Older siblings in media are so often misunderstood. Either adored or hated, but never an in-between. The pressure is always there, never enough or too much.
It’s the Steven Crain’s who are hated, the Fiona Gallagher’s who are forced onto a pedestal, the Dick Grayson’s who are reduced to nothing but their mistakes and issues, the John Dory’s who is only ever the oppressor and never the oppressed, the Isabela Madrigal’s who are considered vain and self centered.
It’s the eldest child who has no one on their team because they are the leader, and that is either meant to be taken from them or only ever for them.
It’s the Kate Sharma’s and the Anthony Bridgerton’s. It’s the Bill Weasley’s and it’s the Dean Winchester’s. It’s the Eric Matthew’s and it’s the Elsa’s.
The eldest sibling whose mistakes are over analyzed or completely ignored, who are never seen as humans because they are something to claim or destroy. The first born who is never understood in media or by fans, maybe it’s because acknowledging the fact that they’re human means they aren’t perfect is too much. Or maybe it’s because acknowledge that they are human and therefore cannot be defined by their mistakes and the weight they carry is too much.
They are not allowed to be perfect and yet if they are anything but perfect the world would riot.
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Being Hers
Elsa x Knight!Reader headcanons
You were a knight, trained from a young age to protect the crown.
Around her age, Elsa found herself drawn to you even through the fear of her powers. She was in love with you from a young age and yet the fear of her powers kept her away from you.
She found herself sneaking out of the self imposed exile of her room just to sneak to the training grounds to see you as you trained with the other guards.
For most of your life growing up in the castle, you felt someone’s gentle eyes on you. You’d see a streak of platinum blonde hair peering around a corner. Anna would often giggle, she knew exactly who it was.
Anna would try anything she could to get Elsa to talk with you. She even slide a ‘do you like Y/N’ note under Elsa’s door once.
When the time came for Elsa to take the crown, you were named Elsa’s bodyguard. Despite having seen her a couple times, the sight of her beauty took your breath away.
What you didn’t notice was that her breath had hitched at the sight of you in your armor.
‘Your majesty’ you bowed to her.
‘my knight’ she bowed back.
And then came the frozen lake incident. Anna ordered you to look after the people of Arendale along with Hans. You saw through his facade.
It was you that defended Elsa against Hans when Anna made her sacrifice and subsequently saved both herself and Elsa.
Elsa’s heart was finally open and yet she was still a little shy around you. Even in the comfort of her study while you stood at the ready, she could only steal little glances at you.
‘I’m at your side always, my queen’ you tell her.
‘please’ she gently asks you, ‘when it’s just us, call me Elsa’
‘of course…Elsa’ the sound of her name on your lips made her shutter a little.
It was the combined efforts of Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven that finally got Elsa to admit her feelings for you.
Elsa professed her love for you while you and her were in her study.
‘Y/N’ she found her throat dry, ‘I-I can’t have you as my bodyguard anymore.’
‘I’m sorry, my queen?’
‘I-I wish for you to be mine.’ Elsa stutters, ‘I love you. I know it goes against every oath and every vow you’ve taken but-’
You close the gap and kiss her gently. Despite the supposed chill of her powers, you found her touch, her lips, to be extremely warm. Her arms wrap around your neck as yours wrap around her waist.
Elsa giggles in delight, ‘I’ll take that as a yes?’
‘I love you Elsa’ you whisper against her lips, ‘I don’t care what oath or what vow, you’re worth breaking them’
‘Maybe we can make some of our own vows some day’
The idea sounded fantastic.
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