PROMPT: Okay so maybe for the nurse!anna and patient!elsa you could write something like when elsa gets comfortable enough to let Anna touch her and she's a little unsure but Anna's sweet and coaxes her (btw how elsa rocks back and forth ugh it's so perfect)
AYYY back to this verse lets see how things are a going I'm going to say it's been a while since the first one, not sure how long. I want to give her long enough to get a little used to Anna so it's going to have been a few weeks, probably a month or so at least since the first one yes? I'm not sure, I didn't really address how long it's been in the actual fic sooo you decide
"Hello?" Sitting up slowly in bed, Anna rubbed her eyes while trapping her phone against her ear with her shoulder before glancing at the clock. Four in the morning, a wonderful time for a call. "Hello?"
"Anna.." That got the redhead awake in a second. Elsa never called anywhere. She drove to Kristoff's office while bleeding to avoid a phone call. It was one of her anxiety triggers. Not being able to see the person while they spoke was something that sent intense spikes of something deeply akin to fear through the blonde.
"Elsa? What's wrong? Did something happen?" Anna made sure to try to sound emotional, try to put as much of herself into her voice here. It wouldn't do any good to have Elsa hanging up on her or panicking because she said something stupid to set the blonde off.
"I need.. I need.." There was a soft sniffling noise followed by a soft creaking and Anna felt her heart thud painfully when she realized Elsa was crying and rocking hard enough to make that much noise. A soft whimper preceded a cough that Anna almost felt through the phone, her eyes closing in sympathy for the blonde. "Can you.. Please just." Elsa's breathing was picking up quickly and Anna jumped off the bed, throwing on a pair of pants and her shoes.
"Elsa, Elsa I need you to listen okay? I'm going to come over there, just try to breathe. Go to your chair and try to breathe." Elsa just made another whimpering noise before she hung up, putting Anna in her own slight panic. Rushing out the door, Anna slammed her car into drive and sped as fast as she could to Elsa's through the snow.
A few slides and an almost crash later, she was parked in front of the house, one light showing from the living room window. Slipping on the ice up to the front door, Anna almost crashed into it before she could get it unlocked. Peeking through the door, she felt her heart squeeze in a painful way when she caught sight of Elsa. The other woman was curled up in on herself, arms wrapped around her legs with her head buried in her knees. Her entire body was shaking as she rocked hard enough that the chair was shifting slightly against the floor and Anna noticed her hands were splayed awkwardly across her head, fingers gripping her hair as if it were some sort of anchor.
"Elsa?" Her voice caused the blonde to let out a surprised yelp, the noise stuttered as it caught in her chest when she let out another sob. "Oh Elsa." Murmuring under her breath, she went over to the chair, hands hovering awkwardly when she realized she couldn't just touch Elsa to try to get her to open up. "Can you to tell me what you need Elsa? I don't know what to do here."
There were a few seconds of heavy breathing and sniffling, Elsa obviously trying to breath. "I can't.. I can't stop.." One of her hands eased from her head, jerkily reaching out for Anna before she pulled it back into her body. "I need, Anna, I can't." With another whimper, Elsa hugged her legs to her body even tighter, her one hand still a little free.
Swallowing hard, Anna kept her eyes focused on Elsa's hand, scooting a little bit closer. "Do you want me to hold your hand, Elsa?" This was a huge step. It had taken Kristoff months to get Elsa to even sit near him and here they were, Elsa trying to get closer to Anna. The redhead didn't want to push her, especially not in this state. "Hang on." Situating herself next to the chair, Anna set her hand on the edge away from Elsa, laying it flat so she could touch if she needed to. "I'm right here, Elsa, I won't go anywhere."
Slowly, over the next few minutes, Elsa seemed to calm down a tiny bit. The soft warmth from the body so near her being a comfort for once and the gentle humming Anna seemed to be doing under her breath. "Anna can you.." Swallowing hard, she tried to keep breathing, tried to stop crying so hard. "Sing, please."
Anna took a moment to think before she remembered one of the songs she'd heard Elsa mumbling to herself over the past few weeks, the song that seemed to keep her from completely retreating when things got hard. Music was one of Elsa's escapes, one of the things that let her break free of the things that tied her down while still keeping her grounded. It never failed to make Anna's heart thud in her chest when Elsa sang, even when it was quiet and under her breath, so she tried to sing her best for the blonde.
