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tropes-and-tales · 1 year

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Take You Home

December 3: Shopping/Snow - Undercover (Horacio Carrillo x F!reader)

(From the winter prompts by the lovely @youvebeenlivingfictional, found here)

CW: Convoluted plot; barely any snow (sorry); slightly angsty; talk of past sexy-times; nothing explicit but 18+ anyway to be safe, I dunno, I’m not the MPAA.

Word Count: 1670

AN: There is a sequel, found here!

AN2: Requested by anon!

It was his idea, so he can’t complain about it now: send two DEA agents undercover to help route out a key distributor linking Escobar to the United States. Cut off the demand, Carrillo thinks, and disrupt the system a bit.

It was his idea, so he has to bite his tongue. One of the DEA agents, a man named Perez, is based out of Miami, unknown to him but vouched for by Murphy. Solid, used to UC work. The second agent, though?

Well, the world of the narcos turns the same as any other rich and powerful sphere, so Perez is paired up with you. You’re young and you can pass for the trophy girlfriend of an ambitious and ruthless dealer who wants to set up a route into the eastern seaboard of the United States. Besides, you’ve been stationed in Colombia for a year now, and you can help while you play out the fantasy of being vapid eye-candy.

It was Colonel Carrillo’s idea, this UC ploy, so he has to swallow down the sick fear that bubbles in his guy when you leave to meet up with Perez.

Carrillo can’t even talk to Javi or Steve about it. His thing with you—undefined, casual—is also unacknowledged, a secret thing. When you wave goodbye to them and leave without a backwards glance, Carrillo has to keep his expression stony to keep up the ploy.

Waiting for you and Perez to make contact and ingratiate yourselves with one of Escobar’s lieutenant…it’s the longest three months of Carrillo’s life.

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The next time he sees you, he almost doesn’t recognize you.

Three months with no contact beyond the handful of words from your handler, and Carrillo is practically climbing the walls with worry. But when he finally catches sight of you through the window of the surveillance outpost, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

It’s you polished to a high shine: designer dress hugging your curves, designer shoes adding height to you and pushing your ass into a perfect heart shape. Hair and makeup perfectly done as you climb out of the hired car and gather up an armful of glossy shopping bags from the designer boutiques of Buenos Aires.

Carrillo knows he should like you like this. Isn’t this the fantasy, a beautiful woman whose only job is to look perfect, an ornament to adorn the arm of her rich and powerful man?

But he doesn’t like it. There’s something brittle about your beauty like this, something inelastic and ugly under the slick veneer.

Maybe it’s because he’s seen you as the opposite: grimy and sweaty from running across Medellín with your gun drawn.

Maybe it’s because he’s had you as the opposite: not salon-perfect hair but your ponytail gripped in his fist, damp with sweat. No manicured nails but your ragged, gnawed down nails biting into the meat of his shoulders. No expensive perfume but just the scent of you, smoky and bitter gunpowder, the fruity gum you chew, the clean smell of your soap.

It’s only a glimpse of you now. You carry your shopping bags into the rented penthouse where you and Perez are staying, and then you are out of sight.

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The bust is planned: a week later in the Chilean Andes at a ski resort that is playing at being a sort of South American Aspen. It’s full of expats and LATAM people alike, the same because they have too much money to know what to do with. For some, like who you and Perez are playing at being, it’s ill-gotten money. Blood money.

Carrillo greases the skids with the Chilean government, works with their local force to help secure the villa where you and Perez are staying. Where Escobar’s lieutenant, the one they call El Toro, is meeting you to finalize plans for a new distribution network.

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He knows the DEA gives out awards for bravery, for excellence in the field, but Carrillo thinks they should hand one out for acting—because you fucking nail your role in the third act.

When they bust into the villa, you shriek. You clasp your hands over your ears at the yelling, at the sudden noise. You reach for Perez (a gesture that makes Carrillo’s jealousy flare up, questioning if you’ve grown too close to your UC partner in these months), and when Murphy points his gun at you, you start to cry.

