Frozen Heart

Monster

Elsworth's shoes tapped against the icy floor. His arms were wrapped around himself as he sighed. Instead of the blue aura around the palace, it had turned red with fear. "Get it together..." he whispered to himself. "Control it. Don't feel don't feel don't feel..." He put his hands on his head as more icicles came out of the wall. "Don't feel!"

He whimpered when the floor cracked and looked around at all the sharp spikes coming out of the wall, shrinking in on himself.

"Y/n...help me..."

-

"Look, Sven. The sky's awake..." Olaf sighed, patting the reindeer to get his attention. Sven looked up at the aurora borealis and grinned, making happy reindeer noises.

Anna and Y/n held onto each other as they walked, shaking.

"Are you cold?" Kristoff asked.

Anna let go a bit, trying not to make him worry. "A little."

He began to reach out to put his arms around her, but stopped when he remembered she was engaged and he was just too awkward.

"Wait, come here," he said instead, leading them to a steam geyser.

"Ooh, warm..." Y/n sighed, content, taking in the few seconds of warmth before they carried on.

"So, uh, about my friends..." Kristoff began, trying to figure out how best to explain it to them. "Well, I...say friends, they're more like family. Anyway, when I was a kid, it was just me and Sven until they, you know, kinda took us in."

"They did?" Anna asked, able to sympathize with the feeling of being alone until a special person came [you, not Hans].

"Yeah. I don't wanna scare you. They can be a little bit...inappropriate. And...loud. Very loud. They're also...stubborn, at times, and overbearing...and heavy. Really, really heavy. But you'll get it they're fine they mean well -"

"Kristoff." Anna put her hand on his shoulder, quickly getting his attention. "They sound wonderful."

"They do, and we're excited to meet them." Y/n gave his other shoulder a squeeze. "No jokes about us being an item to them, I promise."

"Yeah...yeah, it wouldn't end well for you..." He added the last part quickly, then took in a breath to get himself amped. "Okay, then...meet my family." He held his arms out to a field of huge boulders, then began to walk around, talking to them as if they were real people. "Hey, guys!"

Olaf jumped down, standing next to Y/n. Sven, once freed, jumped over to them excitedly.

"They're..." Anna began, looking at Y/n.

"...rocks."

Olaf leaned over a little and whispered, "He's cr-ay-zay..."

"Rocko's looking sharp, as usual. Clay - whoa! I didn't even recognize you, you lost so much weight!"

"I'll distract him...while you run." Olaf waved at them, drawing nearer. "Hi, Sven's family! It's nice to meet you." He pat the top of one of the mossy boulders while the princess and her handmaid only continued to look on, confused and mildly afraid. Not to mention concerned for Kristoff's mental state.

" 'Cause I love you both, I insist you run." He got in closer to hug the boulder. "I understand you're love experts? Ooh! WHY AREN'T YOU RUNNING???"

"Uh, okay, well..." Anna began to break away, gently taking Y/n with her. "We're gonna go..."

Kristoff ran after them, begging, "No no no! Guys, wait!"