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Shards of ice by Wintertunes
Fandoms: Wicked - All Media Types, Wicked (Movie 2024), Wicked - Schwartz/Holzman, The Wizard Of Oz (1939), The Wizard of Oz & Related Fandoms
18 Nov 2025
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Elphaba Thropp, captain of the Flying Monkeys hockey team, is fiercely fighting for a playoff spot. Meanwhile, Glinda Upland, Oz’s beloved Olympic gold medalist in figure skating, is struggling to qualify for the next Olympics with her partner, Fiyero Tigelaar.
Once the closest of friends, Elphaba and Glinda’s bond has been fractured long ago and deemed unrepairable. But when an unexpected event forces them to work together, old wounds resurface, and emotions long buried come to the surface. As dark secrets emerge, the walls around Elphaba’s world begin to crumble, leaving her to question everything she thought she knew.
This story contains mature content, and specific trigger warnings will be provided along the way.
This is a reupload! 1,090 kudos, 1,403 comments, and 243,202 words were lost in a tragic accidental deletion—but we’ve finally made it back! Thank you so much for being here and helping me rebuild momentum! 💚
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06 Nov 2025
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Yours Always by loniceravine
Fandoms: Wicked - All Media Types, Wicked (Movie 2024), Wicked - Schwartz/Holzman
05 Nov 2025
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“I’m fine. Things are going well. I…” Glinda hesitated. She tried not to ever say anything too sappy to Elphaba, who never knew how to accept such things gracefully, but she couldn’t help it. “I miss you,” Glinda admitted softly. Again, the line went silent for a beat too long. Glinda opened her mouth to soften the admission, but before she could, Elphaba’s quiet voice filled her ear.
“I miss you, too.”
After graduation, Elphaba and Glinda find themselves in separate cities and therefore apart for the first time in years. They keep in contact through letters, phone calls, and occasional visits. When Elphaba won’t stop being elusive about how she’s faring after being cut off financially, Glinda worries a completely appropriate amount. (She tries to offer a completely appropriate amount of help, too.)
(Written for Gelphie Big Bang 2025)
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06 Nov 2025
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veridis quo by hyacinth (Lexa_Alycia) for cloudy_side_down
Fandoms: Wicked - All Media Types, Wicked (Movie 2024)
29 Jun 2025
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Glinda scoffs, "Did you honestly think that I would hit on her while she was grieving?”
“Yes,” Fiyero says immediately.Or, the one where Fiyero plays matchmaker to an unwitting Glinda and Elphaba.
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27 Jul 2025
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A League of their Own AU by blue_ghost_14
Fandoms: Wicked (Movie 2024), Wicked - All Media Types
04 Nov 2025
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Elphaba Thropp had grown up playing baseball with her brother Shell, so when the men of Oz get drafted to fight the rebels in the Unpassable Desert and the MLB puts on tryouts for a female-only league she jumps at the chance.
Galinda Upland does everything her parents tell her to - except for when she goes to baseball tryouts. Pleading with her parents to let her play, she promises she'll be a star. She would've been, except a green-skinned pitcher has taken the spotlight.
Put on the same roster, and then assigned to the same room - the girls end up loathing each other. Until they don't.
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Or the A League of their Own AU that no one asked for. Full of PR shenanigans, angst, random parallels, and very little actual baseball.
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26 Jul 2025
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"The mathematics are quite simple," the Wizard continued with the satisfaction of a chess master announcing checkmate. "A marriage uniting both kingdoms, securing succession for Gillikin, and..." His smile turned calculating. "Your daughter's renowned charm could prove invaluable in making my Elphaba more... palatable to our subjects."
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Arranged Marriage AU.
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I watched The Great and Frozen in the same week, and this is the result.
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02 Jul 2025