History Fanfic / SecretPassages

* CallForward/{{Foreshadowing}}: Many instances of foreshadowing towards the events of the movie are planted throughout the story.

** Character-wise, Elsa as a character is expanded on greatly. For instance, a dream sequence in Chapter 2 depicts Elsa being confused about her powers, and has a sense of being trapped because of them - that no matter what she does, it's going to be the wrong thing. This is shown from the repetition of having the dream start the same way every time (when Elsa accidentally froze Anna's head), and then have a different effect on Anna, but then the same disapproval from her parents, meaning, Elsa can't please her parents, and on some level she knows that, and doesn't trust them because of it. They aren't really trying to help her, just keep her out of the way.

** Elsa gets pretty ticked off by her parents because they don't let her see Anna. For instance, her reaction upon getting chewed out by her parents for accidentally letting Anna into her room:
-->'''King Agdar:''' What is going on with you and Anna today? I said earlier it was too dangerous for you two to be together. Yet Anna comes to dinner and starts shouting about things, and saying we lied to her. You were not supposed to let Anna in here! ''[Suddenly Elsa felt something she hadn't felt in a long, long while. She was angry]''
-->'''Princess Elsa:''' I didn't let Anna in. Anna came in herself.
-->'''King Agdar:''' Why wasn't the door locked?
-->'''Princess Elsa:''' I forgot to lock it after Gerda brought my lunch earlier. And to be quite honest, I'm ''not'' sick. Why did you tell Anna that anyway?
-->'''King Agdar:''' Queens-to-be cannot afford to be forgetful! You're sixteen, Elsa. That's old enough to take responsibility for your actions. And look at this room-there are icy streaks and puddles all over it. This is why you cannot see Anna! Do we have to change the locks so that they're on the outside of the door instead of inside? ''[Elsa's rage finally boils over]''
-->'''Princess Elsa:''' What do you think I've been dealing with the last several years?! I've been ''taking responsibility'' for one incident all this time! I didn't ask for these…these powers! I don't even want them! Why was I born like this anyway?! I make one mistake and then have to pay for it forever! ''[Icicles began to spread on the ceiling as Elsa continued]'' I ''hate'' this. And Anna's right-this isn't fair! Why can't we even talk through the door or something?! It's not safe for her to be around me, yes; but we could still at least…talk to each other. ''[Elsa's eyes began to well with tears once again as her anger dissipated; in a low-whisper, she added]'' I'm sorry I exploded like that…I just…just…" ''[Elsa collapsed onto the floor and burst into tears]''
-->'''Queen Idun:''' ''[whispering to Agdar]'' Just leave her be right now.
-->'''King Agdar:''' She's ravaging this whole room! ''[gestures to the ice on the ceiling and floor]'' It'll take ages for it to melt.
-->'''Queen Idun:''' Agdar, she's upset! And technically she's right-we did lie to Anna.
-->'''King Agdar:''' ''Elsa can't afford to get upset!'' She does THIS whenever she does because of that disability of hers. No blueprint drawing for Elsa for one week.
-->'''Queen Idun:''' You can't take that away from her! She does that all the time.
-->'''King Agdar:''' All the more reason. She can practice containing those powers of hers instead. ''[raises his voice]'' Elsa? No blueprint drawing for a week.
-->'''Princess Elsa:''' ''[somewhat angrily]'' Fine. ''[She stood up and took a few shuddering breaths]'' Good night. I'm going to get ready for bed.

** Elsa sneaking out of the castle into the forests nearby, and her constant desires to run away to the northern mountains, is meant to be foreshadow and explain why Elsa decides to hide there after her powers in the movie are exposed.

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-->'''Princess Anna:''' You mean, Mom and Dad made some ruling that the gates had to stay closed and you can't change it whether you want to or not for another [[SuddenlyShouting TWO WHOLE YEARS?!]] ''[Elsa bit her lip and slowly nodded]'' That's not fair! Mom and Dad aren't even HERE! Why would a dumb law like that even exist?! It's stupid, stupid, stupid! I can't go out the gates just 'cause of that?! I'm sorry if I'm shouting at you 'cause I know it's not your fault, but that has got to be the absolute dumbest law ever!

* MythologyGag: The argument Anna and Elsa have in the cellar a few months before the coronation calls to mind both "For The First Time in Forever (Reprise)" but also the song that it replaced, "Life's Too Short".

