#I love the idealized childhood I've described above

[leos-regression-cove]

I know I've been saying this since I started writing Loki agere content but today I'm just feeling really emotional about Sylvie finally getting to regress and live out a happy childhood with Loki and Mobius as her caregivers who will actually nurture and love her and let her heal.

Letting her finally find peace and comfort in the little things and the cozy places in life she was never allowed to experience while running from the TVA.

She deserves to be cradled in the arms of her caregivers in front of a warm fire covered in blankets while it rains outside with a pacifier in her mouth and to be taught how to swim with water wings on. I want to see her genuinely laugh and squeal with just delight over something and unabashedly enjoy life through innocent eyes. Do you know what I mean?

[greatqueenanna]

Similarities between Frozen and its original inspiration.

*Note* If anyone can tell me who created that artwork of the Snow Queen that I used in the title, please tell me haha. I've looked everywhere for a source or artist and I can't find it. The Full artwork is here.

It is common knowledge that the Frozen franchise was inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's The Snow Queen (1844).

For those who don't know the story, it is a fairytale written by the Danish author mentioned that centers on true love versus evil. A young child named Kai is taken by a Snow Queen after his heart is frozen by an evil mirror. Gerda, his close friend, goes to look for him while going on a fantastical adventure. She eventually finds him in the Snow Queen's palace and thaws his frozen heart with a kiss and her tears.

Frozen doesn't have a lot in common with the fairytale - in fact, there are only three confirmed aspects that were taken into consideration when writing the film - those being the Snow Queen as a character, thawing of a frozen heart with love, and the mirror. Everything else is dramatically different or has similarities that are more speculative on the fandom's part.

In this analysis, I wanted to go over what is similar between the two stories, along with similarities that may be present in Frozen 2 as well.

-Characters-

The Snow Queen has quite a few characters, with only some really appearing to some degree in Frozen. Now, as said, not everything here is confirmed, so keep in mind that some elements here are speculative.

Anna

Major Influence - Gerda

Both Anna and Gerda are determined individuals who put love above everything else. Through their love for the person they are trying to reconnect with, they can save the day. As stated by both narratives, the strongest element that both girls possess is their unconditional love.

Minor Influence - The Princess

Now the second character with some of Anna's traits is the Princess character - she is intelligent and has a caring and helpful personality. She also falls for someone who is of a lower class than she is.

Elsa

Major Influence - The Snow Queen

We know for a fact that Elsa was indeed inspired by the original Snow Queen - she has ice magic, she builds a palace far away from civilization, and she is a Queen. Also, in Frozen 2, Elsa's main place that she now goes to frequently is Ahtohallan. Ahtohallan is located very far north of the mainland and is permanently frozen. In the fairytale, The Snow Queen's palace and gardens are located in a land of permafrost, which was inspired by Spitsbergen. Spitsbergen is also very far north(ish) of Norway and has many glaciers.

Minor Influence - Kai

Elsa also seems to have common attributes with Kai - they are both disillusioned from the world due to a terrible event - Elsa being traumatized from the accident and what came after, and Kai becoming corrupt from the mirror. Both needed someone who loved them to save them from this way of thinking.

Kristoff

Major Influence - The Little Robber Girl

Kristoff acts as the person who helps Anna during her travels. He shares this in common with the Little Robber Girl from the original tale, as she also is one of the major characters that helps Gerda. She even appears at the end, waiting for Gerda and Kai to return from the Snow Queen's Palace. Another similarity is that both own their own pet reindeer, Sven for Kristoff and Bae for The Robber Girl.

Minor Influence - The Prince

Kristoff also shares some similarities to the Prince character. Both are kind and became royalty from being poor.

Iduna

Major Influence - The Grandmother

The Grandmother acts as the character that guides the protagonists and tells them the Snow Queen story - not unlike how Iduna guided Elsa and Anna throughout the years and told them the lullaby of Ahtohallan.

Hans

Major Influence - The Mirror

While the Mirror is not a character, it was confirmed that Prince Hans was inspired by this object from the original tale. The Mirror reflects the bad sides of humanity - just as Hans reflects the negative qualities of those he is trying to manipulate. He reflects Anna's naive and childish nature, reflects the Duke's jerk-ness, and then reflects Elsa's vulnerability. Hans is also a product of a bad childhood, as is the mirror a product of an ill-intentioned demon.

