"And of the Witch?...She was dead, dead and gone, and all that was left of her was the carapace of her reputation for malice."
Independent Elphaba Thropp from Gregory Maguire's Wicked.
Strictly Book Based

Written by Zoe

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   I LOVE HIM

he knows that all of this is risky. the child
                      complicates everything - a permanent bond
                      between the two of them, something that
                      can never break. this child… it is a symbol
                      of their everlasting LOVE.  

                      and he does not regret this child’s creation,
                      not one bit. he already loves HIM or HER,
                      his own flesh and blood. and fiyero wants
                      this, more than anything in the world. he wants
                      her, and this child, and he wants them to be
                      happy, no matter what he has to sacrifice.

                      and, deep down inside, he knows that she
                      wants this just as much as he does.

                      “of course… i understand.“ fiyero replies
                      with a nod, looking directly into her eyes
                      as he takes her emerald hands in his, trying
                      to be strong enough for all three of them.
                      ”we could go to KIAMO KO, and nobody
                      would ever be able to find us. it would be
                      SAFE. we could… we could start NEW lives,
                      and be HAPPY, and be FREE. i promise, fae…
                      i will not abandon you. i swear on my LIFE.“

                      and then he breaks away from their tight
                      embrace, placing his hands gently on her
                      belly, only slightly rounded with child. inside,
                      there is a face, a nose, two eyes, a mouth, a
                      beating heartbeat.

                      he is making the RIGHT choice.

                      ”she may never forgive us… but i do hope
                      that she understands.“

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Touch is something she is unfamiliar with. Or at least touch like this. Her nanny of course had held her but in the way one holds a pet snake. Melena would hold her when acceptable but often with some degree of reluctance or control. Frex held her but often more to hold her back. Nessa couldn’t if she had wanted to. Glinda had been all soft touches like sunlight up and down her body. Boq had been awkward bumps and brushing shoulders. There’d been the rough grab of guards and adversaries. Back slaps from Crope and teasing pokes from Tibbett but those were rare. Shoves that were half playful half forceful from Avaric. Hand squeezes from Dr.Dillamond.

But nothing like this.

This urgency, this need to be close and together. A feverish desire to be in each other’s arms. He was not her first lover and she was not his but it all felt so new and uncertain. Like exploring new territory.

The fact that there is a C H I L D growing inside her, living off her blood, heart beating in unison with her own, both disturbs her. The concept of another being inside her often causes her to wake up in the middle of the night coated with sweat. Makes her want to rip her own skin off. But a part of her is comforted by the fact. After all, if she had not wanted the babe she could’ve easily gotten rid of it. But she chose not to. Some part of her wants this. Wants to be with him always and forever. 

It can’t be real. She wasn’t supposed to have a story like this.

“This is the ultimate betrayal. And not just to Glinda, to your family and all of Oz. How am I possibly worth that?”

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ofthewinkies replied to your post “psttt do fiyeraba for the ship meme it will break your heart??”
ooc;; omg screaming bc a million fiyero dad jokes just came to mind + fiyeraba family and the holidays we should do it

YES.

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ofthewinkies said: psttt do fiyeraba for the ship meme it will break your heart??

SHIP MEME

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-who cries when someone dies in a movie-Fiyero
-who wears the ugly holiday garb-Fiyero buys but they both wear it
-who pays for the meals-Fiyero
-who slams the oven door and who plays the trombone- Elphaba slams the oven door, Fiyero plays the trombone
-who brings home stray animals-ELPHABA
-who leaves the bathroom door open-Fiyero
-who tells the ‘dad jokes’-F I Y E R OOOOOOOO
-who wants kids more- Fiyero
-who travels more-Both, but Elphaba slightly more
-who spends more cash-Fiyero
-who buys the things in infomercials- “But Fae it’s 9.99 if I call now!” “WE DON’T NEED A SNUGGIE!”
-who draws in the dust on their cars-Fiyero (canonically)
-who starts the snowball fights-Elphaba
-who throws away the directions to things-Elphaba
-who puts up holiday decor-Fiyero
-who is more likely to forget to bathe- Since she doesn’t bathe, Elphaba
-who gets more obsessed about things-Elphaba
-who sings in the shower more often-If she could shower, Elphaba
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ofthewinkies said: “I had no idea a baby could fart that loud!”

