IMAGINE #7 - Jag älskar dig
A new request fort @grimmy59-deactivated20200601. I love so much writing on Alex ! 😍 I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do ! I’m working on other imagines with some characters played by Alex 😍
Summary : As the girlfriend of a Swedish guy, you want to be able to speak fluently in Swedish, even more now that you are invited to his sister’s wedding which means that you are going to meet all the family.
Pairing : Alexander Skarsgård x Reader
Warnings : None, except some Swedish words (the translation is written nearby for a better understanding, I hope it is well translated).
A/N : Gif is not mine, credits to the owner.
The first time Alexander told you about his origins, you found that fact really fascinating. It must be said, above all that, he was the first Scandinavian guy you ever met. You didn’t know why, at that time, but when you met him for the first time, on that opening of a new art museum, you immediately though that he couldn’t be American. Somehow you already knew he was different from the others and actually, he is.
The first time you heard him talk in Swedish with his family members on the phone, you realized that it was really a funny and lovely langage. Plus, you couldn’t stop thinking of his accent was making you thrill, more than his English accent. His voice was deeper even primal and it was sexy.
When you confessed that, he was first a bit embarrassed - Alex is often blushing when you give him compliments ; a Swedish thing he explained once - but then he started to play with it and used Swedish words as nicknames for you : like “älskling” (dear) or “snygging” (handsome).
After two years of relationship, you chose to try something that none of his previous girlfriends has done before. You decided to learn Swedish to be able to speak fluently with him and his family. And let’s be honest, when you’ve been in Sweden for the first time for Christmas last year, it wasn’t really funny to be the only one that didn’t understand a thing of the conversation and the jokes. But this year, you decided that it would be different !
When you told Alex about this personal goal, he didn’t say anything at first. You were lying comfortably in your bed, on a sunday morning, enjoying the dawn, in the warmth of the bedsheets, doing cuddles for hours.
“Are you ok? You don’t seem happy...”, you declared a bit confused by his reaction. You knew that he’d be a surprise for him but not a bad surprise...
“Are you sure you want to do this?”, he finally said, looking at you with a serious face. You thought that he was a bit irritated but you couldn't really understood why. Did you do or say something wrong ?
“Yeah, I mean...you are Swedish. This is your language, your origins and if we go more often in Sweden, I want to be able to speak with your family. Plus, if we decide to have children one day in the future, I want them to speak both English and Swedish so...”, you hadn’t finished your sentence that Alex cut you off with a deep and lovingly kiss. You felt immediately reassured.
“Jag älskar dig”, he whispered against your lips before getting on you for a passionate morning love session.
And now, here you are, sitting at your kitchen table with many learn books open. You study since 8 months now and you are making really great progresses. It was of course easier when Alex was there cause he could talk with you in Swedish to practice and make you feel comfortable with usual sentences and expressions. But when he was away for a shooting, it was more difficult cause you couldn’t really practice so, on these times, Eija, Alex’s sister, helped you from time to time.
“Hej baby”, Alex comes into the kitchen, hands full of groceries bags. He decided to went shopping to let you alone for a moment to study in a quiet place. He poses all his stuffs on the ground, near the fridge and comes near you tu put a kiss on your head.
“Hej älskar” (hey dear) you answer in Swedish, absorbed in your work. Alex smiles. At times, he says simple words in his mother tongue or in English for use you to talk easily into the two languages and you must recognize that it’s quite useful. But you aren’t really able now to stand a real conversation which is your goal.
“I morse ringde min syster mig”, (my sister called me this morning) he starts as he puts away the groceries in the cupboards and the fridge. You hold your head high, looking at him a bit confused, searching for the translation in your head. When it’s done, you think about your answer in Swedish, which asks some minutes.
“Ok och...vad ville hon?” (Ok and what did she want?), you slowly answer, concentring a lot on your accent. Alex turns around and leans against the kitchen furniture. He nods, showing you that’s correct. You go back to your work, doing your grammar exercices.
“EIja ska gifta sig! I juli. Ceremonin ska hända i Stockholm. I kyrkan första och i sallfest efter religiös ceremonin. Den...”. (She’s going to get married! In July. The ceremony will take place in Stockholm. First at church and in a village hall after the religious ceremony). You stop working again when you understand that Gifta means getting married! You look at Alex, a big smile on your face.
“Alex, we will practice our Swedish an other time”, you cut him off, excited about the new. “Did I understand it correctly? Eija is getting married?”. Alex laughs a bit at your reaction.
“Yes, in July. It will be in Stockholm, of course. She wants a religious ceremony in the morning and then we will go in our village hall for the dinner and party”, he explains. You nearly jump on your chair. This was really amazing! You and Eija are quite close friend since the first time you met all the Skarsgård family. In general, they were all so kind and patient with you but you developed a special bond with Eija, the only daughter amongst all this crazy boys.
“Oh this is amazing, I’m so happy for her”, you declare, taking your phone to already send her a little message.
“Yeah me too. And this is great cause all our family would be there so you’ll meet them all”. Alex continues while taking the vegetables and the meat he needs to prepare his famous stew. You stop writing your texto when you realize what this means.
“Oh my god...wait. So it means that in 6 months I’ll have to be able to speak a perfect Swedish!?”
“Well I’m sorry to say that baby but my really old aunts and uncles doesn’t really speak a good English so...”, he says a bit sorry and embarrassed. You watch him cut with precision the carrots and the leeks, lost in your thoughts. Ok, considering the fact that you are now able to use usual expressions, you’ll be almost bilingual in 6 months if you work harder. You can do it !