Minor Influence - The Snow Queen

While Elsa is similar to the Snow Queen on a surface level, Hans is more similar to her personality and purpose. The Snow Queen manipulates Kai into coming with her, using her beautiful snowflakes to get him to come. Hans manipulates Anna and others with his desirable attributes, tricking them into trusting him. The Snow Queen is also selfish and cruel, taking Kai for her own pleasure and then making him try and spell the word eternity with a Chinese puzzle, telling him that she will set him free if he does. Hans tricks Anna until he no longer needs her and then leaves her to die.

Runeard

Major Influence - The Devil

Runeard is a major antagonist of the franchise - the main cause of the mist, influenced the irrational fear of magic, and always viewed others as dangerous and insidious. The Devil feels much the same way in the original tale, creating a mirror to reflect this ideal. In creating the mirror, the Devil is the catalyst to all the issues present in the story that the characters have to overcome - just as Runeard was the catalyst for the issues in the Frozen world.

-The Love of Siblings-

One of the biggest elements of the Frozen Franchise is the sisterly love of Anna and Elsa. The love of two siblings is actually present within the original tale as well - while Gerda and Kai are not related like Anna and Elsa, it is described early on that they are like siblings, and that Gerda's love for Kai is very innocent - thus implying that their relationship is actually not really romantic.

Both stories start out with both pairs being very close and playing together. Then, a tragic event causes one of the siblings to become more cold and distant, creating a rift in the relationship. For Anna and Elsa, while for Gerda and Kai, it's the mirror shard falling into Kai's eyes and heart.

Elsa is forced to become cold and distant for Anna's safety while trying to understand her powers, while Kai becomes cold when the mirror shard freezes his heart and makes him see nothing but ugliness in the world.

The relationships are only restored when the opposite sibling performs an act of true love. For Anna, she sacrifices her life for Elsa regardless of Elsa (accidentally) freezing her heart. For Gerda, it was the act of bravely traveling across dangerous lands to find her friend.

-Thawing the Frozen Heart-

Both stories tell us that love is the strongest force that defeats evil or fear in Frozen's case. Both stories speak of someone's heart thawing, both in a physical and emotional sense. Kai's heart becomes Frozen when the mirror enters his eyes and heart, along with freezing from the Snow Queen's kiss. Anna becomes frozen when Elsa accidentally strikes her in her heart, causing her body to slowly freeze. Elsa's heart is frozen in a more emotional sense since her fear doesn't allow her to express herself fully.

In both stories, an act of true love is what thaws the frozen heart. Gerda's love (represented in a kiss and her tears) helps unfreeze him, while Anna unfreezes herself when she sacrifices her life for Elsa. Elsa's heart thaws metaphorically when she witnesses Anna performing this act, realizing that love is the key to controlling her powers.

*BONUS *

I think everyone would be angry if I didn't mention this well-known trivia haha.

Hans Christian Anderson

Hans - Kristoff - Anna - Sven

[autistic-ace-bee]

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you?

7. earbuds or headphones?

9. favorite smell in the summer?

12. name of your favorite playlist?

18. ideal weather?

22. role model?

21. obsession from childhood?

24. favorite crystal?

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather?

28. five songs to describe you?

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

66. favorite flower(s)?

65. any permanent scars?

88. your greatest wish?

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4. shy, smart and maybe teachers pet?

7. earbuds bc headphones hurt my ears more akdk

9. i dont really have any favourite smells? my sense of smell is shit in the first place and a lot of scents make me sneeze or trigger my asmytha aksdk but probably anything kinda fruity or flowery is nice

12. right now its my byler playlist boy the byler brainrot runs deep but overall its probably either my indie bops or bangers and bops playlists. also on the topic of music why tf was my most popular music genre this year emo?? genuinely perplexed like bc of you ive been listening to wayyy happier music aksdskad (i just looked at them and their both over 7 hours adskskd 7 hours and 52 minutes and 7 16 respectively aksdka)

18. Sunny with a cool breeze! I love to lie down in the sunshine with a gentle breeze cooling me off =^-^=

22. uh I've never really had any role models. My older sister maybe, just bc she doesnt give a rats ass what people think about her and ive always found that really cool, also shes like really good at everything, although she can be a bit of a bitch aksdksdk

21. i've never really had any huge obsessions, I kinda just used to copy whatever my older sister did, especially when we were younger. Maybe like playing fantage, poptropica, moshi monsters or LPS and the monster fashion one i forgot it now akdksd but yeah those were all things I did with my sister

