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#𝐍𝐂𝐃𝐈𝐈𝐀𝐒 —          NADIA SJÖBERG. 23. masters student @ bu ( athletic training ). nyu graduate ( sports medicine b.s. ). daughter of isak sjöberg, nhl hall of fame center.     written by CK for lodgefm.

INTRO.    ASK.    CONNECTIONS.

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violetwingham​:

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There was nothing quite like hosting to Violet. One would think after years of vacations at her family’s Hamptons house and hosting ragers in high school that it would tire her, that she’d let someone else take the reins for once, but that wasn’t her. She wasn’t a control freak by any means, but there was a sense of power in being the one that held the functions. After all, that’s what every person strived for, right? Or maybe that was just Violet’s goal. It was archaic, but Violet knew she wouldn’t get to inherit her dad’s firm. Law school wasn’t for her anyway, but it came down to the fact that every Wingham before her had a son. It had made twenty-two years of hard conversations where Violet would just have to smile and pretend that the life of suburbia intrigued her. She would never get to inherit more than a name. Maybe that’s why she strived for power in her personal relationships. She never had power in her familial life. 

After deciding the call it quits in the hot tub from a fear of getting drunkenly dehydrated, she left whomever behind and went inside, towel wrapped around her body. Beelining for the kitchen, she hadn’t expected to see Nadia. Violet hadn’t seen her for most of the day and assumed that as the sun started setting that Nadia had decided not to come. “Nadia,” she greeted, reaching into a cabinet and grabbing a glass. “I thought you hadn’t come,” Violet was audibly shocked to see Nadia, to be talking to Nadia, but she tried not to let it show as she turned on the faucet, water emitting from the spout. Turning around, she leaned against a counter, and subtly sipped on her drink. “Have you met everyone yet? I’ve really talked you up.”

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         does violet's surprise surprise her ?? ( no more than receiving this invitation had — so it's a complicated answer ). nadia is overthinking, catches herself doing so and her gaze flits briefly somewhere toward the cabinets before landing back on violet's face.     " got wrapped up in exploring your winter digs — "     she says with a light laugh. it's genuine, even though her stomach is starting to get seriously knotted. the snack cake she had in hand suddenly doesn't seem so appetizing.     " — it's even better than you described it. "     a few months really isn't that long to go without speaking to one another — nadia had been busy with internships and then school at a new semester ( but people who care make the time, some voice in the back of her head insists. she ignores it. people who care also understand. ). a few months had been enough to think that perhaps she's overblown her affection toward violet though ; of course, she's realizing now that affections are a lot easier to outrun when you don't see or hear the person. it doesn't change that her eyes track violet's every move just like she used to — a traitorous part noting that the heiress still looked as good as ever. nadia swallows her conflict down, however, shrugging as she sets her snack aside and sweeps a curtain of dark hair behind one ear with a smile.     " i've seen a lot of faces, yeah — ”     a pause.     “ — you look good : senior year is treating you well. "

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luna swallowed hard, taking a brief moment to compose herself as she laid eyes on nadia from across the room. despite her best efforts throughout the years to push the feelings she harboured for the other down, she always felt like a teenager around their first crush when seeing nadia for the first time in a while. though, admittedly, it really hadn’t been that long. “well, well. look who it is!” she said with a wide smile as she approached nadia near the fireplace. not the greatest greeting but all the notice in the world couldn’t have prepared luna for how she would feel seeing the familiar face, in such a beautiful and serene setting at that. something out of those cheesy christmas movies. you’d think she wouldn’t be as nervous given just how familiar the two were but alas, here she was, fiddling with her necklace. the brunette stood there pondering whether or not she should go in for a hug for so long that the time had passed. luna had always been unsure of how she should act around her. “you settling in okay?” she asked as she took a seat next to the other on the couch, a warm grin still adorning her features. / @ncdiias​

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         a not so little walk around outside had been REFRESHING, but had left even nadia feeling a bit chilled, and so that would be way she'd opted for her current position, a cup of still steaming hot cocoa between her palms as she leans forward toward the heat of the fireplace. her attention shifts at the sound of a familiar ( and welcomed ) voice, her own responding smile just as warm as luna's.     " hey !! "     nadia would be lying if she said she didn't question her own decision to accept the invitation to the wingham lodge — not when she always was the newest of the gang, most likely to be just a little the odd one out. ( perhaps, that's why it was so easy to lose touch ). but none of that applied to luna : it never had. maybe that could be attributed to their connection outside the gang. whatever it was, nadia found the lingering doubts fading away in the force of a familiar, friendly face, happy to see her friend.     " oh yeah — "     nadia gestures around them with one hand ( the one not holding her mug ), bumps a knee gently against luna's.     " — kinda hard to believe this place exists, huh ?? looks straight out of a movie set. "     she pauses for a moment, tone turning almost a little sentimental.     “ it’s good to see you. ”

