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beatrix sobieska */ princess of poland 🇵🇱

[buffysummers]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 4.07 - “The Initiative”

[beatrixsobieska]

@loladebelgique​​

゛ ;     🥀      »      “ oh i didn’t expect to see you here. ” beatrix’s expression fluctuated between shock and discontent until a sweetly sick smile managed to quirk the corners of her lip. “ i was looking for george. but i guess he isn’t here. that’s too bad, i thought i could share these chicken wings i’ve just bought  ” she sighed, despite assuming that the belgian princess probably cared about beatrixs’ plans as much as bea would care about hers “ want some ? ” her forced smile remained on her lips as she pointed at the bucket of fried chicken. 

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anastazyas​:

“ THE FACT THAT YOU HAVEN’T EVEN LOOKED SAYS ENOUGH, ”   eyes narrowing in her sister’s direction, before putting her phone away.   “ cas would never do this, and george respects catherine too much. ”   anastazya can only imagine what that’s like, to be respected by her siblings—well, one in particular.   “ better things to do like what ?   how have you been spending your time here ? ”   she’d barely know, considering bea hasn’t taken any of ana’s invites over to the house. it took showing up on her sister’s door just for the eldest to get to actually talk to her.   “ why are you behaving this way ? ”   she all but groans, embarrassed that even the security in the same room as them had to listen to her sister speak to her like this. not only was it humiliating, but it’s downright disrespectful.   “ do you think this is what mom and dad wanted for us when they sent us here, beatrix ?   to spend your time torturing me for your own selfish fun ? ”

゛ ;     🥀      »          “  i didn’t need to look at it because i knew you’d blame me for it anyway, as you always do.” in some kind of twisted way it did hurt a little that her sister would even assume it was her. it didn’t have to be like this. they didn’t need to fight about something as petty as this and yet, she couldn’t bring herself to leave their argument behind. her anger clouding any sense of forgiveness ; memories of their happier times abandoned in some corner of her mind. “ sure, cas would never do this, as if polsat news didn’t dedicate a whole segment to his scandals ” she rolled her eyes, “ o boże, what are you  even trying to imply now. you know tata has literally forced me to join this program ” as recovering from her trauma at home was probably too bothersome. “ and yes, i’ve actually been speaking to catherine about some things i could do.” thank god. “ and what did you came here for ? training for your opera career because all you seem to be doing is yelling at me for no reason ?!  and don’t act like you know what that is about. ” in her mind, she didn’t need to elaborate on that. as much as her sister annoyed her, she certainly didn’t believe she was as foolish as not to know why their relationship had changed so much. “ jesus maria, i’m torturing you ? ” a bitter laugh escpaed her throat. “ oh please, you certainly are the crown princess one stop from becoming poland’s next drama queen.  don’t act all innocent about your shitty decisions, you just can’t handle people disagreeing with you. that’s it.  —  so are you done blaming me for everything or is there something else you need to tell me ? even janusz is getting tired of your shit. ”

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aurcls​.

he turned around and dramatically rolled his eyes. great. the sobieskas were some of his least favourite people. only the annoying smiling face of elyse zollern could ruin his mood more efficiently than the poles. “ nah, don’t you worry: i plan on outliving you. ” his hands slipped into his pant pockets. “ and hey ! i have not been avoiding you. it’s not my fault you don’t draw attention. ” he shook his finger at her.

