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alexander nassau-weilburg 25 crown prince of luxembourg

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lucianabxlla‌:

“Do you have a preference or am I just going to call you by your whole name everytime?”, Luciana raised her eyebrow upon seeing the way he was looking at her. She wondered what he was thinking but decided against asking. “As of this moment. I have not heard anything from him yet so don’t worry.”, she assured him. “You just saved me from having a boring day.”

“Alex. Alex is fine.” And it was easy. He was glad to have an international name, the only question he sometimes got was whether it was written with and x or with k and s. “Then I’ll consider myself lucky,” he muttered as he shook his head. Hopefully the brother and sister were two very different people. “Don’t say that just yet, you don’t know if I’ll make a good conversationalist.”

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nataliademarquis‌:

“ i truly think that’s NONE of your business. “ she crossed her arms and turned her nose up, but her lips curled at the edges and her eyes were still on him. “ it was nothing a wellness shot and water couldn’t fix… and frankly a few minutes with my head over the loo. “ she let out a nervous chuckle, maybe that was too much information. “ oh, i hung it up. or rather, i SHOULD have. “ she made her way to the closet, sifting through hangers- blouse, blouse, dress, jacket ! along with dress shirt after dress shirt- must be gio’s. “ erm, “ she casts them aside, she should do something with them- but burning prada hurt her soul, “ so was it BLACK ? or NAVY ?? “ 

He let out an appreciative hum. “That’s the softcore hangover.” Which he had happily avoided. Sometimes, but only sometimes, it paid off to drink with moderation. At least he had seen a new side of Natalia: the one that wasn’t so carefully curated and contained. She was warm even on a normal day, he didn’t deny that, and there was natural authenticity to her but he always wondered how much she was keeping inside. “It’s navy,” he replied as his left brow rose. “How many jackets did you steal?”

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alainanw‌:

She snapped off a piece of the chocolate before breaking it into even smaller pieces. The simplest of peace offerings between the family. “Of course, if I ever, ever, need a shoulder to cry on, you better be ready.” Though they both knew Alaina’s tears were rare. “So, we’ll have a little power every which way in this world, are you getting along with… your future wife?” She couldn’t recall which brother was set up with whom.

“I solemnly swear.” He sounded far too confident considering he hadn’t comforted anyone in a few years. “Nat?” The pause he held wasn’t necessarily a bad sign but it meant that he didn’t have a clear and simple answer to give. “It’s been going pretty well, we’re still getting to know each other but... yeah, it’s been going pretty well.” Maybe he needed to work on the relationship more. He just feared it would be too pushy. “How’s Reginald?” He flashed her a slightly cocky grin: yes, he remembered names. 

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“I was going to mention how nice the weather is today but I think that’s just what a normal day here looks like.” Getting used to the endless sunlight, and the risk of getting a sunburn would take some time but he could feel energy returning to his body. He more than happily left the bleak winter of Norway behind. “But the weather still makes a good excuse to ask you to go for a walk with me. I want to see a bit of the city, and I think it’s about the time I asked you how you’re doing?” He cocked his head towards the door before offering his arm. ( &. @adelinagiselle )

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what do you want most in the world right now?

“There’s this thing called peace that might solve a lot of problems.”

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have you ever thought about abdicating?

“Not seriously, no. I grew into it pretty easily and up until now, the duties haven’t felt heavy at all. I know I can count on at least Alaina keeping me on the right track.”

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beaufort-a‌:

“And I wouldn’t expect it.” He mused, nodding along. As Andrew mulled over Alexander’s words thinking through his relationship with both Natalia and Alexander. “Then don’t be that guy. I don’t want you to be that guy either. It’d be really shitty of me to ask that of you. We’re friends and Natalia, even though we never act like it, is my sister. I should want what’s best for all of us.”

He rubbed his face before looking at Andrew. “But I don’t think she should win, okay, more specifically, it would be bothersome if she did, but we’d be wasting the little influence we have if we don’t support anyone. I think you’d be easier to work with than that scary sister of yours. This is so awkward.”

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kingxhenryk‌:

“Yes, he was quite pleasant; I understand that he has recently returned from a bit of exploring?” Henryk managed, his fingers curling around the grip on his coffee cup. He felt an air of tension spread taut between himself and the prince of Luxembourg; was it due to Henryk’s own social anxiety at the current situation, or something else? He had wondered, all too often, what the rest of the royal Luxmebourg family had thought of his engagement to Adelina.

“Hopefully you’re feeling less under the weather, your highness,” Henryk commented respectfully, taking a sip from his coffee cup. He drummed his fingers against the cup for a moment, deep in thought on how to broach the next topic of conversation. “We should all get together for dinner one evening; there’s quite a bit of Oslo I haven’t gotten a chance to see. I heard there’s quite a lovely restaurant near the hotel I had considered asking Princess Adelina if she’d be interested in going–perhaps the rest of you would like to join us at some point.”