MOTHER OF THE YEAR

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“Well congratulations now you have that
in your life. Might I remind you that we
are in a bit of a life or death situation here
?” She says gripping Liir firmly as they
run her heart pounding more loudly than
she is accustomed to. 
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Maternity Memes

defiantcharms:

grumblygardens:

Memes about motherhood, having babies, and parenting. Some borderline NSFW and mildly offensive. Includes adoption!

Pregnancy& Motherhood

  • “But you’re hardly showing!”
  • “You are really big now!”
  • “Maybe it’s time to shop for something more flattering?”
  • “Maternity wear. You. You’ve gone without it for too long.”
  • “Did you hear the baby’s heartbeat?”
  • “How far along are you?”
  • “So when are you due?”
  • “Do you have nursery themes picked out?”
  • “Are you having a little boy or a little girl?”
  • “I know you went to get the ultrasound done.”
  • “You have to tell me if pregnancy sex is as kinky as I’ve heard it is!” 
  • “Just consider gender neutral colors for a second. Hear me out.”
  • “I’m just saying gendered colors are not as evil as people make them out to be.”
  • “You’re certain the baby isn’t someone else’s right?” 
  • “You can’t clean the cat box. There’s other stuff you can’t do while pregnant, either.”
  • “If you get put on bedrest, your entire house will fall apart and you know it.”
  • “So I guess you’ll go straight back to work after this?”
  • “Goodbye working world, hello stay-at-home-mommy! Right?”
  • “Your feet have got to be killing you!”
  • “Your boobs are gonna get so huge!” 
  • “You know you’ll be sore from breastfeeding, right?”
  • “So I guess you’re gonna pick a side in that breastfeeding and bottlefeeding thing, right?”
  • “I hope you’re not afraid to accept some help. You’ll need it.”
  • “I hope s/he is going to be pitching in more?”

Adoption

  • “You’re not gonna keep it, right? I mean face it, you’re not parenthood material!”
  • ”I understand you don’t want to keep the baby and I support whatever you want to do.”
  • “You’re giving up your baby to great parents. That’s not selfish.”
  • “That’s so selfish of you to not even think of your baby. Of course they want to know you more than two strangers just raising them!”
  • “Wait, so you’re adopting a baby?”
  • “I don’t think I’d be able to love a child that isn’t my blood.”
  • “You already love them so much. It’s obviously meant to be.”
  • “How much does a baby cost, anyway? Can’t you just buy a dog and call it even?”
  • “Are you afraid your paperwork will get rejected?”
  • “Does traveling to get your baby scare you?”
  • “Will you change their name?”
  • “Did something happen to the parents?”
  • “I’m certain you’re strong enough to answer their questions when they’re old enough to ask them.”
  • “You shouldn’t keep secrets about their life. Don’t lie to them about being adopted.”
  • “I wouldn’t call it lying. I would call it being selective. They don’t have to know they didn’t come out of your womb, right?”

Childrearing

  • “Once you have a kid, you lose everything. Your sex life, your party life, your quiet life. It’s gone.” 
  • “Those eighteen years go too fast.” 
  • “So what’s more exciting? The poopie Picassos at 3am or the green bean Van Goghs at dinner?”
  • “I guess you haven’t heard a modern music station in the past year. I guess you’ve memorized the soundtrack to the latest cartoon musical!”
  • “So is the sugary cereal for them or are you happy you get an excuse to eat it again?”
  • “Be honest. You play with your kid’s toys more than they do.”
  • “When they call for you, you feel like a superhero because you are their super hero.”
  • “When you accept that a toddler is just a tiny drunk college student having a meltdown, you start to feel better.”
  • “If I have to sit through the Wiggles one more time…”
  • “I like hanging out with you more than my child-free friends. You have food. You have ice pops. You also have Disney movies.”
  • “Lego bombs. Oh my god, lego bombs in the carpet..”
  • “The minivan was probably the sensible purchase.”
  • “I had no idea a baby could fart that loud!”
  • “Dressing baby girls is fun. Then they age three years and the boys get the better, tasteful clothing. Girls? No they get the glitter bombs from hell.”
  • “They say you love them the first time you hold them.”
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ofthewinkies:

                       "of course i would. i would do anything
                       for you, elphaba, and now that there is
                       a baby… our baby… it is my responsibility
                       to take care of both of you.“

                       maybe, he was being a little stupid. he
                       wasn’t thinking everything through, all
                       the repercussions and consequences
                       that would come with his rash decisions,
                       but he wanted to do his BEST for elphaba
                       and their child, and he was willing to give
                       up everything he had for THEM.

                       he loved them both so much. 

                       "i don’t think that we would be able to
                       stay here in the emerald city. it wouldn’t be
                       safe.“ fiyero muttered under his breath,
                       shaking his head. ”but… we could go to
                       kiamo ko. we would be SAFE there. my
                       people, they would protect us, and the
                       laws of the city… they don’t apply in
                       the vinkus. or… or we could just leave
                       oz. we could just… leave everything
                       behind and start a new life.“

                       as long as they could all be together,
                       fiyero would be willing to go to the ends
                       of the earth for elphaba and their child. 

                       ”RUN AWAY with me, fae.“

                       they could make this work. 

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Run away?

The idea is so tempting. Just be
with him. Not the Wicked Witch
of the West, not the Eminent
Thropp,not Glinda’s best friend,
not Fae the lady rebel, not Morrible’s
adept, just be his and him hers.
Allow herself to be a mother and
his lover. To just be. 

But can she? Can she turn her back on
the Animals and her family and Oz? Can
she let the Wizard win? Can she make
it all be for naught, resign herself to
having helped enough.

But can she also give him up? Watch
him marry Glinda and live out her days
until she and this c h i l d are inevitably
killed. Make him have to pretend to
celebrate her death? To never take
ownership of his own flesh and blood?
She doesn’t think she can. She isn’t
strong enough she realizes to choose
the revolution over him. She’s come
too far at this point. She feels repulsed
by herself but what can she do?

“Ok, I will.”

She says it, softly shocked at herself. 

“But we can’t leave Oz, I can’t
turn my back on my cause you
must understand that.”

She breathes heavily to rid the lump from her throat.

“Fuck, Glinda will never forgive us.”

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ofthewinkies said: ♢ / ✘ / ❀

MY INTERPRETATION 

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♢ What’s your opinion on different interpretations of your muse?-I think often she is made far too awkward and sympathetic than she actually is. I also hate the way her relationship with Fiyero is often portrayed as him having all the power and her just feeling glad he is there. She has more internal strength than that. People often write her too cold to Glinda but to kind to everyone else. I understand I’m basically just complaining about musical vs. book and there are a few Elphie rpers out there who have her down perfectly and they are part of the reasons I was inspired to make this blog. But yeah I don’t like how people forget that she is the Wicked Witch of the West who does try to kill a young girl over a pair of shoes despite everything. 

✘ Any unpopular opinions about your muse?- Essentially see above honestly. I write her as an awful bitch. Obviously with certain people (Glinda, Fiyero later on, Nessa etc.) she is kinder and warmer but in general Elphaba is needlessly cruel. In my opinion Wicked is not a book clearing the Witch’s name but instead making us understand how she became the way she is and showing that she is not pure evil but a human. Gregory Maguire wanted to show how the man became the monster (or more so to prove that the monster is still a man despite it all). That’s why I love Wicked it isnt black and white, good vs. evil, it’s all shades of grey. Elphaba is cruel and distant, she emotionally harms people, she is awful to her son, she believes that her way is the only way to go and that she can kill people if the means justify the ends. I mean she kills Manek who’s like 12 or something (not that I really care but you know). She’s just an awesome flawed character and I hate her being simply reduced to ‘misunderstood’ as the fandom seems to make her.