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STARTER FOR: luca ( @lucamatthews​ ) EXTRA: luca’s chosen room at the lodge

          “ oh i’m so sorry !! ”     nadia almost retreats from the room right there and then. she’d been in the process of selecting her room, and like many things she did, it was a meticulous process : no stone ( or in this case, room ) unturned. but the room she’d stepped into was clearly already occupied as evidenced by the items in the room ( certainly not belonging to the wingham estate ) and of course the other person currently in it. she probably should’ve been a little more WARY of the half-open door. but she doesn’t turn tail and run — that isn’t in her personality either. instead she lingers in the door, one hand casually steadied against the frame as she smiles kindly at the occupant : luca.     “ don’t worry — ”     she adds with a little laugh.     “ i’m not looking to share, just didn’t realize this one was taken already. ”     she’s always been a little unable to just take luca’s dislike for her, an uncommon theme in her tendencies, but perhaps it had to do with their common ground —violet— and the way she perceived luca was a bit too willing to do anything in her opinion.     “ — how have you been ?? ”

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STARTER FOR: violet ( @violetwingham​ ) EXTRA: the lodge kitchen

          nadia wasn’t watching the clock, but it must have been over an hour since she first arrived : running into several familiar faces before she’d been able to pick her room and half-unpack her things. noticeably ABSENT from those faces had been violet, and nadia wasn’t sure if the feeling that settled in her was RELIEF or not. it wasn’t irritation or frustration : their stay at the long would be long and no doubt violet had gotten wrapped up in being HOSTESS — such were things in violet wingham’s life. maybe it is relief, nadia muses as she makes her way to the kitchen. because if it wasn’t, wouldn’t she be actively looking for the her ?? ( she’d thought she heard that familiar laugh out where she was told the hot tub was, but hadn’t gone to go investigate ). that train of thought it stymied when she enters the kitchen, taking in the array of food — classic college kids fare, well-earned after a difficult semester. she’s still making her selection from the snack cakes when the back of her neck tingles, and nadia just knows  — that and the familiar waft of perfume that washes in her direction.     “ vi — hey — ”     nadia straightens, selected snack cake in hand, before turning to face her, body language casual as she leans with one hip against the counter, smile friendly and open as ever.     “ — thanks for the invite. ”

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STARTER FOR: danny ( @onehcadlight​ ) EXTRA: arrival day, somewhere outside the wingham lodge

          the wingham lodge is the very epitome of the mountain chateau — it reminds nadia a little bit of sweden, the dark wood siding surrounded by picturesque pine trees dusted in snow. however, she finds herself not examining the inside at the moment, but taking a small walk outside of it — the days are longer here than they are across the ocean, but to savor the hours of daylight is something that’s never quite left her. an instinct really. nadia is almost lost in thought, gaze turned up toward the gray sky and the tips of the evergreens that reach up toward it, so much that she visibly jumps a little at a sudden noise : a cardinal taking off. drawn from her thought she can also hear the telltale sound of footsteps : sneaking up on someone isn’t really the easiest when there’s a few centimeters of snow on the ground.     “ danny — ”     she greets with a smile. another familiar face ( albeit tenuously so ), but then again, should she have expected anything else at the lodge ??     “ — you’ve been here before, right ??     any good secrets spots i wouldn’t know about ?? ”

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STARTER FOR: bash ( @cataclyxms​ ) EXTRA: arrival day, somewhere in the lodge

          “ i wasn’t entirely SURE i’d find you in one piece here — ”     her voice is an almost artistic blend of sardonic and amused ; nadia’s good at that tone, especially when it comes to bash. she still hasn’t picked out her room in the grand wingham lodge, had been on her way to do so, backpack slung casually over one shoulder, when she’s spotted him in the hallway. ( it’s odd to be around so many faces she hasn’t seen or spoken to in months — especially after seeing so much of them in those final years at nyu ). how many times had she sewn stitches, placed butterfly bandages, and distributed ice packs she’s almost sure he never used ?? too many to count ; unfortunately, she’d never been able to turn a blind eye to his antics either. bash doesn’t look all that different from what she remembers, and that’s surprising : perhaps she thought things would have changed more ( they had after silas’ death ). the smile that finally drags its way to her face doesn’t betray that, however.      “ — who’s patching you up now, lapptäcke ?? ”

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INTRODUCING...

—  NADIA SJÖBERG, the TWENTY-THREE year old that uses she / her pronouns and resembles sarah gustafsson just got to the winter lodge. they are currently a MASTERS STUDENT and are known to be DETERMINED and a WORKAHOLIC. they are known as THE CARETAKER. they usually remind the gang of bauer hoodies dusted in snow but not feeling the cold, firm but gentle hands wanting to solve every ache and pain, the smell of pine and snow, intense eye contact that can put anyone in their place, && an ambition driven by fearlessness. 

