#fiyeraba fanfiction

[wickedly-mindless-and-careless]

trying to get back into fic writing bc I have a multi-chapter fiyeraba au fic idea that won't leave my brain. if any other fic writers have any tips/tricks/advice, I would be forever grateful 💚

[vinkunwildflowerqueenupdates]

Just updated the Masterlist with fics I've written in the past year; because if there's anything I excel at, it's doing an in-depth project and then forgetting to keep it current.

But people seem to be actually finding it (hi and thank you), so it reminded me that... oh yes, I have written things more recently than this list.

[vinkunwildflowerqueen]

To the green girl on platform 4 around 7.20 am (m4w, 27):

When my alarm went off this morning and I saw how dark it was, and heard on the radio that storms were forecast, it took all my willpower to get out of bed and not skip work. I'm glad I didn't now. The city always looks greener underneath the clouds, yet nothing shone brighter than you this morning.

A Fiyeraba epistolary-form meet-cute

[elphabaoftheopera]

Give the title of your next fic and describe it in three words. Then pass this on.

Hey! Thank you for sharing!

So I am chipping away at a Fiyeraba chapter fic. I do NOT have a title for it yet because they usually come to me much later and nothing has struck me yet. The doc title is just: PM AU. Mysterious!

3 words to describe it: Passionate, Fateful, Idiots.

Those words can also describe Elphaba and Fiyero in it. Passionate fateful idiots.

[deeplyshalllow]

Classic Fiyeraba fic recommendations

So, with the new movie coming out, I've seen a lot of requests here for people to write Fiyeraba particularly happy Shiz era stuff, and like guys, guys, I did not spend my formative teen years in the Wicked fanfiction.net section for people to act like the amazing fics there don't even exist.

So here is my list of the fics and authors so great that I remember it over a decade later

Obviously, given we have never had a situation before where people know act 1 but not act 2, there will be spoilers and act 2 stuff in a bunch of these, but please check them out.

(a few of the authors I know are still around tumblr I've tagged, but feel free to tell me if you want me to take it off).

Authors in no particular order:

Tiggy the Hopeless Romantic - Honestly just read anything this woman wrote, I think if anyone said Fiyeraba fanfic this would be the first name I think of - bonus that a lot of the stuff is easily digestible fluffy oneshots

Merina Thropp @merinathropp on Tumblr - Writes beautifully, I remember getting very excited when she uploaded new fic. I particularly remember her Fiyero's Shiz era twitter fic and her extended As Long As You're Mine fic

HC247 @a-partofthenarrative on Tumblr - Writes such lovely fluff and I think double digits on alaym fics! Particularly remember her Once Upon a Kiss series and Masquerade. She mostly writes POTO stuff now but I see occasionally get an alert in my inbox from her.

alinaandalion - another fantastic Fiyeraba writer (god there are so many) I particularly remember her for her A Drop in the Bucket series, which are a lovely series of Fiyeraba oneshots.

CrazyBeagle - one of the people on the Wicked section who has made the transition to real life friend. But I knew her for her fics before we became friends. To Feel is post musical fic which is a lovely realistic continuation of Fiyeraba's journey. Unlimited is a modern retelling of Wicked which I really enjoy though I have been told multiple times it will never be updated no matter how much I threaten.

Scandalacious Intentions @scandalaciousintentions on Tumblr - Candy is the other Wicked friend who has become an irl friend (and I am most certainly the only person who still calls her Candy). She is much better known for her Tonks/Lupin stuff, but I always loved what she wrote for Wicked. Witchy Woman was her first Wicked fic I still very much enjoy it.

Girlscout4ever wrote ever so beautifully. Cheap Rented Room is such a fantastic expanded ALAYM.

ElphabaROCKS - wrote a lot of very good Fiyeraba fluff

Vinkanwildflowerqueen @vinkunwildflowerqueen on Tumblr - I imagine a lot of you know her already as she is still writing! She writes a lot of very good Fiyeraba au fics

Fermantoso - one of the funniest writers in the section! Chasing Elphie is the one I remember best, au but funny and sweet.

Danderson - slightly more bookverse than a lot of the other writers here but still great fics!

Kaylle - There are Nights, is always the one people (including me) remember as it's one of the most beautiful pieces of fanfiction on the Wicked section, but all of her work is lovely.

Lost Ozian - Well known for her humour, The Fiyero User Manual springs immediately to mind, my favourite is actually her serious au fic Different

Me - debated whether to add this, but I was also part of the section back in the day, and I know people enjoyed my fics too, though God knows I've improve my writing in the last decade and a half - in terms of Fiyeraba my strongest were probably A Moment and Living. Perfect Together is unquestionably the best fic I wrote for Wicked, although it's more Flinda.