Carrillo’s never seen you cry before. He’s seen you teared up and close to it—bleary-eyed from exhaustion, tears threatening after a civilian gets caught up in the war with the narcos. But never full-on crying, and it makes his protective hackles go up. He fights the urge to go to you. He has to keep up the façade.

“I don’t understand!” you cry at the Spanish flying around you. “What’s happening?”

“You’re under arrest, that’s what’s happening,” Javi helpfully tells you in English, and the fresh torrent of wails is so pitch perfect, so natural that you could win the Oscar if you took your talents to Hollywood.

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It’s a long night: they lead the men away first, including Perez. You make a final swan song by calling out to your pretend-boyfriend, telling him you love him. The Chileans take the low level thugs to for their own processing—it was the deal Carrillo cut with them, a boost to their own fight against the narcos, a bit of good publicity to their ongoing success.

El Toro is put on a plane back to Colombia. Perez is put on a plane back to Colombia too, in theory, though he’s really on his way to States for his debriefing and his return to his normal life.

Javi cuffs you to keep of the charade as the men are filed out of the room, and you slump against the couch as you watch them. Your makeup is ruined from your histrionics—sooty black mascara runs down your cheeks, and your coral-colored lipstick is smeared at one corner of your lips. Still, Carrillo can barely get enough of the sight of you. He catches you out of his peripherals, tries not to openly stare and only half-succeeds.

It’s Javi that helps you up off the couch. Still cuffed, still playing along in case anyone is lingering outside and catches a glimpse of the would-be narcos’s girlfriend, he hoists you up by gripping your upper arm. He starts to frog-march you out of the villa, but Carrillo steps in finally. Unable to let another moment pass without touching you, he gives Javi a terse nod and takes your other arm in his. He leads you out of the room and to the waiting Jeep.

There’s a handful of voyeurs, workers and guests alike standing in the parameter. Watching. Some may be taking notes. So Carrillo shoves you forward lightly, mutters sorry from behind his clenched teeth as you stumble in your heels in the crust of snow and cry out—which pulls some jeers and taunts from the assembled crowd, so at least it’s a good show.

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He gets you into the backseat and gets down the side of the mountain. Neither of you talk beyond his own low-voiced murmur, asking if you’re okay, and you whispering back that yeah, you are fine.

There’s chatter on the radio, and he keeps his ears tuned into the talk as everyone is sorted out to where they belong: Javi and Steve on the plane with El Toro, Perez on his way back home. And you with Carrillo.

He keeps his eyes on the road only half of the time. When he’s on a straightaway, he glances at you in the rearview mirror. You have your head back against the seat, eyes shut. You look exhausted, but he knows you aren’t sleeping. Your face still holds its usual tension that only disappears when you’re asleep.

Once off the mountain, he pulls off onto the side of the road. He scans the area—there’s no one around. The handful of buildings at the base of the mountain are dark, quiet. He climbs out of the driver’s seat and opens your door.

Your eyes are open now, and you fix him with an unreadable expression. He shrugs out of his jacket and lays it over your shoulders, and when you lean forward to let him, you press your forehead against his chest for the briefest of seconds.

He reaches out and cups your face between his hands. It’s more tender than any touch he’s ever given you before; your coupling always had a rough, fervent edge to it. Pulled hair, scratches, bruises the size of his fingertips mottling your hips and waist.

“Are you okay?” he asks again, and he peers into your eyes to see if you lie to him. See if you pull on your tough-girl act and joke away any pain or fear or discomfort.

Three months away from everything familiar. Three months on edge, waiting to be discovered. Waiting for a bullet to end your life, but you know the narcos all too well—it’s never just a bullet.

“I’m tired,” you whisper back to him and he can see the truth in your words. And he can see the larger truth too: the tears that fill your eyes, how you try to blink them away before they fall in earnest.

