[It may not be obvious that he's freaking out, but Elsa knows the little tells. She knows the way you force your shoulders to be square, so that you don't fold in on yourself. She knows the ways people will hold themselves so that they're not holding themselves. She knows all the signs of someone who wants so desperately to fall apart but not wanting anyone to see.

And she knows how, though she would try so hard to push people away, all she wanted was someone to be there for her. So with only slight hesitation, she reaches up to hug Varian.]

Of course I believe you. It would be hypocritical if I didn't.

[Their situations may not be identical, but they're similar enough that she understands his inner conflict. She'd struggled a lot, in the months after her coronation. She'd wanted to believe those people had a point, and they were justified in calling her a monster. But Anna had helped her get her head on straight, and had helped her realize that what they said wasn't true. That Elsa, someone who believed that she should be perfect at all times, was allowed to make mistakes. That you didn't have to damn yourself, even if these mistakes got out of control.]

I can't just... let that change my mind about you, Varian. In moments like this, when you feel like you're lost and that you might be the monster people think you are... that's when you most need people at your side. The people who see you for who you truly are, and who will help support you no matter what.