History Fanfic / SecretPassages

** 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. It's implied that even after bumping into Anna, Hans still thought he could make a pass at Elsa and found she wasn't exactly open to forming a relationship. Some new material is added to fill in the gap: Elsa takes notice of Hans during the orb and scepter ceremony, and can't help but see him looking way too much at Anna rather than on her, the newly crowned queen of Arendelle, and her sixth sense thinks everything is off about him. Later, during the ball, while Anna is off "dancing" with the Duke of Weselton, Hans approaches Elsa and tries to solicit a dance from her. She refuses. So he tries to offer a courtship. At this point, Elsa has enough and just shuts him down, eliciting an expression of disappointment from Hans. She is visibly alarmed to find Hans trying to hook up with Anna hours later.
*** While Anna is off singing "Love Is An Open Door" with Hans, we see Elsa making exchanges with other dignitaries in the ballroom, negotiating a few trade agreements and even exchanging pleasantries with Rapunzel.
*** 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.

* MadwomanInTheAttic: The way Adgar and Idun treat Elsa in this version seems to embody this trope.

-->'''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!

* LyingFingerCross: Anna does one to her father when he finds that Elsa has been secretly slipping notes to her . Later, when Elsa sneaks into her room and they're playing charades, Anna does a similar cross before lying to their parents about what they're hearing.

* JerkassRealization: After Anna's argument with Elsa over her rejecting three marriage proposals, Elsa runs off, clearly upset because she knows Anna's statements are true. Anna realizes she came off as a jerk and makes a half-hearted attempt to apologize to Elsa.

** On her 16th birthday, Anna expresses frustration at Elsa shooting down her ideas of LoveAtFirstSight by arguing that Elsa can't possibly know anymore about love than she does since they've both been shut up in the castle for 11 years. They also have the same exchange after Elsa refuses to let Anna become engaged to Hans, but with more depth to the exchange on Elsa's end, because Hans has already made a pass at her:

* IgnoredEpiphany: Anna's belief in LoveAtFirstSight is prevalent throughout her teenage years. Elsa sits her down at one point to explain why this doesn't work. It's still not enough to stop Anna from throwing herself at Hans and trying to get engaged to him right away at the coronation.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Elsa sees her parents as these when they try to talk to her about her impending betrothal, pointing out that they want her to get betrothed to someone she's never met, even though her powers mean she can't be around anyone.

-->'''Queen Elsa:''' Anna, what do you know about true love?
-->'''Princess Anna:''' More than you! All you know how to do is shut people out!

** Elsa still has a sense of humor as a teen, still able to play charades with Anna and freezing locks open.
** Anna is aware of the concept of AltarDiplomacy and marrying for political reasons, though this ultimately doesn't factor into her falling for Hans.

* FieryRedhead: Anna is more anger-prone than suggested by the movie, between being stuck in the castle, and wanting to help Elsa with her problems while being unable to do anything since Elsa nor their parents want to tell her about Elsa's powers.

** At times, both Anna and Elsa do this to their parents for not realizing how fragile Elsa's control of her powers is.
** Another chapter has Anna go on a long angry tirade at her parents, blaming them for keeping Elsa confined to her room.

* CallForward[=/=]ContinuityNod: Many instances of foreshadowing towards the events of the movie are planted throughout the story.

** At one point, when she sees Elsa outside, Anna lies to her parents and says she was talking to a chick. This foreshadows a scene in "For the First Time in Forever" where she talks to a small group of ducks.
** Anna talks Elsa into jumping on furniture with her in the portrait gallery in Chapter 22, just like she'll do in "For the First Time in Forever".

** Anna sees Elsa going outside and always wearing her gloves, and is led to assume that it's because Elsa's got a thing about dirt, as she'll remark to Kristoff in the sled after they leave Wandering Oaken's Trading Post & Sauna.

** The existence of secret tunnels in the castle may be a nod to the ''Frozen'' tie-in book ''Phantoms of Arendelle''.

*** Anna then shows up moments later. Elsa refrains from telling Anna what Hans had said, but this fails to stop Anna from marching up to Hans to give him an epic TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

* ArrangedMarriage: Elsa greatly opposes the idea of an arranged marriage, in part because she thinks it's ridiculous for her to be betrothed to someone she's never met when her parents have kept her and Anna separated.
** Later on, she gets three betrothal offers on her 19th birthday. Elsa reads each one, letting her rage build up until:
-->'''Queen Elsa:''' [[RageBreakingPoint THEY HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!]]
-->''[Anna heard Elsa's shouting and came knocking on the study door]''
-->'''Princess Anna:''' Can I come in, Elsa? What's the matter? ''[Elsa strode to the door, willing herself to stay calm, and threw the door open]''
-->'''Queen Elsa:''' Hi, Anna.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Anna and Elsa's parents are subjected to this, treating Elsa like the MadwomanInTheAttic at times.

** A whole new timeline is created to show what Elsa does between the end of "Let It Go" and when Anna shows up at the ice palace with Kristoff and Olaf. 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, she leaves 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 (implied to be the same wolves that Anna and Kristoff fought). Then, at the moment Anna shows up, Elsa is on the balcony staring off into space.