゛ ;     🥀      »   “ outlive me ? aren’t you like fifty-six or something ? doesn’t seem like a lot of time you have. ” bea attempted to counter his apparent annoyance with feigned ignorance. she didn’t need a google search to know that he was only a year old than her, after all they were, well, used to be friends. although she still liked to believe that their friendship somehow remained unharmed by some certain and definitely major political decision. a foolish thought. “ really ? so why aren’t you talking to me anymore then ? don’t tell me it’s about that prussia thing, i had no say on that matter, ” she sighed, “ i didn’t take you for the type to allow something like this destroy a friendship. ”

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catherinestuart​.

what music to her ears! it was the very same words that she had always wanted george to say to her, with the same touch of sincerity that her cousin displayed. effie, on the other hand, had always been her own brand of intelligence and cunning to ever ask for catherine’s help. “i can certainly be of help to that. although i don’t think that i could bring you into my meetings as of now… state secrets and all of that - but i could certainly give you suggestions on where to start.” technically, catherine had tasked effie to do recruit their cousin, but if one wants something done right… “i do have a project that might be a worthwhile starting point. since the united nations was disbanded years ago, the issue of statelessness have been greatly ignored. which could be disturbing, somewhat, since war creates a significant spike in the loss of formally recognised nationality, millions of people suffer its consequences every day. it would be quite an undertaking in reading and research, which involves working with teams to figure out loopholes and gaps in country laws.” she spoke slowly, matter-of-factly, hopefully in a way that might not scare beatrix off from participation completely. “you could start small, of course. effie is gong to be working with the jesuit refugee service and the society of saint vincent de paul from the vatican to raise visibility. maybe you can join her? see how you feel about it.” 

゛ ;     🥀      »  " oh god, thank you, catherine. ” she had to restrain herself from giving her a hug, yet her face fell, less tense and her mind soothed with at least a little comfort. “ so nastya will still know more than me. though. of course. ” bea mumbled, forgetting that she was supposed to be thankful for a moment. she had no right to be greedy, not when her cousin was extending a hand to her, willing to help her when she was probably also busy with other and maybe more important things. “ i mean, that sounds like a plan, i wouldn’t entrust me with big state secrets neither.” she half-jested. when it came to poland’s safety, she certainly would be able to keep her mouth shut, but enduring the weight of some big state secret would still be another question. “ hold on ,” she blinked, halfway through her words, her eyes wide with confusion. “ i think i need to write that down or something. loop holes and gaps in country laws do sound a little intimidating though.” the only words she managed to catch from that wave of information catherine had drowned her with. “ no i think working with effie sounds like a good idea, so she’s already agreed to this, right ?  i guess i can talk with her about it pretty soon as we were planning to share that house they organized for us anyway... when do you think i can start, it seems like we’re going to be stuck here for a little while and i’m not sure when or if we are ever going to get out of here. ”

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arayamahidol​ .

“ then you’d be the fucking queen of STI awareness and you’ll have gen z and half of the millennial population as your groupies as they use their unstoppable force of social justice warrioring on the elon musk owned social media platform,  twitter! ”  it would be hilarious to see.  “ no,  the trick is to get lola to ask him.  he does whatever she asks.  it’s pathetic and annoying as fuck. ”  she rolls her eyes,  these white lies get more and more transparent!  “ would you move in with an ex you have no feelings for? ”  and especially when you like someone else.  “ have you been hanging out with your titas before coming here?  you need to drop this cas thing!  or i’ll tell george to move in with you. ”

゛ ;     🥀      »   “ this is a quite  euphemistic way to put it, araya.” she grinned, despite knowing that this reality would only occur in some cheesy teen movie. “ so you wouldn’t mind to join me then ? you can give a talk or something or post a story. ” beatrix wouldn’t mind some company, and watching araya giving a speech on std awareness would certainly make it more entertaining. " has she cast a spell on him ? ” she scrunched her eyebrows, the thought of george actually listening to anyone except himself was that bizarre that it almost scared her. and poor araya had to witness all of it. “  if so i’m sure catherine would love to know about it. maybe you can dress up as her, i think i might’ve brought a blond wig with me,  bet he won’t notice the difference. ”  bea nodded. “ uh, yeah sure, why not ? would it really be that bad ? i mean cas can be quite funny ... sometimes ... ” ( not as funny as her of course ) “  doesn’t sound too bad, right ? better than being stuck with george ? ” she shrugged, “ yes and they also approved of casaraya, or whatever their name was for you two, they love you two together. ” or at least the pictures they saw of them together. “ effie will just kick him out then, araya. but fine, still you need to give me at least one reason, why you think there’s no chance of you ever getting back together. ”

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maismahidol​ .