24. I do not have a favourite i asked you that question because I guessed you would probably have some askdksd I really dont know the difference between crystrals enough to say, but I like clearer crystals maybe with a tint of of colour

i tried to find the names and its like amethyst/ametrine/quartz? ALSO I FOUND ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE A VENTOLIN

60. dragon asked me this question too and the answer is undoubtedly gay sports anime. You mentioned being decent at badminton, so well go with gay sports badminton anime =^-^= im fairly decent at badminton and its a lot of fun! originally i said soccer or tennis but badminton is just easier tennis anyway plus..... the shuttlecock 😏

65. yes i have a bump on my head from when i flipped over my bed on boxing day and cracked my head open on the tall boy. its funny bc in the doctors office i got a blood nose so they thought i was there for that but mate my heads bleeding what do you think were here for 😂 i also have a thin white scar on my thigh from where i cut it open on desk drawer, a thin scar on my knuckle from god knows what, and a burn scar on my wrist from when i burnt my hand trying to take a cake out the oven. oh also i have a small scar above my lip from when my sister stabbed me with a pen askdks

88. my greatest wish is to have a gaydar so strong i can tell which of my friends is secretly gay i mean cmon theres like 20 of us there HAS to be another gay come on where are you hiding you little fuck

[bakugouscentedcaramel]

Fuck yeah let's do it

Time to get personal

1) What song makes you feel better?

Honestly a number of songs make me feel either happy or pumped but Goldfish Crackers by Gold Revere and Sunday Best by Surfaces are the sure-fire way to kickstart the serotonin production

2) What's your favorite feel-good movie?

Honestly probably any Disney movie. They just remind me of simpler times

3) What's your favorite candle scent?

Anything that smells like flowers or nature! I especially love scents that remind me of water for some reason. My favorite perfume smells exactly like a lake and I ritually soak myself in it

4) What flower would you like to be given?

It's guaranteed that I will cry if anyone gives me any flower, but my favorites would have to be orchids or lilies

5) Who do you feel most you around?

Honestly my dad, we're pretty much carbon copies of each other and share the same humor so I feel 100% comfortable with him. I even recently came out to him that I was Bi and he was so supportive about it that I cried about it later that night. We're even planning on getting matching back pieces eventually

6) Say three nice things about yourself (three physical and three non-physical)

Oh geez, my self worth is non existent so this took me a while

- my eyes

- my hair (when it's not overgrown like it is now)

- my calves weirdly enough

- my work ethic

- my humor

- my attention to detail

7) What color brings you peace?

Honestly blues and purples make me relax for some odd reason, bonus points if they're iridescent

8) Tag someone or multiple people who make you feel good

Oof obviously @thebo0knerd, @honestcactus, @prussianengel, @americanbeautea, and all of y'all

9) What calms you down?

Just being alone listening to music tends to calm me down, but the binging of Tik Tok and ironically creepypasta/scary story asmr helps too

10) What is something you're excited about?

My laptop! I'm almost able to buy it! It'll probably take a couple more paychecks but here's to an upgrade!

11) What is your ideal date?

Honestly just a trip to the mall followed by binging an anime, I'm a simple girl

12) How are you?

Honestly I've been in the dumps for the past month and a half. I've been working a lot with the public so that's always a fluctuating factor. I think I just need to move somewhere out of this godforsaken town and start somewhere fresh. Without the past constantly bringing me down

13) What's your comfort food?

Mozzarella sticks! In particular Denny's mozzarella sticks. My father would take me to Denny's as a treat whenever he got me for the weekends. He knew how bad it was when I was living with my mother and there's just a lot of comfort in those little artery cloggers

14) Favorite feel-good show?

Honestly a few animes! Right now its Haikyuu, Fire Force, and now Avatar. They're all just so inspiring and funny; they're all a great mood lifter

15) For every emoji you get, tag someone and describe them in one word

🥺 @1a-imagines Direct Ray of Sunshine

🥺 @honestcactus Mood of 2020

💕 @americanbeautea Deity Goals

💕 @awkward-tension Angst Lord

💕 @desperatelittledemon CEO of "Shut Up Val"

16) Compliment the person who sent you this number

All of y'all mean the world to me and I'm always here to listen if y'all want to talk 🥺💖

17) Fairy lights or LEDs?

Why not both? I feel like LEDs are nice but nothing can beat fairy lights above your bed on a stormy day

18) Do you still love stuffed animals?

