A life left behind. An innocent family tree project. The house behind the soccer field. A terrible mistake. Years of festering secrets, resentment swallowed down and untold sacrifices threaten to drive two sisters apart, or push them dangerously close together... A family drama. Modern AU. Slow burn. Multi-pov. Multi-timelines.

Anna is a regular eighteen-year-old, moving away from her religious, controlling parents, excited to finally live her best gay life at university in the big city. Apart from her tiny little problem: she is in love with her perfect, beautiful, and much, much older sister. But Elsa has a very big, massive, life-changing secret of her own, that will turn Anna's world upside down!

Long hours, tedious work, terrible conditions. To top it off, the pay is dismal. When Anna signed up as a wizard's familiar, this was not the magical adventure she had in mind. When a mysterious new witch arrives in town, Anna begins to question everything she thought she knew about magic, about herself, and most importantly, about love.

Life's rough as a foster kid, but Anna has a special, magical, mysterious, wintery friend who is always looking out for her. As she grows up, she must uncover the truth about herself, her past, her family, and her ever present mysterious companion. Meandering slice-of-life super-slow-burn eventual Elsanna. Bitter-sweet whimsy against a darker backdrop.

Ten years ago, Anna just wanted to play, and Elsa indulged her. Neither imagined they would pay the ultimate price. For a decade, Elsa has shut the world out. Refused contact. Lived a small and empty life of humble contrition. For ten years, Anna has been rejected and ignored by her sister. But she hasn't given up hope yet. EXTREME angst, Elsanna, modern AU. Planned as a short-fic.