* bullet / in the dark )

silje alexandra sønderburg. 27. princess of norway.

[olimpiacroy]

" what ? " olimpia's brows shot up. " are you shitting me, zoey ? to study what ? wait. why did you decide to do it now ? is this like a... finding yourself again thing or boredom or you get a bigger allowance if you get a new degree... ? "

[svljc]

❝ ASTROPHYSICS. nah, i just always wanted to do this and my father never allowed me to but now that he's dead i decided to go for it. especially now that the programme is over and i have nothing else to do with my life. ❞

[svljc]

LET THERE BE NIPS !!

and we can always count on silje to show us some titties. even if she doesn't have lots of it to show, the itty bitty titty committee required a president anyway. although we aren't really seeing as much of silje as we once did, college might have changed our girl forever. or is it that she no longer feels the need to wear revealing clothes just to spite her father now that he's dead (may he rest in pieces) ? could be either, likely both. our freshly graduated astrophysicist opted for a tamara ralph look that reminds us of what she once was on the top but shows her new position as norway's foreign affairs leader (which is fitting seeing lots of those herself ) in the bottom. we expected the 34-year-old to show up with a date, but sadly she showed up with nothing more than that boring ass tiara and cute little haircut. oh, well, we'll come back to let you know just how well silje will be handling her own foreign affairs tonight.

source: @royalswear on instagram.

[krstoffcrs]

❝ because you would only keep going on about it now that they're definitely getting worse. ❞ neglects to mention the fact that they've been the same for the past five years, because silje is likely to beg to differ. ❝ fair enough, but what if you were being paid for it ? would you consider hiring yourself ? ❞

[svljc]

❝ IF THAT'S WHAT being king does to you. your majesty will be looking sixty by this time next year. ❞ an exaggeration that she couldn't hold back from. the more he asked, the harder silje frowned. it made no sense. ❝ be serious, kristoffer, that's ridiculous. you need someone with actual experience and political knowledge. and i'm barely here as is, it'll only get worse when uni actually starts. ❞

[arayamahidol]

" mmm... " she thinks on it for two seconds. " nah. i didn't feel shit when my dad died, but then again i don't remember him at all and he was literally a whore that had like too many wives. " maybe they're both awful for thinking this way about their late fathers, they never cared to be upstanding citizens anyway. " if you think the big cardboard cut outs of his head is too much, i can cancel the order. "

[svljc]

❝ I ALMOST WISH my father had other wives instead of just kirsten and, speaking of the devil, i think she's gonna move to the summer palace. or maybe go back to berlin, not sure, but she's so annoyed kris' main criteria for making decisions isn't her opinion i'm almost sure she'll just dip. ❞ it could also be her mother's way of grieving but silje didn't care enough to look at it that way. ❝ no, no. if you do that, i'll have to cancel the piñata. ❞

[svljc]

JUNE, 2025

❝ I'VE ENROLLED IN university. at fucking thirty, how ridiculous is that. i'm taking useless summer courses just to remember what studying is, it's been so long. ❞ / @olimpiacroy

[krstoffcrs]

❝ thank you. it's not like i've been counting the wrinkles for the past few months. ❞ indeed, they seem permanently etched into his skin after the fuck-tonne of work he had to get through from day one. it's finally not as daunting, however. the coffee certainly helps. ❝ why do i need to hire one when i've got you ? assistant. there's an idea. ❞

[svljc]

❝ YOU HAD THOSE for years, why would you start counting them now ? ❞ maybe the weight of a whole country on his back opened his eyes to the poor state of his skin. she'd show up next with eye cream instead of coffee. ❝ as much as i adore serving my king, i don't get paid for this shit. seriously, i'll hire one for you. ❞

[arayamahidol]

april 2025

" so is the party today or tomorrow because i thought it was today and i already sent the dj the deposit. " ( @svljc )

[svljc]

❝ LET'S DO BOTH, he'd want that. ❞ she sighed. ❝ is it awful ? that i'm relieved, i mean, i should feel something else. but i don't. ❞

[svljc]

AUGUST, 2025.

❝ YOU DON'T LOOK like you're losing your mind at all. ❞ she lied, entering her brother's office with a cup of hot coffee she picked up on her way back from class. ❝ i'm still not your assistant, this is a treat from a good sister. hire one. ❞ / @krstoffcrs

[svljc]

APRIL 19, 2025.

[arayamahidol]

" no! no requests other than to take a photo of me on the balcony later. for the past two new years i've had no new years kiss and i'm literally not going to do anything to ruin that. and i hope he does the same. honestly, i'm just glad he's not wearing valentino pink again. i'll take that as a win. "

[svljc]

❝ THAT'S SO DISAPPOINTING. so i'm just supposed to have a peaceful party and take pictures while you kiss my cousin as the fireworks explode in the background ? boring. so so boring. you should just start dressing him. as opposed to the undressing you're already familiar with. ❞

[arayamahidol]

" you're right. you have so much like logic and stuff. i shouldn't be posting anything right now anyway since it's new years eve. one year since you broke up with my boyfriend for me! cheers! " she clinks their glasses together and takes a drink.

