&&. is that ( evan roderick ) ?? no, it’s just ( sten aleksander glücksburg ) . he is a ( prince ) of ( denmark ) . he is ( twenty-five ) years old and his birthday is the ( 27 ) of ( february ) which makes him a ( pisces ) . he is ( creative & adventurous ) and ( charismatic & honest ) but, unfortunately, also ( restless & indecisive ) . those traits just make him a ( ravenclaw ) and in scientific terms an ( enfp ) . he is ( bisexual ) and the plaza’s ( daredevil ) . his theme song is ( mr. worldwide ) by ( pitbull ) . their interests include ( photography & baking ) . he practices ( christianity ) and is a supporter of the ( social democratic party ) . their quirk is ( jumping between different hobbies ) and favourite quote is ( dream as if you’ll live forever; live as if you’ll die tomorrow ) by ( james dean ) because ( he strives to live his by the fullest ) . last but not least he ( does not ) believe in true love.
hi hello !! i’m really excited to be here <3 please bare with me as i still get a grasp of everything going on in this group, but here’s sten !! i’m kinda exploring him as i go so i’m hoping to write an actual bio for him sooner rather than later, but for now have the intro & app’d with. if you’d like to plot pls like this or dm me on tumblr or discord ( queen enabler#7378 ) bc i’d love to plot w as many people as possible !!
I. BASICS
NAME: sten aleksander glücksburg
KNOWN AS: sten
BIRTHDATE: february 27, 1997
ASTROLOGY: pisces sun / pisces moon / gemini rising
GENDER: cis male ( he/him )
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: bisexual
HEIGHT: 5'11"
HAIR COLOR: dirty blonde
EYE COLOR: blue
TATTOOS: a sleeve of tattoos on his left arm & four other misc. tats ( tba )
II. ABOUT
despite being a prince at first breath, sten has lived a fairly down-to-earth life. much of the pressure of the family went to his oldest brother thore, leaving him to whatever he wants, within reason. from an early age, sten had always been a restless kid, the kind who hated sitting still for classes but loved the thrill of learning and experiencing the world. he’s always been proud of his danish routes, but there’s always been something special about learning more about the world around him, beyond his small country.
he’s first and foremost a family man, the type of person to drop anything if his parents or brothers ask him to—which, sometimes, happens when he’s on the other side of the world. as a young boy and teenager he had always been a bit rebellious, but was careful to never stray too far past the limits his parents had built for their sons. they could be strict, but they were always fair, and sten has a deep respect for them both.
school had always come easy to sten, sometimes painfully slow, to the point where his teachers would find him reading a book beneath his desk because he didn’t need to listen in on the lecture currently going on. he flew through high school and university with top marks, choosing to go to school for civil engineering, because he loved playing with numbers and how it relates to the building of the world around him. but during uni, it wasn’t unlike sten to skip out on classes and take a long weekend to go skiing in geneva, or scuba diving in costa rica. sten’s a thrill chaser more than anything, looking for a reason to get his blood pumping and to let himself feel alive. the way he sees it, you only get one white on this earth : may as well make the most of it.
sten’s the kind of person who tries on different hobbies like most would warm sweaters, always open to learning more and finding a new way to pass his time. some hobbies stick with him longer than others, but he’s never the kind of person that’s bored—he makes sure of that. many of his hobbies are creative, particularly into photography and figure drawing, although the latter he’s not nearly as good at as the former. he also loves to cook and bake, the type of person to spend the entire day in the kitchen making up his own recipes until something finally works. he’s also an avid traveler, sometimes a stuntman, and loves a good party.
people come to sten when they want someone with a positive attitude that will say yes to whatever they throw his direction. he’s a yes-man through and through, always willing to try something once. this can make him a bit reckless, but his parents raised him without enough principle and common sense to never do anything too stupid. he’s a deeply empathetic person and wildly gregarious, the kind of guy that makes friends everywhere he turns. he’s as charismatic as one would expect of a prince… but when it comes to princely duties, it’s the one thing he has little to no interest in.
he dated ireti olowu for almost four years, from the end of 2014 to 2018. it’s the most serious relationship he had to date, and the breakup had taken a really big toll on him. his friends & family could probably remember how it had set him into a deep funk for nearly six months, and since then he’s struggled with getting too serious with someone, focusing on himself instead.
III. HEADCANONS
sten enjoys a good party, but isn’t the type to be seen going overboard. he’s had his younger years of not being able to hold his liquor ( with the tabloid photos to prove it ) , and never again.
has lived all over the world, but copenhagen will always be his favorite place.
the owner of a six year old english springer spaniel named samson
i’m so sorry i completely disappeared, life’s been a living hectic so i’m gonna step away from the group for a bit & hopefully make a return in the future if i get time. just wanted to say thank you to everyone for being so cool, i’m gonna miss it here & my babies 🥺 feel free to keep in touch on discord !!
