inari talvitie
( princess of finland ) you said midtown was a wishing well, sending bacardis off the roof of some hotel, and itâs the guest list kids against everyone else
â iâve just beaten everyone here, so the idea was to save a spot for us all, itâs easier to avoid socialising if iâm surrounded by every savoy ever. â he knew weddings were the best time to meet people, but he felt fine on that front, more than happy to sit on his lonesome. â this is my first time to stockholm, iâve seen⊠the hotel, and the airstrip our jet flew into. â getting away from the cathedral wasnât a bad idea, if he was in a city he might as well see it. â will you show me around ? iâm sure even if we get back right before the ceremony our families will save us seats. â
âYour family is too big, you know that, right?â She grinned at him. If someone asked her to name every Savoy at the party, she would fail. Without a doubt. âItâd be my honor. Honestly thereâs so much to see!â She clasped her hands together excitedly. âBut, uhm, what will happen if we miss the ceremony. I know Iâll be fine but what about you?âÂ
savâs eyes widened as soon as he realised who heâd spoken to, â no, shit, sorry um, please sit, i didnât mean it. â he slid over on the bench and gestured for her to settle in next to him. if she wanted to sit with him through the whole ceremony he wouldnât complain for a single second through the ribbing his siblings would inevitably give him for weeks to come, but he knew she wouldnât stay. he leaned in a little, his voice matching hers in level, â not even a little bit, i kind of wish i had just flown straight to scotland for the party. but my brother is friends with the bride so you know, iâm obligated or something. âÂ
âAh, itâs alright if youâre waiting for family. I think Anneli has some good spot... on the other side of the aisle, I think weâre sitting on Theoâs side.â She pointed behind her with her thumb. She hesitated for a moment, her courage slipping away from at a fast speed. âOr, uhm... the photos have been taken, we could try sneaking off? Have you walked around Stockholm before? The old townâs super pretty, especially now that thereâs snow.â
Louise noticed the Finnish princess as she was headed for some fresh air. She made her way to the younger woman who wore the same gown Louise had picked for the church ceremony. Her stylist had texted her at least five times apologising for that unfortunate outfit repetition which really was low on the Belgianâs list of concerns. â You know I think YOU wore it better. â Louise mused, making a reference to the fashion articles that were already pilling up. ( @invriâ )
Inari snapped her head up from her phone when she realized someone was mere steps away from her. A vacant expression was on her face until she linked the face with a name. Her lips formed an O. âWhat? No, no, how can you say that when you looked so pretty! If I had known how popular blue got all of sudden, I would have just recycled one of my yellow dresses.â
â you canât sit here. â the only benefit to being early to a wedding was to be able to chose a pew, reserve one for his family members who all trailed behind, some he knew hadnât even left the hotel yet. â itâs reserved, there are other places free. â ( @hshqstartersâ )
âOh.â Her cheeks were burning. âOkay, uhm... well, I just wanted to say hi. Before the ceremony starts. Donât you wish just a little bit you would have skipped this? Thereâs a good reason I havenât been to church in three years.â She spoke in a slightly hushed tone to make sure no one around them heard her.
â i think i will. soon. it might be time for me to just go back and see what happens. â it didnât seem like she could accomplish much among other royals. â i just like keeping an eye on vanamo. â staying in touch with her would not happen. in mar del plata it made sense for vanamo zhao-sĂ€velsalo to include her in some of her plans. if she went back to helsinki, it wouldnât happen anymore. â that was your job. the scientist of the family. howâs school coming along ? you figured everything out with your professors, right ? â
âOkay, okay... You talk to the czar, do you not?â She raised her hands up to her chest and waved them. âNo judging or anything.â She did, she judged her sister a bit but that was a conversation for another time. âSince Theoâs wedding is coming up, you donât think it might be possible for you to... like... if you asked nicely, maybe we could have access to our tiaras? They are just locked in a vault, gathering dust... itâs not like we could do anything with them.â The odd political situation in Helsinki had complicated even the simplest things for their family. âIf you asked really nicely.â
  ââ   â  iâm sorry,  i donât mean to interrupt, do you think we can share the table ?  my feet are absolutely ruined,  i really shouldnât have worn heels to explore.  â   her expression is pleading,  even if all parts of her were literally screaming due to the inflammation now plaguing her soles.  she could only hope that the woman before her was as much of a saint as she looked to be.  with a map in hand,  and not an available table in sight,  yihwa was already all out of other options.  (  maybe this was why her father wanted her to keep her handler on a leash,  at least they could be helpful at times like this  )