Of course! I still have most of my childhood stuffed animals and I still mourn my favorite one my mom threw away when I was 9

19) Most important thing in your life?

Oh jeez, I'm not trying to sound edgy or anything but I don't think I have anything important in my life. Obviously I value my sister friends but depression makes shit hard

20) What do you want to do most in the world right now?

Launch all the boomers and Karens into orbit

But honestly I want to start living for myself.

Like I feel like I've only been doing what people tell me to do and going wherever they go and I'm tired of it.

It's time I forge my own path

21) If you could tell your past self one thing, what would it be?

"Blood doesn't bind you, friendship does"

22) What would you say to your future self?

"Ayo bitch good luck"

Just kidding

"It's okay to give yourself permission, no one is holding you down anymore, it's okay"

23) Favorite piece of clothing?

Honestly nothing yet, all of my clothes are either hand me downs or plain clothes. I'm planning on doing a complete wardrobe change so I can dress how I want

24) What's something you do to de-stress?

I'm an avid gamer so I'm always playing some game, anywhere from PS4 to switch, to phone games. They just help get my mind off of things

25) What's the best personal gift a person could give you? (Playlist, homemade card, etc.)

Honestly anything! I've never really gotten anything that was handmade, Book made me a couple paintings and I treasure them

26) What movie would you like to live in?

Avatar tbh (AND YES IT UNFORTUNATELY COUNTS) just the idea of a simple life with a bit of elemental powers is just appealing to me, I feel like I'd be a water bender

27) Which character would you like to be?

Oof all of the dead ones

I mean

Ms. Kobayashi

A normalish life with dragon waifus? Sign me up!

28) Hugs or hand holding?

Hugs, honestly I'm so touch starved I'd probably cry if I got a genuine hug

29) Mornings, Afternoons, or Nights?

Late nights and early mornings, basically times where everyone else is asleep are just especially peaceful to me

30) What reminds you of home? (Things that remind you of the feeling of home)

I've got a very fucked up idea of home. I was raised in a military household so home was never a location, neither was having long-term friends. Not to mention after I lived with my ex for a year I've got an even more corrupt understanding of home.

But if I had to summarize it just anywhere I feel the safest, which generally means my bed

[thewayhistoryiswritten]

its been a while since i've done this: sweet asks: ALL OF THEM

I… You… fucking… I love you man but goddamn XD Here we go I guess!

Vanilla: How has your week been?I can’t complain! I had 5/7 days off this week because fuck me I guess :P So it’s been good :) Spent a lot of time with my housemates and even went on some walks. I wasn’t at all as productive as I wanted to be but that’s fine, it was still a good week.

Chocolate: What do you crave right now?Right now I crave dinner but I don’t think my housemate and I have any dinner plans so I think it’s a fend for ourselves night which means my options are limited to pretty much just KD. Which is less appealing. On a larger scale I’m constantly craving physical affection and attention.

Red Velvet: What kind of music do you like?I like a lot of music! You’ll most frequently find me listening to Panic at the Disco lately but I’ve also been falling a little more into punk than usual :P I also like more acoustic indie pop/alternative stuff which I know is broad but it’s the only way I can describe it :P

Ice Cream: If you were an animal, what kind would you be?A CAT. I WOULD ONE HUNDRED PERCENT BE A CUTE LITTLE DOMESTIC KITTY AND I WOULD LOVE MY HUMANS SO MUCH. GIVE ME PETS AND CUDDLES AND NAPS AND FOOD.

Cake: Describe your ideal location.Christ. This is hard because there are so many things that I like and would want to have all in a similar area. It would be somewhere warm enough where I can get away with a light jacket in the winter while still having wonderfully hot summers without dying. If it were ideal there would be thick forests that you could wander through endlessly with multiple rivers and streams to stumble upon and spend some time next to as you listen to the water. But there would also be a beach that is warm to your toes as the sun turns your skin golden. The ocean would be an amazing rush of water and cool delight to wash away any kind of pain. Give me all of the allure and mystery of a forest, all of the excitement and desire of the open ocean, and finish it off with a bustling city center with high rises to look out into the world with wonder. A city that makes me feel as alive as it is. That would be ideal.

