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━━ ⟢ ⦂ ⋰ * ✧   closed starter​ / @patriciers

     adaline had no idea what was the cause of it, but on this particular day she woke up in a good mood. as she walked through the city she looked around, a large, genuine smile adorned her features as she took in the view, people and all the things vendors were selling. she stopped by one of many tables full with fur. she ran her hand over one of them. oh, it was so soft! there was someone standing next to her, holding an exceptionally beautiful piece in their hand. “if i may say, i think it would look amazing on you!” she looked at them with a smile.

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     adaline was glad to be going to winterfell. of course, the last event and the poisoning was still fresh in her mind, but she was going to be careful this time. as much as she loved spending time with her family, it was nice to go out. she was heading to the markets when she saw a familiar figure. she stopped as she came face to face with willas. a small, yet genuine smile curved her lips. it was so unusual for her. was it because she had gotten used to having him around while she stayed with him after the funeral? or maybe she had grown to like him just a little bit? she didn’t know, but it definitely wasn’t only annoyance and displeasure she felt seeing him stand in front of her. “lord willas,” she greeted him, her eyes briefly falling to his held out hand before she lifted them back to his eyes. “it would be my pleasure,” she smiled politely and took his hand. they were in public and, of course, they had to appear happily betrothed, but there was a part of her that didn’t feel like she had to try that hard to appear enjoying his company as she used to in the past. she had softened towards him a little bit over the time they spent in the crag. “how have you been since we saw each other last? buried in work, i assume?”

with  adaline  beesbury    /    @rebelsxster​ where:   a courtyard in winterfell.

        they  hadn’t  seen  each  other  since  leaving the crag separately, he to king’s landing and she to her home. their time together then had been pleasant enough, but willas was no fool and doubted the lack of arguments between them would extend here. it often felt he could merely breathe, and she’d take issue with it. it was hardly surprising, only the gods knew what she’d been told about him prior to their first meeting, which in itself had gone poorly. however, they had a duty. willas hoped in public they could be civil for he couldn’t avoid her the entire time they were in winterfell. carrying the initial olive branch, he approached and held out his hand.        ❝  lady adaline. would you like to join me in exploring the markets?  ❞

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     While Adaline, deeply disliking the political games, feeling sick to her stomach after the ball and being trapped in four walls, was happy she could finally go home, she changed her plans at the last moment and followed Lord Willas to the Crag to be with him at his cousin’s funeral and to be there for him afterwards. She stayed with him for about a month and a half before they parted their ways - he went back to King’s Landing, she headed back home to be with her family.

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    xavion knew what she meant. it seemed that coming here had put a significant mark on their lives, one that he wasn’t entirely sure he’d ever be able to move past. the red keep will not be a place he will visit for their father no more and it will not be that place he once considered stable and strong. it will be a place that brought him grief, fear and a craving for vengeance. “ i share the same feeling and we will go home, when we are allowed to. ” he did want to go home, but some part of him also did not. there were so many things here to distract himself with from loss and most definitely from his wife. 

  “yes, i have waited for you to tell me as i do not like to assume things,” he responded. he did not want to lecture her and though it was only a year that made the two different in age, he felt as a big brother he had insight to give her on many things. as children, the two had grown up separately after all, xavion had life lessons his sister still knew nothing about. “ if you have any respect for me, you will listen to me when i tell you to try to find common ground while you are still just getting to know each other. i would hate for you to make the same mistakes i did. ”

     She took comfort in knowing he wasn’t fond of basically being imprisoned here either. At least she wasn’t alone in this. As soon as they get their freedom back, Adaline will be the first one out of here, she was sure of it. It was bad enough she was a pawn in their family affairs, she wasn’t going to be one on a larger scale.

     “I don’t think there is anything you could assume wrong between me and Lord Willas. My thoughts and opinions are quite clear if you look closely.” It was on her thinking Xavion would notice things. He was a pretty straightforward man, always have been, always will be. A sigh fell over Adaline’s lips as he continued. She did respect him even if sometimes it didn’t look like that. Growing up she looked up to him even though they were very close in age. “What mistakes are you talking about?” Curious, she looked at him. She couldn’t remember the last time they had had a heart to heart conversation. Somehow something always came up or there was never time. “To be honest I have never wanted to marry him. Nor his late older brother. I’m just someone to push around in all those big political games.” She looked down at her hands. Should she confess? Reveal her deepest thoughts? “I just... You’ll laugh. Please don’t laugh! I know it’s unbelievable coming from me, but I’ve always wanted to get married to someone I truly love. I don’t want an empty, loveless marriage that’s nothing but signed parchments and nothing more.”