"Alex, if I'm not mistaken, you don't have any filming until August, do you?", You ask, sitting a little comfortably on your chair, placing your leg under your buttocks. Alex washes his dirty hands, full of peelings, and dries them while looking at the little calendar you had fixed on the wall. You used to put all his departures on it, in this way, you always know when he’s at home.
“Hum...Nej”, he says, shaking his head. He puts the towel on the table. “No shooting until September so it let us plenty of time together”, he says with a loving tone by kneeling in front of you. He starts kissing you on your lips, which your respond, intertwining your arms around his neck.
“Yeah and this means...” he starts kissing now your neck. “That we will have a lot of time to practice. What do you think about becoming my private swedish teacher?”. Alex stops his kiss session and pulls backward, looking at you with a malicious smile on his face.
“I think I already love this idea”, he says, with an voice full of innuendo. You understand the sexual suggestion and hit him gently on his shoulder.
“Du är dum” (you are an idiot)”.
6 months later
After many sessions of Swedish lessons, they D day has finally arrived ! Since the wedding announcement, you didn’t stop learning and practicing, day and night, alone or with Alex. But when he was given you his “private learning”, it degenerated sometimes. Let’s just say that he liked to blackmail you ; for example, if he helped you with a oral exercice, he asked you kisses in return, “as paiement for the teacher”, he used to say. It was of course really funny but sometimes, it ended in the bed for a quick love making session. “It's included in the package”, said Alex once with a serious face. You think he was taking this role a bit too seriously.
Nevertheless, you were now feeling more comfortable with Swedish and you couldn’t wait to show it to the Skarsgårds ! Of course you wanted to impress them so you asked Alex to keep the secret, which he did.
At 10 am, you arrive at the church in Stockholm center. You landed last night with the last flight coming from New York and you hadn’t had the chance yet to greet Stellan, Megan and their babies. Alex’s brothers neither. You stayed at Alex’s apartment and decided to go to bead early, just to be rested cause you knew it will be a long day and night. Alex parked the car in the parking.
All the family was already here, waiting patiently for the bride in front of the church porch, perfectly dressed up. You approached, hand in hand. Alex was really stunning in his black suit. He choose for you a bright pink middle-lenght dress with little white pumps. You start to stress when you realized how big his family was. They were probably about fifty, not counting the friends. You gulp and suddenly, you weren’t sure of your abilities anymore. Will you be able to speak fluently as you wished to with all these swedish ?
“Hej son” (Hey my son), greets Stellan, opening his arms to embrace his son and his daughter-in-law. You follow Alex and Stellan takes you in his arms too. He was probably the most kind father-in-law you’ve ever had.
“Hello (X/Y), how are you?, he adds in English for you, like he used to be. You breath quietly, focusing on what you have to say in Swedish. “C”mon (X/Y)”, you say to yourself, “you can do it. You do it everyday with Alex”.
“Hej Stellan, hur mår du ?” (Hello Stellan, how are you?) Stellan’s face was really funny to see. He looks at you, surprised and impressed in the same time, mouth opens, and then he turns to Alex, trying to understand what is happening.
“Vad hände ?” (What happened ?). Alex embraces his mother-in-law and then look at his father, a smile on his face.
“(X/Y) kan prata Svenska ny. Hon pluggade sedan några månader” ((X/Y) can speak Swedish now. She studied it since a few months).
“Jaha, jag kan prata med du ny. Det blir lättare att kommunicera”, (Yeah, I can talk with you know, it will be easier to communicate), you answer, feeling now self-confident with your talking. Alex takes you by your shoulder, bringing your body back to his, really proud of his girlfriend. Stellan was still shocked, looking
“Vad kul !” (This is great), declares Megan with an encouraging smile. Alex congratulates you with a sweet kiss on your temple. You turn your head towards him with a proud grin.
This first conclusive trying encouraged you for the rest of the wedding. Suddenly the bell starts to resound, announcing the arrival of the bride. Alex takes you by your hand and you walk together till the entrance of the church. You greet there Alex’s mom, Bill, his girlfriend and babygirl, Gustaf, Valter and Sam. They are also really enthusiasts about the fact that you were now speaking Swedish.
10 minutes later, Eija arrive in her splendid white wedding dress and the the wedding can officially begin...
After a short and beautiful religious ceremony, the party continued in a big dining room in a place near Stockholm city. In the church, you didn’t had the time to meet all the other members of Skarsgård family so when you arrived in the room, while everybody was waiting for the newly weds, Alex took the opportunity to introduce you. You could easily practiced what you learned and you were really proud of you. Alex too, he couldn’t stop saying to his close relatives that you had learn really quickly - if only they knew what he did to help you, you thought.
All his uncles and aunts, cousins were all kind and gentle with you, showing a lot of interest what really made you comfortable and relaxed you. When Eija arrived with his husband, everybody started to clap, to whistle and to yell “congratulations”. A that time, you felt incredibly good and happy, with your boyfriend and all his family that will maybe become yours one day. Alex got closer to you, taking you in his arms.
“Har du bra, min kärlek?” (Are you good my love), he asks you in you ear, above the noises.
“Jag är den lyckligaste. Jag älskar dig Alex”, (I’m the luckiest woman. I love you), you answer, resting your head on his chest, a smile on your face.
