just my luck

nike lykke glücksburg crown princess of greece. 26 years old. hard like a ROCK, cold like stone, white like a DIAMOND, black like coal, cut like a jewel, yeah i repair myself when you’re not there. SOLITAIRE — something you consider rare. i don’t wanna be compared with that cheap shimmer and glitter

[nikelykke]

&&. announcing her royal highness, ( nike lykke glücksburg ), the ( 26 ) year old ( crown princess ) of ( greece ). she is often confused with ( olivia culpo ). some say that she is ( prejudiced & prideful ), but she is actually ( level-headed & loyal ).

it’s not nai-key, it’s knee-khe. she will correct you if you don’t pronounce it right. nike (TM) ruined her life.

nike has never been easy to handle. her parents, her tutors, her nannies, they all struggled from time to time. christos and ann-charlotta glücksburg had themselves to blame for it though and the people they employed most definitely pointed a finger at the couple. christos liked being a father when it was convenient, he was terrible at being strict and often failed to understand the logic of children — or rather, the lack of logic. ann-charlotta on the other hand was too progressive for her own good and tried the latest parenting tips and tricks that definitely did not work. little princess nike was a menace.

what did keep her in check was her role in the family. the family business was everything and she wanted to excel at being a princess. when she was in front of the cameras she tried to be the most intelligent version of herself. it was all a competition she had with herself. she also looked up to her older sister maia ( #rip ) who sort of did her best to keep nike in check. maia and io, the older sisters, were closer to parental figures that their actual parents. at least for nike. maia and io got a slightly different upbringing since they were good ten years older and the future stars of the show. maia especially, as the future queen of greece, spent more time with their father.

her sense of duty did not wash out the worst parts of her. the short fuse, the disobedience, and an inability to take accountability. she sealed her fate when she made her private english teacher snap and quit her job. that was when her parents decided her personality needed a fix. nike was not going to mature in athens. 

they sent her to copenhagen where she stayed with her uncle frederik and cousins. copenhagen because 1) her uncle didn’t mind having her there, 2) her uncle’s wife most certainly knew how to handle her ( much better than ann-charlotta ), and 3) ann-charlotta wanted her to become fluent in danish. 

against all odds, nike actually enjoyed her life in copenhagen. so much that after she had finished her studies at a danish gymnasium, she applied to the university of copenhagen. she returned to greece after getting her bachelour’s degree and started working on her master’s at the university of athens.

she had just gotten her master’s when she got engaged to viveka and figured she’d make it work... the engagement ended up falling apart. nike struggled for a while with the humiliation and the sense of failure that had come with it. 

her relationship with her parents was quite shallow: she was angry at them for a very long time. the anger died with time and as she matured she understood their point of view — understanding it didn’t take away the feeling of abandonment though. unfortunately they passed away ( cause of death: idk, i’ll figure it later if it matters ) before she really had the opportunity to come to terms with everything.

nike’s personality is really something. it’s a difficult personality for starters. a fact. she is one of those people who are hot and cold, sometimes she’s as affectionate as it gets and sometimes she’s hard as rock even to those she cares about. she tends to appear confident: she’s very comfortable in her skin, and can easily argue to no end. she trusts her abilities. things that she can work on and measure in some way bring her confidence.

 but she does not believe in her personality. if she wants to befriend someone, she thinks has to act. she has to behave in a way that’s not 100% natural to her. she rather fakes her personality and gets rejected than acts like herself and gets rejected --- the latter would mean that she really is the problem. what would she do then ? she recognizes the many flaws she has but has a hard time working on them, she pretty much self-sabotages constantly. nike sometimes goes ‘wow, i really shouldn’t be so mean’ but when she’s in a social situation where she doesn’t give a shit about the people, she let’s her words flow freely. no filter. if someone gets on her nerves she will be mean and she won’t feel bad about it — what she will feel bad about is that she quite enjoys the destructive power her words sometimes have. it’s very difficult to have a conscience and never listening to it when it matters.

nike is as loyal as it gets though, if someone earns her trust and respect, she’ll go to hell and back for them. she likes feeling needed: it’s one form of acceptance. 

she doesn’t have anything against andrés perse but... she definitely doesn’t think he has a place at the greek court. he’s a fucking himbo for god’s sake ! nike never saw what maia saw in him. other than the nice face and body but let’s be real when he opens his mouth, nike would rather listen to a scratched record on repeat. she adored leda though. nike and io are determined to kick andrés off the throne and replace him with io who actually bears the name glücksburg. leda can ascend the throne when she’s not pooping into a diaper.

[nikelykke]

barbiebraganca​:

     - ‘ NOT EXTENSIVELY, but yes. ’

“ to my ears that sounds like a no. i’m disappointed but not surprised. have you, even without his influencing, considered taking greece’s side ? ”

[princesten]

“ CAN WE TRY THAT APOLOGY THING AGAIN ?   because i’d really like to apologize for the wedding. ”    @nikelykke​

[nikelykke]

“ i have nothing against trying, ” nike mused. “ to be honest, i was expecting it to just get forgotten with time. the whole ordeal. ”

[nikelykke]

“ has your husband talked to you about our situation with turkey at all ? ” ( @barbiebraganca​ )

[bielbraganca]

OPEN. 