❀ Share a headcanon you have not shared.-Ummm, I really headcanon that a lot of her initial cruelness towards Boq and her discouragement of his feelings for Glinda as well as sabotaging their relationship came out of jealousy. She wanted Glinda for herself (not that she would’ve admitted it or understood it at that point) and Boq was in the way to a degree. Essentially I just headcanon that she had a crush on Glinda for the longest time and pined over her for like forever. It is a great contrast with Fiyero who is super in love and obsessed with her and she doesn’t really care about him in the beginning. As time goes by of course she falls in love with him but he was to her as she was to Glinda.

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ofthewinkies:

♚ continued from here ! 

                       "i know that this isn’t ideal, elphaba… 
                       but, this baby, i believe that it’s a
                       blessing in disguise.“

                       because, really, he loved her. she
                       didn’t want to say it back, but she
                       loved him too. maybe, this… this
                       baby would force their bond to
                       become PERMANENT.

                       this wasn’t going to be easy… but
                       he wanted it to work. for her, for the
                       baby, for THEM. for all of them. they
                       deserved to be HAPPY. 

                       "i’ll leave glinda… i'll leave the force…
                       i’ll do ANYTHING, fae. i want to be
                       there for you.“ 

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“You truly would?”

Now it’s her turn to be shocked. He
would leave it all behind for her? She
had never thought he would give any
response close to that. She had
thought that to him this was little
more than a youthful affair. Full of
passion and supposed love but nothing
more than a little rebellion before he
settled down for his real future.

Of course maybe secretly deep within her in the
part she never got close to, the part that had
delusions of a soul, she might have thought she
loved him. But that would never be spoken aloud.

Yet here he was pledging himself
to her and she feels lost and
scared and untrusting as usual.
She can only dare to hope he’s
telling the truth. 

“Fiyero I can’t ask that of you. If
you leave you become a traitor
and they’ll hunt you until they kill
you or they other way around.
You will never be able to go
home or rest. This child will be
a wanted man before he is born.
That’s not exactly playing house.”
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FUCK HIM AND HIS NICE ASS:

“now, that’s just CRUEL, elphaba. cruel
                      and completely unfair to boot.“

                      he let out a chuckle after that, one of
                      his signature grins growing on his lips
                      as he did. elphaba was one of the few
                      girls at this school who hadn’t fallen for
                      it… really, she was quite the conundrum.

                      was he even using that word correctly?

                      ”wait… you actually care? gee, that’s a
                      bit of a SURPRISE. thought that you just
                      put up with me because you get brownie
                      points with our teachers whenever you
                      tutor me, or something like that.“

                      was elphaba thropp blushing?

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Now it was her turn to be indignant and
embarrassed to boot. Of course he took
it that way. She would be an idiot to
suspect he thought anything else. She
knows she should be relieved but she
is mostly disappointed despite herself.

She whips her head around, her raven
hair slapping against the text book and
faces him with cold indignant eyes. 

“I don’t care about you idiot.
But I do care about Glinda.
She’d be a wreck if you got
kicked out of Shiz and I’d be
stuck dealing with the
emotional unravel. And
besides with the way things
are politically Oz needs your
country to have an acceptable
leader.”

There an answer that is devoid of emotion
and affection just like usual.

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  UNMOTIVATED IDIOT

 a mock look of hurt flashed across his
                      face as he dramatically placed a heavy
                      hand over his heart - copying galinda’s
                      flair for the dramatics, of course - before
                      he let out a chuckle, replying with,

                      “oh, come on, elphaba! i’m not that
                      bad! i’m not too bad at oz history,
                      and my marks in geography are not
                      terrible either. i just don’t like ALGEBRA.“

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 who was he kidding? his grades were
                      terrible! fiyero knew it, elphaba knew it,
                      everybody at shiz knew it… that’s why he
                      needed her in the first place. 

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“You are such an attention seeking drama queen.”

She says and pushes the book closer to him. 

“Honestly you and Galinda are perfect
for each other. You both put no effort
into anything but physical appearance
and live off the approval of others.”

A harsh thing to say about her two best friends
but who ever called Elphaba Thropp tactful? Or
good at having friends anyway. 

“But I’m not letting you fail, I care too much so study.”

She hardly realizes the affectionate phrase
exited her mouth until it is too late to take it
back and she feels her  cheeks burn.

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