HIGHLIGHTS

          daughter of a very prominent swedish nhl hall of famer ( think forsberg, lindstrom, sundin ) , being  born into a hockey family definitely informed her own choices to pursue athletic training and she wants to be the first female trainer in the nhl   ;   born in detroit ( partially raised in örnsköldsvik, swe ), attended NYU for undergrad ( graduated last spring w a sports med degree ), and currently attends boston university   ;   a caretaker type but in a more untraditional sense : think more a gruff love than a constantly at someone's side caretaker, pretends to be/can initially come off as ambivalent but those that come to know her better know that she genuinely cares quite a bit and cannot turn away from someone who needs help   ;   has a confidence that sometimes toes the line of arrogance   ;   do no harm, take no shit.   ;   fluent in swedish & english.

HISTORY

THE EARLY YEARS : 

— isak sjöberg was twenty-seven, in the prime of his would be historic nhl career, when nadia was born in detroit, michigan : the result of certain traditions of a wedding night. he had hoped for a SON, but loved his daughter from the moment he set eyes on her, big brown eyes taking in the world quietly. she had a comfortable life, the kind that’s informed by multimillion dollar sports contracts and a loving mother to soothe away the long absences demanded of her father.

— her life was living in detroit during the school year and long summer back in her parents’ home country of sweden, örnsköldsvik to be exact. her father’s desire for a son rubbed off on her instead : and it was her that was raised in hockey locker rooms and getting skates almost before she could walk. ( she took to the ice so well, it was almost lamented that she wasn’t a boy ). this continued on until she was EIGHT and her father retired, permanently returning the family back to sweden. there she continued to grow and flourish, attending school, making friends, until several years later, her father picked up a coaching position back in the states. 

— nadia was just finishing the equivalent of her first year of high school but already knew what she wanted to do with her life : her father who he is and the life she was brought up in, of course it would be hockey centric. knowing playing wasn’t in her future, she chose instead an almost equally difficult task : the still all-male cohort of athletic training. so nadia returned to the states with her father, finishing out her final three years of high school in public school, but spending every ounce of her free time around hockey teams and picking the brains of their athletic trainers.

COLLEGE : 

— new york univerity. new york. it was all too alluring for nadia to resist when her acceptance came, and so in fall 1989, nadia was on campus pursuing a sports medicine degree — and of course spending all her free time assisting with the various —albeit mediocre — sports teams of nyu. 

— violet wingham was someone nadia met by CHANCE her second year at nyu. a late night coming out from watching a hockey practice, one thing led to another, and there was violet looking like she needed help. a breathtakingly beautiful girl in distress — well, nadia never really stood a chance. she helped violet that night, not because she expected anything in return, and it seemed quickly enough after that they were then friends. 

— crushing on a straight girl wasn’t exactly a new experience for nadia. she knew how to keep her pining securely behind her teeth and just enjoy the friendship that she was given. but that bit of infatuation and crushing certainly did mean nadia had a bit of a rose-tinted view of violet, often overlooking shortcomings and openly forgiving with her but it didn’t make her a pushover   — there were lines, and if violet crossed them, nadia was sure to firmly ( but gently ) put her in place.

— they were friends and then nadia was part of the gang, not something she expected but didn’t question. crushes on hot blondes aside, nadia never truly lost focus of her true goal : being an athletic trainer. she never really meant to ghost violet, or any of the gang, but graduation came last spring 1993 and then she was starting on a new campus and busy with assisting the bu men’s hockey team’s trainer that the days turned into weeks turned into months.

— it’s easy to be ambivalent when she hasn’t seen or talked to violet in months. space and time between them had nadia re-evaluating her feelings, downplaying them, writing them off as past history. but then came the message about the winter vacation at the wingham lodge, and nadia found herself unable to say no. the closure will be good for them. at least that’s what she hopes.

MISC

— despite being isak sjöberg‘s daughter ( now a household name in sweden, and certainly known in all hockey circles  — think on level with forsberg, lindstrom, sundin ), nadia had a rather ordinary upbringing. her father’s albeit specific fame rarely leaked to her, many viewing her shared surname as a coincidence more than anything. nadia was more than fine with that, though the misfortune of the situation is she wants to go into a career in the world of hockey and no one overlooks her surname there. if she’s successful with her dreams, she wants it to be on her own merits, not because of her name.

— fully fluent in swedish and english. she doesn’t really have an accent per say, but there is something a little odd about the way she speaks. some people notice it, others don’t. it’s always a little more noticeable after summers when she’s spent time in sweden.