he was fine, fine. as he has always been, took gabriel two seconds to get under the skin he has build and carry on ––– it was what it was. the rest should move on too. “it was just a kiss, it doesn’t mean anything, sten,” it may have meant the end of his friendship, another one bites the dust, and one his to be at fault –– probably for the best, save the princess for the disillusion. “yes? and? we left together too if you want know”
STEN ALMOST COMMENTS ON THAT, but after the blowout with ireti at viggo’s wedding, he realizes arguing might be hypocritical. instead, he chooses to ignore it. “ i didn’t, but congrats, ” he snorts. “ are you and hafiz okay now ? ”
apologies for slow replies, i’ve been having some muse issues coupled with a busy social life 😭 might drop a few threads on sten & anastazya, so apologies in advance. if anyone wants to plot something feel free to message me !
oh, she believes it. “ thoroughly distracted by all the attention he’s getting. he might attempt to fight the russian tsar for stealing his thunder. ” she was joking. but she wouldn’t put it past her brother. “ he’s in a little pain, and will be for the next month or so, but he’s doing better. he’ll make a full recovery by the end of the year. if he doesn’t tear himself a third asshole in the process. ” she takes a moment to observe sten in silence — perhaps, in sympathy — before she humours him. “ yes, home. i was in southern philippines before i got unceremoniously picked up and sequestered in bern. ” not long after the news about klaus reached the palace. “ and now, i’m here. ” but, never mind, she’ll make do. sylvie moves closer to him, before placing her arms around his shoulders. “ i’m still waiting for my birthday present, by the way. i’m giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming it got held up by the courier. ” her smile turns bright, mischief apparent from the curve of her lips. “ enough about klaus, ” and everyone, “ wanna play ‘ tourists ’ ? ”
STEN GRIMACES AT THE MENTAL IMAGE of another asshole, because well, it’s not exactly far off from the injury. “ you came at a good time, then. do i have klaus’ ass to thank for you being in town ? ” he’s always liked the balance of klaus and sylvie together. no offense to klaus himself, but alone he can be a bit much. for a second he’s convinced she’s going to press on with her questions anyway—a small smile spreads on his lips when she doesn’t. “ what were you doing in the philippines ? ” sten asks. as always, her boldness makes him laugh, arm looping lightly around her waist. “ i didn’t think i’d be seeing you for your birthday, ” he admits, “ but since you’re here, i’ll get you something, just wait. there’s an art museum nearby i have been wanting to check out, if you’re interested. ”
“Don’t say that, I can’t peak at 25. I haven’t even had a sex scandal yet!” Publicly, at least. And how miserable would the rest of his life be? To all be downhill from here? “I told my agent, I’m not doing infomercials before 40. I refuse.” That was the real sign of decline. Not that he’d ever do an infomercial. Unless, maybe, if it was a really good one, but he needed his agent to know where he stood on the matter. “Yeah, she broke her arm, and got a couple bruises,” he said, his face falling into more of a look of concern, almost a wince at the thought of it. It certainly was more consideration than he’d given his own injuries. “But the doctors cleared her to leave, so she’s getting out of here, she doesn’t have to stay the night.”
“ YOUR BROTHER WOULD KILL YOU before you could have a public sex scandal. ” he doesn’t know much about max, but that’s obvious. he’d never let klaus do an infomercial either, but some things just don’t need to be said. lips press into a straight line as he watches his friend’s face fall, shaking his own head. “ it would’ve been a lot worse if you weren’t there. a broken arm isn’t bad at all. i take it you’ve seen her, then ? ”
“good, you can keep it because i won’t need it.” veraciously words settle into the air, lips pursing at the companion a moment later. great. hafiz doesn’t speak to him but has the time to spread the gossip around. “not particularly no,” an attempt to wave off the topic from proceeding any further. talking feelings was never his thing. “besides, seems like hafiz has given you the full report.”
“ C’MON, MATE. throw me a bone here. i’m just worried about you, ” sten says, though as soon as he does, he knows it was probably the wrong move. “ i mean, clearly you’re not in the right mind if you thought there was any chance that wasn’t going to crash and burn. weren’t you there with mai, anyway ? ”
“ not anymore, you’re not. not now that i know you still need to be spoon-fed with instructions. i thought that was obvious? klaus and a bull run? disaster. it’s the law of nature. ” she laughs at his next question, as if it was ludicrous. but sylvie doesn’t give him an answer. instead, she says, “ should i ask? ” about what happened?
“ BELIEVE IT OR NOT, it’s a lot harder to keep eyes on your brother at all times. i didn’t even go to the bull run, because it sounded like a recipe for disaster. but i don’t think i would’ve been able to convince him of that. does he seem okay to you, though ? how’s he doing ? ” he knows the answer klaus has given him, but hopefully sylvie gets a little more honesty from him. “ where were you before here, home ? ” sten asks, hoping his non-answer was an answer enough.
