niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian asked:

Maybe a prompt based off that cute little headcanon you wrote where Elsa sings to one of the Sami children after they have trouble sleeping/has a nightmare, perhaps one that has taken an admiration to her ever since she moved in to live in the forest and rather than going to their parents, goes to find her believing since she's so powerful, she can't even chase away bad dreams.

AWWWWWWWW!

also you know what, I'm gonna pour in some Ryder-Elsa interaction coz we got none!

"Uhm... Care to explain?" Blinked Ryder, witnessing something he was very far from predicting.

He had seen Elsa befriend the giants like equals, literally play with fire with Bruni, and so many other magical things that seemed impossible to do before, yet the scene in front of him definitely the most surprising thing he had seen from her.

Elsa was seated on a tree trunk and seven children were piled around her. Some curled at her feet, one snoring on her shoulder, one seated on the grass and doozing against her legs, one doing the same but with his head against her thigh, and one was even under her forearm.

The Snow Queen opened her mouth to explain, then blush came to her cheeks and she seemed bashful, nerves exploding now that she had been seen. Which was ridiculous, she thought, because they were in an open clearing and many Northuldra were still walking nearby doing their activities despite the storm and had seen them since a long time now.

Noticing that she had trouble explaining herself, Ryder chuckled and approached. "Let me guess, the storm made them have nightmares so they ended up coming to you one by one for you to sing them a lullaby?"

The blonde nodded nervously. What she didn't understand is why the children had stayed.

"I... I don't really get it", blabbered Elsa, with some perceptible emotion that she tried to hide, and it made Ryder smile. "I'm rather cold, no? It's kind of strange that they prefer me to the inside of their lavvos, which is... I suppose, warmer? I don't know..."

The Northuldra put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "There's nothing to overthink about. We all act on instinct. You above all know this is true. The kids wanted a magical presence, someone to... Lay down a protective veil on them, in a way."

Elsa gulped. "But... Their parents... Why don't they go to their parents?"

She was about to say 'I used to go to mine when I had nightmares' but suddenly realized that she didn't remember the last time she did, nor saw memories of it in Ahtohallan. It broke her heart, and the bashful feeling she had until now switched to sadness.

"Maybe they preferred the presence of a friend." Theorized Ryder again, however with confidence. He then tilted his head on the side, in a manner he had in common with Honeymaren. "Say, do you often doubt of your worth like that?"

Elsa looked down, not to see the kids, but to hide her eyes from him. Ryder understood that he had hit home, and continued. "Kids love you. Yep, they love you." He emphasized. "They know you can calm Nokk when they get mad, so they believe that you can calm down the pouring rain during a storm."

He then smirked and lifted his head. "Well, as a matter of fact, you already are sheltering them."

She followed his move and looked at the massive floating dome of ice she had made above them to stop the rain in its course. She now blushed deeply. "I just-"

A movement from one of the kids interrupted her, and both young adults looked down. The Northuldra child only rolled over with a happy sigh, curling even more against her. A silence passed, Elsa biting her lip.

"Meant well." Finished Ryder with a nod.

He stood up to leave.

"Wait, where are you going?" Panicked Elsa.

"Relax, you're doing great with them. When the storm will dissipate, they'll go to their lavvos." Replied the man, anticipating her next worried question.

He then yawned. "Chatting with you soothed me so well that I'm ready to go to sleep. See you tomorrow!"

Elsa distractedly waved her hand back to him and watched him go. She then felt that one of her trains got tugged, and noticed that one of the kids was using it as a cuddly blanket.

She shook her head tenderly with a soft chuckle. She still had a lot to discover about life in this forest.