“Joke’s on you for coming here, then. How does it feel to be pathetic?” What a clown. She quirks an eyebrow at the Polish princess, expecting her to be the one to back out and leave. “Is that because you’re a hopeless case when it comes to music?” she asks in a mock caring tone. As far as she’s concerned, it’s Bea who needs her. “You’re embarrassing yourself, girlie. I’d cut it if I were you. You need me. You don’t have the upper hand right now.” She sighs dramatically, as if tired of the other already. “Not only embarrassing, but also delusional. I don’t need your money.” She nonchalantly waves her hand for her to take a seat. “Try to focus, yeah? Even if it’s not something you’re used to doing.”

゛ ;     🥀      »  “ pathetic , huh ? is this is how a teacher is supposed to talk to a student ? ” she nodded slowly, exhausted from exchanging less than a few sentences with mai. maybe she was pathetic, after all she could just leave and look for another teacher, someone who wouldn’t insult her or perhaps stab her in the back as soon as she’d turn around to take out the violin. yet, as much as she hated the idea of breathing the same air as mai, she knew the lessons wouldn’t be boring. and much to her chagrin, bea was childish enough that she wouldn’t be the first to quit.  “ i’m a ballet dancer, i do have some musical sense. ” she retorted. “ anyway, i need you and you need my money, no need to be ashamed. i know you need these clown shoes, you’ve been saving for months. ” she rolled her eyes,  “ so lets get this over with, so i can leave a bad and honest relp review, księżniczka. —  i can’t focus knowing that my teacher might try to stab me. so what do i need to do ? ”  she asked, her voice subduing to a more serious tone, after all she really wanted to learn something. “ and can you please explain it to me without insulting me in every sentence. ”      

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yihwa​ .

          “   i hate my life,   wanna trade with me ?   ”     /     @beatrixsobieska​     .

゛ ;     🥀      »    “ you mean like that movie barbie as the princess and pauper ? i’d actually love to do that. ” she allowed herself a small laugh before her face set into a thoughtful expression, studying yihwa in a short moment of silence. “ what happened ? ” her brows knitted in concern for her friend. “ is it about that dupek  san ? do i need to throw hands ? i think i can take him down, he seems like the fragile type. ”

[nectarial]

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anastazyas​.

“ ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ? ”   putting her phone down on the table, she slides it over to her sister, so she can see the picture ana took of her house being vandalized. five years ago she would’ve guessed it’d be casimir and george, but now her sister’s the only one she’d expect this immaturity from.     @beatrixsobieska​

゛ ;     🥀      »     " what makes you think that, nasty ? ” beatrix framed her face with her hands, pasting on an innocent smile. she didn’t even bother to look at nastya’s phone, she knew what they had done. instead she kept staring at nastya, waiting for her to snap ( or at least get some wrinkles from frowning so much )   “ you really like to assume the worst of me, huh ? ” admittedly, she had any right to do so. “ why don’t you ask george or cas instead of bothering me with this nonsense ? don’t you think they’re the type to do shit like this, as if i haven’t better things to do.” she heaved a long and exaggerated sigh. “ besides it’s not like you have any evidence to prove it was me anyway. so if you don’t have anything else to say, i’ll leave, misiek needs to be fed. ”

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cat 💗💓💘💖

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@effiestuart​​

゛ ;     🥀      »       “ rock, paper, scissors,  or do you want to go first, effie ? ” bea asked, pressing her hand to her mouth in an attempt to muzzle her joyous laughter. yet, her eyes shining with childish glee betrayed her, revealing how excited she was about something as stupid and immature as toilet-papering her sister’s and cousin’s ( catherine would be collateral damage though ) residence.     “ don’t worry, i’ve made sure that they’re not at home, they won’t suspect us at all. ”