“ he almost didn’t, ” she points out, mouth carved into a small smile. “ i thought i could trust you to look after him? — ah, right. i almost forgot. you’ve been a little busy, haven’t you? ”
“ OH, WAS I ON KLAUS DUTY ? next time you’ll have to leave me some babysitting instructions, like not to let him go to a bull run. ” as if he could have any control on klaus—sten’s pretty sure only sylvie has that luxury. lips curl into a wry smile at her remark. “ have you been reading up on me ? ”
“Hell yeah, I am. There’s even memes about me.” He’d boxed against people with their own memes, but he hadn’t ever reached mainstream notoriety enough to had his own flourish outside of niche communities.”So there I was, tear away clothes covering my very traditional running outfit. I had a genius plan to outsmart all the guards. I would’ve wall-jumped, and vaulted over that barricade, no problem. Easy. And then, I was gonna run. Obviously, Max is Max, so I had to keep it on the down low. So I had to play it really chill. I got the guards laughing, I started drawing a crowd. Helena comes over, to get a few laughs in, we lock eyes. I’m lost in them. I don’t even hear the run start. But like it was slow motion, after the first scream, I turn around, I see him first, before anyone else. This massive bull. Huge. Like a minotaur without the human half. There was fires from hell burning in his eyes, the anger built up from so long. And he wanted red. Probably at least like 5,000 kilos. The horns, they were glistening in the light, like they were made of gold. Which, it fits.” Klaus conceded with a shrug. If he was going to be gored on anything, it should be a golden horn. “I give him an occular patdown, I assess the threat and realize, without even a split second of thought,” as if he ever had any thoughts, “that he was aimed for us. That bull, he was going for maximum damage. Might’ve even been brainwashed by some foreign agent. Or what was that one group? Pix Eternal? It could’ve been them. Because he smelled that royal blood and he was hungry. He started charging, right for Helena. I leapt into action, pushed her out of the side. And he got me, mid air. Horn right into my ass. But I barely felt him at all, my ass is too thicc to be destroyed. He threw me left, and right, and up, until finally, I hit the ground. As I walked to the paramedic, the streets were slowly stained with my blood, but not Helena’s. And that was the most important part.”
“ MEMES ? i think you’ve officially peaked, ” he jokes. that seems like something klaus would find as a good thing. sten’s quiet as he listens to the story, a smile stretched on his lips as klaus continues. klaus is a lot of things, but nobody can deny he’s a great storyteller. he tries to weigh in his head how much of this story is actually true. sten decides probably half. “ wow, ” he says, once it’s over. “ what a white knight you are. has helena come to see you yet ? she was hurt too, or am i mistaken ? ”
“He told you the story, too? So much for being traumatised! He’s going to be dining out on that story for years…He might have nothing but that story to dine out on, if they lose any more of Switzerland.” She laughed, but was only half-joking. War was expensive, and no pockets were bottomless; not even the Swiss’. “Yes. I just couldn’t stay away. I missed you all so much.” She rolled her eyes as she said it, but her fond smile belied her practiced indifference. Monaco had seemed so quiet after years in the programme. “Well,” she looked at him expectantly, “what did I miss?”
“ TRAUMATIZED MY ASS, ” he laughs, “ he’s okay now and he’s thriving. if he doesn’t incorporate it into his dj brand somehow, i’ll be shocked. ” absolutely nothing wrong with turning a bad situation into a good thing. “ wow, i can feel the love from here, ” sten smiles lightly, shaking his head. “ how’s monaco ? uh, i don’t think you missed too much since coming here. the bourbon-anjous had a ball. there was a wine festival. typical spain. ”
“Sparkly things and smooth talking vendors have quite the effect. Here you go.” She offered it to the woman she’d only known by name. “Where’s your Sten shaped shadow?”
- ‘ IT’S FOOD. ’ she wouldn’t have fallen for a sparkly thing but snacks always got her. ‘ oh, he’s right there also falling for the tourist trap. sten ! ’ / @princesten
HE’S JUGGLING THREE BUREKS and his wallet in his hands, nearly dropping one of the pastries just to get it back into his pocket. “ he didn’t have any change for me, so i had to buy a few of these. anyone want one ? i think they’re beef. ”
“why? are you jealous? –– don’t worry, i only have eyes for you,” great. it doesn’t matter if someone has told him, or if he has saw anything –– gabriel wasn’t going to let it out as easy, not this. it was a spur of the moment, a poor lack of judgment. it happens. “i don’t know what you are hearing or think you heard, but nothing happened.”
“ I’M THE ONE WITH THE RING, i haven’t forgotten. ” his smile only goes so far on his face though—he’s not going to let biel get out of this conversation that easily. “ funny, because i heard it from fiz herself. do you wanna tell me what that was about ? ”
“Were you at the bull run?” Mimi made her best approximation of a sympathetic expression. “Did you see the mauling? –You can talk to me about it, if you think it would help.” She just wanted the gossip. @princesten
STEN FLASHES HER AN AMUSED SMILE, seeing right through her. “ no, i wasn’t there. klaus told me a pretty good rendition of what happened to him and helena though, if you haven’t heard it yet. are you here to stay ? ”
“And they haven’t even seen my sexy new scar yet.” It probably wasn’t considered a scar until it was healed over, but Klaus was a visionary. “You haven’t seen the video?” His eyes lit up. There were so many potential stories he could tell, or so many different memes he could show his friend.
“ UH, NO. are you trending already ? ” he hasn’t exactly been on social media lately. sten would pull his phone out to get it up there, but from the way klaus is looking at him, he has a feeling he’d rather tell the story himself. “ go on, then. i wanna hear it. ”
