[Feb 25 ] [Wicked (the Musical)] Words

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Title: Words
Day/Theme: Feb 25 / A measure of beauty
Series: Wicked (the Musical)
Characters: Fiyero
Rating: G


He knew it was absurd, but he was thinking. About it.

That was a nice thing Elphaba did for that lion cub.

Really, it was nicer than nice.

He couldn't come up with a word to describe it, though.

He wished he could. The event deserved a better word but he simply didn't know any. But why grant another word to someone as strange as Elphaba? She was not what Galinda was. Galinda was pretty, slender, pink, pale, blonde, glittering... There were a lot of words he knew that were Galinda. He tried to cheer himself with that thought. But it didn't work. He still wanted a word for that thing that Elphaba had did. Had done.

None of the Galinda-words fit. They didn't feel sufficient enough. They were small, typical. He had to find something more so he could say it to Elphaba the next time he saw her. He wanted her to know how he felt about it. And he needed just the right word for it.

Word spread that she was going to the Emerald City. He would tell her when he saw her off.

But he had to give her something as a parting gift, yes, that would be nice. Flowers were nice. Hopefully nice enough. He decided he should have the right ones, so he asked which ones would be right. Someone in the shop pointed out a red flower and said it meant remembrance. Someone else said they were for imagination. He liked those words. The latter seemed to fit Elphaba in a way.

So he ran up at the last moment and offered her the bouquet of poppies. And he started to offer words, but found when he met her eyes that he couldn't speak. He forgot what he wanted to say! He tried to remember as Galinda gabbled on, but he was distracted by her absurdity. And when she was through he found he had lost his nerve. So he hurried away, wondering why his tongue had tripped.

That was a beautiful thing you did, Elphaba.