** Despite the focus on Elsa, we do cut briefly to Anna and Kristoff's journey to the North Mountain are expanded. For instance, there's additional dialogue in the scene where they notice that Arendelle is frozen over.....

** It's very obvious that Elsa wouldn't confine herself in her bedroom most of the time, no questions asked, and would, after some period of time, come to resent that her parents keep her and Anna separated. The author suggests that both sisters were going through their "rebellious teenager" stage.

** During their first scene together, Anna explains to Kristoff that she assumed Elsa always wore gloves because [[TerrifiedOfGerms she had a thing about dirt]]. Now, this means that Anna would have had to have seen Elsa wearing gloves at some point. Here, it's shown that Anna came to this conclusion when she sees Elsa frolicking in the woods outside the castle (Elsa having snuck out of the castle through the secret passages). And after Elsa attempts suicide, Anna thinks she continues to wear her gloves so as to hide the scars.

-->'''Princess Anna:''' You mean…Mom and Dad made some ruling that the gates had to stay closed and you can't change it whether you want to or not for another [[SuddenlyShouting TWO WHOLE YEARS?!]] ''[Elsa bit her lip and slowly nodded]'' That's not fair! Mom and Dad aren't even HERE! Why would a dumb law like that even exist?! It's stupid, stupid, stupid! I can't go out the gates just 'cause of that?! I'm sorry if I'm shouting at you 'cause I know it's not your fault, but that has got to be the absolute dumbest law ever!
-->'''Princess Elsa:''' '[calmly]'' Anna, if you can't calm down, I will go back to my room right this second.

* AdaptationExpansion: The events that are shown in the movie are unchanged, many new scenes are added either before or during the events of the movie that add new context.
** Anna explains to Kristoff in the movie that she assumed Elsa always wore gloves because [[TerrifiedOfGerms she had a thing about dirt]]. Now, this means that Anna would have had to have seen Elsa wearing gloves at some point. Here, it's shown that Anna came to this conclusion when she sees Elsa frolicking in the woods outside the castle (Elsa having snuck out of the castle through the secret passages). And after Elsa attempts suicide, Anna thinks she continues to wear her gloves so as to hide the scars.

-->'''Princess Anna:''' Elsa…usually girls from a royal family your age ''are'' already betrothed or married. You're nineteen, not nine…And besides, maybe a romance would be good for you! ''[becoming more animated]'' Yeah, maybe that's a good idea, Elsa! Maybe you could fall in love and live happily ever after!
-->'''Princess Elsa:''' ''[disgusted]'' Anna, not only am I…messed up and defective and therefore not safe for anyone to be around, let alone get married to; [[RealityEnsues arranged marriages are not going to come out like something you read in a book]]. The guy could be a creep. He could be abusive. He could be disagreeable, bossy, ''anything''. I have no way of knowing. And most importantly, what if I don't agree with things he wants to do politically for Arendelle? I will not relinquish my authority to someone I don't even know or trust. Just no! Absolutely not! I can mess things up enough on my own, thank you very much. ''[beat]'' I'm still highly insulted that they think a girl needs to get married "for the good of her kingdom" because she's "still mourning her late parents" and is "only a young girl, anyway". Allow me to throw up now. I've done my grieving in my own way, and it has not affected my ability or non-ability to take care of Arendelle properly. Well, it doesn't ''now''.

-->'''Princess Elsa:''' ''[takes a deep breath]'' You are next in line to the throne, Anna. I needn't worry about having an heir at present. Go read up on Queen Elizabeth I. She never got married.

-->'''Queen Elsa:''' Why, no…I haven't ''lost'' any… ''[She let her voice trail off, implying that on the contrary, she had gained some. With a huff, the duke turned and stalked off]'' Well, thank you to you, too.

* FromACertainPointOfView: When brought before Elsa to answer for his crimes, Hans tries to provoke Elsa into losing control of her powers by quoting a portion of a journal her father wrote where he suggested that she needed to be confined to the dungeon, in an attempt to make her think her parents didn't love her. While it turns out that Agdar did write the remark that Hans is quoting, he followed this up by saying that he felt that Elsa had to be kept safe at all costs, as he thought she seemed worthy of being a savvy queen if she got her ice powers under control.

