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1. The Magic in Her Eyes by flowersarenoble5 (tryingthisout)

   Fandoms: Wicked (Movie 2024), Wicked - All Media Types  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/F
   • Complete Work

   23 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Elphaba Thropp/Galinda Upland
   • Galinda Upland
   • Elphaba Thropp
   • Pfannee (The Wicked Years)
   • Shenshen (The Wicked Years)
   • Boq (The Wicked Years)
   • Fiyero Tigelaar
   • Avaric Tenmeadows
   • Madame Morrible
   • Other(s)
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Alternate Universe - Fantasy
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Alternate Universe
   • Swords & Sorcery
   • Not Beta Read
   • Slow Burn
   • but the author keeps turning the flame off
   • Galinda Upland Needs a Hug
   • Galinda Upland should always have a sword
   • Who's Good? Who's Bad? IDK
   • POV Galinda Upland

   Summary

   Children were tested early, and their aptitudes and affinities were sorted like clothing in a shop. Some fit neatly into one path, while others, like Galinda, straddled two.

   She had been a natural fit for the ruling faction, her charm and wit practically a birthright in the Uplands. Her skill with a blade had secured her a place among the knights, too. But the wizard faction? That had always been out of reach.
   She had shown little to no natural talent for magic, no sparks of the arcane to mark her as special. And yet, standing here now, she felt a pull she couldn’t quite explain.

    

   OR Fantasy AU wherein Galinda is a swordsmaiden.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   281,771

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   45/45

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