#i could have SWORN

[cto10121]

Maybe I just feel this way because I have mixed feelings about musical Gelphie as a ship, but it seems to me that the way the musical fandom ships Gelphie reflects the ways that the musical is "the Glinda show." Personally, I can believe that Glinda might really be in love with Elphaba and not Fiyero, but I just don't see the same being true for Elphaba; her love for Fiyero and the trauma of losing him are too essential to her arc. Yet the fans insist that Fiyero is just comphet for both ladies.

*looks around nervously for the Gelphies* You said it, not me.

Seriously, you took the words out of my mouth. I’ve re-read Wicked countless times during the years, even adapted it into a movie script, so I close read it pretty carefully. Romance-wise, Elphaba’s true love was definitely Fiyero. And no, it wasn’t comp het, either in Elphaba’s character or authorial (also, accusing Gregory Maguire of out-of-character comp het is just hilarious).

Let’s put aside the fact that Elphaba went into a trauma coma when she lost him, gave birth to his son during said coma, went to the Vinkus to ask forgiveness from his wife, lived there, worked tirelessly to find out what happened to Fiyero’s whole-ass family after they were captured by the Wizard’s guards, and ran his family estate for years. Let’s put all of that aside.

Fiyero was the only one in the whole damn book even to come close to matching Elphaba intellectually and philosophically. He even manages to challenge her on some points (and honestly, imo, he did gag her at some points). He even reached a level of empathy for the Animals on his own, witnessing an act of violence. And he risked his own life to protect Elphaba, even following her in her assassination attempt to Madame Morrible. And it was thanks to his influence that Elphaba ultimately refused to hurt others in order to kill Morrible (they literally had a whole conversation about collateral damage, with Elphaba prepared to accept it and Fiyero firmly against it). When he died, it was as if a key part of Elphaba had died as well. It was in that section that she truly became the Witch.

With Glinda, Elphaba would essentially be replicating her dynamic with Nessarose as glorified handmaiden, and this at best. Also, Glinda was never that great an influence on Elphaba in the books to begin with; the whole point of that section was Elphaba’s influence on Glinda. And Glinda did not go with her after their meeting with the Wizard, and Elphaba did not offer.

Even in the musical-verse, Fiyero actively chooses Elphaba and her cause. His support is ultimately why Elphaba chooses him. With Glinda, she would have to live in her world, work with the Wizard, and turn a blind eye over the injustices of Oz. And that is something Elphaba can’t or will not compromise, as she knows it would lead her into certain danger.

[thievinghippo]

Love when I have characters that I don't even remember. Who is this gal? Don't get me wrong, I'm loving her look, but who is she? Why did I make her? Is she romancing anyone?

The world may never know

[trilobyteme]

Isn't there a Simon Stålenhag book about that?

Me and my dad went to a museum and I watched an analog horror video of mysterious flesh rising from furniture and slowly consuming the world.

[karmic-epiphany-archived]

I am convinced the pjsk wiki is fucking with me

the character's heights will shoot up by like 5 cm when I'm not looking

wtf?

[thelien-art]

Lúthien Tinúviel

"-for Lúthien was the most beautiful of all the Children of Ilúvatar. Blue was her raiment as the unclouded heaven, but her eyes were grey as the starlit evening; her mantle was sewn with golden flowers, but her hair was dark as the shadows of twilight."

The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien

[hinamie]

truth is, I used to dream about boys like you

jjk atla!au with @philosophiums

[alive-pancake]

Wait it is....I could have sworn that he said it....This is my Mandela effect

Every time I remember the nickname “Luce” is a headcanon, something deep inside me breaks

[goddidntdothis]

‘ You never told me what happened to him. ’

[a-plethora-of-midnight-roses]

Yes yes we all know about the battle diagrams and potions in Kieran’s room but I would like to draw some attention to the massive amount of chocolate wrappers, the soda bottles in his sink and the dying house plant.

This is exactly what an unsupervised 14 year olds room should look like

[qgotfat]

comment 'chug' to chug

[lesbianmarrow]

i do have to say buffy feeling guilty about having kinky sex did throw me for a loop. like why is she feeling bad about putting spike in handcuffs. that guy freaking loves to be put in handcuffs it's literally fine

[seo-changbinnies]

my favorite binnie looks (257/∞)

[intotheelliwoods]

ell. ell i think that’s a bit more than 2 arms left. ell-

[mxtxfanatic]

The final Nie bros convo is really just this:

Nie Mingjue: You're gonna be a Nie Clan leader whether you like it or not!

Nie Huaisang: Over my dead body!

Nie Mingjue: No, over my dead body! *qi deviates*

[peaceandlove26]

flutterbug

[pondering-the-blorbs]

me not believing hbomberguy when he said he might ruin some of my favorite youtubers for me and then he drops the james somerton bomb