violet sky;

princess alina soletskaya of ukraine.

[alinasoletskaya]

kcneilwe​:

18/01/2021, MAPUTO, MZ

“i never thought my mother could be so intense. all the questions, it almost felt like she was fully interrogating us.” she frowned, though her mother’s behavior hadn’t been enough to efface her good mood. it had been almost sweet, even, so she still smiled when she and alina were together at the balcony of her own apartment, enjoying the settling sun. “she isn’t normally so fussy. hopefully it wasn’t too terrible? she did like you, you know.” // @alinasoletskaya​

“she was being nice, kenny!” alina insists. she’d had worse interrogations on ukrainian national television, she was sure. kenny’s parents just cared, and it was nice to see, “leon and kristina will eventually do the same to you, when i finally schedule that lunch.” alina grinned, staring out at the sunset and commenting, “it is beautiful here, i think i’ll like it more than i like kyiv.” she remembers how many times that she’d voiced her disdain for her home and amends that, awkwardly, “that doesn’t mean much. i - i could see myself living here, with you, is what i - that’s what i meant.” 

[alinasoletskaya]

serpcntine​:

“yes! i love snakes, they’re my favorite animal!” an animal refuge was certainly intriguing, and the invitation had sera clapping her hands together excitedly. a grin spread brightly over her face. “i would love to go! when is it? now? i could go right now. i was supposed to have therapy this afternoon, but i can reschedule. i would much rather meet some snakes. will we get to see steve again? he was such a sweetheart.”

“i knew it!” alina is excited she remembered that right, although her halloween costume featuring steve was pretty hard to forget. “it’s in an hour? but i can reschedule, too, if it’s important, i’m sure they can wait a few hours for us?” either way worked for alina, “i hope so! we bonded, i’ll have to buy him a treat or something. what do you get for snakes?” 

[alinasoletskaya]

@kcneilwe​

“i’ve planned a lunch for us, if you’re not too busy,” alina starts. it seemed like a better way to go about it, instead of just blurting out: so, when do you want to actually get married?

[alinasoletskaya]

@serpcntine​

“i got invited to the animal refuge that steve was from - you remember, the python from halloween? - they want to do some publicity, i think. and you love snakes, right?” she seemed to remember the other blonde being very enthusiastic about her britney spears costume, “i thought maybe we could go together, so i’m not awkwardly alone, there.” 

[alinasoletskaya]

vstridb​:

“ THAT SOUNDS HARD. how can you go out if you can’t talk to people ? ” as a person who had used to go to a café on a daily basis and had had to participate in small talk with the waiter each time, astrid couldn’t understand how alina could live with such anxiety. “ something important - yes ! of course. i’ll know it when that something is in front of me. but most importantly, i’ll be demanding answers ! ”

“it’s - well, i mean, i do it. i just don’t want them to think i’m some rude, spoiled princess, you know?” so she tried her best to not complain about anything, even if something was actually wrong. “that’s - you’re stronger than me. i would vow to try alongside you, in fact, i should try. it’ll make you feel a lot better about your successes, when i inevitably fail!” 

[vstridb]

“ MY RESOLUTION FOR THIS YEAR will be to ask more questions. i saw this swiss youth activist post about this ! ‘ ask more questions, demand explanations ’. ” she giggled softly and almost as an afterthought, added: “ i think i just need to get a tougher attitude too if i want to demand something. ”

[alinasoletskaya]

“that sounds hard, i’m terrible at asking for the check at restaurants,” alina offers a sheepish sile, “what are you going to demand, though? you’ve got make sure it’s important! you don’t want to waste all that energy on something stupid. i find giving someone puppy dog eyes works better than getting upset, most of the time.” 

[alinasoletskaya]

alina soletskaya in atelier versace

alina solesktaya arrived in a black dress that leaves nothing to the imagination, matching with her fiance, keneilwe zulu of mozambique. the two were seen with rings on both of their fingers, although many wondered if alina would show up for the new year’s party at all - famously, she allegedly poisoned the czar last year, leading to the occupation of crimea by russian forces, although we stress that those reports are unconfirmed. - june calder, the independent. 

[alinasoletskaya]

nkrasimirova​:

“so you’re getting married and you have russia about to make ukraine their next finland…” she took a finger to catch the stray drop of alcohol that escaped her overflowing cup, before ducking completely to slurp the shot directly in one. nika brought her arm to wipe at her mouth as she turned to her friend. “i’m probably not going to be very useful when talking about politics but your fiancée is so hot. what’s she like?” ( @alinasoletskaya​ )

alina nods, not really sure where all the politics talk came from. this was nika, she never wanted to discuss politics. and alina respected that, because she was exactly the same. she’d much rather have a few drinks and talk about girls. “oh, thank god! you scared me - i thought you actually wanted to discuss crimea. or, um, that you thought i actually poisoned someone last new year’s.” she grins, “and she is so hot, it should probably be illegal! she’s... actually very nice, contrary to popular belief. and she accepted the ring, so.” 