“I’ve got you,” he replies, and he does. He pulls you into an awkward hug, gently presses your face back against him. He can feel your hitching breaths, how you’re trying to hide your crying, but he rubs your back. Tells you it’s fine, to let it out. Tells you that you’re safe again.

“Let me take you home,” he says, and that’s what makes you finally break. You shudder against him and start to sob, and he only holds you on the side of a dark road in the Andes and promises that you’re finally safe with him.

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partyecuador · 4 months

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Conversing with a passport bro about Colombia and general talk.

A traveler that just came through these streets shot out to him, he is a frequent Colombia and Brazil traveler and I did this video inspired by @dcbornrob who it seems like every other week some expat or foreigner is being whacked in Colombia, I also have a few friends of mine that travel to see the ladies and they tell me that Colombian women are getting desperate I don't know if it's the economic situation or perhaps something to do with the politics or simply the influx of so many foreigners that makes them a target but I believe we had a fruitful discussion.

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#colombia #redpill #passportbros #youtube #Youtube

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allthebrazilianpolitics · 2 years

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The Black Expat: Why Black Expats Should Come And Experience Brazil's Culture

Marketing executive Ike Okonkwo is a Black expat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Before living overseas, this 27-year-old moved to Boston to attend Harvard University to study Neuroscience and Economics and then went on to pursue an MBA/M.A. at the Wharton School of Business and Lauder Institute, in Philadelphia.

However, even before becoming an expat, traveling is an activity he has been experiencing since he was a child. “I would call myself a life-long traveler. As a kid, my family moved from Puerto Rico to Miami and then to other parts of the United States. We eventually settled back down in the Tampa Bay area. So far, I’ve visited 7 countries: Brazil, Colombia, China, Poland, Hungary, Canada,” Okonkwo told Travel Noire.

Currently owning a Travel agency, Okonkwo has shared with Travel Noire his experience as a Black expat in Rio.

Here are the excerpts from Ike Okonkwos interview with Travel Noire.

#brazil #travel #tourism #antiracism #mod nise da silveira #image description in alt

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radicallicious · 1 year

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i joined this facebook group that calls out these so called eXpAtS and the posts are infuriating. gringos recommending others to "forget cancún" and go somewhere else since "those places are full of tourists and influencers". yeah, right after you ruined that place for the locals it is time to move 😒 or this man living in what looks like a rich neighborhood in bogotá, colombia, looking for an "empleada" who could work for his family from mon-fri and saturday mornings for $1.4M COP + benefits (roughly $294 in US dollars). WHAT?! you think someone could survive working 6 days a week with such a low salary? get lost.

#i swear to god these gringos are WORSE than the plagues of egypt #why can't they stay in their countries and stop ruining ours...#personal

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violent-darkness · 2 years

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Tonight I am going to a latino bar in my city. There will be lots of latino music, expats and a special guest dj from Colombia. The event invitation promises an authentic experience just like the clubs in Bogota. Obviously considering my most recent obsession with Narcos I am beyond excited to go. But of course me being me I am also very nervous because it’s a new place and a new experience for me. Also I am quite bad at dancing especially when it comes to the latino moves. But still I am determined to not let my anxiety control my life.

#why i am like this #the struggle is real #anxiety #narcos #pedro pascal #javier pena #latino #latino music #colombia #obsessions

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colombianvisas · 4 days

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🌍¿Deseas Obtener la Visa de Inversionista en Colombia en 2024? 💼

De acuerdo con el Artículo 79 de la Resolución #5477 del 2022, si eres extranjero con capacidad de traer dinero al país, puedes aplicar a este tipo de visa de migrante como Inversionista y permanecer legalmente en Colombia hasta por 3 años renovables. 🇨🇴✈️

¿Qué Tipo de Inversión Califica para la Visa de Inversionista Colombiana? 💰🏡

Inversión Directa Extranjera por un mínimo de 650 Salarios (Aprox. 211,250 USD) 💸

Adquirir Inmueble a nombre propio por valor mínimo de 350 salarios (Aprox. 113,750 USD) 🏠