Individual Fics:

Like a Swan on a Lake - this fic was actually well after my time but I happened to read it and I love love love it! AU of Fiyero if both girls defied gravity together and it does such a good job of showing his intelligence

Broccoli - I remember this one being very sweet Shiz era Fiyeraba

According to Plan - funny fic, fun twist ending

Sincerely, an annoyed Shiz student - not strickly Fiyeraba but you should read it. It is a very fun parody.

It's a long way to fall - This was actually the fic I created a fanfic account for, because I hadn't realised you could anonymous review! A fun arranged marriage AU

Please, please add to this list if you have other recs, mine are about 10 years out of date. Also apologies if I've missed any out as there's so many good ones and it is 2am.

[sweetgladesofhemlock]

We don’t talk about “booksical” Fiyero enough, like so many aspects of his character from the book (being a POC from a marginalized tribe, experiencing discrimination) give his character and relationship with Elphaba much more depth. But I feel like (especially in fics) people always treat musical and book Fiyero as completely separate characters, but honestly, giving the popular, jockish prince a background of racial discrimination and cultural assimilation could be SO interesting.

(might write a fic tbh)

[hornvey]

Seeing the wicked fandom expand because of the movie is giving me every reason to live right now

I wake up in the morning and I read all the new stories and before I go to bed I read any new stories that have been published throughout the day

Even though I’m not a writer and am just a happy bystander I want to let all the writers (old and new) keep going all your fics are amazing and I love them

[ghostmaggie]

picture of your face in an invisible locket

The Scarecrow notices when Dorothy can’t sleep. He notices, and he talks to her. About little nothings, at first, gradually building into conversations and familiarity. Then one night, as if he's been building up to it, he says, very softly, “She's not as wicked as they say.“

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During the day, when they’re moving, traveling, marveling at the wondrous sights of Oz, everything seems fine. Or as fine as things can be, when on the other hand her life is upside down and she’s trapped in a strange world and everything is just a little bit terrible.

Her companions are pleasant enough, if endlessly strange, and while their mission is odd and uncertain, something fuzzy around the edges of this place keeps it from feeling truly frightening.

But at night, when she can’t sleep, afraid of the way the bright colors still dance behind her closed eyes and the unfamiliar sounds creep into her ears, the Scarecrow notices.

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(i wrote this like two and a half years ago and forgot to ever crosspost it, but it's been getting a lot of hits again with the movie and i'm still proud of it, so here it is with a schmancy new cover :D

oh also, HUGE SPOILERS for act two of wicked, so if you're trolling tags or fics based on having seen the movie alone, read at your own risk. much love.)

[eurydicees]

witch hunter & scarecrow (will you tell me your name?) (fiyeraba, 7875 words)

She meets the Scarecrow first, and for some reason, she chooses to trust him. Maybe this changes everything. 5 times the Scarecrow and Dorothy talk about wickedness, and 1 time she finally understands.

not the first i'm publishing but this was technically the first wicked fic i wrote! not my usual writing style but it was a fun one to work on :D

[hollypunkers]

[wickedly-mindless-and-careless]

I've been reading through a lot of fiyeraba fics lately and also trying to find the inspiration to write my own (bc I have ideas, I just don't know how to get them out of my brain). Anyways, if anyone would like to recommend to me their favorite fiyeraba fic that they've read/written, I would love to read them 🥰 I do prefer ones that are a little happier (or at least have a happy-ish ending), but I'm willing to give anything a chance.

(can be from movie, stage musical, or book, I'm not too particular)

[vinkunwildflowerqueenupdates]

Vinkunwildflowerqueen Wicked Fanfic Masterlist

People have asked, so here it is (It's a WIP).

If you have any categories you'd like me to add, let me know.

If you're looking for:

Author's Favourites (of my own)

Greg Award Winners

Oneshots

Series

Fics inspired by other works (TV, movies, literature, etc)

Fics inspired by songs

Canon-divergent fics (post-Lion Cub)

Post-canon

Canon compliant fics- Act 1

Canon compliant fics- Intermission

Canon compliant fics- Act 2

As Long As You're Mine centred fics

Gen/non-Fiyeraba fics

Holiday centred fics

[vinkunwildflowerqueen]

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.