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adaline  was  right  that  ferah  should,  at  least,  be  grateful  that  she  had  been  one  of  the  ones  that  had  recovered.  “  you  are  right.  i  think  i  needed  to  hear  that,  ”  comes  her  murmured  words,  genuine  in  that  she  had  been  wallowing  where  there  were  some  that  still  could  not  move.  “  i  came  to  the  kitchens  for  the  same  reason.  ”  the  tyrell  apartments  were  not  familiar  to  her,  but  the kitchens were.  enough  so  that  she  could  draw  comfort  from  the familiar  faces and  smells,  and  sit  quietly  without  feeling  as  though  she  was  being  a  burden.  “  hopefully,  we  will  all  soon  be  able  to  leave  and  this  can  be  left  behind  us.  ”  there  was  no  part  of  her  that  wanted  to  be  rude  to  adaline,  especially  not  when  she  had  always  been  nice  to  her,  but  tea,  food   —  all  of  it  was  not  anything  that  she  wanted.  “  yes,  please.  thank  you,  adaline,  ”  ferah  voiced  with  the  hint  of  a  smile.  “  the  cooks  made  some  for  me  earlier,  but  it  has  gotten  cold  now.  ”

     Her lips curved in a small, genuine and supportive smile. Adaline had to deal with a loss in the family fairly recently too, she could imagine what the woman in front of her was going through. “I am glad I could be of help,” she replied honestly, put her hand on the other woman’s arm and gave it a comforting squeeze. She wanted to let her know, if she needed someone to talk to or wanted a quiet company or just wished to complain about her day, Adaline wouldn’t mind being that other person for her, but it wasn’t like Adaline had talked to Ferah a lot or become very close. It felt like pushing her self on her, that’s why she kept quiet about that. “Oh, I hope so! Otherwise I am sneaking out and there is nobody, who could stop me!” Except for probably most of the guards that were on patrols around the building. “Oh, I can warm it up for you, if you like. It will probably take less time than making a new one,” she said as she put on an apron, took a couple of small logs and knelt down to start a fire.

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━━ ⟢ ⦂ ⋰ * ✧   closed sorta flashback starter, based on your character update / @wnterreign​

     She wasn’t happy about leaving her home, especially because it was for Willas - the man who could fall into a well and she wouldn’t care. But unfortunately a tragedy had struck, he lost a cousin and they had to keep up appearances as a soon-to-be-married couple. Honestly, if it wasn’t for Xavion, Adaline would have stayed home, but he talked her into going. Unfortunately Adaline knew very well how much it hurt to lose a family member and, even though her thoughts about Willas hadn’t changed and probably never will, there was a part of her that wanted to be there for him, next to him. He didn’t deserve to stand alone at the funeral.

     Adaline arrived shortly before the start of the ceremony. Her eyes scanned the crowd and found him quite quickly. He hadn’t noticed her yet. She walked up to him from behind and stopped as she reached his side. “My Lord,” she quietly and politely greeted him, which was a stark contrast to her usual annoyed ‘you again’ when they met in more private settings. It was probably hard to believe, but this time the politeness was genuine as she didn’t want to offend or piss him off, not today of all days. She inconspicuously looked around to see if anyone was trying to eavesdrop or would suspect anything to be wrong before speaking again. “I know it probably does not mean much coming from me, but you have my deepest condolences,” she said just as quietly. “And I’m staying for as long as you need me to.” Her words were sincere. “And you won’t hear any complaining from me during this time,” she added with a small, playful smile.

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Alicia Vikander in Tulip Fever (2017) 

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ruinovs​:

of  all  people,  ferah  had  not  expected  to  see  xavion’s  sister,  another  one  of  the  people  that  had  taken  ill.  though  it  seemed  like  just  as  ferah  had  needed  to  get  out  of  the  infirmary  and  somewhere  that  was  not  as  sterile,  adaline  had  as  well.  “  you  may  sit,  ”  she  repeated  with  a  nod  of  her  head.  in  truth,  she  didn’t  want  to  be  alone,  but  not  around  a  lot  of  people  either,  and  not  any  of  her  siblings.  their  brother’s  death  was  still  too  heavy  hanging  over  their  heads  and  ferah  had  never  done  well  when  she  could  not  offer  comfort,  nor  be  consoled  herself.  “  i  have  felt  better,  but  i  am  not  still  at  risk  of  losing  my  lunch.  ”  that  had  done  nothing  to  bring  back  her  appetite,  though.  “  are  you  feeling  better  ?  i  heard  that  you  were  afflicted  as  well.  ”

