learn much Spanish while he was in school, it wouldn’t be until he was in university that he would even learn any of the language but to avoid his brother failing, Ubbe learned the language on his brother’s behalf. Looking back, perhaps it would have been better to let Hvitserk fail and learn on his own but ultimately Ubbe did appreciate being able to learn a language that was different from his own.

In filling the role of “pen pal,” Ubbe had struck up a small friendship with the person Hvitserk had been assigned to correspond. She was a nice girl from Mexico; Xochilt and explained to him from their very first letters that her name didn’t sound like he probably thought it did. She was a sweet person; frequently speaking of her family and everything they did together, her ambitions to see more of the world and possibly become a translator, and so much more she shared with him through letters.

But this was a time when an email or phone call wasn’t quite as feasible for her compared to Ubbe, so as time went on, communicating simply became much harder for them. Until eventually, communication ceased between the two when Ubbe went off for university to take up a position in his father’s company.

Years went by and a lot happened in his life since his cheerful days of writing letters; he married and divorced, his father died, his brothers fought bitterly over the family company before they worked things out, and at last things seemed to be settling down.

With all of his brothers working together to run their late father’s company, they all decided it would be good to expand it outside the company and who better to begin their expansion than Ubbe. Out of all his brother’s, he was the most fluent in multiple languages and they sent him off to begin the Latin American branch in the heart of Mexico City. He would spend the first year in the country as the company established itself and when that time ended, he would return back to his home in Denmark.

January

He had been in Mexico for roughly three weeks when he decided to take one of his employees' recommendations to check out the local markets or visit the plaza when he had the chance. Things had been a whirlwind of getting used to the time zone, using another language frequently, and settling himself in his temporary apartment. Ubbe figured that with the next meeting being in two weeks, it would give him the opportunity to get to know a bit of the place that he would live in for the next year.

For it being January, the weather was a nice mild 72 F (22 C) and Ubbe really looked forward to seeing the tianguis that he had heard some things about. The employee had briefly mentioned that depending on the area, would also determine whether or not the tianguis would be set up or if the streets would be bare. It took a bit of asking around and making sure that he used the correct words to find out that it would be best for him to go out on a Tuesday, as every week that is when people from the area near his apartment would set up their stalls.

Everything felt so vibrant, loud, and exciting for Ubbe as he walked amongst the people that were clearly there to purchase goods from the many open stalls. Samples of fruit and tasty treats had been quickly placed into his hands from the various vendors as he let himself be moved and pulled along with the crowd that flowed beneath the tarps that sheltered them from the slight sprinkling of rain.

It did feel a little stifling for the man as he had rarely ever been to anything similar to the market that he was currently in, he was a little embarrassed to think that he had spent so long having someone else buy his groceries or items that he had missed out on experiencing something similar. In letting himself be pulled in every which way, Ubbe hadn’t had much of a chance to ask too many questions but it was amazing to him that so many people del barrio were the ones that had set up the market and stalls out the front of their homes.

He was on the edge of the market and close to an open road, when someone called out to him.

“Oye, güerito. Do you mind moving out of the way? Someone’s trying to get past you and you’re blocking their way.”

Ubbe looked over his shoulder and spotted an elderly woman trying to get around him but was struggling to do so, quickly he moved and helped the woman pick up her basket onto the sidewalk and was rewarded with a nice pinch on the cheek.

Once more the voice called out to him, “I have never seen you around these parts. Where are you from güerito?”

Ubbe looked around to find who it was that kept talking to him, a young woman with long dark hair gently waved at him in amusement from where she was perched. A much older woman sat beside her and she softly tapped at her shoulder, whispering something that he couldn’t quite hear and moved away from her stall of pottery.

“You never answered my question güerito, are you simply visiting the area or a tourist?” she asked.

“I suppose both, since I am from Denmark” he chuckled. “But I’m here for the year and wanted to see the tianguis that one of my employees had mentioned to me. I will be honest, I am a little bit overwhelmed with everything but I think that I would like to come again on the days that I am not too busy.”

“Well there is plenty in the city and even the barrio itself for you to see, if I remember correctly there should be more than 150 museums for you to choose from and see the things that they have to offer” she said with a pensive expression. “Some of them are free to the public, but like many places there are others that charge a modest fee for the experience of getting to see everything.”