— used to play hockey and quite well too. she’s still a superb skater and if she comes across a game of pick up she’s very good at convincing the boys to let her play.

— loves the smell of pine and regularly uses a lotion with that scent.

— truly does not get cold. she’s lived through her fair share of swedish winters. see that swedish saying : there’s no such thing as cold, just bad clothes.

— nadia is a lesbian and has known that for a rather long time. it’s not really something she shares, not out of any shame, more because her focuses are put elsewhere rather than her romantic endeavors. she certainly experimented in undergrad, but never had a true relationship.

— definitely would’ve had fika with her friends 🥰.

— organized.

— surprisingly bad with plants. she says it’s because they can’t talk and tell her what they need.

— she hasn’t talked to violet since she graduated but that doesn’t necessarily mean she’s been the same with other people of the gang !! esp if she got close to someone else.

PERSONALITY

          never a pushover and never one to back down, nadia has always had a CONFIDENT aura — perhaps it was being the only girl on her hockey team, perhaps it was something she inherited from her mother, whatever it is, she practically exudes it. being sure of who she is had gotten her through a lot of doubt and adversity in her path to being an athletic trainer : the rest of the journey is no easier, but nadia is prepared to face it head on. she’s a hard worker too : once she puts her mind to doing something, it will be done no matter what. this kind of DETERMINATION definitely defines her as well. all that confidence and determination have heavily contributed to why she’s gotten where she is and are well founded ; however, sometimes they mix into something too much as well — toeing the line of ARROGANCE, and sometimes, frankly it is. nadia doesn’t like to be questioned when he truly believes what she’s doing is correct, and other times she will not be the first to ask for help. i can take care of myself and i can do it myself are practically key phrases for her.

          she is NOT self-centered though. it may not be obvious at first glance, but nadia is a caretaker personality, she just has interesting ways of showing it and definitely almost never admits it. often times, she comes off as ambivalent but also cannot stand to leave someone who needs her help, especially if it’s someone she cares for. so no, she’s not going to be the mom friend to tend to every need or have a purse full of every object needed for any situation, but she will be the kind of person who berates you for your stupidity while gently but efficiently bandaging / cleaning / tending the wound. consider it a kind of gruff love when it comes to nadia. that being said, she’d definitely much better with tending physical pains and aliments than emotional ones. unless you’re looking for someone to just listen to you and then offer ice cream as a cure, psychological issues are not her forte.

          nadia has never been in a true romantic relationship : she focuses are much too solidly on realizing her career goals than fulfilling that part of her life. however, she does believe in love and is a bit of a romantic deep at heart if that right person ever came along — she just believes that in that one regard, whatever happens... happens. she’s good at pining and never acting on her feelings. that confidence that seems to dictate the rest of her life becomes a bit soft when it comes to romantic endeavors. all that being said, if she’s not interested in someone they almost certainly know. a lifetime in hockey locker rooms and dealing with too much testosterone has made her quite good at that.

APPEARENCE

— 5′10″ with a penchant for chunky heeled boots that often put her over 6′. definitely got her height from her father l o l.

— long dark brown hair with a slight wave that hangs to her mid-back, often left loose or put into a bun. large dark brown eyes.

— always looks put together and modestly fashionable though her fashion itself is a moving target. nadia cares about how she looks and presents herself, not necessarily because of any reason, but because dressing nicely and doing her hair and being sure to put a good face forward every morning helps her to organize her thoughts and prepare her for the day. name brands themselves don’t really matter to her : if something looks nice and quality, then it’s nice and quality, no matter what the name stitched on the tag.

OOC

heyyyy guys. i’m ck ( 23, est, they / them ) and i’m superrr excited to bring you nadia !! the third best thing from sweden !! the first is ikea and the second is mi.ka zi.banejad. thank you for coming to my ted talk. i shall get to plotting soon !!

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TAKEN

DANNY MARVEL : they never got to know each other well. nadia joined the gang late and then danny left on her grand roadtrip adventure. barely a shared semester and in that time nadia’s thoughts were often focused on violet anyway. but now they have a chance to connect at the lodge and they seem to be connecting in a way they weren’t before... and well, nadia would have to be blind to not see how cute and pretty danny is.

VIOLET WINGHAM ( crush / friend ) : this is where it all started, why it all started : this situation, the gang, losing touch... it started out as a pretty blonde in need of help and nadia couldn’t resist. it turned into a crush she felt deep within her, a force to be reckoned with but she kept it quiet — she never said anything, pining internally is a TALENT and violet was STRAIGHT anyway. and then nadia graduated and left for BU, and that time and space left whatever she felt to fade, to be reclassified. it was just a silly crush... but then violet is messaging an invite to the wingham lodge for a winter vacation and it is isn’t in nadia to say NO. perhaps they both simply need closure.

WANTED

TBA...

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