Snowblind

Chapter One: The Plan

"You haven't what!?"

The piercing shriek echoed within the walls of the kitchen area, startling Elsa and nearly causing the woman to drop the Architecture textbook currently cradled in her hands. Almost jumping in surprise, the blonde's shock quickly turned to annoyance. Tucking a loose strand of blonde hair behind her ear and out of her blue eyes, the woman's mouth settled into a scowl as she turned to look at her companion.

Sitting across from her with her mouth still hanging open, was Elsa's sister, Anna. Her green eyes were nearly as wide as her open mouth, and her strawberry-blonde hair hung down, loose and mussed, obscuring her vision. Still though, Anna made no move to straighten her appearance - instead, she merely stared, goggling at her older sister.

Elsa tried to ignore the look on the younger woman's face, but found that she couldn't. Sighing, she folded the corner of her page to mark her place before closing her textbook and looking at Anna once again.

"Really, Anna?" The blonde scowled. "Is there any need to yell?"

"Um… yes?" Anna replied slowly, disbelievingly. "When it's this important-"

"Aren't you being a little over-dramatic ab-"

"-When it's nearly this important," Anna continued loudly, speaking over her sister's interruption, "I think it calls for a little yelling, don't you?"

Sighing once again, Elsa sat back in her chair. Running a hand through her platinum blonde locks once, the elder sister dropped her hands to her sides before crossing them over her chest.

"University isn't the sort of place for that anyways, Anna." She said firmly.

"For dating?" A slender brow arched upwards on Anna's face. "Really, Elsa?"

"Yes, really!" Cried Elsa, throwing her hands out to her sides, her exasperation showing plainly on her face. "University is a place for-"

"Yes, yes, I know." Anna rolled her eyes.

Getting up from her chair, Anna folded her arms behind her back. Straightening her posture and clearing her throat, the young woman began to pace around the kitchen of their shared apartment, speaking in a near-perfect imitation of her older sister's voice.

"University is a place of study, not socialization. When I was accepted here, I came here with the intent of learning, not needless fraternization. I thought when you were accepted here, you would think the same…"

The strawberry blonde paused as she came to stand next to her sister. As Anna looked down at her, Elsa saw the amusement in the corner of Anna's eyes, and the way her mouth quirked upwards in a small smile.

"I've heard it all before, Elsa." Anna said gently, finally returning to her own voice. "All from you, I might add."

"…Well." Elsa said lamely. "I'm pretty sure I said 'academia', not 'study', but-"

"You jerk!" Anna laughed, swatting at the older blonde, who was laughing herself.

Returning to her seat, still giggling, Anna settled down. When she was calm again, she rested her elbow on the table and propped her head up in her hand as she surveyed her older sister.

"Really though," The younger woman sighed, "I just think it's a shame that you're about to graduate and you've never once cut loose. I know how you feel about school, Elsa, and I know that too many people make you nervous - but don't you think you'll regret having gone through four years of University, never once having gone on a date?

"I mean, look at you!" Anna's green eyes swept across her sister's face as she motioned up and down the woman's body with her free hand. "You're gorgeous, Elsa. Not to mention charming, clever, fun…"

This time, it was Anna's turn to sigh. "Don't tell me that no guy has ever come up to you to ask you out?"

Elsa's heart leapt up into her throat as her gaze dropped onto the table. "Well, it's not like no one has ever asked, but…"

"But?" Anna pressed, mouth settling into a small frown. Elsa had kept in touch with her sister back in Arendelle before Anna had been accepted into University herself, but this was the first time she had ever heard any mention of potential suitors interested in wooing her sister.

"B-but, uh, I turned them d-down." Elsa stammered. Taking the mug full of tea sitting next to her closed textbook into hand, the older woman quickly took a sip. Keeping her eyes averted from her sister, she took another sip and hoped that Anna wouldn't notice the flush quickly spreading across her pale cheeks and neck.

It didn't work.

"You're blushing." Anna pointed out, eyes narrowing. Leaning forward across the table, the younger woman's eyes narrowed. "And you're stammering. Look Elsa, I know you're lying, but I don't understand why. Were they ugly? Did they have a third eye or something?"

"Th-they j-just weren't my t-type." Elsa said vaguely, muttering her words into her cup.

"So what is your type then?" Anna asked, squinting even further at her sister. Her hands pressed flat against the table as she leaned even further, coming closer to her older sister.

The closer Anna came, the more Elsa seemed to shrink back into her seat. Heart pounding in chest, Elsa opened up her mouth to speak - yet found that no sound could come out.

