wait_what | ❁ { CHARACTER . }

❤ { and in the clouds my head is clear

anna is, above all, full of love. this surplus of affection and goodwill serve her well when making new friends, and to maintain bonds. this love is what inspired her to chase after her sister even after being shut out by her for years without even knowing why, and this love is what allowed her to befriend kristoff so easily. it has been said that her super power is love- even in the outtake 'just the spare', she sings, "with this heart with way too much to share".
she's terribly headstrong. how many young women do you know that would slide down long, spiraling banisters and throw snowballs at scary snow monsters? this quality can get her in trouble, but it usually does more good than bad. she pushes and pushes and is not one to resign so easily to whatever misfortune comes her way. this is probably how she managed to push herself to move to find kristoff when she was freezing over and having trouble even moving.
she is a complete emotional being. whereas others might find their power and way around with logic, anna is extremely emotionally-attuned. she's good at picking up on others' feelings and their little tells, and tries to make everyone comfortable around her. she's not even particularly aware of it nor does she try to exploit this ability, but she's pretty good at adapting who she is depending on who she's with. while hans was basically reflecting her persona back at her, her character was her own, if not a little more demure. she was probably trying not to annoy him. while with elsa at the coronation, she's careful with every word she says and seems a little more restrained in response to elsa's repressed behaviors. and with kristoff, he's not looking to impress her just as she doesn't look to impress him, their relationship more business casual. this doesn't go for any hidden motivations or lies, but what the person expresses outwardly, hence why she wouldn't have picked up on hans' true nature for example.
while she's extremely clumsy in most aspects, anna is an extremely graceful dancer. perhaps she spent a lot of her lonely evenings teaching herself, probably with one of the many suits of armor. assuming this, she'd probably be used to leading, which might lead to a stumble up or two, but otherwise, she's surprisingly pretty great at it. dancing is one of the things anna would hold confidence in, and maybe even pride- and she feels infinitely less awkward when she's sweeping gracefully across the ballroom floor at an actual social function.

❆ { i am small and needy

unfortunately, being shut away for years on end and growing isolated was extremely difficult especially on a person with such a need to please and a joy for company as anna. as a result, her need to express and receive positive attention is one of her main driving forces, whether good or bad. this comes off as clingy, or needy, considering she's been pent-up, and she doesn't know how to be calm about her expression. this can get annoying, really really fast. it's also extremely easy to use to get on her good side. while anna might be a little wary of anything too blatant post-movie, flattery and kindness and promises of attention will truly get you where you want to be with her.
she is feisty, which is a good thing, but she's also kind of a brat. while anna is outwardly humble and honestly doesn't think much of herself, growing up in a castle setting without much supervision kind of takes its toll on you. as a kid she would ride a bike around the halls, bounce about on furniture, and basically wreck the place. even when she's older, 'for the first time in forever' is a prime example of this. she stuffs her face with chocolate that's meant for the coronation ball, ruins the cake by losing grip on a bust and smushing it, and sneaks away after managing to make one of the suits of armor fall apart. she's a bit of a walking disaster. this goes hand in hand with her natural affinity to break things and be a little rowdy and graceless.
anna is led by her emotions. this is both a good and bad thing, but the most of it is pretty terrible logic-wise. this is another easy point to manipulate her on, whether goading her or encouraging her, whether positively or negatively. she prefers to listen to how people feel as opposed to how they think and altogether she's not very calculating or calm. she usually doesn't muffle her reactions and is not used to doing so. she has outbursts often, whether outbursts of affection or outbursts of upset, or anger. her emotions usually come in spades as opposed to subtly or calmly, and well, she's a completely open book considering she never has a hidden agenda.

likely more to come as i think of more to add!