     “Thank you,” she replied with a smile and sat down at the table in front of her. “That’s good to hear. At least you’re walking around instead of being bedridden like some others.” Of course she wasn’t counting those, who had lost their lives due to this sickness, it was too dark, especially hearing whispers from healers that her brother had passed away. “Yes, I’m feeling a bit better, but also I’m a lot more bored now and I feel like I’ll go mad if I stay in those four walls for one more day,” she replied with a small laugh. It was a bit of an exaggeration, but it wasn’t far from the truth. She had never been able to spend all day in her private chambers and do nothing, it bored her to death. “Actually, I was thinking about making some tea. That was one of the reasons why I came here. Would you like to have one too?” she offered with a joyful smile as she got up on her feet. Like any other noble house they had servants, who cooked for them, but as a young girl Adaline spent a lot of time around other servant children and she was curious, and picked up a thing or two. Making tea was one of those things.

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“ all progress is progress, sister, ” he smirked, though he didn’t envy her or any who had fallen victim. as much as the beesbury siblings wanted to bring light to this situation, others had died of it and he was thankful his prayers had been heard and adaline was starting to recover. it was time his family was spared of death. “ get out of where exactly ? this room you mean ? ” xavion mused, glancing in her direction. “ if i could have the option to leave, trust that we would have already left, but for now we should not. which also means no sneaking around. ” there would be some with the idea of escaping the keep for even a few hours, but xavion assumed they would be quickly pinpointed to have something to do with the poison and he would not risk it. the same way targaryens chose the murderer of their father, he thought. “ all i can offer you is a walk in the gardens, i’m afraid. and i have a feeling perhaps you’d pick different company for that. ” her betrothed was what he meant.

     “As if you don’t know what I meant...” A small, playful smirk surfaced as she shook her head disapprovingly. Adaline was sure he knew exactly what she meant, he just liked to test her patience. A moment later a serious sigh left her lips. “It’s not just the room. I want to get out of this place, I want to go home,” she said and looked down at her hands for a bit before looking back up. “I miss home.” If they would be free to go wherever they wanted to, she’d take all her family and leave without looking back. But since they couldn’t do that, she would have to figure out a different way how to keep her distance from all the drama that came along with royals, courts and high class nobles, and it was sneaking out of the keep, which unfortunately was a thing she liked to do often and Xavion knew it very well. She had to figure out a way how to hide it, make him think she wouldn’t do it.

     Adaline snorted at the somewhat smug, all-knowing look he gave her. “Like who? Willas?” She bit the inside of her cheek to keep a laugh in. “I want to do nothing with him. If you haven’t noticed, I’m not very interested in that man. He’s stuck-up and boring.” And not to mention a jerk, who purposely poured hot tea all over her the first time they met. “I would choose a walk in the gardens with you over him anytime.”

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     She had gotten ill like quite a few others, but Adaline was starting to feel better and her appetite was starting to come back too, but her brother was still concerned about her health and had ordered her to stay in her private chambers for one more day. But she couldn’t do it. She had been sitting in those four walls for many days now and she wanted to get out. So, when the opportunity came, she sneaked out of her chamber and into the hallways of the keep. It was late enough that the kitchens should be empty, but as she entered, Adaline saw another loner, who probably had the same idea she had - to get out of her room and hope for her sanity’s return. Well, that and having something to eat. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to barge in like that,” she apologized with a small nod. “Well, I would like to sit, but if you prefer to be alone, I don’t mind,” Adaline added. As she looked at the other woman, she had a feeling something was weighing on her mind. “If I may ask, are you feeling alright?”

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the  kitchens  seemed  the  only  place  warm  enough  to  lessen  the  chill  that  had  settled  into  ferah’s  bones,  despite  how  warm  it  was  outside.  even  if  she  had  not  been  one  of  the  many  that  had  fallen  ill,  learning  of  the  death  of  her  brother,  and  the  others,  had  struck  ferah  with  a  fear  that  she  couldn’t  ever  remember  experiencing  in  her  life.  there  was  enough  constant  movement,  voices  around  her  that  getting  lost  in  her  thoughts  was  too  difficult   —  though  the  once  steaming  mug  of  tea  in  front  of  her  and  the  lack  of  customary  smile  as  another  entered  was  telling.  “  you  may  sit  if  you  wish  to.  ”

