cellophane

princess of ukraine, 34 inna soletskaya

[tvkla]

arm gently feathers inna's back when she joins the semi-circle, unawares. " what's ignác, what's he done now ? " she blinks, trying to glean the answer out of the others' expressions by sheer will. " what are these looks ? are you pregnant again ? already ? " ( @matildcs )

[matildcs]

          suddenly it all clicks, the invisible connections matilde creates out of thin air just now. sitting there in barbie's barcelona home, an entire story unfolds. her wedding only a month prior, it must have finally clicked for inna. “ it happened at the wedding didn't it? ” she looks to the blondes. “ i created a matchmaking table setting. ” well, barbie had on account of placing their favourite gossiping crown royal at her table. 　...　　( @barbiebraganca )

[barbiebraganca]

❝ IT'S ONLY BEEN a month, my womb is not that magical. ❞ was it even humanly possible ? she'd rather not think about it. not when a much more interesting subject was being spoken about. ❝ and you waited until i was away from the table to start flirting, what a horrible friend. ah, doesn't matter, inna and ignác dating is just great. perfect even. maybe not as perfect as matilde's month long honeymoon trip, given the perfect tan she's sporting and the way she hasn't said a word about it yet, but we do already like him a lot. ❞ / @innasoletskaya

[innasoletskaya]

why is tekla here? she's confused by the sudden appearance of her cousin. " i was lying, it's not ignac and i'm not seeing anyone. " her friends should know better than to continue talking about this while someone else is around. a small practical joke might lead to something more if it reaches the ears of others. ( @tvkla or someone else )

[leonsoletsky]

❝ THE INTENTION WAS good, you should've just swapped them for sedatives instead. we could cover up her sleeping over the table with the excuse of exhaustion from helping me out. and petro... they'd just think he's drunk. or fatherhood is more than he can handle. either would be correct. ❞

[innasoletskaya]

" karyna would have gotten a drug test and made a big deal if i sedated her. " and it would have been funny to blackmail her, by threatening to tell people she was sharting at their brothers wedding! " if i rip up petro's speech, it's enough for him to not go through it. karyna definitely has hers memorized. "

[matildcs]

          “ well, maybe someone wants to meet us too. ” though matilde knows better than to assume inna would have even mentioned them to this special ' someone ' an illusive figure without a single detail to curate an image of them. “ can we at least get a name? what do they look like? how did you meet? ”　...　　( @barbiebraganca )

[barbiebraganca]

❝ MAYBE SOMEONE WANTED to attend a wedding. ❞ although that one could potentially be a bit too much for someone not in the royal circle. but what if they were ? barbie gasped, moving to the edge of her seat to grab matilde's arm. ❝ maybe it's ignác. remember when i told you we should set them up ? ❞

[innasoletskaya]

she zones out, allowing them to air all their questions out. what's the point of asking when they know her answers won't be enough to satisfy their absurd level of nosiness. " yes, it's ignác. " she lies. ( @matildcs )

[leonsoletsky]

❝ I'D RATHER NOT. if someone hears her having diarrhea in the bathroom, they'll think it's the food we're serving. ❞

[innasoletskaya]

" then i brought laxatives for nothing. "

[leonsoletsky]

❝ BETWEEN HER SPEAKING for hours and petro speaking at all, the best solution would be making sure the microphones disappear for good before the speeches. ❞

[innasoletskaya]

" there's a possibility karyna will try to project her voice as loud as possible even with the disappearance of the microphones. we could slip her a laxative right now and within the hour, she will be occupied. "

[matildcs]

          “ but i haven't — ” matilde's words fade, cut short by the sudden announcement that has the former duchess favoring her stance by the nearest seat. “ you met someone? ” the thrill is there, in tone, poking around for more than just this mysterious figure inna speaks of who could be anyone. “ you met someone!” it's inna that matilde quickly sits adjacent to. “ do we know this someone? ”　...　　( @barbiebraganca )

