Goodness Knows

by lalalei

My attempt at the Wicked100 challenge, 100 drabbles that deal with Wicked. Stories are a mix of musicalverse and bookverse, with scattered references to other Oz media now and then. COMPLETED DECEMBER 6TH!

70. Taste

Taste

Melena loved the Green Elixir from the moment it entered her mouth. It was such a layered mixture, you had to swirl it around your mouth to really get the flavor.

It tasted oily at first. Then it became more fluid, like water.

Then it sweetened, like honeysugar. Then it became salty, like brine.

But what Melena loved most about it was what came after the salt.

The Green Elixir tasted like her dreams. It tasted of a child, something she had always wished for.

It tasted of life…