** Anna explains to Kristoff in the movie that she assumed Elsa always wore gloves because [[TerrifiedOfGerms she had a thing about dirt]]. Now, this means that Anna would have had to have seen Elsa wearing gloves at some point. Here, it's shown that Anna came to this conclusion when she Elsa frolicking in the woods outside the castle (Elsa having snuck out through the secret passages).
** A scene shortly before the coronation has Anna discover melted water on the floor outside Elsa's bedroom, making her think Elsa has some sort of elemental magic. This scene is supposed to explain why, in the movie, Anna seems to be so quickly accepting that Elsa has ice powers when they are revealed.

** When Elsa refuses to bless Anna's impromptu engagement to Hans, she says to Anna, "May I talk to you, please? ''Alone''?!" In the movie, one can tell that Elsa appears to be both nervous and alarmed by the news. The author thinks Elsa intends to take Anna aside and privately reveal her powers, but Anna's response of "No! Whatever you have to say, you can say to both of us," forced her to abandon that idea, thus, hence that outburst that happened in the movie.

-->'''Princess Anna:''' Whoa, what's got you all unruffled?
-->'''Princess Elsa:''' ''[balls up one letter and throws it at Anna]'' This! ''[throws the second letter]'' And this! ''[throws the third letter]'' And this! What do they think I am, a stupid, simpering idiot girl who swoons and falls in a dead faint at the thought of getting married?! I might be helpless to fix most things, but I do ''not'' need that kind of help!

** Elsa gets pretty ticked off by her parents because they've kept her isolated from Anna.

When she is sixteen years old, Princess Elsa is told about the secret passages throughout Arendelle's castle. Since she hates being confined to her room as a result of her accident with Anna, she uses them as an escape from her room whenever she gets upset. After her parents' death, Elsa is devastated, and in spite of this, she still doesn't know how to fix hers and Anna's relationship.

* AdaptationExpansion: As mentioned, while the events that are shown in the movie are unchanged, many new scenes are added either before or during the events of the movie that add new context.

-->'''Princess Elsa:''' ''[making a disgusted face]'' Anna, not only am I…messed up and defective and therefore not safe for anyone to be around, let alone get married to; arranged marriages are not going to come out like something you read in a book. The guy could be a creep. He could be abusive. He could be disagreeable, bossy, ''anything''. I have no way of knowing. And most importantly, what if I don't agree with things he wants to do politically for Arendelle? I will not relinquish my authority to someone I don't even know or trust. Just no! Absolutely not! I can mess things up enough on my own, thank you very much. ''[beat]'' I'm still highly insulted that they think a girl needs to get married "for the good of her kingdom" because she's "still mourning her late parents" and is "only a young girl, anyway". Allow me to throw up now. I've done my grieving in my own way, and it has not affected my ability or non-ability to take care of Arendelle properly. Well, it doesn't ''now''.

-->'''Queen Elsa:''' [[IronicEcho It would…give]] ''[[IronicEcho Weselton]]'' [[IronicEcho more income, yes]]. ''[The duke stared at her as if she were an annoying bug]''

-->'''Princess Elsa:''' Anna, if you can't calm down, I will go back to my room right this second.

* NotSoStoic: Besides Elsa's breaking down upon seeing Anna frozen solid on the fjord, it's shown that Elsa's tended to break her stoic façade whenever she gets angry.

When she is sixteen years old, Princess Elsa is told about the secret passages throughout Arendelle's castle. Since she hates being confined to her room as a result of her accident with Anna, she uses them as an escape from her room whenever she gets upset. After her parents are killed in a shipwreck, Elsa is devastated, and in spite of this, she still doesn't know how to fix hers and Anna's relationship.

** Anna explains to Kristoff in the movie that she assumes Elsa always wore gloves because [[TerrifiedOfGerms she had a thing about dirt]]. Now, this means that Anna would have had to have seen Elsa wearing gloves at some point. Here, it's shown that Anna came to this conclusion when she Elsa frolicking in the woods outside the castle (Elsa having snuck out through the secret passages).

** During the coronation ball, Anna looks nervous when Kai repositions her on the throne dais next to Elsa. It's explained that the sisters got into a fight a few months prior and neither has spoken much to the other since. This explains Anna's nervousness at standing so close to Elsa, and why she looks surprised when Elsa starts to converse with her.
** When Hans reveals his true colors to Anna, he mentions that the reason why he pretended to fall for her is because Elsa wasn't getting anywhere with any suitors. The author believes that even bumping into Anna, Hans still thought he could make a pass at Elsa and found she wasn't exactly open to forming a relationship. So, during the coronation, after Elsa foists Anna onto the Duke of Weselton to avoid dancing with him, Hans approaches Elsa and tries to solicit a dance from her, and when that doesn't work, he tries to offer a courtship. However, Elsa doesn't like Hans and has a sneaking suspicion that he's up to something, so she quickly declines him. Further explanation for Hans's line is that, during the three years between the deaths of her parents and her coronation, Elsa is shown to receive and turn down multiple marriage proposals from other kingdoms, getting further incensed when a few that are meant for Anna are received.

