History Fanfic / AMarriageOfConvenience

A Marriage Of Convenience is a ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' sequel-fanfic written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3877731/Tabbygal Tabbygal]] that takes place after the events of the movie and the book ''Literature/AFrozenHeart''. A rebellion looms in Arendelle, and left with no trading partners or allies after Elsa was revealed to be the Snow Queen, she becomes desperate to save her kingdom. Only the Southern Isles responds positively, but in order to keep that alliance, she must marry the man who tried to kill her and Anna.

* GoodParents: [[spoiler:From the epilogue, Hans and Elsa love their daughter]].

* JabbaTableManners: In chapter 4, Hans has poor table manners by wolfing down on his food, raising eyebrows from everybody else (not that they're better at table etiquette, either). This is because when he was younger, he had to eat quickly or it was stolen from him by one of his brothers, and his father often scolded him for his poor table habits.

* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: While King Westergaard remains the evil dictator and abusive father and husband, Hans however grows into a caring man who actually gets along with his wife and [[spoiler:is a loving father to his daughter]] in the epilogue.

* MassivelyNumberedSiblings: As in canon, Hans has twelve older brothers. [[spoiler:One dies, sadly it's the only good one, thus he now has eleven]].

** Elsa notes that Hans' father and all of his brothers look like him, namely the hair. Though the novelization shows that Runo is the only blonde in a family full of redheads, gingers and strawberry-haired persons.

%%Needs more context about how the horses react to him.* FriendToAllLivingThings: A common joke in the fandom is that Hans likes horses more than people. This rolls with it, as he cares for the horses in Arendelle's stables when he's not with Elsa.

* GrumpyBear: Hans is initially rude and grouchy towards Elsa and Anna, in the beginning. He defrosts though by the end.

* FandomNod: Anna, upon learning Hans will be living with them, asks if he's going to work for them in the stables. This is a nod to how most fanfiction dedicated to Hans make him work as a servant in Arendelle's stables before he begins his redemption.

* NotSoDifferent: Hans and Elsa find they have more in common than they realize, namely with people seeing them as monsters and not really being used to physical interaction with people.

* RealityEnsues: In this fanfic, after Elsa was revealed to be a sorceress, this did not bode well for many in and out of Arendelle, as her subjects thought of her as a monster, while her kingdom's partners and allies severed or downgraded their trading ties, leaving it nearly bankrupt and vulnerable to an invasion by a powerful country or a rebellion from within. The only option left for Elsa was to marry someone of equal footing, but most refused, except for the King of the Southern Isles, who orders her to marry his youngest son in exchange for receiving aid. This forces Arendelle to become a vassal state under his protection, relying on him for economic and military help.

* ShipperOnDeck: Anna and Kristoff become this to Elsa and Hans when it's clear the latter has started to become a better person. A rather odd variation on this as they two are already married, but believe the two could learn to love each other.

* NeverLearnedToRead: Elsa isn't very literate, so Hans helps her learn (while still being rude to her about it). It should be noted that in the in-canon story books set after the movie reveal Elsa is a BadassBookworm, and the author was not aware of this.

* MarriageOfConvenience: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. The title is about Elsa trying to protect her kingdom from outside invaders after they discovered her powers, while simultaneously preventing a rebellion from breaking out within Arendelle by marrying someone of equal footing to keep the lid on things. Only the Southern Isles positively responds, but the king forcefully railroads her into a political marriage with Hans. Needless to say, neither Hans nor the sisters like this arrangement initially.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: A common joke in the fandom is that Hans likes horses more than people. This rolls with it, as he cares for the horses in Arendelle's stables when he's not with Elsa.

* BreakingTheCycleOfBadParenting: [[spoiler:Hans clearly does a good job of bonding and treating his daughter with love than to follow the way his father raised him and his brothers.]]

* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: While King Westergaard remains the evil dictator and abusive father and husband, Hans however grows into a caring man who actually gets along with his wife and, in the epilogue. [[spoiler:is a loving father to his daughter]].

* LoveRedeems: In the epilogue, Elsa helped Hans earn his long-needed redemption.

** Anna to Hans at first. Who can blame her?

* DeathGlare: Anna to Hans at first. Who can blame her?

** Caleb, Hans' oldest brother, remained confused as to what Lars saw in Hans, [[spoiler:even after he died]].

* KickTheDog: Some of Hans' older brothers beat him up in the 1st chapter; even Elsa felt bad for a man who troubled her and Anna so much.

* FantasticRacism: Some of Elsa's guards still regard her as a monster. Hans stops their assassination attempts before they could begin.
** Also, being revealed as a sorceress caused most of Arendelle's trading allies to sever their trading ties, leaving it nearly bankrupt and vulnerable to an invasion by a powerful country or a rebellion from within.

* CelibateHero: Well, Heroine: Elsa wasn't looking for love, she tells Hans she doesn't need a man to make her happy. Her interest in the marriage is purely for the good of Arendelle.

* BrickJoke: In chapter 4, it turns out that Hans does have JabbaTableManners, as he wolfed down on his food very fast, raising eyebrows from everybody else (not that they're better at it, either). This is because when he was younger, he had to eat quickly or it was stolen from him by one of his brothers, but it also landed him in trouble many times as his father scolded him for his poor table habits.

* BigSisterInstinct: Elsa to Anna.

* TheCynic: Hans. Who can blame him for what he became in the first spot?

* DontYouDarePityMe: Initially, Hans is this towards Elsa and Anna.

* MoralityPet: Elsa becomes this to Hans after she decides not to annul their marriage.

* OfficialCouple: By the end, Hans and Elsa have become this.

* ReformedButNotTamed: Even though he does become a better person, Hans continues to nettle Elsa or get into childish arguments with Anna.

* ReformedCriminal: Guess who?

* UsedToBeASweetKid: Hans tells Anna about how he actually used to be different, but his father and brothers changed him..

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* {{Adorkable}}: Anna, as usual. Even Hans, Elsa and Kristoff have their moments.

A Marriage Of Convenience is a ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' sequel-fanfic written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3877731/Tabbygal Tabbygal]] that takes place after the events of the movie and the book ''Literature/AFrozenHeart''. A rebellion looms in Arendelle, and left with no trading partners or allies after Elsa was revealed to be the Snow Queen, she becomes desperate to save her kingdom. Only the Southern Isles responds positively, but in order to keep that alliance, she must marry the man who tried to kill her and Anna.