Line #27 Fanfic/InPainAndBlood


1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10179826/1/In-Pain-and-Blood In Pain and Blood]]'' is a short ''Franchise/{{Frozen}}'' fanfic themed around the idea of Elsa and her two sons.
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3	Elsa marries Lord Halvard of Findann and the couple have two sons together: Aron and Aksel. From an early age it becomes clear that the younger sibling is a problem-child. He has a fierce temper which soon develops into outright malice, especially towards Aron. At age eight, Aksel strikes Aron, nearly killing him. Aksel can't stand that his "weaker" brother is the heir just because he's two years older.
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5	After several years, Aksel's intense jealousy seemingly cools down. He develops a friendship with his brother. After the tragic, sudden death of Halvard, it's decided that Aron will be made king at age twenty-one. However, Aron becomes gravely ill a few weeks before his coronation.
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8	!!This fanfic provides examples of:
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10	* AgeGapRomance: There's a ten year age gap between Elsa and her husband. It's mentioned that the gap is unusual but Elsa is attracted to Halvard's maturity.
11	* CainAndAbel: Aksel and Aron have this dynamic. Aksel is jealous of Aron for being the heir. Though Halvard and Elsa deny it, Aksel thinks they [[ParentalFavoritism prefer Aron over him]].
12	* DarkFic: One of Elsa's children tries to murder his family to become king, so Elsa [[spoiler:takes the law into her own hands and kills him herself.]]
13	* EnfantTerrible: Aksel almost killed his brother at age eight. It was hoped that this was just childish jealousy, that he'd outgrow his hatred of Aron, [[spoiler: but it wasn't. He simply learned to hide it better.]]
14	* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Elsa's husband Halvard comes from a country based on Finland known as "Findann".
15	* GenerationXerox: Elsa has to bring one of her two children to the trolls for an ice-related head injury, much like her own parents did. The difference is that Elsa accidentally hit Anna, while Aksel purposely attacked Aron.
16	* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Like his mother, Aksel is a studious {{bookworm}} with [[AnIcePerson ice powers]]. However, while Elsa has a [[BigBrotherInstinct strong love]] for her younger sister Anna, Aksel [[CainAndAbel hates his older brother]]. Likewise, Aksel is [[HairTriggerTemper easily angered]] while Elsa is [[TheStoic stoic]].
17	* FinaleTitleDrop: The title is used near the end of the fic to refer to [[spoiler:Elsa murdering Aksel.]]
18	-->In pain and blood [[spoiler:she had brought him into the world]]. In pain and blood [[spoiler:she brought about his death.]]
19	* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:Aksel]] killed [[spoiler:his father]] but made it look as if he died of his bear attack injuries, instead of poisoning.
20	* OffingTheOffspring: In order to prevent [[spoiler:Aksel]] from hurting anyone else, [[spoiler:Elsa]] takes him into a forest and kills him herself.
21	* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Elsa]] cuts off [[spoiler:Aksel's]] head as to make sure he doesn't even notice what she's done.
22	* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler:Aksel]] poisons his own father so that [[spoiler:he can become heir of Arendelle]]. It's suggested that [[SelfMadeOrphan he'd do the same to his mother]] eventually.
23	* PowerStereotypeFlip: Aksel has a quick temper for someone with ice powers.
24	* {{Retcon}}: Halvard's home country originally came from Finland. This was later changed to "Findann" in order to fit ''Frozen'''s FictionalEarth better.
25	* SiblingMurder: [[spoiler:Aksel]] attempts to murder [[spoiler:Aron]], but he's stopped before his plan works.
26	* TragicStillbirth: Halvard had wanted a large family, but several miscarriages and one stillbirth put an end to his plans. He didn't want to cause more trauma so it was decided they wouldn't try anymore.
27	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Aksel acts too cold and cruel for an eight year old. He's power-hungry even at that young of an age.

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