“You’re very knowledgeable about it all, have you been to all 150 museums?”

She laughed, “No I have not. But I am very proud of where I am from and what better way to show it off than to know as much as I can about the very place in which I was born.”

“Have you ever thought about being a tour guide?” he asked. “You seem like you have plenty of stories to tell about it all and would probably know much more than you’re letting me on.”

“I feel like you’re subtly trying to ask me if I would be willing to show you around some of these things since you have very little knowledge about these things” she said and smiled in amusement. “You’re still a stranger to me and I don’t go to places without at least knowing someone’s name.”

She looked at him pointedly and gestured to let him know that she was waiting.

"My name is Ubbe, Ubbe Ragnarsson."

"Huh," she chuckled. "I have no idea how common that name is in your country Ubbe, because I remember while in high school there was a boy who wrote on his brother's behalf with that exact name."

He frowned in confusion but also furrowed his brow in wonder.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Xochilt, Xochilt Rodriguez but my name doesn't sound like how you think it will be spelled."

"Well how would you spell your name? Maybe I do know how it's supposed to be."

"It's X - O - C - H - I - L - T"

"Looks like it is a very small world then Xochilt, because I am pretty sure that I was that same person that wrote to you on his brother's behalf."

A smile lit up her features and she called out to her great grandmother, "Mama Consuelo encontre el güerito de cuando estaba en la secundaria!"

May

Time went quickly and Ubbe couldn’t believe that he had already been in Mexico for 5 months, spending so much time with Xochilt and her great grandmother Doña Consuelo, it felt like he had always lived in Mexico. Of course, he couldn’t ignore that his brothers frequently called to ask him how he was doing and whether or not there was progress in the Latin American branch of their company but it only felt like background noise to everything that he was experiencing each and every day.

On weekends or whenever either of the two had the chance to see one another, they would go to see some of the sights that Xochilt was always telling him about.

They had gone to Xochimilco where the canals were filled with numerous color boats and they had a blast when they invited others to join them, drinking and laughing together as the people made the ride more exciting. They had been to the Zocalo, where Ubbe had been intimidated by the various men that were dressed in what Xochilt said was the traditional garb of warriors before the Spaniards had come to colonize the country. The men were understanding that it was a bit much and both ruffled his hair while giving him a fist bump to acknowledge Ubbe doing his best to not be intimidated.

Ubbe and Xochilt had done and seen so much together, now in the middle of May they stood before the imposing structures of Teotihuacan. The pyramids according to Xochilt were those of the moon and sun where ceremonies used to take place but also where sacrifices tended to take place.

The trek to get to the temples was long and Ubbe already felt like giving up when he saw the size of the structures but after a lot of pep talking from Xochilt and realizing halfway that the distance between going back and going up was the same, they had made it to the top of temple of the moon.

It was a breathtaking sight around them as they stood there, both because Ubbe was absolutely exhausted after the arduous journey to get there and also because as he watched Xochilt smile in content when a cool breeze blew through her hair, his poor heart had skipped several beats.

“Te amo Xochilt.”

She turned to him startled, Ubbe felt as if his heart would beat out of his chest but he wouldn’t take it back. Perhaps they had only truly spent a few months together in person, but coupled with their adolescent friendship only solidified his feelings for her all the more.

“I know that I don’t have much time left in Mexico, but I need you to know how I feel and also, if you would possibly think about traveling with me back to Denmark.”

“Ubbe... as much as I would like to even think of the possibility, I can’t just leave my great grandmother behind to go with you.”

“We could bring her with us and with the branch of my company establishing itself better, we could come back more frequently if you’re ever feeling homesick.”

“Ubbe, I really can’t.”

“Why not?” he asked, “Is there something that I am missing?”

“Have you ever noticed how my Mama tends to ask you to repeat yourself at times or will sometimes forget if she’s done a task?”

“Yes...”

“She was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s, and we don’t know how much her memory will deteriorate but I can’t just leave her alone while she’s going through this Ubbe. She needs me, do you understand?”

“Yes, I do” as much as it crushed Ubbe, he would never do anything to possibly hurt Doña Consuelo.

“Can we still stay friends, Ubbe?”

He smiled softly and gently pulled her into a hug, “Always.”

