Nov 23, 2024
Still turning Wicked around in my head.
Rotating it in the tumbler.
Debating writing something with it but like. Not quite there.
There's a couple of moments that scream to me.
Not sure my grasp of the characters is strong enough and like it....
It's Wicked, with its huge fandom, and it's....
I want to make sure I have the grasp on the characters I want before getting into it.
#musings#bandit#bandit brainstorms#wicked as a fandom in terms of posting is not as intimidating as posting in danganronpa was#the first time with oh worm and again when i started posting oaei#wicked isn't intimidating but like#i feel like there is a very set way people expect the characters to be written#with regards to the musical#(i don't think i'm expected to have read the book which is nice)#but i'm contemplating it#alongside#scapegoat fic#because junko in scapegoat is glinda#and i think junko pre-tragedy in terms of how she portrays herself will probably take from glinda#if she hasn't already been#i think they have a LOT alike#glinda's an airhead and petty and she is THAT GIRL#but she's also...smarter than she lets on i think#she's crafted a persona that makes her popular because life is a popularity contest#and if you can charm the shit out of people they'll do what you want#and she can pull it off#glinda is INCREDIBLY smart when it comes to CONTROLLING PEOPLE#and elphie just reached and said 'here i'm going to give you a heart and now you're going to have to live with that'#glinda is tempered by elphaba#WILLINGLY tempered - that's the point of the dance scene#glinda couldn't manipulate or bitch or petty elphaba into helping her#elphaba helped because glinda literally did 1 nice thing for her and her sister#and glinda didn't even mean to be nice!#and she could have continued to use that to her advantage and she DIDN'T#she CHOSE not to