[alinasoletskaya]

olimpiacroy​:

“ straightforwardness is always nice. ” but it also sounded very familiar. what was silje if not straightforward ? “ she doesn’t smile a lot. have you noticed ? maybe that’s one of the reasons she seems unapproachable. besides. straightforwardness is often mixed with rudeness. just think about levi ! ”

“she smiles when she’s got something to smile about,” alina remarks, “haven’t you heard of resting bitch face? it seems to be a common theme among girls i date.” the remark is only a little bit bitter, but much better than it would’ve been a month ago. “i don’t think i’d compare her to levi, she’s... less trying to be hurtful, more... blunt? it’s nice - i don’t have to spend time guessing, she just says what she means.” 

[alinasoletskaya]

rcginald​:

“ WHO ? “ a curious, or rather, nosy, expression piqued on his face as his head slowly swivels to examine the room. a book is shifted to make room for the blonde at the table. “ no worries. what would you say to them anyways ? “

“russians, reggie - over there, the redhead,” alian sighs, a little dramatically when he turns to look, “i don’t know! it’s like every time i speak to one they act as if i’m supposed to apologize for poisoning the czar, which i didn’t do! i just.. avoid them altogether.” 

[alinasoletskaya]

olimpiacroy​:

“ so how have you been ? i’ve tried to tell silje to keep her distance but you know her, she has a mind of her own. i assume having a fiancee by your side at all times has helped, right ? what’s the zulu like ? ” ( @alinasoletskaya​ )

“i’ve been fine,” alina comments. she tries to ignore the mention of silje, it’s so hard to figure out where they’re at in their relationship. are they friends? are they enemies? alina has no idea. “kenny’s great! she’s - she’s straightforward. and very nice to me, actually. everyone seems to scared of her, i don’t really understand why.” 

[alinasoletskaya]

serpcntine​:

sera grinned and plucked a bottle of pink nail polish out of her bag. “my go-to color!” she said, before she returned it to its place with all the other bottles. she set her bag down next to the couch and took a seat. “i’m sure it’s on something! we’ll find it. loudly singing along to abba songs is definitely going on the agenda for tonight.”

alina smiles wide as she exclaims, “perfect!” the nail polish is actually a great color, they’re totally going to have to match. alina kind of felt like a kid again, at a sleepover with her friends from private school. “we should’ve invited... what’s her name - the swedish princess. if we’re going to be singing abba. they are from her homeland, and she’s really pretty.” 

[alinasoletskaya]

if you could fuck one of your siblings friends who would you pick ?

“does leon have friends that aren’t old and boring? to be fair, i have slept with one of kristina’s college friends, so... i guess sofia!” 

[alinasoletskaya]

Two people you'd pick for a threesome?

“kenny and silje. what? i think it’d be fun to be shared.” 

[alinasoletskaya]

lucianabxlla​:

“It has been quiet which I have learned to appreciate. Oh, that’s good. I am really happy to see you.” She showed a smile. “I wish I could but that would me require me to lie. It’s not as bad for me as it was a few months ago though. I think that’s a good enough reason for us to drink.”

“you know i’ll take any reason to get drunk, so let’s use that one,” alina comments, a giant grin on he face, “so now we have options: we could watch a movie and drink wine, or go downstairs and crash whatever event’s going on in the bar. both sound equally fun.” 

[alinasoletskaya]

serpcntine​:

@alinasoletskaya​

“i brought about sixteen bottles of nail polish.” she opened her bag to give alina a look at all the different colors available to them. “and i’ve filled my netflix watchlist with every romantic comedy available. and i know exactly what wine to order from room service. this’ll be the perfect girls’ night.”

“perfect!” alina exclaims, “i’ve got more nail polish if you want a different color. i wast hinking bubblegum pink, so!” she smiles wide, really excited for a “girls night,” something she hasn’t take the time to have in a long while, “ooh, can we watch mamma mia? please tell me that’s on netflix.” 

[alinasoletskaya]

“thank god you’re here, i can’t be near anyone russian-adjacent without having to say something. you being here is a good excuse to avoid them,” alina exclaims, more than glad to see reggie, “god, i hope you don’t mind. this was kind of rude, sorry.” 

@rcginald​