** A whole new timeline is created to show what Elsa does while Anna and Kristoff are traveling to the North Mountain. From the conclusion of "Let It Go," Elsa finds she's inadvertently created a replica of her bedroom from the castle in the ice palace. She also creates an ice statue of Anna to apologize to for hitting in the head thirteen years earlier. After that, she spends most of the day sleeping, though she does leave at one point to admire the place from outside at the bottom of the stairs. To acknowledge the fact that some wondered if Elsa ate anything during her period in isolation, the author has her leave the ice palace and venture down the mountain in an effort to forage for berries. However, Elsa is forced to hastily retreat when she sees some wolves nearby. Then, at the moment Anna shows up, Elsa is on the balcony staring off into space.

** After Marshmallow scares Anna, Kristoff and Olaf away, it's established that Elsa actually is upset with herself for having to do such a thing to Anna, enough that she spends a few hours crying to herself, and the scene where she's pacing about, saying to herself, "Don't feel! Don't feel!" is because she realizes that her negative emotions are probably causing nasty snowstorms down in Arendelle. There's also a pretty heartwarming scene between Marshmallow and Elsa that establishes that Marshmallow isn't mean, but just overprotective of Elsa.
** What happens between when Elsa is knocked out by the chandelier and when she wakes up in the dungeon is also explained. For instance, after Elsa is knocked out, Hans momentarily is upset that the Duke of Weselton's men tried to shoot Elsa when she was clearly surrendering, thinking that killing Elsa won't undo the eternal winter she's created. It's also suggested that Elsa may have momentarily regained consciousness while Hans's team was taking her back into Arendelle.

-->'''Princess Anna:''' I don't know what you told Elsa, but you are NOT going to pick on her if I have anything to do with it! How dare you hurt Elsa like that! Do you even know all the things she was dealing with for years and years on end?! You LIED to Elsa, telling her I was dead; and technically, you hurt me too. I really thought you loved me. Thank goodness my sister had the sense to nix the whole marriage thing from the get-go. What would you have done? Poisoned Elsa? Killed me in my sleep so you could be king? You have no sense of how other people think or feel, none at all! You're just lucky Elsa is nice. Do you realize she could have you executed for what you did? But noooo, the worst thing my sister did to you was freeze your feet to the floor. You just-''[Elsa opens the door to the throne room to summon some guards]''

-->''[Anna, hearing Elsa's shouting, knocks on the door]''
-->'''Princess Anna:''' Can I come in, Elsa? What's the matter? ''[Elsa strides to the door, willing herself to stay calm, and opens her study door]''

-->''[Anna smooths out one of the letters and can't resist the urge to start giggling]''

-->'''Princess Elsa:''' Anna, not only am I…messed up and defective and therefore not safe for anyone to be around, let alone get married to; arranged marriages are not going to come out like something you read in a book. The guy could be a creep. He could be abusive. He could be disagreeable, bossy, ''anything''. I have no way of knowing. And most importantly, what if I don't agree with things he wants to do politically for Arendelle? I will not relinquish my authority to someone I don't even know or trust. Just no! Absolutely not! I can mess things up enough on my own, thank you very much. ''[beat]'' I'm still highly insulted that they think a girl needs to get married "for the good of her kingdom" because she's "still mourning her late parents" and is "only a young girl, anyway". Allow me to throw up now. I've done my grieving in my own way, and it has not affected my ability or non-ability to take care of Arendelle properly. Well, it doesn't ''now''.

-->'''Queen Elsa:''' I am not.

* DrivenToSuicide: After the last line of "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" Elsa blames herself for her parents' deaths and attempts suicide by cutting her wrists with a shard of ice. She manages to cut her right wrist before Anna, on the other side of the door, realizes what she's doing and summons Gerda to break down Elsa's door.