[svljc]

❝ AND YOU STAYED with him. threw all my hard work and incredible speech down the fucking drain. cheers. ❞ and now she had to help aurel figure out whether he wanted to propose or not. ❝ what other absurd request will you have for me this time ? ❞

[aurcls]

" that's what i'm afraid of ! how is it possible not to know ? is the problem me or her ? " aurel groaned loudly and buried his face in his hands. " i rather be a king and single than a king and single and left at the altar or whatever. when i propose i want to be sure. so what the fuck do i do ? am i gonna wake up some day and realize that it´s time or am i just gonna feel lukewarm for forever ? " the whining got louder. " are you insane ? " he nearly shouted at her. " if i bring this up with her, all she's gonna hear is 'i don't love you enough to marry you, sorry love'. "

[svljc]

❝ YOU, ALWAYS YOU. you wouldn't be feeling any different if it were someone else. ❞ because she actually believed he truly cared about araya and aurel wouldn't be feeling so stressed had he not. ❝ and that's why people talk about this shit before doing it; marriage, engagement, kids. so stuff like being left at the altar, having no as a proposal answer and finding out your wife doesn't want kids three years into the marriage won't happen. ❞ she shook her head. ❝ you do realise nobody is actually pushing you to do it, right ? if you don't feel ready right now, then you don't feel ready right now. ❞ aurel needed better friends with actually proper advice to give, silje was the least reliable source. ❝ or you might hear "ew, i'm not ready to be a wife yet." as a response and be able to breathe again. but fine, if you don't want to do that, i can try and figure out how she feels for you. i'll say this is about lixun or whatever. ❞

[arayamahidol]

" should i post this one... or this one. hm — i don't know... maybe i shouldn't post either. i'm way too old for my mom to be yelling at me for posting a thirst trap — but you can't even see my whole body! i'm like mostly in the hot tub. " ( @svljc )

[svljc]

❝ CLOSE FRIENDS POSTS are a thing now, you know. not posting and getting lectured aren't your only two options anymore, we are evolving as a social media-driven society. ❞

[olimpiacroy]

" i just heard that this whole pub crawl was aurel's idea, " olimpia muttered with an exaggerated scowl. " i know he's your cousin or whatever but i don't know if i want to be part of this now. " | @svljc

[svljc]

❝ IF YOU'RE GONNA avoid places just because people you have issues with will be there or organized it, you might as well give up your title, get a job and start going out with your coworkers. ❞ at least until they pissed her off and oli had to find a new social circle. ❝ you probably won't even bump into aurel since there's so many people doing it. what's the alternative ? reading in your room ? ❞

[aurcls]

" five years is a long time... " and he and araya were half-way there. what did that say about him ? " too serious would be proposing, yes. try imaging me getting on one knee ! it seems absurd, jesus. " he huffed. " two years, yeah. it's bad, isn't it ? that i don't know for sure ? do people just know or do they grow into the feeling ? "

[svljc]

❝ WAY TOO LONG to be with someone without knowing if that's gonna go anywhere. just wasting everyone's time at this point. ❞ she nodded. ❝ while i agree that the mental image is almost absurd, i also kind of accepted that we're now at the age where that's normal. you wouldn't want to be like arnauld: king and single at fifty. ❞ what a shameful fate for an actually good-looking man. ❝ i don't know, i'd say they grow into it. but i also think you should have this conversation with araya, because there's a chance she's in the same headspace as you. ❞

[aurcls]

" at what point does it get awkward to be just dating ? like how can i make things between me and araya more serious without making things too serious ? is it bad that i'm still just seeing how things will go ? should i know if i want to settle down or not ? " ( &. @svljc / @siljcs )

[svljc]

❝ LET ME SEE; when you hit the five-year mark, when she starts hinting that she wants more and when you start wondering if it should be more serious. ❞ not that she knew, silje never really got close to any of the three options herself. ❝ would the too serious be an engagement ? because then i'll say move in together. at least with the programme it won't feel as serious, not as it would if you'd asked her to move to berlin for you. ❞ she was surprised they hadn't yet. ❝ at this stage ? yes. yes, you should. how long has it been like two years ? ❞

[johannesgrunenberg]

In the briefest of moments, out of the view of all of the foolish watcher partaking in the fight, he gingerly took hold of her arm. "Can we talk about what happened?" @svljc

[svljc]

❝ YEAH, SURE. WHY ? ❞ although silje failed to see what was there to talk about, she wasn't going to avoid the subject and make it seem like she was running from it.