#elphabaoftheopera

[elphabaoftheopera]

oh my god

elphabaofthethroppera

I've had this URL since 2011 why did this only hit me now??

[melop-sia]

HELLO @elphabaoftheopera ! i hope youre doing well! ive arrived with more lfay thoughts and some analysis!!!!!!!! 🥳

READING THOUGHTS:

im so, so glad i rereading lfay, it is honestly such an awesome fic and the writing so amazing! personally, since this was kind of my first time reading through the entire thing without multiple day breaks, i was definitely able to pick up on less obvious details (which are compiled below!) that made everything so much better!!! i genuinely felt like i was experiencing the story again for the first time, which made me able to appreciate and become engaged with the more emotional scenes and chapters! some of my favourites of these include chapter 23 (i was evidently moved enough to leave a comment mid read 😅😅), chapter 28 and chapter 34.

for sister sunrise, the description of elphaba reflecting over her room for the last time really got me :') the paragraph was written super beautifully and after going through most of the story i reallyy felt the nostalgic and sentimental aspect.!!!! dorothy and the dark was already a pretty emotional last chapter, but in particular fiyeraba saying goodbye to glinda and elphaba reflecting on her relationship with fiyero to get through the dark were some i really appreciated and loved!

aside from that, i loved being able to notice how elphaba went from following the rules to playing by her own since it was written with a pretty clear distinction! despite it, you managed to still write her so in character and i applaud you for it! 😁

i was wondering, was it difficult for you to write each character through all of these emotions and emotional scenes? im super in awe of how well characterised they are, i can't lie my mind started mixing some of the musical and this fic together because of it how accurate it all is!!! 👏

EDIT: i was also wondering, which parallel in lfay is your favourite / was the most fun to write in?

PARALLELS:

i pride myself soo much in picking up on these! i planned to have screenshots of all of them, but unfortunatly because of the image limit ill just have to describe some 😔 nevertheless, i hope you like reading through this segment and id like to thank @mystic-oni for his much appreciated help in finding some of these!

i loved how this parallel really developed from the beginning of their relationship, with the bickering turning cute banter :) 💕

i HAD to include this one, it is so so sweet and the parallels were all incorporated so well and warmed my heart ❤️❤️

along with these, there was also nessa making the same "you look dreadful" comment to elphaba at shiz and at kiamo ko, each in very different tones that made the second time very heartfelt :')

EXTRAS:

as well as parallels, i noted some a few references related to the book 🥳 i also noticed a few things that sounded similar but i wasn't sure were exactly parallels 🧐 but still wanted to include anyway... so here they are 😁!!! some captioned, some not but i hope you enjoy all!

i was super surprised at myself for initally not finding the lyrics snuck into the poem, but it was a pleasant surprise nonetheless!! also picked up on the mention of sarima from the book during chapter 14!

ANOTHER EDIT: another reference i got after watching wicked again was elphaba's book "discord and discontent" was mentioned by dr dillamond (can't recall in what way though 🥲)!

i noticed elphie celebrating in a similar way at going to shiz and getting into the sorcery seminar, she makes me so :))) SHE IS SO HOPEFUL AND DESERVES EVERYTHING!!!! i absolutely adore how you wrote her so excited and youthful during the act 1 chapters 🥺💕💕

fiyero having the same reaction to elphaba's temper from two different "lives" 💞 i can't help but love this little detail! i also picked up on how fiyero jokes about seeing the present in chapter 20 in comparison to him being sincere about it in the epilogue! super super subtle but one of my favourites !! there was also when elphaba sarcastically suggested enjoying the ocean in ev to considering in the last chapter, i laughed when i first read it and i still do when i think about it :)))

EXTRAS

nearing the last few chapters, i maaayyyy have impulsively made a LFaY chapter naming quiz 😇 it is linked below, i hope you have fun with it!