"Do you like big guys? Small ones? Skinny, like Jasmine's boyfriend? Buff, like that creep that follows Belle everywhere?"

Unable to speak, Elsa simply shook her head. As Anna quizzed her further, Elsa's head continued to shake 'no'.

Growing frustrated with her lack of a response, Anna threw her hands up in the air. "I've listed pretty every type of man in the book by now, Elsa! If none of those kinds of guys are your type, then who does?"

Expecting either a cool retort or a heated outburst from her older sister, Anna was surprised to hear… nothing. As her frustration melted away, Anna looked closer at her older sister - her eyes cast downwards with shame, her lower lip worried between her teeth, the handle of the mug clutched tightly in her hands - and realized that the silence said everything,

"…You don't even like men, do you, Elsa?" Anna said, voice gentle and calm.

Slowly, Elsa looked up. Slowly, she nodded, and rose the cup - trembling in her fingers - to her mouth to drink….

…and nearly spit her drink back out again as she found arms wound tightly around her neck, as Anna pulled Elsa into an enthusiastic hug.

"Oh, Elsa!" The strawberry blonde grinned. "Is that all?"

"Is that all?" Elsa croaked, regaining usage of her voice. "I keep this from you- from everyone!- for years, and all you can say is 'Is that all'?"

Pulling back from the hug slightly, Anna's green gaze met Elsa's blue as she searched her older sister's face.

"Did you think it would matter in the slightest to me, Elsa?" Anna said, voice gentle once again. "You know I love you. Whether you like men or women, it doesn't matter to me - all that matters to me is that you're happy and safe."

Unsure of what to say in response, Elsa merely squirmed on the spot. Feeling her pulse quickening and flush spreading, oddly enough, Elsa broke Anna's serious gaze to tuck her blonde hair behind her ear yet again, looking down bashfully.

"You don't need to say anything" Anna declared, giving Elsa one last squeeze before pulling back. "This makes everything easier, actually."

"Easier?" Elsa's head shot up, and her brows furrowed. "What do you mean, easier?"

"To be honest, I don't know a lot of single men on campus." Anna explained patiently. "All the men I know are taken. But women, on the other hand… I know a lot of single women who'd be interested in you, Elsa."

Giving her sister a look that was wrought with mischief, the strawberry-blonde began to giggle uncontrollably.

"Just wait, Elsa! Soon enough, I'm going to have women lined up outside the door just waiting to take you out on a date! I just need to make a few calls first!"

Elsa's eyes widened. "Anna, don't-"

It was too late. Before she could say any more, Anna fled the room, laughing all the while - and soon, Elsa heard the telltale sound of the door to Anna's room shutting, closing for the night.

Letting out a deep sigh once more, Elsa rubbed at the temple throbbing in her forehead. Looking down at her textbook, she opened up the page she had marked off and attempted to read it once again.

It was only after re-reading the same sentence for the third time in a row did Elsa realize that any attempt at completing her reading had been thwarted. Shutting her book once again, Elsa sat in the silence of the kitchen… before putting her head down on the table and groaning loudly.

"Just what have I gotten myself into?"

Hello there, if you're reading this. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of this story, both my first Frozen story and the first story I have written in quite a while.

This is a story based off a prompt on tumblr by tumblr use onimay:

Anna and Elsa are going to the same college (Anna is a freshman and Elsa is a senior Architecture major) and Anna thinks it's a shame Elsa's about to graduate without ever cutting loose or even trying the dating scene. Elsa insists that college is about study, not fun.

When she finds out her sister is a closeted lesbian, Anna takes it upon herself to set Elsa up with eligible bachelorettes (other college AU Disney ladies) with varying degrees of disaster: Anna's friend Ariel is way underage (what was Anna even thinking!?) and her exchange-student classmate Merida is kind of a selfish brat who is only dating women to try to piss off her mom. Aurora is sweet but shallow narcoleptic. Even the blind date with cougar Professor Maleficent is a bust. Each failure only strengthen's Anna's resolve to find the perfect girlfriend for her sister.

(Optional plot twist: It's Anna).

So yes. There will be Elsanna eventually. I'll mark off when it comes in for those of you who would rather prefer lesbian shenanigans. I hope you like it so far. If you do, I'd be pleased to hear what you think in a review. As well, I am toying with the idea of keeping in the fantasy element (eg. magic, etc.) and so if you could let me know your opinion on that too, I'd be grateful.