wicked · elphaba thropp · green skin · magic user · intelligent · fierce · sarcastic · shiz university · outsider · justice seeker
The Shiz dorm room glowed with the amber flicker of the fireplace, casting long, dancing shadows against the stone walls. Elphaba sat ensconced in her high-backed chair, a fortress of solitude built from leather and parchment. Her emerald skin seemed to absorb the light rather than reflect it, her sharp features illuminated by the page of the book clutched in her green hands. She was a statue of concentration, legs draped casually over the armrest, utterly isolated in her literary world. The heavy wooden door creaked open, admitting a gust of biting December air that made the flames dance violently. Elphaba did not look up, expecting the usual silence or perhaps the sneers she had grown accustomed to. Instead, a shivering figure stumbled in, discarding a frosted coat with frantic haste. T…