FINAL REGARDS

overall, im so glad i took the time to read over this outstanding fic, i don't think i could ever get tired of your writing!! ❤️❤️ i look forward to seeing more of your work, and im very excited to hear that there may be new works coming!!!!! however long that takes, i can't wait to be here yet again in support! :)))

[the-haiku-bot]

that doesn’t even

scratch the surface there are so

so many of them

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

how to explain to non-americans that the better call saul ads aren’t exaggerated for comedic effect they are super normie

[wickedobsessed101]

"A Dance of Desire": A Tale by Fae'sFlower

Summary: A lavender rose hidden behind her back. Notes signed with a single, sweeping letter. Pink ribbons and raven tresses. A passionate love stronger than the walls of the great Ozma Regent Opera House itself. And the consequences when that passion becomes blinded by obsession.

Gelphie 💖💚. Booksical. AU.

Special shout-out and thank you to @artsspangledpumpkin for the beautiful cover art! And to @elphabaoftheopera for walking me through how to embed and center it on AO3 😅!

Chapter 1: "En Avant": Glinda knows her spot at the Ozma Regent Opera House isn't in the spotlight, yet someone takes notice of her anyway.

Read on FF.NET and AO3

[emjaypanda]

@sexygaywizard @elphabaoftheopera Fixed it.

[lavalierre]

tagged by @ringneckedpheasant to post my top 5 on repeat songs!

tagging @mothmanwashere @autismking @ashestoashesjc @elphabaoftheopera and anyone else that wants to play a long lol

[mel-mcz]

Tagged by @elphabaoftheopera 💕

ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

A national singer, I think. Don't really like her style, but my parents liked her, I suppose.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?

Last week, after a very good fic. Found family always makes me teary, but this one was so well written, so perfect that I couldn't hold the tears in (and if I feel like sometimes I relate to a lonely sad boy Tim Drake, well...).

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?

Nope. And frankly don't plan to, ever.

WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED?

Besides mandatory PE in school, none.

DO YOU USE SARCASM?

Occasionally, but I don't like to (sometimes the urge to is stronger than my will power).

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?

Dunno. Their stance? The way they hold themselves, the intonation of voice, the words they choose in certain moments, their phrasing. It helps me understand them better so I can know how to respond accordingly (which is what makes texting so hard for me).

WHAT'S YOUR EYE COLOUR?

Brown.

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?

Scary movies with happy endings, or just generally not a very bad, horrible end.

ANY TALENTS?

I always was told I was the best of my class in the ballet studio I used to go, but it's been a very long while since then (unfortunately 😭). Besides that, I am talented with a pen, pencil and occasionally a brush, and I think my writing is pretty decent for someone who never payed much attention to English classes (and also I know my Tengwar and Tehtar very well).

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?

In Royal Engenho.

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?

To read. I like it, like A Lot. I don't count, but it must be several hundred thousand words per week before my eyes. I also like to listen to music 24/7, I can't stand the silence while I'm working or cleaning the house or just Being™.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?

A little lady kitten called Luna, grey as her namesake with the clearest blue eyes and definitely some vision issue.

HOW TALL ARE YOU?

Metrically I'm 1,55m... don't know how much that is in feets.

FAVOURITE SUBJECT?

World history. Not national history, though. If anyone out here at Tumblr knows anything about Brazilian history, then they know it's a nightmare of dozens of changes in the span of a few decades. Hated it back then!

DREAM JOB?

I'd be contempt with a desk job, with fixed hours and a good enough salary. I'm tired of working with no fixed hours! Random schedules! I like the safety of predictability. Besides, that would allow me to actually act on my secondary hobbies, maybe start dancing again.

TAGGING

@kennapotterblack @deardiary17 @sherl-grey @phenanthreneblue @nerdie-faerie @ anyone else who wants to join.

[starspangledpumpkin]

tagged by my pal the awesome @elphabaoftheopera

ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

I am named after my father's late mother because my parents couldn't agree to name me Erin or Stephanie, so my mom threw in grandma's name because she knew my dad wouldn't be able to say no.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?

Just now. I was watching Queen Charlotte and Brimsley and Reynolds were dancing in the shadows because the shadows is the only place they could be together and then they faded to Brimsley dancing all by himself.

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?

No.

WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED?

