Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria And Future Wife Countess Sophie Of Chotek Von Chotkow And Wognin,

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and future wife Countess Sophie of  Chotek von Chotkow and Wognin, playing tennis.

Sergei: You keep hugging Alix when she's sad. Next thing you know, she's going to fall in love with you. Is that what you want?

Nicholas: Pfft, is that what I want?

Elisabeth, loudly from across the room: YES.

Nicholas: Have you seen my mother recently?

Alexandra: I'm relatively happy. Is that an answer?

Nicholas: Okay, point taken. I wonder what she's doing. Maybe knitting, reading, playing with her dogs...

Alexandra: Planning a coup d'etat...

Nicholas: I know she doesn't like you much, but that's not what she's doing!

Maria: *secretly planning a coup d'etat*

Irene: You're ill!

Alexandra: Mentally, yes, but I'm beautiful, which makes up for a lot.

Irene: I meant that you look like you're about to faint.

Alexandra: Ah. Right.

Peeta having to ask Katniss - after being married and having kids for years at this point - if she loves him, because the brainwashing and trauma is so deep rooted and irreversible, keeps me up at night.

It is by far one of the most tragic stories I have ever read or heard of. You shouldn't have to fear the woman you love, the mother of your children, because the government tried to use you as a weapon against your will.

People seem to miss that point whenever they talk about the books and movies. It's never been a happy ending for any of them. Peeta brainwashed, Katniss traumatised and exiled, their kids growing up and playing on top of mass graves and Haymitch going back to being a lonely alcoholic. To name a few.

All that fighting, and for what?

can't even imagine how franz would deal with all the people being rude about sophie. i really want someone to call out franz joseph for saying the assassination was a relief like your own wife was assassinated have some sympathy but also that would emotionally wreck franz i'm sure of it so i'm conflicted. and all the newspaper articles like the winnipeg tribune blatantly insulting her? ugh i can't even imagine