“i believe they may be lacking the money because this ball? do we need a new scandal to make me not want take a nap? would be better to attend the summer tents in ibiza.” @hshqstarters​

[nikelykke]

“ have you considered revealing to the world that you have fifteen bastards ? that sorta stuff seems to be working so well your family. ”

[nikelykke]

anyone want a one liner for a starter ? 

[nikelykke]

" how is it possible that even though you're married to the crown princess of portugal, they are still extremely friendly with the turkish ? are you doing anything for greece ? for leda ? " | @vndrcs​

[nikelykke]

armanicatherina​:

“ mm, yes, i’m no longer a virgin, we consummated our marriage many, many times but— mm, no. no, no, no, no godchild. are you not going to ask where viggo is ? he’s looking for pine. ” there’s a pause, for dramatic effect. “ mhm, ” nike knows the weight of those words. “ he loves pine more than he would his own child and the dog is missing. ”

" i'm so glad to finally welcome you to our club of sexually active people. " she squeezed armani's shoulder before pouting at the blonde. " the dog will die soon anyways ? isn't it already like 60 years old ? but a baby ! a baby will outlive the two of you. " she let out a long and tired sigh before holding the back of her hand against her forehead. " am i destined to suffer a godchildless life ? "

[nikelykke]

“ this whole thing with andrés and barbara... it’s embarrassing but can we somehow used in our advantage ? he’s practically running a smear campaign for himself ! if we just, and i do not say this lightly, took the throne by force, no one would blink an eye. especially when there’s all that stuff happening in china. ” ( @sclenez​ )

[nikelykke]

“ so ? did you have a good honeymoon ? am i going to greet my first godchild in nine months ? ” ( @armanicatherina​ )

[nikelykke]

princesten​:

HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT ANY OF THAT MEANS.   “ well if my friendship with her or hafiz bothers you that much, then i’m sorry. just because i talk to them doesn’t mean i agree with anything turkey’s done, and that should be obvious. but apparently it’s not, because instead of talking to me about it you had to start something with my mother. would you like a list of the rest of the people i spend time with in the programme ?   just to be safe. ”

“ thank you, i can feel the sincerity. ” nike turned her head away from her cousin, her irritation flaring up at the sight of his face. “ your loyalty is being questioned because the first inconvenience was too much for you. you think i don’t feel bad about ditching layla ? ” three years ago, sten could have used his age as an excuse but now he had nothing to defend himself with. “ i figured if there was someone who could explain this to you in baby terms, it was aunt johanne. clearly, i was wrong. ” her jaw tensed. he was upset with her for fucking up himself ? that was rich. “ i don’t know, does that list include the french ? ” the french were a grey area. 

[nikelykke]

princesten​:

“ I’M SORRY, are you not friends with miray ?   because i was under the impression you were. ” 

“ i am not. she’s just obsessed with me and shows up wherever the fuck i am and on three separate occasions has started bawling in front of me. at this point i don’t know what our label is since as far as i know, i didn’t sign up to be her emotional support animal. ”

[irenv]

“i’m perfectly happy with not being around all these people all the time anymore but i’m so out of the loop.” she complains. “i swear those two over there were dating the last time i saw them but now they’ve been avoiding each other like the plague for the entire day. wild.” / @hshqstarters​

[nikelykke]

“ olimpia and jelani broke up on new year’s eve but ! that’s not the interesting part. ” she leaned closer to irena. “ olimpia and silje broke up too — or whatever is the codependent friendship version of that. she’s been hanging out with us more lately. ”

[princesten]

        “ DID YOU REALLY tell my mom on me ? ”      @nikelykke​

[nikelykke]

“ you reap what you sow, love. if that friendship is so important to you, i assume you’re able to stand tall and talk about it in front of aunt johanne. ”

[nikelykke]

jchvnne​:

the appreciative hum gives way to a scoff.  ‘ god forbid we spend today sparing another thought for the turkish. damn stain on everything. what were they celebrating, the progress of unprovoked warships ? hopefully it will be the bernadottes. be nice to vera she might consider omitting them again. ’

“ i don’t even know. ” she knew. it had been made clear. a religious celebration was the one kind of a party that she did not have the guts to go ruin. no matter how tempted. “ you should ask sten. he was like their guest of honor. ”

[jchvnne]

long bony digits delicately weight the jewel at the back of her ear.  ‘  are these earrings new ? i haven’t seen them before. i have a pair of shoes, that go perfectly with them, take a look in my closet when you have time. ’  / @nikelykke​

[nikelykke]

“ they are, in fact, not. ” buying diamonds didn’t seem appropriate. “ but they used to be part of a bracelet that i took apart. i just figured there was more use for earrings. ” she gently touched the other dangling jewel. “ ha ? i feel like this is an undeserved treat. ” she had just worn the right pair of earrings ! “ what’s the next event ? the next event i can attend, i mean. who knows if the turkish decide to throw another bash. ”

[nikelykke]

nike, gaia & zahra decided that they could not be outshone by the flower girls: nilsa, taina & klara, so they paid big bucks for these dresses and made sure not one hair was out of place in the beginning of the ceremony ! preparing for the wedding was not stress-free even if viggo & the boys may have made it look so !