I was tagged by @a-partofthenarrative 🥰🥰🥰

“When are you going to ask me to marry you?” He Just Knew (Wicked musical)

It felt like Eddie had always known Buck. How Buck and Eddie Began (9-1-1)

Glinda attended her first wedding when she was just three years old; acting as the flower girl when her mother’s brother married. Project Popular (Wicked musical)

Eight hours, fifty-three minutes and… some twenty-odd seconds until the wedding. Nothing Comes From Nothing (Wicked musical)

Eddie finally snapped. Over ducks, of all things. Zing, Zing, Zing (went my heartstrings) (9-1-1)

They all loved the 118 gatherings at Bobby and Athena’s, but Eddie was quite sure that no one loved them as much as Buck did. Blame it on the TikTok: BlueTit Nest Box Camera (9-1-1)

Eddie was used to Buck’s random rabbit holes of “fun facts” he’d fall down (the “fun” part was often debatable, but whatever). Blame it on the TikTok: Orcas are Psychopaths (9-1-1)

There was a jar of Nutella in his kitchen.  Pass it On (9-1-1)

They completely missed Lurlinemas. Like We Were Somewhere Else (Wicked musical)

“Da-ad?” In Perfect Time (some things are just meant to be) (Wicked musical)

Tagging: whoever who sees this and wants to do it, because I just woke up and my brain is still remembering how to function.

[elphabaoftheopera]

rereading lfay chapter one! was missing the fic so hard and couldn't help going back to it after getting more hyped about seeing wicked later this year :')

have any other little facts about lfay? maybe some specific unfound parallels to point out? did you intend to make elphaba left handed in the promo photo for the fic?

ps. congrats on the greg awards :))) 🎉🎉

Oh my gosh hi!!!! It's so good to hear from you! Thank you for letting me know that you're rereading, this message made my heart so happy. I'm so excited you get to see Wicked again this year! I just bought my tickets to see the tour again in a few months.

I'm actually so excited you asked about behind the scenes facts, I have a bunch of behind the scenes stuff that I haven't shared.And thank you about the awards, I was super flattered to be nominated/voted for in all of those categories!

Cover Art

As for the cover art, I've always had the head canon that Elphaba is left handed or ambidextrous. However, the real reason I made her left handed was because the cover art is actually a photo of my real hand painted green. I'm right handed, so it was easier to paint my left hand and take the picture with my right. I got black press on nails and everything. The "Love Fae and Yero" letter was paper I stained with tea and I hand wrote the title. I like to craft so I figured that was easier/more fun than photoshopping. It took many tries to find a good angle for the pic and I have a whole folder of the pics that didn't work as well.

Please let me know your thoughts if you continue to reread, and ask any questions you like. Thank you for giving me the permission to info dump about my story!!!!

Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Love, Fae & Yero"

References to source materials

The original characters were homages to famous pen pal stories (in name only, not in personality).

Amalia- Named for Amalia Balash from Parfumerie (1937 Play) and She Loves Me (1963 Musical) Vicar Mathias Popkin- Named for “Mathias Popkin”, the fictional name given to Klara’s anonymous suitor in The Shop Around the Corner (1940 Film) He is also intended to be the same “Owl in Munchkin Rock, a vicar with a thriving flock, forbidden to preach” from “Something Bad”. Lieutenant Jozsef Fox- Named for Joe Fox from You’ve Got Mail (1998 Film) Jerusha Pendleton- Named for Jerusha Abbott and Jervis Pendleton Daddy Long Legs (2009 Musical) Miss Garland- Named for Judy Garland who starred in In The Good Old Summertime (1949 Film) and of course The Wizard of Oz (1939 Film)

There were also some lines inspired by these stories. Elphaba says "I wanted it to be you so badly" in Chapter 17: See How Bright which is a line from "You've Got Mail", Glinda and Elphaba visit a Parfumerie, the last line of Chapter 14 is a nod to "She Loves Me", and Glinda says she got the dress for Elphaba at "The Shop Around the Corner". All of the references to them meeting at "eight o'clock" is a nod to the song "Tonight at Eight" from She Loves Me. Elphaba also says "Will he like me when we meet" in Chapter 11, a line and song from She Loves Me. There's likely more I can't think of right now.

In (almost) all of the versions of the pen pal story the girl waits for the guy at a cafe with a rose in a book so he knows it's her, so that scene in Chapter 11 is a nod to that as well. Except in those versions the guy *does* find out it's her but doesn't tell her he's the pen pal right away. I did consider keeping this story more true to that model (meaning Fiyero would realize Elphaba is the pen pal but wouldn't reveal it) but I'd already gotten the idea to have Glinda reveal it at the Ozdust and I didn't want to change that.

The sorcery is inspired by The Wizard of Oz. 

