#ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ sɴᴏᴡʙᴀɴᴋ╰ out of.

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I miss writing Elsa.

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    a few new mutuals about so... maybe a lil plotting call hmm?

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personally I just think that samm hagen

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life updates with julia

      you have probably noticed that while I’ve been attempting to come back for awhile, I’ve been struggling to get things going again. partially, this is because I’m in a veryyyy different place in my life than I ever have been–which is wonderful and exciting, but also means my writing/rp habits are necessarily different. I am still dedicated to being semi-active here, but I recognize it may look different than it has before, and I need to adjust to that. I’m definitely going to be trying to keep up with writing partners on discord more just to check in, so please please add me if you’d like ( period drama lesbian#0802 ). 

      I will be keeping quite private/selective and focusing on plots that really drive me to write because, to be honest, as a dramaturgical researcher and a playwright, I do a lot of writing already, so I want my time on Elsa to be engaging and separate from my ‘work’ writing. that said, if I do follow you / send you things / like your calls, rest assured this means I am very engaged with and excited about writing with you.

      finally, for those who are at all interested–I’ve officially completed my master’s degree, I’ve moved into a new flat and will be staying in the UK for at least another few years working in higher educational exchange and freelancing in theatre history/dramaturgy. also I’ve officially seen frozen ten times. the new west end anna is everything to me. and that is what you missed on glee.

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Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the broadway version basically the first Frozen film, so essentially connected to the second one as well? So shouldn't you be using a faceclaim who's Sami?

god I've literally been back for less than 24hrs

ahem. so yes, the musical is more-or-less the first film expanded upon. and yes, Frozen 2 does confirm Anna & Elsa are half-Northuldran on their mother's side. and yes, Walt Disney Studios has confirmed the Northuldra, the indigenous population trapped by the mist in the enchanted forest, are partially based on Norway's Sami people.

now I'd like to point out a few things.

first, I have been writing Elsa since 2013, when the first movie came out. I have used Lily James as a secondary/modern/as-needed faceclaim since that time. second, I situate Arendelle in modern/"real-world" verses in Denmark, since Frozen is based on The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, a Danish author. third, and I cannot stress this enough, Arendelle and the Northuldra are fictitious, they are not exact representations of any one indigenous population, rather, as the studio has said, they can represent the subjugation of many different indigenous persons across Europe and North America. using any one particular indigenous actress might come close, but nothing would be 100% accurate to a people that was invented for animation. they are not, for example, absolutely based on real Columbian people like the characters of Encanto.

yes, Elsa is half-Danish and half-Northuldran, but she's also not entirely human at all – she is a spirit gifted to Arendelle in somewhat human form. if we want to get into the nitty-gritty of genetics, she wouldn't have blonde hair with her parents. it's scientifically impossible.

now I want to be clear I'm not trying use ~magic~ as an excuse to whitewash. I just think it's a bit odd to have someone jump in my inbox not 24 hours after I come back to writing Elsa and point out a faceclaim I barely even use. 90% of my icons are icons of the various musical actresses from bootlegs of the show. I only chose Lily back in the day because I felt she had the right expressions/mannerisms/costumes for Elsa. no, she isn't Danish, but as someone of white European descent, I wouldn't care if a British person played me when I'm technically Dutch. I will say straight out I am not of indigenous descent, so I won't speak for any such community, but I am also aware actresses that are half-Sami are pretty few and far between. if someone wants to suggest one to me that might work for Elsa, I am very open to it! but I want to circle this back to the fact that I really don't use icons super often anymore anyway. half my partners are iconless so I am moving more in that direction.

also, just as an aside, actresses of several different races and ethnicities have played Elsa and Anna and their parents in the musical, because it is a fictional, magical world. yes, based on the real one, but nonetheless, having a black Elsa or Anna or a Filipino Anna or a Japanese Elsa (all of which we have had in the stage show) hasn't undermined the story.

I would never claim Elsa's connection to the Northuldra is anything other than very important to her character, but I think nit-picking this element of my blog I don't even use often feels to me a bit more performative than actually helpful, especially when sent as an anon and not approaching as an actual conversation. I am always available via DM if you'd like to chat, though.

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hey this might sound like genuinely dumb but I... want to come back at least for a bit. I’ve been away despite my saying a few times I would be on at least some because grad school is my priority and honestly moving overseas took a lot of attention - and it’s great! but this is also a really comforting place and Elsa is really comforting and I’m going through a rough patch which of course made me realize I really don’t want to give up this blog altogether but... is that like? me using you guys?? does that questions even make sense like. I’m on for a month, I’m off for a month, it happens, and idk if that’s like something I shouldn’t do? but I miss writing here... I do...

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something I feel like I don’t get to explore enough in threads is the darker side of Elsa – the part of her that wants revenge, wants people to hurt the way she hurt for years because of their fear. obviously, in her canon universe, her strong sense of morality coupled with deeply ingrained guilt wins out no question, and we only see glimpses of the darker part of her ( when she nearly kills the men who come to capture her, for example ). but under different circumstances, that part of her can absolutely be drawn out. it’s something she constantly fights, I think – that desire she is ashamed of but nonetheless aware of in herself, that anger that has had years to grow.

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helloooooo

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           mmmmmmmmmmaybe a lil’ new starter / plotting call ?

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it is missing frozen 1.0 hours

like. obviously true love. every time I see the show I see a good anna and it physically hurts me that true love just isn’t there when it should be. it’s such an awkward transition too and I just. don’t get me started I’d kill a man for caroline innerbichler or emily lane or any of the annas to sing true love like pls.

but also ftftif reprise. the build, the drama, the tension – it was just so much better. and the full version of what do you know about love!!! exquisite. I’m like in love with the casts and productions we’ve gotten since bway closed, but I so wish it was the 1.0 version of the show.

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anyway thinking about how this is me trying is such an elsa song

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I know I’ve been very MIA so... could you give this a like if you don’t mind my continuing threads from awhile back? I know some people prefer to start new ones so also feel free to DM me if you’d prefer that!

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       hello !  am alive! did make it to london! am (mostly) settled. missed you all & elsie <3.

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good evening elsa demands attention <3

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         I really do miss writing here because Elsa is constantly taking up her space in my brain but I’m finding it hard to get back here / get things started up again. 

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            cute lil starter call perhaps.