( I do not own Wicked in any way shape or form. Unless you count having purchased copies of the soundtrack and the entire book series. =b(thoughts in Italics)
Glinda had decided that she was done for the day. It was only three in the afternoon and she had already had to deal with the girls going on and on about the latest school hunk and Boq, or was it Biq, trying to ask her out for the fourth time this week. She was tired and irritated, in other words going back to the dorms for a nap and a hot bath sounded absolutely perfect.
Elphaba on the other hand was confused. She had no idea on earth why she suddenly seemed to feel as she did for her roommate and it was beginning to drive her crazy. As with everything else she couldn't solve on her own she had decided to go sleuthing around in the reference section of the library. Having managed to find a few books that looked reasonably scientific and about as far from a cheesy romance as possible she checked out and headed for the dorms to get a better look at them.
Glinda rounded the corner to Crage Hall and swiftly entered the building in hopes that no one would catch her and try to start a conversation she was very much not in the mood for. Reaching the door to her room she heard the faint sounds of classical music playing from inside.
"Of all the days, well Elphie's just gonna have to deal with me in the room while she's studying for whatever it is."
Opening the door Glinda was surprised to see that her emerald roommate was nowhere in sight. The stack of books Elphaba had been reading on the other hand was still sitting on the desk in the corner, with two or three still opened to various pages.
"Well one little peek couldn't hurt could it, I mean there has to be something interesting there."
Walking over to the stack of books Glinda almost felt guilty for snooping like this but figured if Elphaba didn't want her to know she wouldn't have left the books out in the open like that. Choosing one of the open books to look at Glinda immediately regretted her decision.
"Sexual attraction to members of one's own sex is known as homosexuality and has a long standing tradition in the various lands of Oz. After the rise of belief in the Unnamed god however many of these people were driven from their homes by believers claiming they were sinning against nature."
Figuring this must be for some history assignment she tried another one. Not getting past the cover title "Lesbians in Literature". She quickly glanced through the rest "The Sexual Identity and its Effects on Oz", "The Science of Attraction", and many more all seeming to revolve around the topic of gayness.
"Why would Elphie be looking up all this stuff, I mean sure she likes knowledge but when is she ever gonna need to know this unless…. No, it can't be surely she's not. I mean she likes Fiyero right? Anyway it's not like she talks to that many girls so who would she even have a crush on. She's probably just doing a project on it for yet more extra credit she doesn't need right?"
Elphaba managed to choose that precise moment to walk back into the room after her coffee run to the cafeteria.
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