The magic I decided to incorporate into the story, primarily teleportation and crystal balls, were inspired by The Wicked Witch of the West’s magic in the movie. When The Wicked Witch of the West first enters she has a red cloud of smoke but when she exits there is fire. Then of course, there is her crystal ball she uses to spy on people.

The Epilogue: The Badlands

My decision to have Elphaba and Fiyero go to the Badlands was largely inspired by earlier drafts of the musical. 

In the San Francisco Tryout Elphaba has a conversation with Nessa during WWOTE about the Badlands. They call it “the bleakest most Ozforsaken place you can imagine” and how no one ever returns from there, and Elphaba says she could because she could fly. She said Animals fled to the Badlands and were so frightened they forgot how to speak.

I was also inspired by this passage in Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz by Carol de Giere about an ending in which Elphaba and Fiyero run into Doctor Dillamond in The Badlands and Elphaba helps him speak.

“It was to take place on a scruffy farm in an isolated area of Oz called the Badlands.” (p. 309)

“He [Stephen Schwartz] liked the down-to-earth feel of having her use natural healing abilities rather than magic. Dr. Dillamond then bleated with difficulty: “El-pha-baaaa.” 

“On some emotional and philosophical level, it was why I wanted to tell the story,” Schwartz later revealed about the last scene where Elphaba tries to heal the Animals who have fled to the Badlands. “It’s the fact that it’s completely anonymous and she’ll never get any credit or public affection for it, but she does it anyway.” (p. 310)

I felt the line about staying anonymous was particularly fitting, so I wanted to loosely incorporate his original vision into the epilogue.

Additionally, some other plot points/dialogue were taken from the San Francisco Try Out, particularly in Nessa and Elphaba's talk in Chapter 28: Sister Sunrise. Elphaba says "So it's you they're talking about, I thought it was another lie about me" and Nessa says "not everything's about you". Fiyero also originally had a line in the Lion Cub scene where he says "you cared about the cub so much it changed everything, what's it like to care about something that much?" which I used as well in Chapter 10: Fair Weather Friends.

It was really cool to see the different versions/drafts that didn't make the cut and use them for this mishmash of different canons.

The story was originally going to be *much* shorter.

I didn’t originally plan to set Elphaba off down The Wizard path. It was just going to be a Shiz-era story and I considered ending it after “An OzDust Do-Over”. I also considered ending it after “She’s Off To See The Wizard” on an ambiguous note, and then maybe continue in a sequel. Then ideas like the sonnet, cave, and trapdoor started coming to me and I realized I had to continue it through. As a writer, I usually tend to make a story darker/more dramatic than I originally set out to do lol.

Lost chapter

There is a “lost” chapter of LFAY that was originally between Chapter 19 “An Honest Go” and Chapter 20 “Out Loud” in which Elphaba helps Fiyero through his test anxiety. It was ultimately cut because it wasn’t serving the grander plot, but the current plan is to use a lot of the dialogue I wrote in a different story I have in mind. It still exists in my draft folder.

Parallels

As for parallels I'm sure there is many that I wrote and forgot about, I may have to reread myself. But one that I particularly like is a parallel between Chapter 17: See How Bright and Chapter 34: Dorothy and the Darkness. It repeats the line : "Fiyero had come…and he’d brought the light back with him."

Elphaba also says "Follow me, Yero?" to which Fiyero responds "Anywhere" three times. Once in the museum in Chapter 19: An Honest Go, once as they're heading into the seedy market in Chapter 27: Mockbeggar Market and once before they're about to leave Oz in Chapter 34: Dorothy and the Darkness.

I'm positive there are more I'm not thinking of, I really went off on the parallels. 😅 Let me know if you ever catch any more!

Bonus: I got bored once and created them on Sims...

Thank you again for reaching out, please do so again if you have other thoughts/questions!

[autismsupermusicalassassin]

after all of the different AU of Miguel x reader, or Oscar Isaac characters x reader ,non of them try to do a WICKED AU (musical) where the reader is elphaba and Miguel/or other Oscar characters are fiyero type characters in the au fic…but who knows that’s just probably me excited to see the WICKED movie musical coming out this year (part one)

[lillifaba]

A Very Merry Lurlinemas Eve 🎄 (repost)

Elphaba and Fiyero celebrate Lurlinemas with their newborn baby boy. Full image fan art by noether3 (do not repost/use)

A very self-indulgent domestic one shot with the Thropp/Tiggular family I wrote for Christmas a few years ago! It's a bit outdated and prehaps not my best work but I enjoyed writing it. With the movie out and Christmas around the corner why not release it again?

Moved to AO3