Mocha: What are three things that make you feel warm inside?1. The love and support of my friends, especially in those rare moments when we express it verbally and with sincerity beyond a straight “I love you”2. The cuddles of a pet3. The unexpected but genuine smiles I get by randomly being kind

Frosting: Describe your appearance.I’m always shit at these things why would you make me do this. I can’t describe me, I am biased and like with any person, I nitpick my own flaws and that’s all I see. But I’ll try too do my best to not let my negativity affect the description. My skin is nicely tan, almost the colour of a well made latte which I understand is cliche, but it’s true and I like the metaphor. I have full pink lips that will easily part in a smile for you even if all you did was say hello. My brown eyes may be dark brown but they are warm and when hit with sunlight turn into liquid gold. I am curvy, yes, I am fat and there are parts of me that jiggle that probably shouldn’t but I don’t let that stop me. On an ideal day the sides of my head are shaved as my hair goes from black to purple on top of my head and generally gets into my eyes as I try to fix it. I’m of average height, technically, but with everyone around me being slightly above average, I tend to be one of the smaller people in the room and if you are close to or over 6′ then I will be constantly pettily infuriated at your height in comparison to my own.

Marshmallow: Do you sleep with plushies? If so, which are your favorite?I used to sleep with my stuffed teddy bear Popcorn (named because he was white and fluffy and my 3 year old brain went, ‘Ah yes, this looks like popcorn’) a lot because he is the stuffed animal I have had the longest and he means the most to me. He reminds me of home and childhood and when I’m feeling sad or lonely, he has always felt like a friend. Now I don’t sleep with stuffed animals that often so Popcorn is back in my childhood home and my family knows I will happily behead them if they make the mistake of trying to throw Popcorn out. On the odd instance that I do want to sleep with a stuffed animal because I’m feeling sad or lonely, I have a dollar store teddy bear that has been filling Popcorn’s void.

Sorbet: Describe an ideal summer day.It is bright with not a single cloud in the sky. The day is long and filled with laughter and friends and drinking and good food preferably on a beach or close to one. We swim, we play, and overall just enjoy the feeling of the sun on our skin. None of us feel self-conscious revealing that much skin because we are all friends and we love ourselves. The night ends still on the beach with laughter and joy and a fire as we share stories, tell jokes, and make s’mores. As the fire starts burning low and people start to leave, me and those who remain turn instead to lie down and stare up at the sky, marveling at the beauty and wonder that is the universe and our life inside of it.

Butterscotch: Describe an ideal autumn day.The air is now crisp and the trees are bright and vibrant with colour. It’s still warm enough to be outside in just a scarf and a large, warm sweater. There is time for a long walk through a colourful forest before going to meet friends at a coffee shop. We try to talk in more subdued voices but we laugh louder than we should anyway. Dinner is extravagant and finishes with apple crisp. A movie plays in the background that I’m supposed to be watching while curled up on the couch with a mug of hot chocolate (with marshmallows AND whipped cream) but instead I am gazing happily out the window to watch the sunset over the leaves, admiring how the twilight makes everything soft and muted as the night brings darkness but also peace.

Caramel: Describe an ideal winter day.Waking feels as if there is someone in bed with me, but really it’s just the warmth of the pile of blankets I have wrapped around me. It’s cold when I leave my cocoon but the chill is quickly driven away with a hot cup of coffee over a full brunch (eggs benedict, bacon, toast, home fries, mimosas, and fresh fruit). We do eventually leave the house to hang out with friends and enjoy how the sun is almost blinding off of the snow. Somehow a snow ball fight breaks out that leaves us laughing and out of breath, the energy of the fight driving away the cold. Everyone does still go out for hot chocolate and to catch up before we all go back home to enjoy the warmth of our houses. The snow falls quietly outside of our windows as we marathon movies cuddled together, losing all track of time in the eternal night.

Pecan: Describe an ideal spring day.The snow melts and the water never goes away. It rains, a hard and vigorous downpour that you hear clearly from inside the house. There is no wind to chill your bones, just the strength and awe of the mighty storm. I get to spend a good chunk of time just standing in the rain and feeling each droplet on my skin before ending up running around like a child and jumping in puddles. I am eventually dragged inside soaking wet and laughing, overjoyed. I warm up with a hot shower and curl up in some cozy pajamas, putting on some soft music and a candle as I open the window and read the rest of the day away.

Mint: What’s new in your life?Not much, to be honest. There are a lot of changes happening around me but nothing necessarily “new”. Just changes.

Pie: “Home is where…”… I can exist without fear or hesitation, and instead know that I am loved.

Macaroon: List three things you feel inspired to do.1. Travel the world.2. Learn how to live my most authentic and best life.3. Make all of my ideal days a reality.