-->'''Princess Anna:''' ''[biting her lip]'' Arendelle…
-->'''Kristoff:''' It's completely frozen!
-->'''Princess Anna:''' It'll be fine. Elsa will thaw it.
-->'''Kristoff:''' Will she?
-->'''Princess Anna:''' …Yeah. Now come on. This way to the North Mountain? ''[points her hand in one direction]''
-->'''Kristoff:''' ''[chuckles]'' More like ''this'' way. ''[directs Anna's hand so it's properly pointing at the North Mountain]''
-->'''Princess Anna:''' How long does it take to get there?
-->'''Kristoff:''' You crashed the sled. So it's going to take a while. Also you were way, ''way'' off course to get to the North Mountain before.
-->'''Princess Anna:''' ''[huffs]'' I ''said'' I was going to replace it! It's not my fault a bunch of wolves started chasing us! And okay, I don't have a super awesome sense of direction. Sorry.
-->'''Kristoff:''' You still crashed it.
-->'''Princess Anna:''' Okay.

** 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 her trying to calm herself down because she's afraid the situation in Arendelle is only getting worse. There's also a pretty heartwarming scene where Marshmallow comforts Elsa, establishing that Marshmallow isn't mean, but just overprotective of Elsa.
** The descriptions of Elsa's IcePalace show it as having a lot more rooms than just what was shown onscreen in the movie. For instance, the movie never showed the ice palace as containing an icy recreation of Anna and Elsa's childhood bedroom, or for that matter, an ice sculpture of Anna.

** To get back to the castle from the ship after Anna punches out Hans, Elsa creates an ice path across the waters of the fjord (though not before first getting properly introduced to Kristoff.

** 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 from the look on her face and her tone of voice that Elsa is both nervous and alarmed by the news. Here, it's established that 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!" forces her to abandon that idea, thus, hence that outburst that happened in the movie.
*** Elsa's refusal to let Anna marry Hans is also because she is certain Hans is trying to take over Arendelle, and he'd made a pass at her earlier in the ball while Anna was dancing with the Duke of Weselton.
** It's established that Elsa was against Anna getting engaged to Hans not just because it was impulsive, but because of other ramifications, such as Arendelle becoming subordinate to the Southern Isles or whatever kingdom's line Anna married into, and the possibility of Hans turning out to be a creep, abusive, or not willing to act in Arendelle's best interests.

* UnfamiliarCeiling:

* {{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 ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' is Anna and Elsa's cousin. However, since this story is about how Anna's and Elsa's lives were for the five years prior to the coronation, it's merely touched on. Rapunzel does acknowledge that she and Elsa have similar upbringings, on account of her being locked away in a tower until she was 18.

* BadDreams: Elsa regularly has nightmares of hurting or killing Anna.

* {{Adorkable}}: Elsa's just as capable of being this as Anna can be. When her parents decide to move the lock on her bedroom door to the outside so that Anna can't go in, 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.

An expansion fic to ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/6387403/MantaI-305Apollo-sChariot MantaI-305Apollo'sChariot]].

** This story was written before ''Disney/OlafsFrozenAdventure'' was even conceived, meaning that backstory events established in that short film (that Anna would slip Elsa a drawing of Olaf under her door every Christmas, and a doll of Olaf on another occasion, while Elsa also had a stuffed penguin named Sir Jorgen Bjorgen) are ignored.

** While Anna is off singing "Love is an Open Door" with Hans, new scenes are added of Elsa mingling 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 with Hans in tow.

* {{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. However, since this story is about how Anna's and Elsa's lives were for the five years prior to the coronation, it's merely touched on. Rapunzel does acknowledge that she and Elsa have similar upbringings, on account of her being locked away in a tower until she was 18.

** Jennifer Lee has said that Elsa's birthday is at the winter solstice, while Anna's birthday is at the summer solstice, which is further backed up by the fact that ''Disney/FrozenFever'', which takes place on Anna's birthday, takes place in the warm summer months. This story reverses it so that Elsa's birthday is in the summer while Anna's birthday is right before Christmas.

The fic itself is largely prequel fic and part {{Interquel}}, with the first three quarters of the story covering the five years leading up to Elsa's coronation, while the last quarter is a retelling of the events of the movie from Elsa's perspective.

Read it [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10961721/1/Secret-Passages here]].


!!Tropes included in this work include:

-->"[[NoIndoorVoice MARSHMALLOW WILL GUARD OUTSIDE. PROTECT ELSA'S FORTRESS.]]"

* FullyClothedNudity: For her 16th Christmas, Elsa receives a new sleeveless Christmas dress as a present from Anna. It's a hybrid of the sisters' coronation dresses from the movie, being a cranberry red version of Anna's ballgown with the rosemaling design of Elsa's dress skirt. The first time Elsa puts it on, she feels rather naked since she's so used to wearing long-sleeve dresses. She doesn't wear it again until three years later. This time, Elsa feels a little too exposed with her arms and shoulders, so she wears a cloak over it.

