hätä ei lue lakia

“you are doing your best. the situation we’re in doesn’t give us many options, we’re making the most of what we have.” although it did frustrate him, too. “right now, we don’t have the necessary support or resources to reclaim our independency. rubbing shoulders with the russians is the only way we can improve our chances.” not having a proper plan was infuriating and it was slowly driving him to madness. “no one can’t blame you for not wanting to deal with the russians. but honestly, you’re our best chance when it comes to diplomacy with them. inari is too young and they hate me.” he grimaced. “he has a soft spot for you. from a purely neutral point of view, that’s our best chance to get anything done.”

he almost grimaced as he heard her reply. it was true that he could have handled the end of their relationship better – okay, he probably had handled it in the worst way possible – but it still stung to hear such animosity. “okay, i might have deserved that.” arabella might have been right, too. maybe it should have bothered him, but it mostly didn’t. “me? i’m good.” that was an obvious lie and she must have realized that. “so, uh, how do you like being in phuket?”

“brave.” he repeated. maybe the partial solitude he had imposed on himself had been slightly misguided? not that he truly believed that everyone would gladly associate with him, but perhaps the reality was different. “you’ve had enough of working? can’t blame you, it gets tedious every once in a while.” he nodded. “i’m here to enjoy my day. whenever i’m lounging by the pool i manage to improve my mood. especially when there’s a beautiful woman next to me.” his last comment was incorrigible, but that was usually his style.

commitment to relationships has never been aarne’s strength and sadly he has made the mistake of forming them with other royals. being in phuket feels like a continuous reminder of every bad thing he has ever done in his life, and seeing arabella fits nicely in that category. “hi.” he can’t just run away since he is an adult, but it would be the easier thing to do. “how have you been?” // @arabellasxndrine​

his life in phuket consisted mostly of terrible run-ins with people, but this one might have been the worst. “domas.” it was uncomfortable, knowing that domas’ regard of him couldn’t have been very favorable after everything that had happened. “how are you?” // @dcmvs​

it has a lot of wood and white, a big kitchen, two bedrooms, an office, a bathroom, a balcony and a large living room. he doesn’t host parties in his private home, only small gatherings with friends. the closet is big enough to fit all his billion different suits in it. he decorates almost exclusively with finnish design, such as artek, iittala and marimekko. his favorite piece of furniture is this, a true finnish classic.

“no, skipping is not allowed but i will make you do shots. in the corner.” he appreciated the joke, though he was also deadly serious. “i have no shame. my bieber haircut was the best of all the bieber haircuts.” that exact hairstyle suited no one, but aarne had tried to make it work. he peered at the album inari was holding. “hah, i’m so glad snapchat didn’t exist when we were in high school. some things i did during that time should never be revealed.” he laughed, though sobered up quickly as anneli posed her question. “ relax, she’s been so boring until now, a teeny tiny scandal would only make her more interesting.” that was true enough. he looked at the picture and laughed again. “ansku hasn’t looked sweet since 1990. her resting bitch face has taken care of that. she’s always been more scary than anything.” he was not being mean, just teasing. “hey, is that me? it has to be, it’s the cutest four-year-old i’ve ever seen.” // @invri​

he’s not exactly sure what drives him to approach her. maybe it’s the terrible boredom, maybe he remembers inari’s words. but above everything, the place barely has any available seats. he has always been impulsive, so he summons the most charming smile he can muster and speaks. “is this seat available?” // @hrhwilhelmina​

“tonight we won’t talk about how miserable our situation is. in fact, i have banned it. anyone who even mentions the war will be punished.” he has even drawn a sign saying so with his lopsided hand-writing. they need some light in their lives, and aarne will try his hardest to provide some. “instead we will go through old photos and videos of ourselves. the good kind of nostalgia. i have wine and when eventually the photos will be too much, i have something stronger for that. does this sound alright?” // @vnncli​ + @invri​