Requisitos Específicos de la Visa de Inversionista Colombiana:

📋✅Certificado de Registro de la Inversión Extranjera Directa del Banco de la República, en la que conste inversión se hizo a nombre de Solicitante y por un monto mayor a 650 salarios 💼💳

Certificado de Tradición y Libertad a nombre del solicitante por un valor mínimo equivalente a 350 salarios 📜🏡

Extractos Bancarios de los últimos tres meses, donde se demuestre Solvencia Económica suficiente para permanecer en el país 💰💳

Póliza de Salud, Contrato, Programa o Plan de Asistencia con cobertura en el territorio nacional 🏥📄

Fotografía digital de frente fondo blanco, tamaño 4 x 3 cm, con expresión neutral. Sin accesorios: aretes, lentes, gorras o camisa blanca y peso máximo de 100 kb 📸👤

Pagar las tarifas del Gobierno: Estudio 54 USD, Expedición 270 USD, Cédula de Extranjería 50 USD aprox. 💵📑

Ventajas de la Visa de Inversionista Colombiana: 🌟🇨🇴

Residencia Temporal por hasta 3 años en Colombia y acumular tiempo para Residencia Permanente 🕒🏡

Permiso para Trabajar en Colombia 💼💪

Puedes Incluir Dependientes: cónyuge o pareja estable e hijos menores de edad o dependientes 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Documento de Identidad Colombiano “Cedula de Extranjería” necesario para Obtener Beneficios y Acceso de Servicios de Salud, Educación, Apertura de Cuentas, etc. 📃🏥📚💳

Solicitud en Línea o en Cualquier Consulado de Colombia en el Mundo 🌐🌎

¿Necesitas Obtener la cobertura Completa Obligatoria para Garantizar el Requisito de tu Visa Colombiana? 🛡️🇨🇴

La Resolución #5477 del 22 de julio de 2022 del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia Establece que Todo Extranjero Solicitante de Visas Colombianas Debe Tener un Seguro o Plan de Asistencia 📜🏥

Coberturas Exigidas: 🚑💼

Accidentes 🤕

Enfermedad 🤒

Hospitalización 🏥

Invalidez ♿

Maternidad 🤰

Repatriación o

Muerte ☠️

Ventajas de Nuestro programa de Garantía Apto Para Solicitudes de Visas Colombianas: 🌟🤝

Asesoría Profesional Gratuita 24 horas y más de 20 años de Experiencia en el Mercado 🤓📞

Fácil Contratación, Sin Exámenes Médicos y Límites de Edad 📄👩‍⚕️

Respaldo de Proveedores Calificados 🏢✅

Mejor Tarifa del Mercado, Descuentos Especiales por Contratación de Largos Períodos 💰📊

Tienes la Opción de Contratar 1-2 o 3 años 📆

Contacta a Pacho Viloria para Analizar tu Caso Concreto 📞📧

Enlace para Aplicar al Plan Sanitario en linea: https://survey.forms.app/franciscoviloria/untitled-form

Agente Especialista en Seguros y Asistencia para Visas Colombianas 🕴️🏛️

WhatsApp: (+)57-324 367 53 33 📱

Email: [email protected] 📧

¡Garantizamos el Requisito de tu Visa y Tu Tranquilidad Mientras Estás en Colombia! 🇨🇴🌟

#Segurovisas #VisasColombia #Colombia #Barranquilla #Bogota #Barranquilla #Bucaramanga #Cartagena #Cali #Cucuta #SantaMarta #Manizales #Medellín #Resolution5477 #ColombianVisas #InvestmentVisa #Retirees #Expats #TravelAssistance #VisaInsurance

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casaamarilla · 9 days

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(Colombia Calling)

#SoundCloud #music #Colombia Calling #expat #overseas #colombia #south america

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hummingsfromparadise · 7 months

