#positions in life

[wickedobsessed101]

Chapter 8 of "Positions In Life" is now up!

Three days before her wedding, Elphaba is fitted for her wedding attire, and makes a surprising discovery when she returns to the castle.

Also read here on FF.net.

I put a very specific book reference I put in this chapter. Virtual cupcakes to whoever guesses correctly! XD

This is the last chapter of 'Part 1: Elphaba's Munchkinland'. The next chapter starts 'Part 2: Fiyero's Vinkus'.

Elphaba's wedding kemis

[soul-from-another-era]

Unconditional love isn't a free pass to hurt me.

[reactionimagesdaily]

[doghowto]

Man unintentionally teaches his Corgi sign language! 😊 Follow me for more smart puppers!

[selfhealingmoments]

[notasoupcompany]

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

historical drama/sitcom where two gay best friends (woman and man) get lavender married--and proceed to spend the Fancy European Honeymoon their parents paid for acting as each other's wingman

[minimalist-quotes]

Don't make the mistake of being so understanding and forgiving that you overlook the fact that you're being disrespected.

[uncanny-tranny]

I think so many people are so deeply alienated from themselves that they have no clue how to exercise their free will and autonomy. For some, this alienation runs so deep that they are afraid of their own autonomy and humanity. It is completely understandable why one would have those feelings, but it can be worrisome.

I want to help others who feel this way, so here are small things I have done to exercise my free will:

Add "guilty pleasure" songs to playlists and actually listen to them (I have a ton of late 1990s-early 2000s music I listen to now proudly that I never listened to in the past out of shame)

Getting the décor item, bath set, bed spread, ect. in the patterns you like, even if it's "childish" (I got a dinosaur-themed wastebasket from the kids' décor section and I adore it)

Taking a new route to get to a place you go to often

Eat dessert first

Celebrate well, and often

Collect things that are "odd" or don't seem like an "acceptable" thing to collect (somebody on my "for you" page collects dandelion crayola crayons and it was so cool!!!!!!)

Incorporate one new piece in an outfit you wear frequently (e.g., a new chain, a necklace, ribbons, bracelets, ect.). Challenge yourself to add onto the outfits if you feel up for it.

Sing along to songs without worrying that you sound "good" or your intonation is completely accurate

Read a book from a genre you weren't allowed to read as a kid (comics, thrillers, mysteries, anything!)

Walk without having a specific destination or goal

Pick up a new craft without expecting yourself to master it or to ever be "good" enough. Get your hands messy.

I don't want to shame anybody for not feeling as though they have free will or that they are exempt from exercising it. However, I wanted to give ideas so that you might read this list and find your own ways to express your intrinsic autonomy and will. You deserve to be a person, to feel alive, not just living. That is what our lives are for.

[foreverrryourssss]

✊🏾Black American Culture

[wickedobsessed101]

New Fic! "Positions In Life"

“This is a historic union between the East and West. Previous generations have tried and failed, and we’re counting on you to succeed.” Elphaba wants freedom from her family’s politics. Fiyero wants freedom from his brother’s shadow. Neither has much control over their lives, but when their paths merge, perhaps they’ll find freedom in their union.

AU. Booksicle. Fiyeraba.

Chapter 1/26: "Part 1: Elphaba's Munchkinland"

So excited to share my special fic in honor of Wicked's 20th Anniversary!

Read on FF.net and AO3!

[soul-from-another-era]

[mostly-funnytwittertweets]

[goodvibesatpeace]

[selfhealingmoments]

[lipikkawrites]

A lot will go wrong before everything goes right.

Keep moving forward.

-@lipikkawrites