"Tonight is the one thing left and I haven't said it yet, I'm falling and the writings on the wall. Today was misery and I can't believe this happened, and I finally broke down." Taking a soft breath, Anna's chest hitched when she noticed Elsa starting to loosen slightly. "She held onto my heart but now my only star is falling, it's burning to the ground. Now I'm crying out." It took all of Anna's self control not to take Elsa's hand when it slowly inched towards her own, fingers trembling with the act of reaching out towards another person. "Secret love, my escape, take me far far away. Secret love, are you there? Will you answer my prayer? Please take me anywhere but here."
Keeping incredibly still, Anna watched as Elsa drew back a little bit once more with hand hovering in the air but she had lifted her head. The blonde was watching Anna with wide eyes, tears slowly sliding down her cheeks. Her skin was flushed, lower lip trembling as her gaze shifted between Anna's eyes and where their hands were almost touching.
"You're all I've got now, no one else figures out this feeling and how lonely it can get. These words can cut right through cause all along I knew you're sorry but you haven't said it yet, but I won't forget." Elsa's eyes clenched shut, her breathing slowing and Anna noticed she was mumbling along with her, following the lyrics. The blonde's body was still rocking but it wasn't as violent, her hand no longer finding an anchor in her mussed up hair. "Secret love, my escape, take me far far away. Secret love, are you there? Will you answer my prayer? Please take me anywhere but here."
"When we're together, thoughts of her disappear. If I fall to pieces, you'd heal this pain I feel." Anna linked, smiling softly when Elsa's voice rose a little bit above hers, her breathing gaining a steady rhythm now. "Secret love, my escape, take me far far away. Secret love, are you there? Will you answer my prayer?"
Elsa's hand trembled as she reached out, letting out a breath she'd been holding when her fingers brushed against Anna's. The redhead froze, watching as Elsa slowly lay her hand on top of hers. It was awkward and Elsa was still trying to process what was happening but to Anna it was perfect. This was progress, Elsa was going above and beyond what Anna had ever expected.
Elsa was so incredibly brave and both of them smiled in spite of the situation, Anna holding in a squeal while Elsa just looked amazed, pale cheeks flushed in pride of her own actions. Their eyes locked and they sang the last part together, Elsa calming down as they did so. "Secret love, my escape, take me far far away. Secret love, are you there? Will you answer my prayer? Please take me anywhere but here. Anywhere but here."
Letting out a slow breath, Elsa squeezed Anna's hand, flushing slightly when Anna shifted so she could slide her fingers between Elsa's. "I had.. I woke up and couldn't get a hold of anything." Rubbing her face with her free hand, Elsa blinked rapidly for a moment before sighing, trying to smooth her hair back down. "Sometimes nightmares just.. are more than real and I couldn't stop and I remembered, I remembered your number." Rocking slightly, she bit her lip as Anna simply waited quietly for her to continue. "I just didn't.. I didn't want to bother you but I had to make, had to make sure everything was normal. In, in my dream you hugged me and it all shut down, got quiet for a moment so.. so I thought." Her eyes shot to their entwined hands, head ducking down to try to hide behind her hair.
"Oh, Elsa." Smiling softly, Anna leaned forward slowly, making sure it was okay. When Elsa didn't move away and she received a small nod followed by a little bit of rapid blinking, she pressed a gentle kiss to the back of Elsa's hand. Immediately, her skin flushed red but she smiled, letting out a nervous laugh while her hand picked at her sleep shirt. Anna gave a shy smile back, happy to have gotten a positive response from the blonde. "You don't have to worry, though I know you will anyway but do you want to know why?"
Swallowing, Elsa let her eyes flicker from their hands to Anna's eyes as she nodded before they went back to where Anna's thumb was now slowly rubbing little circles against her skin, the sensation odd but not entirely unwelcome from this girl. "I'll always come to help you get away from the darkness, even if I have to run across town at four in the morning."
Elsa smiled again, pulling her hand back from Anna's a few moments later. She watched the redhead stand and her eyes closed shut as she worked her jaw once more. "You should stay. It's dark and you're probably tired so just.. just.. you can sleep in the extra room upstairs." Brows furrowed as if confused as to why she'd even suggested someone else stay in her house, Elsa watched the bright smile spread across Anna's lips and she sighed, a warm flutter spreading in her heart with how good she felt in that moment.
Progress wasn't something Elsa had ever really known to be in her routine, usually falling back on her old habits, but maybe she could keep trying. Even if she fell back one day, even if sometimes she put a frown on Anna's face or even Kristoff's face, it would be worth it. She was working for herself, needed to do the things she did for her own heart, but those little smiles she got from Anna, the way her hand felt against her skin, those were some pretty good rewards for her attempts.
The song is Anywhere But Here by Mayday Parade and this will have a 3rd part cause this prompt had two parts to it~ Also since you guys like this verse so much, I might just make it its own fic.
