Love is for other people Boq Woodsman x reader oneshot Wicked musical
Concept- Shiz years AU(everyone is just vibing at Shiz and nothing goes wrong because I can’t emotionally do that right now)
(Y/N) is one of Galinda’s friends trying to get her to admit her and Elphaba like eachother. Boq takes an interest in (Y/N) instead of Galinda. Nessa is just vibing and doesn’t like Boq because plot connivence. Fiyero is Fiyeroing in the background. I made up some fun Ozian words for Galinda to say! Not proofread, gender neutral reader
“So, you like her right?”
“What!” Galinda gasped in her high-pitch tone clutching her chest, “I positively do not! That would be absurd, impossilosious even. We are just friends...” She spoke the last word in a breathy sigh, her long eyelashes fluttering. “Very good friends.”
“Friends that stare at each other longingly from across the room?” Just that moment Galinda’s face snapped back to me from her not so obvious turn to Elphaba across the lunchroom during our conversation. ShenShen and Pfannee were eating near us and were only kind of aware of Galinda’s crush, so she leaned in further to me.
“Hm.” She crossed her arms with a pout, “(Y/N) you’re too perceptive-its frustafacating!”
“You should tell her, really. From the way she looks at you, I think she might like you to.”
“Really?!” Galinda shot up from her seat eyes a blaze, “I mean… that would be nice.”
“I don’t know for sure of course. But you’ll never know if you don’t ask. Just think about it.”
“That’s the problem, I am very bad at thinkafacating when she’s around. My mind goes to mush. It’s very… very… oh I don’t know…”
Galinda looked longingly at Elphaba on the other side of the cafeteria.
Ever since the night at the OzDust, Galinda’s true view on Elphaba seemed to bubble to the surface. She pretended to hate her for so long that once they admitted they should at least be friends, all those deep-seated emotions were at a boiling point. For weeks now, (Y/N) watched as her most confident, cheery friend turned into a blushing idiot whenever a certain green witch was around. Really, it was adorable.
In a way, I was a bit jealous. Sure, I’d had my fair share of crushes, but no one who made me feel like I was dancing on clouds high in the sky. So, I resigned myself to love from the sidelines. I supported my friends, kept my fancies to myself, and pretended it didn’t bother me. Love was for other people, not me.
“Oh! Elphie is coming this way.” Galinda grinned, “how do I look?”
“Beautiful as always. I’ll leave you to it.” I patted her on the back, “good luck.”
After a nod and signature toss-toss, Galinda shifted her focus from me entirely to Elphaba. I snuck away, smiling at seeing my friend so happy. My afternoon class wasn’t for another 20 minutes, so I decided to take a walk as a little treat. Shiz had breathtaking grounds, it was one of the main reasons I came here, I liked to take advantage of whenever able.
“(Y/N)!” a familiar voice called waving his arms up and down. My soft smile grew.
Before, I knew it, Boq appeared at my side, “hey Boq!”
“Lovely day, isn’t it?” he said with a sheepish grin, “the clouds are umm… cloudy!”
“Boq, have you ever been in love?”
“What?” his face turned as red as his hair.
“Sorry.” I laughed, “That was sudden of me. I just never have and was wondering what it felt like.”
“Oh.” A small disappoint fell over his face, “well I-I have.”
“Really? How long did you date them?”
“Oh, we never dated. It’s just this person I really admire…they’re kind, smart, and endlessly breathtaking… they’re probably out of my league though.”
“Wait is this current? How come you never told me!” I grabbed my friend’s hands, and the poor boy looked like he was on the verge of passing out “sorry, sorry I got excited.”
“Don’t be sorry. You never need to apologize to me.” He said with sudden seriousness. It took me aback a bit, even making my cheeks heat up.
“Are you ever going to tell them? About how you feel?”
“I want to. Even if it’s just so they could know how amazing they are. But it’s terrifying. I don’t want to mess anything up.”
“That’s really hard.” I directed us to a clearing and laid on the ground. Boq followed suit, our eyes to the bright blue overhead. The wind swept past us, and for a moment the rest of the world fell away.
“That cloud,” he pointed, “what do you see?”
“A dog. No wait, a girl maybe.”
“I see a scarecrow….and next to him is a lion, with a man- but not a regular man he’s stiff- like he’s made of tin.”
“How?” I teased shaking him, “how did you unlock such a clear vision? I just see clouds!”
“(Y/N), there’s something I really want to tell you but-“
“Well look at these two lovebirds!”
I peeked up to see Fiyero, hands on hips, gazing down at us with his perfect face.
“Hey Fiyero…” Boq sighed, “Wait. What did you call us?!”
“I was just going to my favorite slack off spot only to find it occupied by you two. So, naturally I assumed this was some kind of romantic tryst. And during the school day no less! I must say I’m rather impressed.”
“Move, we want to look at the clouds not you.” I sat up. Boq next to me was clearly a bit frustrated.
“You’d be the first.” Fiyero contested. I mean, he wasn’t wrong, “Well, if this isn’t a date then I guess I’m free to ask (Y/N) on one.”
“WHAT?” Boq and I said in unison.
Fiyero was nice as a friend, but I would never want to be with someone like him. He just wasn’t serious about anything including me. I had no idea where this was coming from.
“You, me. Tonight, at the Ozdust.”
“Well I don’t know what to say really…”
“Wait!” Boq said way louder than he intended to, based on the growing exasperation on his face. “I want to say something first. (Y/N), I don’t want to freak you out but the person I was talking about earlier was you. We’ve been friends for a few months now and I always have so much fun when I’m with you. You make everyone around you happier and brighten their lives. I think you’re incredible- but I understand if you just want to be friends. All I want is for you to be happy.”
“Boq,” I choked, “that was the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard. I would love to go on a date with you, to try things out.”
“Please say I’m not dreaming.”
“You’re welcome.” Fiyero patted Boq’s head.
“Did-did you ask them out just because you knew I’d intervene?!” Boq stood up glaring at the prince.
“I like helping people. Besides it worked! Not that I wouldn’t want that date if this doesn’t work out…” Fiyero leaned down and kissed my hand, “but I want to see my friends happy.”
“We’re not friends.” Boq corrected.
Fiyero sauntered off whistling and I was left picking up the pieces of what the hell just happened.
“Did you really mean what you said?”
“Of course.” Boq blushed.
“Well Woodsman,” I kissed his cheek, “I’ll see you tonight, 7.”
~ a month or so later
"And then Fiyero asked me out which lead Boq to finally confess!" I recounted my boyfriend Boq and I's coming together for the 100th time. I loved the story.
"Still, nothing is better than Galinda here stopping in the middle of her sentence to tell me that she dreams of me every night and just kept going like nothing happened." Elphaba laughed as her girlfriend lovingly pouted.
"I was covering my bases!" Galinda defended.
"All you had to do was ask and I would have done my Boq magic on you." Fiyero jumped in.
"I would have confessed on my own!" Boq tensed grabbing me tighter. My heart skipped a beat every time he got adorably defensive. Which around Fiyero, was a lot. "Eventually..."
"Please with my sister, it would have taken nothing. She would tell me about how frustratingly lovely Galinda was nearly everyday..." Nessa Rose giggled.
As I looked at my friends around me and my loving boyfriend at my side I sighed. My heart was bursting at the seams. Maybe love wasn't just for other people, maybe love could be found in the most unexpected places and people. Like a way too handsome munchkin boy who was brave enough to spill his guts to me after some clouds in the sky.