“Yeah, he does that quite a lot... I can’t keep up but that makes his stories even more fun, I guess. Because some of the destination surprise me.” He hadn’t been born with the same adventurous streak as his brother but even he sometimes felt envious of the experiences Alphonse had garnered over the years. “Thank you.” It was a boringly polite reply to a boringly polite phrase. “Nothing to worry about, it kind of comes and goes.” He really hoped ( if he had to keep seeing the king ) that this wasn’t how their interactions would always go. He would end up avoiding Lina and Henryk. “That sounds pretty ? good actually, I think having us all in the same room might...” Might ease the tension? He couldn’t say that. He couldn’t acknowledge what was so obviously there. Slowly, he found the right phrase: “get you familiarized with the whole group. Lina really represents out best qualities, so you might want to prepare yourself. Especially if someone decides to start an interview.” It was meant as a joke --- his laugh made it clear, but he could see it happening. For the king’s sake he hoped it wouldn’t. “Do you have any family, close friends here? It’d be only fair if you brought someone along.”

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wcndcr‌:

ATTITUDE  PROBLEMS.  it’s  an  interesting  diagnosis.   ❛  sounds  like  we’re  sitting  ducks.  honestly  i’m  so  bored   i’ve  resorted  to  coming  up  with  disaster  scenarios.  i  might  skip  christmas  altogether.   ❜  his  family  would  SKIN  him  alive,  but  he’s  beginning  to  think  nothing  is  worth  the  trouble.  ❛  ei  —  just  checking,  don’t  think  i’m  one  of  them  do  you ?  ❜

“Which one of those scenarios is the most tragic one? I’m curious.” More specifically, he was curious to know what were the bounds of Anton Bernadotte’s imagination --- if there were any. “Depends: have you got into a fight with a stranger because their elbow brushed you? Or perhaps they used a word you didn’t like?” 

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alainanw‌:

“a little of this, a little of that.” she shrugged nonchalantly. “we all know you missed me, you don’t have to cry yourself to sleep anymore.”

“Thank God, it was getting a bit onerous.” He pushed his chocolate bar closer to her. “See what I had resorted to. But just you remember, if I get to lean on you, you get to do the same.” Wasn’t this touching?

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“Alexander Nassau-Weiburg.”, Luciana greeted once the prince who walked in the room was close enough to hear her. “I have heard quite a lot about you but never got to know you myself. Is this finally my chance?”

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“That is... my name,” Alex chucked and looked at the girl quizzically. He could place her at the many events he had been to but most prominently, he remembered her from her spot next to Giovanni. “None from your brother I hope.” Though it would have been interesting to hear what the prince had to say about him. “I think so.” A relaxed smile spread on his face. “Coffee’s more enjoyably with company.”

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beaufort-a‌:

“it’s all a mess really. i’m not sure minds will ever be made up.” he replied with a sigh. it exhausted him but he wasn’t sure what life would be like without the struggle. “it probably is but people may see that as a betrayal. granted we’re no longer in the 20th century so who knows what people really think. as for nat… she has just as good a chance as anyone. if none of us had a chance, would we all still be at each other’s throats?”

“It’s just that... I could, maybe, support you because would align with my agenda. Not sure about my parents’ but I doubt the support would be that noteworthy anyways --- it will never be something you can definitely count on. Ireland’s your best bet here. But Nat? I don’t know how to make this look like I’m not screwing her over. She’s basically marrying me to seem like a good candidate. I don’t wanna be that guy.” He hissed out a breath and frowned. 

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giorxcci‌:

“Hm, I’m afraid that’s not your decision to make.” He would stop if Natalia asked him to or wait for an  ‘I do’ to sever ties with her. And it’s not like she was donning an engagement ring at the moment. “I’m only taking established boundaries from Nat.”

It wasn’t, and the fact brought a dry look onto his face. He doubted he’d ever be in a place where he could ask Nat if she’d cut Gio out of her life --- because the request would always be fueled by his insecurities and his distrust: he could never disguise it as simply worry over Natalia’s well-being. “Sure you are. See, what I don’t get is that you had not one but two chances with her and you still decided to fuck it up so... Why keep tormenting her?”

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“Ani --- Armani? Oh fuck, like, man... She’s like, see the thing is that I wanna go: fuck Armani and her stuck-up personality, but it’s so hard? It’s like seriously hard. Because bam! She smiles and I start thinking about this one time I taught her how to play pool, and other stuff we did and... yeah... Fuck Armani. Wish she was meaner and less pretty and less funny and less, I don’t know.”

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Slurred words for adelina!!!

“Oh man, Lina? Lina’s like... Lina’s like the only person I know who never means any harm? That’s an accomplishment. I’m not saying I’m envious but... Everyone could use her good will every now and then. But Christus, she can’t be left without supervision. I don’t mean to lock her in an ivory tower but you know I hear her say something... well, naive, and I just... man... She’s screwed in this world. God have mercy on her.”

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“I have to ask, did you wake up with a hangover?” He promised to himself that the comment would be the first and the last he made about her state at the end of the party. “And do you have my jacket or did I lose it for good?” His memory wasn’t the clearest either. ( &. @nataliademarquis )

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“Nat’s like... scary perfect. Hair? Perfect. Face? Perfect. Manners? Perfect. The way she speaks? Perfect. Like c’mon, it’s not normal! But I’m sure she seems three times smarter only because of her accent, which, again is perfect and I’m so jealous. I have this weird mutt of an accent and there she goes chattering like she’s from Downton Abbey. Unfair, so unfair. She should bring it down a notch before I look like a clown next to her, Christus...”