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Different But the Same

Your life without a computer: what does it look like? Recently my computer crashed, and I had to take it for repairs. It was old, but I loved it and hoped I didn’t have to buy a new one. I learned I needed it to write comfortably and quickly to change settings on certain apps like booking.com or Airbnb. I discovered I could get by for a few weeks without it, but I was delighted to have it back,…

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#Colombia #dailyprompt #dailyprompt-2079 #expat life

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trendstories · 6 months

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pecseatsexperiences · 6 months

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Connecting Cultures in Pécs: The Country Presentation Experience

One of the experiences that cannot be missed as an international student or expat in Pécs is the country presentations. They take place during the academic semester and are organized by the Erasmus Student Network Pécs. The Network is a non-profit organization of students founded in 1999. Their aim is to support international mobility and to help the international students of the University of Pécs during their stay here by supplying information, and organizing entertainment, social activities, and trips.

The presentations take place on Thursdays at Trafik, a bar and restaurant in the center of Pécs, Perczel Miklós Street, 22. Between 8pm - 10pm. Entrance costs 500 forints and there are usually no queues, however, it is always a good idea to arrive early if you want to sit and watch the performance from a good position. The event is attended mainly by students from the University of Pécs, especially freshmen or Erasmus students who are on exchange studying in Pécs. However, the event is open to everyone. Generally, after the performance the dance floor is opened for dancing.

On October 12, 2023, we were at the Colombia presentation and we are going to show you a little of this immersion in this colorful and diverse culture of Latin America. The presentation started around 9 am. The presentation was made by two friendly presenters who brought interesting facts about Colombia, such as: One-third of Colombia is covered with the Amazon rainforest. Due to its good climate, the country has one of the greatest biodiversity on the planet. With a total of 63,303 known species, Colombia ranks second in the world for species richness; it ranks first in birds and orchids, second in plants, amphibians, and freshwater fish, third in palms and reptiles, and fourth in mammals. Some curiosities about the language were also brought up. The country that has Spanish as its official language also has hundreds of indigenous languages and has one of the largest black communities outside of Africa.

A quiz with expressions used in everyday life in the country was made with participants who had to pronounce the words correctly. Expressions such as "bacano" which means cool were pronounced correctly by people in the audience who received a small souvenir from Colombia when it was good made. The presentation was very interactive and engaged the audience. At the end a quiz was made by Kahoot! with 20 questions about the presentation. At the end of the presentation we had a typical food tasting. Arroz con pollo (rice with chicken) and arroz con leche (rice pudding) were the menu of the day and the food was delicious! After the tasting, the lights went out and the dance floor opened. The country that is known as "the land of a thousand rhythms" but actually holds over 1,025 folk rhythms brought their best to cheer up the audience.

The ESN network drop the exciting news about the upcoming country presentation just about a week before the event, and they do it with a post on their Instagram and Facebook profiles, As an exclusive passport to the selected country's cultural journey for the week.

Since the maiden voyage on September 15, 2021, there has been a diverse array of countries presented, each offering a unique cultural perspective. These include Indonesia, Colombia, Albania, and Kosovo, the United States, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Egypt, Jordan and Palestine, the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Azerbaijan, India, Montenegro, Japan, Mongolia, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Turkey, Africa, Brazil, and Spain.

At the beginning of each academic semester, students have the opportunity to apply through a link shared on ESN's social media platforms, where they have the chance to put together a presentation, create a playlist of music, and prepare a culinary experience that highlights the finest aspects of their home country to share with their fellow students and guests. It's a delightful way to celebrate diversity and learn about each other's cultures.

A skilled photographer from the Network is on a mission to seize the enchantment, the very soul of the guests, and the electric ambiance of the event to be shared later on the socials.

As we navigate this world of international connections, the importance of these cultural exchanges cannot be overstated. They create understanding, foster friendships, and celebrate the rich mosaic of humanity. So, when the ESN network announces an upcoming country presentation, seize the opportunity to embark on a journey of discovery and connection, for it's in these moments that the true beauty of diversity shines.

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