I did swimming, tennis, softball, rock climbing, and I lettered in colorguard

DO YOU USE SARCASM?

Mostly for comedic purposes.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?

I never really thought about it, but I suppose it's more the fact that there's a person in front of me and I need to figure out their mood so I know how to tone how I speak to them.

WHAT'S YOUR EYE COLOR?

Brown

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?

Yes, but I am a sucker for a happy ending.

ANY TALENTS?

I don't know if I really believe in talent anymore. I believe people can have an aptitude for something, things that make sense to them faster, but any skill someone would be deemed "talented" at is usually achieved through practice. So I would say that I am skilled as a writer, artist, and baker, but there is still plenty of room for me to grow.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?

Not saying.

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?

Writing, drawing, baking, and watching movies.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?

I have one dog who is technically my mom's dog.

HOW TALL ARE YOU?

5'10

FAVORITE SUBJECT?

I always enjoyed English and History when I was in school.

DREAM JOB?

Writer, but only if I could be a writer where a publishing company does all the work for me instead of expecting me to do all the legwork in PR and advertising for my book and make me have a social media platform. I'd wish to have no social media, like Neil Gaiman.

TAGGING @ironicomet @ayadiefair @willowlark369 @jetainia and anyone else who'd like to participate

[ilovemybarricadebabies]

Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead? Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed? Were you writing a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy? In fifty years, will all this be declassified? And you'll confess why you did it (<- especially this part) And I'll say, "Good riddance" 'Cause it wasn't sexy once it wasn't forbidden I would've died for your sins Instead, I just died inside And you deserve prison, but you won't get time You'll slide into inboxes and slip through the bars You crashed my party and your rental car You said normal girls were boring But you were gone by the morning You kicked out the stage lights But you're still performing

And in plain sight you hid But you are what you did And I'll forget you, but I'll never forgive The smallest man who ever live

-- "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" by Taylor Swift. One of her best bridges ever.

Tagging: @vinkunwildflowerqueen @elphabaoftheopera @queer-Cosette and anyone else who wants to do it.

reblog w the song lyrics in your head NOW. either stuck in yr head or what yr listening to

[badsalmonella]

Hi just out of curiosity where are you getting the bootlegs of Camelot? I really really want to see it but have no way of doing that before it closes.

Hey, there are two bootlegs for Camelot that I've seen floating around

One is from this seller

https://www.tumblr.com/elphabaoftheopera/720522334479532032?source=share

And here is the other

https://www.tumblr.com/medium-observation/716087297849835520/may-release?source=share

They're both being sold for money atm, so I'll admit I haven't actually SEEN them, also I'm trying to stay away from bootlegs til I see the show. So I can't vouch for the quality or anything. (I've just seen the screenshots from these bootlegs floating around and I've been using them as art ref......cuz it itches my brain in the meantime)

[wickedobsessed101]

Ten First Lines Game

Rules: Share the first line of ten of your most recent fanfics and then tag ten people. Don't have ten? Not to worry, just share what you have.

Tagged by: @elphabaoftheopera (and I'm finally getting around to doing this XD)

I'm posting with the FF.net links, but all of these are also available on my AO3!

The Photographs: Glinda squealed as she tore the wrapping paper from the package.

Positions In Life: Elphaba’s favorite place in the world was her secret reading nook.

With Every Heartbeat: Focus. She had to focus. But focusing was the last thing her brain could do.

I'd Give It All For You: Fiyero loved his princely life.

The Path Of Least Resistance: Fiyero looked at the map in his hand, though he didn't have to.

A Pretty Girl In A Dress: Glinda frowned at the dresses in her closet.

By Bubble: Glinda slowly knelt in front of the wreckage in the cornfield.

High Tea: Galinda knew that her roommate would be reading.

Eye of The Needle: Elphaba's eyes drifted between the thick biology packet in front of her and the bare dress form in the corner.

Birthdays, Bobbins, & Bubbles: "You got the banner?" Fiyero pointed to the long posterboard with 'Happy 38th Birthday, Miss Villy' painted in green puffy paint, leaning against the wall.

