A.N. Originally published July 21st on Tumblr. Prompt: Magic.
The wind is always the strongest before it stops, just like the night is the darkest before dawn. Before Elsa was able to truly accept her sisters' love, Anna froze to solid ice. Before the Thaw brought back warmth and summer, icy winds and snow brought darkness and danger. Before sunlight could shine again inside through the windows, all the doors had to be closed.
All the happy moments of their early childhood, were for years placed far too distant for the sisters. Unspoken words stood always between them. They walked through empty halls, lost in not knowing what to search for. Was it good education and self discipline? Was it the lust for adventure and constant dreaming? Was it friendship or compassion? Understanding or empathy? What is it that we want, and what is it that we truly need?
Each time they saw each other, a simple greeting were the only words exchanged. The dinners were spend in silence, only broken by the sound of the clock. All the years they spend apart, their childhood days frozen in time and left behind.
But blood is thicker than water, and family is the strongest magic.
And Anna did thaw. Her transparent cold body became again flesh and blood, she started to breath again and her heart to beat again, just as strong as before. Elsa did thaw. She noticed how much the one life we have means and she decided to embrace it, decided to trust on both her strength and on that of others. The skies cleared and sunbeams were again able to reach even the smallest flowers and help them grow. The magic that we humans call life was able to shine again.
And from now on, each time Elsa turned her palms to the heavens and Anna´s eyes became wide and clear, snowflakes started to merrily dance. And each time the sisters laughed and enjoyed their time together, the lonely times became forgotten.
For, life is magic. Magic is alive.