October

While Xochilt was inside cooking lunch, Ubbe offered his help to Doña Consuelo to put the various linens and shirts to dry out on the clothesline. It was a slow and clumsy attempt as he struggled to pin the things onto the line, but the elderly woman appreciated it all the same as she calmly pointed out what he could do.

“Mi niño, stop what you are doing for a moment” the woman said.

Ubbe worried that he would be scolded for either his lack of speed or that he was doing the task incorrectly. The woman motioned for him to crouch down and in his haste to do so, slipped and fell in the process.

“Buena cosa que mi nieta didn’t fall in love with your grace,” the woman laughed a throaty chuckle.

“We’re simply friends Doña, nothing more.”

“Me crees pendeja? I didn’t have five children without knowing how men’s minds work and recognizing the signs of love when I see them” she said. “But I also know that neither you or Xochilt want to risk taking the first step.”

Ubbe smiled sadly, “That’s where you’re wrong Doña Consuelo, I already confessed to Consuelo but she already rejected me.”

“Both of you are so dumb, my grandaughter more so. Listen to me carefully, fight for this love because it’s precious” she told him softly, holding his hands in her own weathered palms. “The older you get like me, the more people you lose and all that you are left with are the recuerdos when they are gone.”

“But... I’m scared Doña,” Ubbe said softly. “What if I get my heart broken and despite what you say, Xochilt could turn me down once more and I wouldn’t want to push her to give me an answer that I want.”

“Matters of the heart are delicate, mî niño. I know that Xochilt is worried about me most when she answers you” said Doña Consuelo. “I have lived a long life and my memories get foggier everyday y un dîa no tendré recuerdos, but until then I want to see you both happy for as long as my memory allows.”

Ubbe clearly hesitated, but Doña Consuelo simply smiled at him and mouthed for him to go, gesturing toward her great granddaughter as she glanced at them from the open window.

4 Years Later

“Me da tanto gusto verte niña” her Uncle Alejandro greeted, happily wrapping Xochilt in a warm embrace. “I am grateful that you traveled all this way in your state to come and visit us.”

She laughed softly, “I am only pregnant tío, and the doctor gave me a check up to be sure that it would be okay to travel.”

Her uncle turned to Ubbe, “La cuidas muchacho. Her grandmother may not be with us, but I can scold you on her behalf.”

While Ubbe held onto their son Ragnar and was scolded by the older man, Xochilt carefully approached the small altar that had been placed in the middle of the room. The images of those they had lost through the years seemed to almost smile at her return. Every uncle, aunt, cousin, and even her parents. She knew each of them by name and knew who they were, even if she hadn’t known them very well in life.

Gingerly she kneeled to look at the newest addition to the altar and carefully picked up the frame of her great - grandmother, smiling at her the same way she had when given the news of another great - great grandchild soon to be born.

It had only been a few months since Doña Consuelo had passed and Xochilt still felt the dull ache of pain that she wouldn’t get to see her great - grandmother. But it was also a bitter sweet sentiment that she would have once a year in which the older woman would be able to come and visit, to see Xochilt’s children grow and learn more about her through the stories of her life.

“Hi Mama,” Xochilt greeted Doña Consuelo. “It’s been some time since I have talked to you, but gracias a Dios, Ubbe, Ragnar and I were able to come for a visit.”

Carefully Xochilt pulled out the bottle of tequila that she had brought as an offering and poured out a shot, setting it on the table of the altar. “Normally I would drink a shot with you, but at 6 months, I wouldn’t do that considering I want your great - great granddaughter to be healthy.”

Xochilt hadn't been pregnant with her second for very long when she told her great grandmother the news, sadly both her memory and health declined drastically after the exciting news. Doña Consuelo never had the chance to learn that she was to have a great great grandmother before she passed away.

"You know Mama, both Ubbe and I were talking about names recently but couldn't seem to come to an agreement. But on our plane ride here, we found a name that we liked very much" Xochilt chuckled as she wiped away her tears. "How do you feel about Consuelo being named after you?"

Despite obviously receiving no response, Xochilt couldn't help but imagine the old woman would have told her that her name wasn't that special and to choose a more traditional name for the baby before ultimately giving up to then smother her great granddaughter with all the affection she had always given her.

"I miss you so much everyday Mama, but I know that you will always be with me por que en mis recuerdos siempre estarás."

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