[barbiebraganca]

❝ SHE MET SOMEONE ! ❞ her excitement made her put giulia back in her crib so barbie could turn entirely towards inna. ❝ what an eventful couple weeks we've had. matilde got married, i had babies, you met someone. why didn't you bring someone to the wedding ? ❞

[innasoletskaya]

she flinches, their excitement is already too much for her to handle. " no, you don't know them and it's new and not a big deal. you won't be meeting them for a while. " ( @matildcs )

[innasoletskaya]

aug 2025

" karyna's speech is an hour and a half long. i had my assistant steal it. we have an hour to deal with it. what do you want me to do. " ( @leonsoletsky )

[matildcs]

          “ so you're finally moving closer to us, ” the expectation announces her arrival, empty-handed save for what lurks behind the double doors she passed through. and assumptions made on what little she has heard. “ i always said you would like catalonia better. ”

[barbiebraganca]

❝ NO, SHE WAS already speaking of leaving were you three seconds late. ❞ which made no sense seeing that matilde rarely was on time. ❝ so where are you heading towards after this ? ❞ / @innasoletskaya

[innasoletskaya]

she thinks for a moment. should she tell them now? or would there be less dramatics if she told them later. she's weighing which option would be more convenient for her now... " i met someone and i'm going to go see them. " she's choosing to rip the bandaid off now. ( @matildcs )

[barbiebraganca]

❝ SHE'S ON HER way, or so she said. what's waiting for you back in kyiv that cannot wait a single day for your return ? you'll spend more time coming and going than actually here. ❞

[innasoletskaya]

" i'm not going back to kyiv. "

[barbiebraganca]

❝ WHAT ELSE COULD they want when they already have the gift of your presence ? ❞

[innasoletskaya]

" funny. " the corners of her lips lift slightly to reveal the smallest smile. " when is matilde getting here? if she's more than an hour late, i'm leaving. she's probably still buying gifts. claiming her title on the best aunt. "

[innasoletskaya]

july 2024

" i didn't bring any presents, they can use the things i gave to your last ten children. " ( @barbiebraganca )

[innasoletskaya]

leonsoletsky​:

     - ‘ NO, THANK you. i just sent petro back home. ’ in more than one way, he was like a pet. ‘ i will have lunch with her. preferably at a restaurant but she needs to know about francisco annoying me like i’m the one he had a child with. ’

“ can you ask someone to revoke his passport so he doesn’t come back? ”  or at least until karyna goes back to ukraine.  she can only handle one of them at a time.  “ why is francisco talking to you?  is it about marya? ” 

[innasoletskaya]

leonsoletsky​:

     - ‘ JUST HAVE lunch with her, it won’t kill you. ’ it might. ‘ don’t worry, you are. ’

“ you have lunch with her.  you’re the one who pretends to like her food.  why are you forcing this on me?  are you bored?  do you need something to do?  you should get a pet. ” 

[innasoletskaya]

leonsoletsky​:

     - ‘ BECAUSE YOU are in my house. ’

“ i’m always at your house and not a good reason.  i’m supposed to be the nosy one. ”

[leonsoletsky]

     - ‘ ARE YOU avoiding karyna again ? ’ / @innasoletskaya​

[innasoletskaya]

“ i’m not avoiding her,  i have no reason to see her.  you’re being nosy.  why. ”

[innasoletskaya]

leonsoletsky​:

     - ‘ BECAUSE THESE parties are being thrown by either the youth or the reckless. sometimes, it could be both. ’ had the dares been more bland, he would’ve been able to see it as light fun. 

“ i have a headache imagining him trying to propose to johanne glucksburg.  you don’t think he would,  right?  not with carl as his date?  surely if anything karyna will shut it down. ”

[innasoletskaya]

“ petro is at the wedding and there is another points game. ”  she rubs her temple.  “ why is this now a common thing. ”  ( @leonsoletsky​ )