Tagging: @lightningprince25 @raven-curls @starspangledpumpkin @mudefrau @festivating @cultishsocialgathering @lillifaba @merinathropp @gliyerabaa @deeplyshalllow

[the-shark-is-a-mammal]

Thanks for the tag!

No pressure tags: @pikachu-buttslut @blurrilines @elphabaoftheopera @jennyfair7 @andrewlloydwebber and anyone else who wants to

i found a cool tag game on twitter and i really wanna import it (o^ ^o)

this picrew + the last song you listened to :]

no pressure tags: @blood-loving-leech @overtaken-boredom @lesbianthatyaps @kameonerd566 @hexedvampire @laczki @anonymous-shxtposter @fleurafae @flovqy + anyone who wants to do it <3

[lavalierre]

Tagged by: @elphabaoftheopera (hey thanks!)

Last song I listened to: “Blush” by Orville Peck (unless you count me singing “Little April Showers” from the Bambi soundtrack to myself all morning)

Currently watching: Dungeon Meshi, Abbott Elementary

Spicy / sweet/ savory: Yes.

Relationship status: Kraft singles

Current obsessions: Dungeon Meshi, Orville Peck, Omar Apollo, house renovation tiktoks

Fav color: jewel tones?

Tagging: @mothmanwashere @ashestoashesjc @autismking @ringneckedpheasant

[starspangledpumpkin]

Ten First Lines Game

Tagged By: @elphabaoftheopera

Rules: Share the first line of your most recent fanfics and them tag ten people. Don't have ten? Not to worry, just share what you have.

From most to least recent using FFN as my frame of reference.

"Hermione had been watching with horror along with everyone else at the obstacles each Champion had to face and was sure that the four of them would suffer from nightmares for the rest of their lives." (This is Why sequel to Because Why Not)

"Once upon a time in a far off kingdom, there was a beautiful castle deep in the mountains." (I Can't Make You Love Me)

"What on earth was Elphaba doing at a festival all by themself?" (Bucket List)

"Winter was the easiest time of year for Hermione." (Life Line)

"A rapid knock came at Fiyero's door much too early on the first Saturday morning of winter break." (Seven Again)

"Elphaba stared at herself in the mirror while she waited for Galinda to free up the bathroom." (Flowers in her Hair)

"Hermione's fingers flew across her keyboard, her music playing through her hearing aids." (Providing Leverage)

"Being dead was great." (Someone New)

"Luna's car was cursed." (Cursed Cars and Haunted Hotels)

"A cough wracked Viktor's body." (I Will Not Explain)

Tagging: @willowlark369 @ayadiefair @jetainia

[melop-sia]

for @elphabaoftheopera

WOOT WOOOOOT!!! TO CELEBRATE THE FINAL CHAPTER BEING RELEASED, ME AND MYSTIC THOUGHT OF A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS TO ANSWER IN REGARDS TO LFAY!!!!!!!!!!! TO SHOW OUR GRATITUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What was your overall experience / journey reading the fic?

esper / melop-sia: when i started reading, i was instantly hooked. i genuinely don't think i have liked a fic this much as this one. i loved it so much that id actively check my gmail inbox every hour or so to see if a new chapter was posted 🥲 the most chapters i read in a row was 6, and that was when i first discovered the fic!!! after, i became a slow reader and soaked up every little description you wrote because i didn't wanna miss anything– thats probably why i noticed so many parallels 😁!! doing that also let me take it your writing and it's awesome! even awesome enough to get me back into reading stuff! hell, this fic was a reason why i bought gregory maguire's wicked novel 😅 it lit back a love for reading that i hadn't seen for a few years at least! and back to parallels, they were undoubtedly a key part of enjoyment in my journey with lfay! i always got so excited when i found one and wouldn't hesitate to kick around all energised 🥳🥳 im so glad that you went the extra mile by adding the parallels, it vastly improved my reading experience!

mystic / mystic-oni: Okay I've gotta admit I'm not usually the romantic type but they r so cute omgggggg 🥺