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polish royality ft. polish swear words

ana  —     ja pierdolę: ’ fuck me ’ ( also used to express surprise ) bea  —   boże kochany: ‘dear god’  cas  —  pieprz się: ‘ fuck off/fuck you’ alek  — kurwa ( a classic ): ‘fuck’

+ BONUS

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@nataliademarquis​

゛ ;     🥀      »    “ don’t mind the grandma aesthetics of these .” a face with a sheepish grin appeared behind rolls of fabric. “ but since you can’t do anything, except for probably stalking your neighbours, in this god forsaken place i even forgot the name of,  i thought we should pick up sewing. ” beatrix suggested, simply wanting to spend some time with her friend. especially, after she hadn’t gotten the chance to talk to her since the kidnapping thing. “ don’t worry, the grandma pattern will make the clothes look vintage ? and you’ll look great in it anyways ! ”

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@aurcls​

゛ ;     🥀      »    “ so, how long are you planning to avoid me ? ” she asked,  trying to catch her breath. as soon as beatrix saw aurel, she couldn’t help herself but run after him as she worried he would somehow find a way not to talk to her again. “ until your funeral ? or will you uninvite me from that ? ” 

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arayamahidol​.

“ and we both know no one actually believes him.  i’ll be surprised if i manage to get him to put the toilet seat down. ”  she rolls her eyes,  of course bea would use this moment to promote cas.  “ nu uh— ”  wagging her finger.  “ you need to let this go. ”  flicking her on the forehead.  “ i would rather live with george than cas. ”  which is saying a lot.

゛ ;     🥀      »  “ what if i told you i’ve got invited to a campaign to raise awareness about STIs.” bea sighed. looking on the bright side, at least the articles about that rumor didn’t mention her older sister’s name for once. perhaps she should at least be thankful for that. “ try —  what is it called again ? reverse psychology ? i’m sure if you tell him not to put the toilet seat down, he’ll do the opposite. georgie is that type of guy forever stuck in his rebellious-teenager-phase, you know. ” she grinned.

 “ ouch ” she rubbed her forehead, did araya hate that idea that much ? “  he told me how much he missed you ” a lie, but araya didn’t need to know. “ i think you should give him another chance, huh ? what can you lose ? and i’m sure george wouldn’t mind moving out for cas. ”

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anastazya.

SHE SWALLOWS DOWN ANY HURT BEA’S WORDS MAY CAUSE, trying to remind herself that her sister’s going through something right now, a quarter life crisis that apparently turns you into a bitch. but it’s hard to be sympathetic when she’s intentionally spewing hurtful remarks, only showing more of her immaturity. it’s been awhile since she’s heard the nickname nasty, but ana can’t say she missed it.   “ will you keep your voice down ? ”   she says sharply, leaning in a little closer so bea can hear her through the quiet tone of her voice. it’s one thing for her to throw sticks at ana, despite the eldest sobieska STILL being relieved to see her sister in one piece, but mention of the kidnappings is too far.   “ that’s not something to joke about, beatrix. why must you be like this ?   i’m not trying to fight with you. ”   it feels like a million years ago that bea had been so sweet and little, following ana around whenever she was home from school. she misses those days. 

゛ ;     🥀      »    “ keeping my voice down ? ” bea lifted a slow brow , holding her breath to keep herself composed. bursting out into another fit of rage, would only end up making herself look bad and ana, as always, would appear as the picture perfect princess, again. “ okay, fine whatever. ” this conversation ( if one could call yelling at each other one ) was pointless, it only proved that time had failed to fix her sister’s self-important attitude, and apparently molded her into something even more nasty, insufferable. “ i guess you’re not planning to apologize. so what is the point of all of this.” she shrugged, her fury turning into cool indifference.

“ and it wasn’t a joke. ” she said, before finally turning around. and she wondered if things would ever be the same, as she kept waiting for her turn to not care anymore.