The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

Living beyond the Great Desert of Oz.

[thebeautifullytragicone]

@shibuyacrossed

It was a pleasant day, as far as days went. The sky was clear, though the sun wasn’t so hot as to overheat those such as herself who preferred dark clothing. Even with finding it easier to find clothes that didn’t clash when she was using magic as a disguise for her skin, Elphaba found it simpler to wear black. It tended to be less likely to stain. Just because she tended to use magic to disguise how she looked in most places, didn’t mean she wanted to be running around in rags. So she kept her clothes as nice as she could, and occasionally accepted the offer to buy new ones.

In any case, she was alone at the park for once. Lucas was far too large for outings in places like this, and Aiden had wished to spend time with others. Much as she cared for the Pokémon, it was nice to not have to worry about either of them for a change. She had enough friends to keep them safe and occupied, and they were plenty old enough to spend time on their own, besides.

Since it was a day that promised no rain, Elphaba was relaxing at one of Shibuya’s parks. It was a nice enough place to spend time, and she had friends here. She was tucked under a tree, carefully eating a bluk berry with one hand, with a book held open against her lap with the other, when she happened to look up (it wouldn’t do to completely lose track of her surroundings in public, after all) and noticed a familiar shock of hair.

She smiled, and waved Neku over. She was almost positive it was him in any case, though he looked a bit worse for wear. Was this the one she was most used to, even? Traveling like she did had made stranger things happen.

Hopefully he wouldn’t mind sitting with her for a while. Quiet company while enjoying a treat would be nice. And if he felt like talking, that would be all right as well.

[thebeautifullytragicone]

"It's not symmetrical or perfect, but it's beautiful."

Elphaba smiled softly. "It is, isn't it. And besides, it doesn't have to be perfect. The best part is in the fun of making it." She studied the snowman in front of them. It was nice to indulge, occasionally. And she had missed things like this.

Though, of course, it always helped to have someone around to make sure she didn't burn her hands on snowmelt. Gloves only did so much on their own, and her magic had never been terribly effective on water. Having someone take the compromised protection from her was always greatly appreciated.

[thebeautifullytragicone]

Would love to see you back.... I found your blog and Think your writing was lovely. Good wishes

((Oh gosh I just noticed this! For reference, the timestamp says it was sent March 28th, 2021. Somehow? I never got an email about this ask, and when I logged back in, there wasn't an alert saying I had a new ask either. No clue what happened there.

In any case, I am still around, and am incredibly grateful for the compliment and well wishes. These days, however, I'm more active on another one of my blogs: @shadowchildkaito though I certainly wouldn't mind bringing Elphaba back. Unfortunately, I'm terribly out of practice of finding new people to roleplay with, and Kaito was the easiest for me to bring back.

But hey, I updated my rules on all my roleplay blogs the other day, so there's still hope!))

[atarashi-coco-live]

thebeautifullytragicone:

Stares. “How did you… No. No, I don’t think I need to know. Did you manage to taste them with all of them in your mouth at once?”

Coco’s response is a bunch of incomprehensible mumbling as she actually eats all the food she just put in her mouth.

“I like, get really hungry sometimes.” As if that explained it. “And like, not really, but I was hungry so.” A shrug.

[thebeautifullytragicone]

Elphaba lets a smile tug at her mouth. It’s certainly quite the sight to see Coco with that much food in her mouth at once. “I’ve been hungry before too, but if the food is good, it’s nice to enjoy it.” So long as one has the time, of course.

[atarashi-coco-live]

Just eats like three crepes at once because… yolo, probably.

[thebeautifullytragicone]

Stares. “How did you... No. No, I don’t think I need to know. Did you manage to taste them with all of them in your mouth at once?”

[atarashi-coco-live]

thebeautifullytragicone:

She’s not going to admit verbally that she’s enjoying this, but that’s okay.

Humming an old song from Oz is as good an admission as any.

Best. Best best beeeest. Coco doesn’t know the song but she’s going to real and proper curl up for full on nice cuddle and hug session. She’s not gonna move for anything less than going to grab the both of them snacks now.

And maybe if she ends up falling asleep and rolling away accidentally.

[thebeautifullytragicone]

She hides a smile in Coco’s hair and kisses it gently. The song doesn’t stop, it’s just muffled a bit. It wouldn’t be hard to fall asleep like this. Chin against Coco’s head. One hand in her blonde hair.

In fact, after a short while, that’s exactly what she does. Hums turn into snores, and she dreams of them flying together.

[atarashi-coco-live]

thebeautifullytragicone:

A laugh. And Coco is getting her hair stroked now.

Happy noises. Best. Thing. Ever. She’s not gonna let Elphie out of a hug any time soon. It’s been a long week, hugs are good.

[thebeautifullytragicone]

She's not going to admit verbally that she's enjoying this, but that's okay.

Humming an old song from Oz is as good an admission as any.

[atarashi-coco-live]

Quiet whining noises.

[thebeautifullytragicone]

Quietly leans against. 

[atarashi-coco-live]

That’s a soft but happy squeal. Elphie’s getting hugs now. Tiny but warm hugs.

[thebeautifullytragicone]

A laugh. And Coco is getting her hair stroked now.

[atarashi-coco-live]

Quiet whining noises.

[thebeautifullytragicone]

Quietly leans against. 

[atarashi-coco-live]

thebeautifullytragicone

@atarashi-coco-live

“I know there’s a potential new trend, but do we have to go shopping for it? Can’t I just wear what I always do?” Of course not. This was Shibuya. This was Coco. Elphaba wasn’t going to get out of this trip without at least a new accessory. That didn’t mean she was above teasing in the form of complaining.