I think if i could change anything about the story or my experience reading it i would leave everything the same. It was just something fun, exciting and immersive i could go to after a rough day and although I am guilty of sometimes having one or two chapters stacked up after forgetting to read 😅, I was never finding myself not wanting to read it unless I was trying to savour it for a time when I would need it most. Plus gave me something extra to talk about with esper/melop-sia 😁😁😁

Especially if we were both reading a chapter at the same time. O ye and the characters are so well done and like the ones we all know so sometimes i just forget i'm reading something fan made because it's that good. I actually sometimes finding myself just melding the two together on accident (i mean thats probably expected considering i'm still somewhat new to the wicked fandom but still it wouldnt be possible if the characters weren't portrayed accurately)!

What about the AU stood out to you (in comparison to the adapted material)?

esper: i think what really stood out to me was how much more you fleshed out each character in comparison to the musical. i loved how you gave everyone another layer of personality along with the ones already set by the musical, yet keeping dialogue and interactions so on point 💓! one thing that is so important to me is a character's personality being accurate. i have so much less enjoyment with a fic when characters are written completely different to their "source", so it was a relief and delight to see the consistent characterisation ⭐️⭐️⭐️!!! a bit off topic but i also really liked how you included some references from the book!

mystic: Well, i've only seen one of the musicals on yt (so far, might read the book cuz esper has it and she said she could lend it to me after they had finished it 😁😁). I really felt though from my experience with wicked (not much but anyways 😅) it really fleshed out more of the characters, like how elphaba has nyctophobia cuz it just added another like, obstacle and really added to her character and existing challenges. Also like the letters were a crucial part of moving this fic away from the original material, im rlly proud of myself because while it was in the part of the story where letters were most important, i noticed a lot of familiarity with something but i couldn't figure out what. Then i remembered i had seen the movie "You've got mail" and it was one of the inspirations which i love and made me enjoy the story even more just because it felt familiar in a way.

What was your favourite chapter? Why?

esper: wooof that is a hard questionn 😯😯 i have a few favourites, but ill try to limit it to one or two...... after a bit of thinking, i think i have to say 11 and 19: each for pretty different reasons admittedly 😅. for one, i loved 19 particularly because of how sweet the fiyeraba date was!!! it was the [infodumping gf] and [polite listening bf] dynamic that i lovee so much 🥺🥺🥺 it was so cuteee!!!! the angst was saddening to say the least, but i really enjoyed how you wrote their dialogue and how they finally came to an agreement.

and. onto 11. that chapter was just insane /pos. it was so good i reread it multiple times and thought about it for a while and, at the same time was utterly speechless. i can say one thing though: the yearning. THE YEARNING!!!!!!!! the yearning was so good dudee!!!!!! i usually don't even like yearning but it was just wild how caught up they were both getting and the suspense was palpable. it was so impactful and therefore one of my favourites. close runner up for most favourites is 9 i loved how it finally broke down the established initial barrier and tension between elphaba and fiyero in an engaging way!! another runner up is 21 for an awesome sequence of scenes that made me feeeellll 🥺 soon to be elaborated on!

mystic: Oke im gonna be honest, in order to answer this question i found myself skimming over a lot of chapters that i had remembered i liked and i cant decide on one because they were all so great or had an important event that i couldn't compare to other chapters. I was planning on going into specifics but since i'm so torn im gonna save it for the moments question 😭

Tysm for the indecisiveness cuz all ur chapters are soo good u should be proud. Also it gave me a reason to look back to try and find my favourite and although i didnt get a clear result it was really refreshing reading the older chapters again.