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     “If feeling like shit, but finally not hurling your guts out counts as ‘better’, then yes,” she replied with a small laugh and scrunched her nose. It was meant as a joke, but there usually was some truth to every joke. “Alright, maybe it was not that bad,” Adaline admitted with a small sigh. “But at least I can look at food without getting sick to my stomach,” she shrugged. These were some rough past few days. A soft laugh escaped her lips. “Yes, she has been here... quite often, I’d say. But now that I think about it... There is one thing you could do for me. How about we get out of here? Who knows what kind of illness will spread next. I don’t want to find that out.” Of course she knew they weren’t able to leave, but at least she tried.

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  “ are you feeling any better today ? ” xavion really did not want to show his worries for adaline, especially considering she liked to make him worry about a lot of things due to her passion to cause trouble, because it would do no good for her recovery either way. he sat on an armchair in her chambers and played with a chess piece in his hands, while waiting for her update for the day. he still could not wrap his head around what had happened that night. “ i’m sure you’ve been pampered enough by our sister as it is, but if you need anything, just say the word. ”

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ruinovs​:

of  course  kaelys  knew  that  they  were  all  supposed  to  be  in  the  keep  and  not  anywhere  out  and  about  in  king’s  landing,  but  they  couldn’t  bring  themselves  to  care.  how  and  why  people  had  gone  to  the  ball  expecting  anything  except  for  more  chaos,  they  would  never  understand,  but  it  always  made  the  ironborn  wonder  just  how  they  received  the  reputation  of  being  reckless  idiots  when  none  of  them  had  gotten  sick.  “  he  probably  did,  ”  kae  drawled,  taking  a  swig  of  the  tankard  she’d  lifted  from  the  nearby  tavern.  “  if  it  had  been  me,  he  would  have  been  screaming  and  crying  on  the  ground.  ”  or  dead,  but  kae  had  always  enjoyed  watching  people  struggle  to  get  away  from  them  once  they  realized  that  she  often  was  like  a  cat  that  had  gotten  the  mouse   ——   and  loved  to  play  with  their  food. 

     her plan was to get out of the keep unseen and be away from all the madness, enjoy a little bit time alone, otherwise she felt like she was about to go mad herself. it was never her plan to attract attention, but she couldn’t help it - the guy was rude, he had to learn a lesson.

     she felt a little bit of relief when the other woman agreed with her. that meant she wouldn’t make a scene about it and nobody would have to know adaline sneaked away. she listened to all the woman had to say and a small smirk pulled on the corner of her lips. “i like they way you think,” she replied, nearly forgetting the guy was still in headlock. adaline looked down at him. “maybe i should use this lady’s methods. could be fun,” she said to the man, who whined something about not doing that again. it was a bit hard to hear. “fine,” she signed and let go of the man, who thanked and quickly scrambled away. “i hope i won’t regret this decision,” she mused with a small laugh.

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     she had just woken up from one of her many naps. all she did was sleep, she felt weak and, every time she was awake, adaline felt like she was going to be sick. but it seemed she was getting a little bit better with each nap. it was nothing much, but it was at least something.

     laying awake she heard the door creak open. as soon as she turned her head, adaline’s face lit up in a smile. “not sure about honey cakes, those will have to wait a little bit i’m afraid, but tea? yes, please!” the smile just as bright, adaline pushed herself up in a sitting position, regretting it immediately, because she suddenly got lightheaded.

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having   left   alissa   with   their   septa   ,   the   lady   makes   quick   strides   to   her   sister’s   chambers   .   and   while   the   maester   offered   assurance   of   a   recovery   ,   it   did   little   to   ease   the   nerves   of   the   youngest   beesbury   .   slipping   into   the   room   ,   her   eyes   soon   find   the   other   ,   putting   forth   her   best   ,   consoling   smile   .   ❝   i   come   bearing   tea   &   honeycakes   .   should   you   feel   up   to   them   .   ❞   

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━━ ⟢ ⦂ ⋰ * ✧ open starter​ / @reignrbs​

      Unless it was on an official business, Adaline preferred to somewhat disguise herself when going out or at least dress in a way it wasn’t as easy to tell she was a noblewoman. This was one of those days, when she had more simple clothing on.

