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wicked posting

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and just for this moment, as long as you're mine, I've lost all resistance and crossed some borderline

Absolutely obsessed with this stunning commission I got from my friend Cass!! Check them out on bluesky.

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WICKED | 2024 + Scarecrow references

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Jonathan Bailey behind the scenes of WICKED

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WICKED (2024) dir. Jon M. Chu

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WICKED (2024) dir. Jon M. Chu

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there’s a serious drought of Fiyero fan content and I’ve made it my personal mission to rectify it so have a doodle from school

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writing fanfiction is constantly flipping between "this is a hobby i do for fun its not that serious" and "if this isnt my next greatest hit im going to back flip off the empire state building"

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the close-up shot on Fiyero and Feldspur’s legs as they walk into Shiz proper kills me, you’re telling me those two are so in sync they’re literally in step with each other even off the saddle? Fiyero struts about the place like a stallion cause his bff is a Horse? Is he wearing blue so they match??

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by ozdustblooms

Shiz University is a beacon of hope in the bleak landscape of the political upheaval rumbling under the surface of a 'perfect Oz' under the Wizard. Quadlings are often perceived as uncivilized and uneducated, but very few understand the reason why none of them seem to leave their home country, let alone attend university. The only Quadling student at Shiz is content to devote herself to her studies, not bothering to form bonds with the prejudiced students of Shiz, in desperate hopes to find a way to restore her homeland to its former glory after being ravaged by the Emerald City. With her 24th birthday looming down the Yellow Brick Road, where she is finally expected to meet the man she's been married to since childhood for the first time, she doesn't have much time to get an education and establish a plan of action.

But she could never have accounted for the arrival of a new student, determined to pull her out of the box she's tucked herself away in. Nor could she predict that the plight of Quadlings isn't the only thing awry in Oz, as Animal rights become more and more repressed. Life in Oz isn't what she expected, and if she's doomed to make friends and even fall in love, perhaps she can make a difference too.

Words: 5,339, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Rating: Mature

Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, F/M

Fandoms: Wicked (Movie 2024), Wicked - All Media Types, The Wicked Years Series - Gregory Maguire, Wicked - Schwartz/Holzman, The Wizard Of Oz (1939)

Relationships: Fiyero Tigelaar/Original Female Character(s), Elphaba Thropp/Galinda Upland, Nessarose Thropp/Avaric Tenmeadows

Characters: Original Female Character(s), Fiyero Tigelaar, Feldspur | Fiyero Tigelaar's Horse (Wicked), Elphaba Thropp, Galinda Upland, Nessarose Thropp, Avaric Tenmeadows, Boq Woodsman, Doctor Dillamond, Madame Morrible

Additional Tags: Politics, Arranged Marriage, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Propaganda, Fantasy and Fictional Setting Racism, Slow Burn, College, Shiz University, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Magic

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) — dir. James Cameron     

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When it comes to long-awaited films, there are few movies with as much anticipation as Wicked. Inspired by Gregory Maguire’s best-selling novel, it became a cultural juggernaut when it transitioned to the Broadway stage. Now, one can't talk about the Wicked Witch of the West without talking about Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda/Glinda (Ariana Grande). While the massive film has brought Oz’s witches to life like never before, it's Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) who’s most benefitted from the stage-to-screen transition.

Fiyero's roots can be traced back to author L. Frank Baum’s original Oz lore, though the Winkie Prince himself is Maguire’s creation. On stage, Fiyero is a lovable troublemaker who flirts, and of course, dances, his way through life. The big screen version of Wicked honors this while adding a uniquely wonderful twist to his Lothario nature. When Fiyero arrives in the show, he charms Galinda in a very similar way to what he does on screen, but Fiyero’s actions in the movie aren’t solely to impress Galinda. Rather, he is out to create a real sense of joy for everyone, an effort that is made clear through his flirtation. While an ensemble number on Broadway, his stage counterpart spends the whole of the song with Galinda, where the film has him flirt and dance with a multitude of Shiz students to help them celebrate life.

While Fiyero mirrors some of cinema’s most iconic “bad boys,”one of the best changes the movie makes is his sexual ambiguity. He shares his seductive side with all of his fellow students, no matter their gender. And, what’s more, he genuinely enjoys it, sharing some of his steamiest flirtations with male cohorts. It’s a wonderful way to not only shake up the archetype but also makes Fiyero himself feel more fleshed out. But the greatest alteration comes from his relationship with Elphaba.

Elphaba Reveals That Bailey’s Fiyero Is Deeper Than He Seems

On stage, Fiyero starts to show depth in the second act, but Wicked doesn’t make audiences wait for the second film to see that there is more to the character. Both of Fiyero’s scenes with Elphaba exist on stage, but Bailey and Erivo fill their interactions with nuance. Both actors give their first meeting new meaning with the screen version. The musical usually plays this moment as an unpleasant introduction, but Erivo and Bailey play the scene as an undeniable flirtation. It’s a fantastic way to set up Elphaba’s upcoming conflict and solidify the complication that brews below Fiyero’s surface. Bailey brings a boyish charm to the scene that makes it clear he is undeniably taken with Elphaba (the first person in the film to be so), and he continues to add depth to the character after he and Elphaba free the imprisoned lion cub.

She gets under his skin in a way no one else can. While many in Shiz lust for Fiyero, no one can see his internal unhappiness except for her. When she touches him, Bailey shifts his performance and makes it clear that she is the first person to make Fiyero really look within and question what he wants out of life. It’s a beautiful way to foreshadow the conflict he will continue to face in the second part of Wicked and pulls on the heartstrings of moviegoers. He immediately goes from a lovable flirt to a relatable, deeply complicated young man who just might find himself in the woman who will eventually be perceived as Oz’s greatest villain.

Indeed, there is no denying that Wicked has used its new medium to reinvent Fiyero. From twisting an age-old archetype to Bailey’s fantastically intricate performance, he’s become a far more interesting version of the character. As audiences anticipate the next installment, it’s safe to say that Fiyero is set up for even more exploration.

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first chapter is written, just needs editing! I love fiyeraba, but that is definitely not gonna be in this fic (I just want to write short fics of them being happy, which is not this long story I'm trying to do)

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Wizard of Oz // Wicked

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not that it matters to anyone but me, but the fucking. the map from the shiz university website is wrong. the gardens are on the right in the map, and on the left in the movie. and it's throwing me off

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new reaction image

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Fiyeraba + text posts (6/∞) ━ the sentimental edition part 1