What was your favourite scene or moment? Why?

esper: I HAVE A FEW FOR THIS ONE TOO!!! the first one that comes to mind is fiyero getting to kick jozsef's ass 😁 i absolutely loved how he got back at him after so long and im just a sucker for people getting what they deserve 🥳!!! it was an awesome inclusion and i was so satisfyed with how that turned out. alsooo i loved fiyeraba's bickering pre-museum break in, it definitely wasnt the first or last time i audibly laughed at something in this fic! and elphaba playing go fish with dorothy was hilarious and not near anything i expected for the last chapter of the main story 😅😅😅 that as well as her warming up to dorothy was simply amazing to me!

onto a more wholesome moment, i loved the dance between fiyero and elphie in the empty ozdust, it was such an intimate and romantic moment between them and i couldn't help but love them more after 🥺 following that, the scene of glinda and elphaba making up with each other and becoming friends again! it was just amazing and all around so pleasant to read!!! another few follow ups, glinda confronting fiyero and forgiving him, as well as starting the party! it was a nice flow of funny to touching and then hopeful!

mystic: oke for me its gotta be those bits where elphie does something cool or funny, like in chapter five when Jozsef was tryna splash her with water and she just dumped it all back on him, like that was pretty badass. Also the petition bit in chapter 7 had me dyinggggggg 💀💀💀 (especially the intimidation and fear, i found it pretty funny and also smart how they used that to get people to support their cause). Also the closet bit in chapter nine was really memorable, and exciting to read and I think most people really liked that part. Just the awkwardness and tensionnnnnn aaaaaaah!!! 😁🥲👏👏👏

Okay, and im sure the Ozdust in chapter 13 had everyone on the edge of their seats (Depending on whether u were sitting 😅) when all the secrets were revealed and the truth was spilled everywhere. Ending with quick escape and a great cliffhanger that kept everyone wondering about the chapters to come. There are so, so, so many more but I end up forgetting where after I try to reread (maybe i should have written notes or something idk 😆). Once again thank you so much for making these truly ✨magical✨ moments for people to enjoy.

Thoughts on the ending / last chapter?

esper: i know i already wrote my thoughts in a comment before, but now we have the epilogue so i can talk about that too!! for one, i don't think i would've had the ending any other way. 34 just had a great balance between presented aspects: it was heart-warming but bittersweet. not to mention such a satisfactory read after keeping up for the last month or two!

honestly im so happy about 35!!! honestly after the roller coaster of the "act 2 chapters" im glad we got a tonn of fluff. it was a wonderful peek into fiyeraba's new life and it was sooo cute 🥺🥺 genuinely loved it so much, another one of my favourite chapters❣️ im glad their story got to continue on into a fulfilling lifestyle for both of them 💗💗💗

mystic: Perfect. I didn't think too much about the last chapter before I read it because i didn't really want to go in with a predetermined idea of what I thought would happen because I just knew it might ruin the experience although I was very excited for it and did ponder for... maybe a minute or two 👀, and I came to the conclusion that I wasn't really sure where they would be next, but the fact they got to be together in the end without disturbance was good enough for me. I feel like the mood and especially the dialogue at the end of the chapter and just everything was more than I could have wanted, it was really good and never did I expect she would still be able to help the animals even after she moved and decided to try and just live a quiet, worry-free and normal life with Fiyero. Also just about the chapters before the epilogue, which i also really enjoyed, like how well Elphie got along with Dorothy, how she ultimately beat her final obstacle - her enemy since the beginning, the dark. Also Glinda in charge and Morrible in prison 😈✨🥳 yayyyyy 🎊

Final thoughts

esper: i thank you so much for this fic, it has really helped me through these few weeks and i commend you for making a fic worth all the praise given and more!!!!! im a little sad to see this journey over now, but im glad i was able to be part of it and get my friend into it too! ill likely be rereading as well as consuming some of your past content in waiting for your next project!! i really hope to experience that too 💖 sending much love and support

mystic: One of the only times that I can't help myself from writing "also" way too much because there are so many things I loved about this. Love, Fae & Yero was an adventure that I really felt apart of, and I hope I'm not too attached to let go of it now 😭😭😭

Me and esper spent a while writing this and they and I really want to thank you for your hard work, we tried to have this finished by a certain time and spent a while thinking of our questions as well as the most important things we should say. Hope we weren't too late 😅

AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WRITING!!!!!

FROM ESPER AND MYSTIC 💚❤💖

[starspangledpumpkin]

This is just @elphabaoftheopera 's fic Love, Fae and Yero

Elphaba who starts venting to Dorthy and ends up having a full on therapy session that ends with Dorthy winning monopoly 👀