-->'''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!

* LyingFingerCross: Anna does one to her father when he finds that Elsa has been secretly slipping notes to her. Later, when Elsa sneaks into her room and they're playing charades, Anna does a similar cross before lying to their parents about what they're hearing.

** Jennifer Lee has said that Elsa's birthday is at the winter solstice, while Anna's birthday is at the summer solstice, which is further backed up by the fact that ''Disney/FrozenFever'' clearly takes place in the warm summer months. This story reverses it so that Elsa's birthday is in the summer while Anna's birthday is right before Christmas.

** In chapter 12, Elsa loses control of her powers during a heated argument with Anna through the door and ends up covering the room with ice. The way her powers manifest themselves is very reminiscent of both the accidental revealing of her powers at her coronation, and later the burst of ice magic that will freeze Anna's heart in "For the First Time In Forever (Reprise)".

* CutHimselfShaving: When Elsa first sneaks outside, she ends up daydreaming in the sun long enough that she gets a bad case of sunburn. When Gerda brings her dinner that night, she mentions that Elsa's parents want to talk with her about potential courtships with prospective suitors. Elsa wonders if she can just pass her sunburn off as a bad case of blushing, only for Gerda to point out that Elsa barely ever blushes and blushing doesn't extend to one's forehead.

* DumbassHasAPoint: In chapter 25, Elsa is launched in an angry rant to Anna upon receiving several marriage proposals on her 19th birthday. Despite being naive on the concept of marriage and LoveAtFirstSight, Anna is right to point out that royalty are often already engaged, married, or betrothed by this age. Especially in the early 19th century when the movie takes place, when it wasn't uncommon for nobility to be married in their teenage years, with the intention of producing healthy heirs as early as possible.

* FullyClothedNudity: In chapter 12, Elsa receives a new sleeveless Christmas dress. It's a hybrid of the sisters' coronation dresses from the movie: a recolored version of Anna's ballgown with the rosemaling design of Elsa's dress skirt. The first time Elsa puts it on, she feels rather naked since she's so used to wearing long-sleeve dresses. She doesn't wear it again until a few years later. This time, Elsa feels a little too exposed with her arms and shoulders, so she wears a cloak over it.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Due to her memories being wiped, Anna can be unknowingly insensitive towards Elsa. Such as trying to insist to Elsa that "you're not going to hurt me by touching me", not knowing that that's what Elsa is afraid of.

* JustAFleshWound: Elsa goes out onto her windowsill at one point. When Gerda tries to help her back in, Elsa inadvertently slips and falls, spraining her wrist. She tries her best to ignore it and dismiss it, but her father and Gerda quickly insist she needs to bandage it up.

** 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. It's implied that even after bumping into Anna, Hans still thought he could make a pass at Elsa and found she wasn't exactly open to forming a relationship. Some new material is added to fill in the gap: Elsa takes notice of Hans during the orb and scepter ceremony at the church and can't help but see him looking way too much at Anna rather than on her, the newly crowned queen of Arendelle, and her sixth sense thinks everything is off about him. Later, during the ball, while Anna is off "dancing" with the Duke of Weselton, Hans approaches Elsa and tries to solicit a dance from her. She refuses. So he tries to offer a courtship. At this point, Elsa has enough and just shuts him down, eliciting an expression of disappointment from Hans. She is visibly alarmed to find Hans trying to hook up with Anna hours later.

** It was clear in the movie that Elsa's a pretty complicated character with numerous internal conflicts. This story fleshes them out even further. 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, others will always see it as wrong. This is shown from the repetition of having her 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.

** While Anna may not know about Elsa's powers, she's also the only one to see how Elsa's fear of her power is affecting her.

** Jennifer Lee has said that Elsa's birthday is at the winter solstice, while Anna's birthday is at the summer solstice. This story reverses it so that Elsa's birthday is in the summer while Anna's birthday is right before Christmas.

* RebelliousPrincess: Being that the sisters are both teenagers, it's inevitable that both of them show shades of this. Anna, being younger, tends to show this more often, but even Elsa acts like this.

** In another scene, when Elsa expresses annoyance about being forced to keep her powers a secret from Anna, Agdar insists that it's for the good of everyone because if the people of Arendelle know that the heir to the throne has ice magic she can't control, they might call Elsa names, or worse, they might try to kill her. Considering how the Duke of Weselton acts when Elsa's powers are revealed, and of course Hans's coup attempt, you can blame Agdar for his means but not his motives.

* PoorCommunicationKills: It's clear that Elsa's inability to explain her powers to Anna, and their parents' refusal to talk about the topic, greatly frustrates Anna to no end.

* SleazyPolitician: In chapter 15, there's a flashback (in the form of a dream that 17 year old Elsa is having) where Elsa, at age three, sneaks down to the throne room and finds her father in the midst of an argument with the Duke of Weselton. Before Elsa happens to interrupt, the Duke is trying to convince Agdar to raise taxes on goods being transferred between Arendelle and Weselton. 18 years after said encounter, Elsa is quick to remind the Duke of Weselton of their earlier meeting.