It wasn’t that she didn’t enjoy getting new things or spending time with those that she cared about, she just still didn’t understand why some trends changed so quickly. This one seemed promising though. The pictures and fanart of people going out dressed in strange outfits and stranger (to most) colored skin hadn’t gone unnoticed by the witch and Reaper duo.

And now they had plans.

Colorful plans.

They would make this tread catch on if it killed them. Again.

“Of course we do!”

There was a trend brewing on the streets of Shibuya, and it was an awesome one! Coco had totally called it. Sure, it wasn’t just green (she’d totally called midorinuri being a thing, predicting Shibuya’s trends wasn’t easy, but she’d done it! sort of), but still! All Elphaba had to do when someone asked about her skin color now was bring up and explain ishoku-hada and bam, instant trendiness!

Though her best friend (she ought to bring up that veggie term she’d read on the internet at some point, but not right now) needed a wardrobe update for the style! Ishoku-hada on the whole seemed to show off quite a bit of skin, and while Coco knew full well that wasn’t the look either of them were going to go for, a bit of adjustment to Elphaba’s wardrobe would really make her natural skin tone pop and green was officially in style.

“Now, we’ve like, got a few options. I’m like, thinking maybe lace? Maybe take up the usual hems a bit, maybe some cute new boots… ooh, there’s like, so many options!” Coco was visibly giddy at the thought of a makeover. “Ooh, maybe aristocratic flair!” So many choices, how was she supposed to pick a main suggestion?!

[thebeautifullytragicone]

Elphaba rolled her eyes with a smile. What had she done to keep ending up so close to bubbly blondes who loved shopping? Ah, well, it wasn’t as if she didn’t enjoy it. Someone insisting that she looked good in things and that she could and should wear those things was nice.

“We should start with something simple.” She wasn’t fond of wearing extravagant things. “I don’t need anything fancy. I’m okay with something shorter than normal, but I don’t need frills.” Too many things got in the way of flying, and she preferred comfort over style as a general rule. “New shoes would be nice though. These are getting old.”

[softwaring]

Sakura by Daniel Korzhonov

[blysill]

Yoooo! flatted Winter Coco request!

[thebeautifullytragicone]

@atarashi-coco-live

“I know there’s a potential new trend, but do we have to go shopping for it? Can’t I just wear what I always do?” Of course not. This was Shibuya. This was Coco. Elphaba wasn’t going to get out of this trip without at least a new accessory. That didn’t mean she was above teasing in the form of complaining.

It wasn’t that she didn’t enjoy getting new things or spending time with those that she cared about, she just still didn’t understand why some trends changed so quickly. This one seemed promising though. The pictures and fanart of people going out dressed in strange outfits and stranger (to most) colored skin hadn’t gone unnoticed by the witch and Reaper duo.

And now they had plans.

Colorful plans.

They would make this tread catch on if it killed them. Again.

[thenightmarebyyourside]

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The kid’s not about to make the same mistakes as before, at least with regards to magic. Though, technically the smart decision would be to not use it at all, but that’d bother him too much. No, his compromise was making sure no one noticed it, making sure anything he did never looked out of place. Like butterflies at the park. Nothing to possibly draw attention to him, tends to not get attention in general, and there’s a nice bonus of surprising someone by having one land on them.

[thebeautifullytragicone]

There certainly were a lot of butterflies at this park. At least, it felt like more than usual to Elphaba, at any rate. Though the usual always varied from place to place.

They looked lovely. But it wasn't until one landed on the brim of her hat and almost seemed to look down at her that she really started paying attention to them as more than part of the scenery.

"Hello. It's not often one of you lands on me." She carefully looked around without shifting her head, in the hopes that she wouldn't startle the butterfly. "I'm going to go sit by the tree over there." Warning before movement when one was on top of another was a nice thing to do, regardless of whether or not the one being spoken to understood. "You can join me if you wish."

Lucas and Aiden were elsewhere in the park. They could look after each other well enough, as could she. So long as they didn't go too far away, most humans wouldn't be able to tell that anything was strange about the two of them playing.

[handyarchaeologist]

((So one of the posts on guiltfreeicons blog made me start debating changing my mun faceclaim. It’s been Rose from +Anima as I love both her and that series dearly, but as she’s a minor character from a manga that never got animated, I only had like, sixty icons of her, and I had a hard time using a great deal of them.

So I guess say goodbye to that as a mun faceclaim and hello to this one:

Unless anyone has any objections. Because this character looks more like me with the brown hair and glasses. My hair’s longer, but I wanna get it cut again. It just grows so fast, it feels like. Also, books.))

[thebeautifullytragicone]

((Before I forget, I like the thought of Elphaba making friends outside of her House. Like this if your muse would be willing to be friends with the little green girl.

Like, legit friends though. And I mean any House. She's a Gryffindor, but I headcanon her first friend in canon to be a Slytherin.))

[thebeautifullytragicone]

((Just wanted to say for the new followers from the group verse: I’m mostly on this blog right now on my phone, and I’m still getting used to that. That being said, this is the same mun as @handyarchaeologist, though that one I generally have logged in on my tablet.

It’s also been years since I’ve actively roleplayed this character. Also, the theme needs a lot of tweaking, but I can’t alter the theme without going on my laptop.

Anyway, I don’t think I’m up for writing starters with this muse quite yet, but I hope to be soon. Please IM me if you would like to interact.))