* FromACertainPointOfView: When brought before Elsa to answer for his crimes, Hans tries to provoke Elsa into losing control of her powers by quoting a portion of a journal her father wrote where he suggested that she needed to be confined to the dungeon, in an attempt to make her think her parents didn't love her. While it turns out the part he quoted is accurate, Hans fails to quote a follow-up remark that Agdar had made declaring that Elsa had to be kept safe at all costs, as he thought she seemed worthy of being a savvy queen if she got her ice powers under control.

* AlluminiumChristmasTrees: After Elsa's impromptu departure from the ball due to her powers being revealed, the woman with the baby asks her, "Your Majesty, are you all right?" and Elsa replies, "No," in an almost inaudible voice. While this "no" might seem to be new dialogue, in the movie, Elsa does reply "No" and shake her head when this happens.

* AlluminumChristmasTrees: After Elsa's impromptu departure from the ball due to her powers being revealed, the woman with the baby asks her, "Your Majesty, are you all right?" and Elsa replies, "No," in an almost inaudible voice. While this "no" might seem to be new dialogue, in the movie, Elsa does reply "No" and shake her head when this happens.

-->'''Duke of Weselton:''' You haven't lost any of your three-year-old self's political savvy, have you?" ''[Elsa was beginning to feel very annoyed, but she was determined not to ruin anything]''

** Anna explains to Kristoff in the movie that she assumes Elsa always wore gloves because [[TerrifiedOfGerms she had a thing about dirt]]. It's explained in the new material that Anna came to this conclusion when she Elsa frolicking in the woods outside the castle (Elsa having snuck out through the secret passages).

** During the coronation ball, one notices that Anna looks nervous when Kai repositions her on the throne dais next to Elsa. It's explained that the sisters got into a fight a few months prior and neither has spoken much to the other since. This explains Anna's nervousness at standing so close to Elsa, and why she looks surprised when Elsa starts to converse with her.
** When Hans reveals his true colors to Anna, he mentions that the reason why he pretended to fall for her is because Elsa wasn't getting anywhere with any suitors. To explain this, the author creates a new scene during the ball that happens after Elsa foists Anna onto the Duke of Weselton to avoid dancing with him. In the new scene, Hans approaches Elsa and tries to solicit a dance from her, and when that doesn't work, he tries to offer a courtship. However, Elsa doesn't like Hans and has a sneaking suspicion that he's up to something, so she quickly declines him. Further explanation for Hans's line is that, during the three years between the deaths of her parents and her coronation, Elsa is shown to receive and turn down multiple marriage proposals from other kingdoms, getting further incensed when a few that are meant for Anna are received.

** When Elsa refuses to bless Anna's impromptu engagement to Hans, she says to Anna, "May I talk to you, please? ''Alone''?" In the movie, one can tell that Elsa appears to be both nervous and alarmed by the news. The author thinks Elsa intends to take Anna aside and privately reveal her powers, but Anna's response of "No! Whatever you have to say, you can say to both of us," forced her to abandon that idea, thus, hence that outburst that happened in the movie.

** A whole new timeline is created to show what Elsa does while Anna and Kristoff are traveling to the North Mountain. From the conclusion of "Let It Go," Elsa finds she's inadvertently created a replica of her bedroom from the castle in the ice palace. She also creates an ice sculpture of Anna to apologize to for hitting in the head thirteen years earlier. After that, she spends most of the day sleeping, though she does leave at one point to admire the place from outside at the bottom of the stairs. To acknowledge the fact that some wondered if Elsa ate anything during her period in isolation, the author has her leave the ice palace and venture down the mountain in an effort to forage for berries. However, Elsa is forced to hastily retreat when she sees some wolves nearby. Then, at the moment Anna shows up, Elsa is on the balcony staring off into space.

** What happens between when Elsa is knocked out by the chandelier and when she wakes up in the dungeon is also explained. For instance, after Elsa is knocked out, Hans momentarily is upset that the Duke's men tried to shoot Elsa when she was clearly surrendering, thinking that killing Elsa won't undo the eternal winter she's created. It's also suggested that Elsa may have momentarily regained consciousness while Hans's team was taking her back into Arendelle.

* {{Crossover}}: Minor one. Like many fanfics, this one takes the idea that, based on her cameo in "For the First Time In Forever", Rapunzel from ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' is Anna and Elsa's cousin.
* DarkerAndEdgier: While the material in the movie is pretty much the same, Hans can come off feeling a little bit creepier. Also, there's a scene where Elsa attempts suicide after her parents' deaths.

