When I think of Elsanna, I think of two strong, brave, and noble young women standing together.
When I think of Elsanna, I think of one sister’s strengths complimenting the other sister’s strengths.
When I think of Elsanna, I think of them communicating in a loving and healthy way.
When I think of Elsanna, the emphasis of my mind is on healing, on progressing forward in life hand in hand.
I ship Elsanna because I see their love as reaffirming the worth of both of them.
(That’s one of my disagreements with F2. F2 kind of focuses on making the sisters relive insecurity and pain - and, being objective, I realize that is not a bad story element in itself. It allows the filmmakers to explore characters’ insecurities and individuality and, looking at things objectively, that’s a positive aspect of the film.) But I ship Elsanna because I want to focus on the ways in which the sisters bring out the best in one another. I ship Elsanna, not because I want to erase the pain of their pasts, but because I want to see them help each other through it with mutual compassion and love.
In my heart, Elsanna always puts the sisters on equal footing because I relate deeply to the scenes in the franchise where they lift each other up. I relate deeply to seeing Anna smile at realizing that Elsa loves her. I relate to seeing Elsa bring her walls down because she loves Anna and Anna loves her. That love doesn’t show them being unhealthily tied at the leg to each other. Anna has many interests outside of Elsa and her interactions with fellow Arendellians in the movies and shorts show her in a healthy relationship with the rest of the world. Similarly, Elsa’s interactions with fellow Arendellians show her forming positive and healthy bonds with other people. But Elsa and Anna’s bond brings out even more of the brightness that the sisters are able to share with other people. It has a positive and uplifting impact. They know each other’s worth and want to reaffirm that worth.
I love Elsanna because I love healing. I love growth - two souls growing together as each new day brings a new adventure.
And in my heart, when I think of Elsanna, I’ll always think of the absolutely exultant energy of 2014-2015. When I think of Elsanna, I’ll always think of how this ship brought so many people together, inspired so much passion and excitement.
Going back through old posts, I see clearly that the ship helped people understand themselves better, brought people happiness. I know that some of those old posters have deleted their Elsanna work now because tumblr can be cruel and fickle, but I remember the happiness it brought to these people, even if they might have to deny it now because times change. It’s tragic that some people have felt the need to delete their content, maybe because other people made them feel ashamed or because they feared harassment because they used to ship it. But even considering that, the beauty of their art, the joy in the reblogs of their posts you still can find, are all a testament to how this ship sparked their creativity and happily lifted their hearts and souls.
Maybe some people have to deny it now, but they know the ship was beautiful and I have faith that many know in their hearts that the ship is still beautiful.
When I think of Elsanna, I’ll always think of the joys of 2014-2015. I’ll always remember the goodness that this ship helped bring into the world. And although, yes, times change, this ship will always be a bright star of goodness in my heart. And while it may not be 2015 anymore, I know that the love at the heart of Elsanna can still bear the sweetest and loveliest of fruits. Just looking at the beautiful art that Elsanna artists made for Anna’s birthday makes me confident of that.
I’ve said before that I am who am today because of this ship and I mean that. I’ve talked before about how friends from 2015 were able to help me shed light on myself. I will always cherish that.
When I think of Elsanna, the ideal I hold in my heart - the ideal I base my love of these marvelous sisters on - is two people coming together in love and, even after going through so much pain, refusing to be defined by it.
Because love can heal and love is stronger than the pain of the past.
I just love this ship so much, and love the friends I have made through it.