     “You look lovely,” the guy said, his eyes glued to her butt. Once Adaline turned around, the guy’s eyes moved, but they didn’t go higher than her neck. “My eyes are up here,” she said calmly, yet close to showing irritation. “Alright, alright,” he raised his palms as a surrender, but right when Adaline turned around to walk away, she felt him grab her butt. Without a word she quickly turned, grabbed his hand, twisted it and a moment later he ended up with her arm tightly around his neck. “Don’t you ever do that again, I swear I’ll break your arm.”

      What she didn’t expect was to hear a voice right next to them. Her heart was suddenly beating faster, like she was caught doing something she wasn’t supposed to do. And rightfully so. It was bad to hurt people. And definitely not ladylike. “He deserved it,” Ada said in her defense and turned to look at the person next to them.

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          ━━ ⟢ ⦂ ⋰ * ✧ ⟨ alicia vikander. cis-female. she/her. 29. ⟩ we welcome adaline beesbury to king’s landing , the lady of house beesbury. keep an eye out for their rebellious nature, they tend to cover it up by acting caring. rumor has it they are for to the peace treaty, and their loyalties lie with house beesbury. you’ll know it’s them when you get flashes of running boots hidden underneath long and beautiful gowns, a small golden ring that's never leaving her finger – a memorabilia from her parents, clinking of swords deep in the keep's gardens.

— BASIC INFORMATION

Full Name: Adaline Eryn Beessbury

Nicknames: Ada, Addy, Lena

Age: 29

Gender/Pronouns: cis-female, she/her

Title: lady of house Beesbury

— PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Eye Colour: dark brown

Hair Colour: dark brown

Build: slim

Height: 5 ft 5½ in or 166 cm

Face Claim: Alicia Vikander

— PERSONALITY

Positive Traits: strong-minded, caring, adventurous, loyal

Negative Traits: rebellious, impulsive, stubborn, quick-tempered

— FAMILY

Father: unknown (biological), Cyrus Beesbury (adoptive) †

Mother: unknown (biological), Jasmina Beesbury nee Florent (adoptive) †

Siblings: Xavion Beesbury (brother, adoptive), Alistar Beesbury (sister, adoptive)

Other relatives: Daelon Beesbury (nephew), Isabaelda Beesbury nee Velaryon (sister-in-law)

Significant other: Willas Marbrand (betrothed)

— BIOGRAPHY

          Adaline was born to a single mother, her father had never been in the picture, and unfortunately she doesn’t know why, because she was too young to understand and her mother passed away too soon. Since she had no other relatives Adaline was left alone.

          She lived in the orphanage for a few years before the Beesburys took her in. For the first few months she was a shy, quiet kid, who barely talked. She much rather preferred to be on her own or do some reading in the library. But as time went on she felt a bit more relaxed, a bit more like at home, that’s when she started to open up and talk more, but with that her troublemaker nature was revealed. Adaline quite often disappeared along with children of their servants or children from the nearby houses and played games with them, hid in the woods or climbed trees. And she came home with dirty clothes and scraped knees. She couldn’t keep this up for long, her father was getting angry and tired from her shenanigans, but that didn’t stop her from sneaking out of the keep and away from everyone entirely. She just hid it better.

          Adaline was already a part of the Beesbury family when Xavion was adopted. He was a little bit older than her and their father seemed to like him a lot, so she ended up looking up to Xavion. One of the things she was interested in was swordsmanship. She sometimes used to watch Xavion practice - she took a book and pretended to read it near his training grounds. It looked so amazing and fun, she wanted to try, but nobody let her. It was not ladylike, said everyone, and it just angered her. If he could do it, why couldn’t she? What if she didn’t want to be ladylike? So she sneaked out to the training grounds when it was dark, but soon she realized she had no idea what she was doing. Adaline needed someone to teach her proper technique. It took her some time, but she found someone, who could teach her in secret.

          As years passed she became more and more against the rules society had set up for her and for women in general. She became a pain in her father’s backside, because she rebelled against the rules and wanted to carve her own path in life. And then came the betrothal. She had no saying in it. It wasn’t like Adaline was against marriage, she, in fact, wished to be married someday, but not for political reasons. Her dream was to get married for love. And meeting and finding out just what kind of man the oldest Marbrand son was she knew there would be no love. Adaline would be just a pretty wife of an unyielding and harsh knight commander. She had to meet him just once to know they wouldn’t work.

          The news of Jayme Marbrand’s passing came as a shock, although secretly she felt a little relieved. She wouldn’t have to marry him! That was until she found out that the plans had changed and it would be Willas Marbrand, who she’d be marrying.

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Alicia Vikander as The Lady in The Green Knight (2021)

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