** Despite the focus on Elsa, two scenes from Anna and Kristoff's journey to the North Mountain are expanded.
*** The first is when they first see that Arendelle has frozen over: after Kristoff points to the North Mountain, he and Anna bicker a bit over Anna destroying the sleigh when they leaped over the chasm to escape the wolves.
*** When Anna and Kristoff enter the meadow where they first meet Olaf, Anna recognizes a nearby frozen pond as one she and Elsa swam in as kids.

-->''[Anna smooths out one of the marriage proposals and can't resist the urge to start giggling]''

--->'''Queen Elsa:''' '''Don't you ''dare'' call my sister stupid!''' You do that once more and I swear I will be seeing a solid block of ice in front of me instead of a disrespectful loathsome scumbag of a prince! You can insult me all day long to yourself if you like, but you will NOT insult my sister! ''[Ice begins to spread across the floor

* DarkerAndEdgier: While the material in the movie is pretty much the same, the trope does alter Hans's character. Also, there's death, and an attempted suicide by Elsa.

* VerbalTic: The events of the movie cause Elsa to develop a stutter that continues into the following story. Noticeably, it disappears whenever she gets angry.

!!Tropes included in this fic include:

** The reason why, up until Elsa's powers are revealed at the coronation, Anna assumes she always wore gloves because [[TerrifiedOfGerms she had a thing about dirt]], is from what Anna sees when she happens to see Elsa frolicking in the woods outside the castle (Elsa having snuck out through the secret passages).

** While Anna is off singing "Love is an Open Door" with Hans, Elsa tries to mingle with the guests. This includes a conversation with [[Disney/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]] (here, like in many fanfics, retconned to be Elsa and Anna's cousin) where Elsa realizes Rapunzel's upbringing (locked away in a tower by Mother Gothel until she was 18) is similar to her own. Before Anna returns with Hans, Elsa converses with a few other dignitaries, even getting Arendelle a few additional trade agreements. She is just finishing up one of these agreements when Anna returns.

*** The first is when they first see that Arendelle has frozen over: after Kristoff points to the North Mountain, he and Anna bicker a bit over Anna destroying the sled when they escaped the wolves.
*** When Anna and Kristoff enter the grove where they meet Olaf, Anna recognizes a nearby frozen pond as one she and Elsa swam in as kids.
** The author suggests that Elsa never heard Anna's side of "For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)" due to her being so upset about learning that she's frozen Arendelle over.
** After Marshmallow scares Anna, Kristoff and Olaf away, it's established that Elsa actually is upset with herself for having to do such a thing to Anna, enough that she spends a few hours crying to herself, and the scene where she's pacing about, saying to herself, "Don't feel! Don't feel!" is because she realizes that her negative emotions are probably causing nasty snowstorms down in Arendelle. There's also a pretty heartwarming scene between Marshmallow and Elsa that establishes that Marshmallow wasn't conjured up to be mean, but just overprotective of Elsa.
** What happens between when Elsa is knocked out by the chandelier and when she wakes up in the dungeon is also explained. For instance, Hans momentarily is upset that the Duke's men tried to shoot Elsa when she was clearly surrendering, thinking that killing Elsa won't undo the eternal winter she's created. It's also suggested that Elsa may have momentarily regained consciousness while Hans's team was taking her back into Arendelle.
** Gerda manages to slip Elsa a warning that Hans is up to no good, which is what gives her the provocation needed to escape.

* {{Adorkable}}: Elsa's just as capable of being this as Anna can be. For example, in one scene, she deliberately freezes her bedroom door so that Kai cannot replace the lock. To undo it, Elsa's response is to use her fist to break the ice on her side of the door, which Kai remarks is something Anna would do.

-->'''Princess Elsa:''' Anna, not only am I…messed up and defective and therefore not safe for anyone to be around, let alone get married to; arranged marriages are not going to come out like something you read in a book. The guy could be a creep. He could be abusive. He could be disagreeable, bossy, ''anything''. I have no way of knowing. And most importantly, what if I don't agree with things he wants to do politically for Arendelle? I will not relinquish my authority to someone I don't even know or trust. Just no. Absolutely not. I can mess things up enough on my own, thank you very much. ''[beat]'' I'm still highly insulted that they think a girl needs to get married "for the good of her kingdom" because she's "still mourning her late parents" and is "only a young girl, anyway". Allow me to throw up now. I've done my grieving in my own way, and it has not affected my ability or non-ability to take care of Arendelle properly. Well, it doesn't ''now''.