Inari pulled out her earphones and blinked at the girl. It took her a moment to really comprehend what was being requested of her. âOh!â She scrambled to move her plates and cup to clear out some space for the girlâs things. âOf course, of course, sit, sit, please.â Inari even moved her bag even though there were two empty seats for the girl to pick. âOh God, no, heels are a bad idea. Always. I never wear them, my feet thank me and I can survive through parties without a problem. I recommend buying lots and lots of cute flats. Youâre new here? Since you were exploring?â
â i didnât get anything, i thought youâd forgotten all about me and had found far smarter friends to steal academic thoughts from. â he checked his phone again to be sure, but as heâd thought, nada. â so, how do you feel being back ? iâm sure your sister is enjoying having you here, mine have hardly given me a moment of peace. â
âThatâs what this is about: getting those smarter friends. Iâm trying to infiltrate a group of hardcore physicists.â She doubted the people she was talking about were even close to Salvatoreâs level. âItâs a shame though, you might have liked the article. Iâll find it for you later.â Sheâd probably forget. Such promises didnât stay in her head if she didnât write them down. âI donât know. It was nice being back home but I donât know if itâs a good idea to leave Anneli here without any supervision. When sheâs in the mood, she can come up with some crazy ideas. Now that youâre here, the whole team is back together, right? Or is someone missing?â
âDid you get my message? I donât know if it went through, the wifi on the flight was bad. But the study looked interesting, I figured youâd have something to say about it. Give me some comment I can parrot during the next Skype call. I want to look extra smart.â ( ** @svlvatcreâ )
âSoph!â Blonde hair â check! Long legs â check! Big doe eyes â check! Sophie Stuart was easy to recognize in a crowd. âThis is pretty exciting, I had no idea youâd be here. I mean, your sisterâs been here forever but no sight of you.â ( ** @sophiestuartâ )
She had been staring at her dead phone for a good while before she spotted a familiar head of dark hair. As relieved as she felt to see a royal, the fact that it was Kseniya made her a bit nervous. âUhm. Hi. I got lost.â ( ** @kscniyaâ )
âThey miss you, you know. So much. If you have the opportunity, you should visit.â Maybe if Anneli was back home, normalcy would return to their lives. As artificial as it might be. âPlus, I think someone should drill some sense into Aarneâs head. He hasnât acquired more sense.â ( ** @vnncliâ )
&&. announcing her royal highness, ( inari tyyne talvitie ), the ( 22 ) year old ( âprincessâ ) of ( finland ). she is often confused with ( samantha logan ). some say that she is ( naive & carefree ), but she is actually ( fair & patient ). ( ooc: elisa )
i promised bee to bring her back but then took like a month to do so and today e bullied me and i figured iâd finally do it !!! the baby is back !!!
TIMELINE
so sheâs the little sister of anneli & aarne
sheâs quite carefree, often forgets to think about the bigger picture. does things on a whim. itâs not malicious selfishness but, like... dumb selfishness but sheâs pretty down to earth !  the finnish royal fam is all about humility and being close to their subjects so she wants to seem approachable too. sheâll say it like it is and most of the time the other royalsâ entitlement perplexes / disgusts her.Â
she is not cut for politics and only does the little she has to. itâs not that she doesnât care?? she just canât understand the cause and effect side of politics. but since she has aged a bit, seen a lot of shit, suffered greatly because of failed politics, she has a lot to say.Â
one thing that should be made clear from the start: she was not on board with the whole karelia thing, in her humble opinion it was too messy, the basis of it is outdated and honestly too many of her friends ( those smarty pants, low key nonathletic friends ) had to go fight in a war that justâŠwasnât worth it.
but this bitch kept her mouth shut bc anneli would disown her lmao and she avoids conflicts.
and historyâs not her thing, sheâs into physics. letâs just say she likes problem solving. and when i say into, i mean she fkn loves physics.
like her siblings she went to a public high school ( though not the same cause she didnât want to be overshadowed lol ). Â the twins went to one prestigious upper secondary school and inari to another. there are no private schools in finland so the whole âpeopleâs princessâ thing was almost too easy to accomplish !
she has the last quarter of her bachelourâs degree left to do. sheâs determined not to let the current political climate ruin her five-year plan.
she really loved uni life. it made her feel very normal and she loved how her days were filled with activities. she had no time to think about the political situation because there was a soiree or a party or an exam coming up and she had to prepare for it.
as university students do... most of the people around inari did get very political after the annexation ( and tbf before that but before that the criticism was directed at the royal family, which made things #awkward on a daily basis )
has a soft heart but sheâs kinda hesitant to make new friends tbh?? she has her really close friends whom she  trusts and thatâs about it. she never liked having a huge entourage
donât get me wrong she likes befriending people, just, thereâs a limit to everything
but she has a green thumb?? and likes nature a lot
forests are her thing and actually enjoys picking berries
last but not least i solemnly swear inari has never and never will get involved with a russian