#ccshuy

That is absolutely true! I think these particularly differences in Anna and Elsa’s gowns are meant to reflect their different personalities.

In both Frozen films, Elsa is occasionally shown as a shy, reserved introvert who doesn’t always show her real, whole self. She is pessimistic, but  simultaneously realistic, too. She is not always very communicative. She is often closed in and very reluctant to open up about her feelings, especially when something bothers her. Elsa also does not like being in the spotlight or having all the attention or focus on her when around people. Having this kind of personality does not always make her feel comfortable being the queen of Arendelle, and that is particularly shown on her coronation day.

Of course, throughout the first film, a major reason why Elsa exhibits an introverted personality is because she is constantly struggling to control her powers. Since the type of ice she creates reflects her feelings and emotions, she suppresses them for years as part of her desperate attempts to maintain control.

Furthermore, besides it reflecting the closed in, withdrawn personality she exhibits, Elsa’s coronation attire reflects her keeping her powers a complete secret from the kingdom. In her childhood, Elsa was given gloves as a way to prevent releasing ice from her hands. But as she grew up, she went further in trying to repress her powers by having her clothes completely cover her body.

So on her coronation, Elsa’s clothing covers her entire body, from the near top of her neck to her shoes, as part of her desperate attempt to conceal her powers and avoid revealing them to Arendelle. In this cover up (no pun intended, of course! 😉), Elsa is not only hiding her powers, but also her real self. She is worried, nervous, and anxious about being the center of attention, and is terrified with thinking about the worst that could happen.

In complete contrast to her sister, Anna is an extrovert, a total people person. She likes to socialize. She likes to chat. She likes to interact with people. She likes to talk to them, listen to them when they discuss their problems, and is always willing to help them out, if she can. Additionally, Anna is always very open about herself and her feelings. She never hides anything and always says whatever is on mind. She always show her true self in any situation and with any person. And above all, she is eternally optimistic in just about anything. Having these kinds of traits help make Anna better suited as queen than Elsa.

So while Anna’s coronation attire does cover up much of her body, which is presumably part of how a royal figure like a queen or king must wear such clothing for special occasions, unlike Elsa’s, the neckline of her dress is uncovered. This is an indication of Anna showing her kingdom the talkative, open extrovert she really is. She is not hiding anything about herself. Anna is being her whole, real self on this day. She is comfortable being in the spotlight and being around her people. She is happy and optimistic, focusing on the positive and is not worried about anything going wrong.

was the cake mostly buttercream, or was all you had buttercream?

parallel universe au

She’s standing in the kitchen one instant, and in the next, she’s looking at her team- at her Phil and her Daisy.

“May?” Jemma asks, and she breathes a sigh of relief, because she’s home, she’s back where she belongs. A glimpse at the life she could have had- at the life she does have, the life another version of her is lucky enough to live- had been enough.

But this was her life, as messed up and unhappy and unlucky as it was. She had a team she cared for- a family she’d picked for herself, grown to love so deeply it didn’t matter they weren’t flesh and blood. And they all were looking at her with such worry, such blatant affection- she didn’t want anything but this. Anything but them.

“It’s me. This version’s me,” she assures them softly, and they all let out a collective breath of relief. Daisy is the first to surge forward, and Melinda doesn’t stiffen at the hug- she grasps Daisy tighter; holds her firmer against her.

“I’m glad you’re back,” Daisy whispers when they part, and Melinda touches her cheeks gently, brushing her jaw. Her dark eyes are damp, and all Melinda can do is nod, swallowing hard. “This you, I mean.”

“I know,” Melinda murmurs back, stroking her hair, and she can feel the weight of Phil’s gaze on her as he watches from a few feet away.

She looks up, meeting his gaze- his blue eyes are dark, darker than she’s ever seen, and it’s like electricity actual crackles between them. She feels breathless, all her oxygen gone and all she can think about is how his mouth feels against hers in the other world and how she aches to know how her Phil’s mouth fits against her lips and-

Before Melinda can blink, Phil is pulling her to him, one hand fisted in her hair, the other wrapping around her waist to anchor her against him. She melts instantly, sinking into the desperate, knee-melting kiss that neither of them seem willing to end. It’s better than the other world because this is her other half- the Phil that’s known her for her entire adult life, that’s seen her through the best and worst moments of her life. The Phil that’s picked up her broken pieces.

The Phil that she’d fallen in love with so many years ago. Her Phil.

“She was right,” Phil says breathlessly when they do part, and her eyebrows crinkle in confusion. He swallows, thumb brushing her lower lip. “You do love me.”

Melinda softens, touching his chest.

Thank you so much for this! This is so sweet!

And I haven’t been much on Tumblr either - other responsibilities just got so much bigger so I rarely had time or energy to write. :(

Yeah, don’t start with book 1… Discworld doesn’t *really* need to be read in “release” order…

Okay but who is going to write the Peggy Carter v....

Nah I want to see Peggy Carter and Wonder Woman be friends and THEN find out they both love a guy named Steve, it getting a little weird and then both find out it’s not the same guy.