** Do not call Anna "stupid" in front of Elsa. When Hans tries this, Elsa threatens to freeze him.

* PerspectiveFlip: The story is told from Elsa's perspective instead of Anna's. In the final chapter's author's notes, the author explained that the story originally started as an attempt to tell the story of ''Frozen'' from Elsa's point of view, and explain what she did while confined in her room, since all that's obvious from the movie is that Elsa is scared and having a hard time controlling her powers, and the author also notes that in the movie, Elsa is never seen outside of either of her 'extreme' personas; "either she's declaring her freedom as the Snow Queen on the North Mountain or she's terrified".

** It's very obvious that Elsa wouldn't confine herself in her bedroom most of the time, no questions asked, and would, after some period of time, come to resent that her parents keep her and Anna separated.

* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: In Chapter 26, at Christmastime, Elsa sneaks out of the castle disguised as a peasant girl, cuts down a tree, then has to get it back into the castle by the front gates, which are still closed by her parent's orders. Once she takes off her disguise, the gate guard asks Elsa to verify who she is by asking her about when she explored the dungeon. Elsa correctly answers to get past the guards.

** When Agdar finds that Elsa has snuck outside using the secret passages, he forbids her from going outdoors again, on the grounds that someone tried to harm her. Sure enough, this is exactly what happens when, a few trips later, two men try to kidnap Elsa while she's out by the creek, and it's only thanks to Anna alerting their parents that Elsa isn't killed or molested.

** Elsa has to grind reality into Anna about how romantic love does not work like it does in fairy tales.

** When Hans reveals his true colors to Anna, he mentions that the reason why he pretended to fall for her is because Elsa wasn't getting anywhere with any suitors. To explain this, the author creates a new scene during the ball that happens after Elsa foists Anna onto the Duke of Weselton to avoid dancing with him. In the new scene, Hans approaches Elsa and tries to solicit a dance from her, and when that doesn't work, he tries to offer a courtship. However, Elsa doesn't like Hans and has a sneaking suspicion that he's up to something, so she quickly declines him.

* PerspectiveFlip: The story is told from Elsa's perspective instead of Anna's.

* RealityEnsues: Elsa has to grind reality into Anna about how romantic love does not work like it does in fairy tales.

** The reason why, up until Elsa's powers are revealed at the coronation, Anna assumes she always wore gloves because [[TerrifiedOfGerms she had a thing about dirt, is from what Anna sees when she happens to see Elsa frolicking in the woods outside the castle (Elsa having snuck out through the secret passages).

** The author suggests that Elsa never heard Anna's side of the "For the First Time in Forever Reprise" due to her being so upset about learning that she's frozen Arendelle over.

-->''[Anna knocks on the door]''

-->'''Princess Elsa:''' Anna, not only am I…messed up and defective and therefore not safe for anyone to be around, let alone get married to; arranged marriages are not going to come out like something you read in a book. The guy could be a creep. He could be abusive. He could be disagreeable, bossy, ''anything''. I have no way of knowing. And most importantly, what if I don't agree with things he wants to do politically for Arendelle? I will not relinquish my authority to someone I don't even know or trust. Just no. Absolutely not. I can mess things up enough on my own, thank you very much. ''[beat]'' I'm still highly insulted that they think a girl needs to get married 'for the good of her kingdom' because she's 'still mourning her late parents' and is 'only a young girl, anyway'. Allow me to throw up now. I've done my grieving in my own way, and it has not affected my ability or non-ability to take care of Arendelle properly. Well, it doesn't ''now''.

** Do not call Anna "stupid" in front of Elsa.

* JerkassHasAPoint: During that same argument, Anna points out that in other monarchies, girls of Elsa's age (19 at this point in the story) are very frequently already engaged, married, or betrothed, and, had it not been for their parents' deaths, it's likely that this would be the time when they would start looking for potential suitors for Elsa.

* AdaptationExpansion: As mentioned, while the events that are shown in the movie are unchanged, many new scenes are added during the events of the movie that add new context.

* ArrangedMarriage: In contrast to Anna, Elsa greatly opposes the idea of an arranged marriage. To the point that she gets pretty mad when she gets three proposals on her 19th birthday:
-->'''Princess Elsa:''' [[RageBreakingPoint THEY HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!]]