Sneak Peek: The Right Thing to Do

As you may know (if you care and/or are paying attention), my next Wicked fanfiction is entitled "The Right Thing to Do"

I've been planning and trying to write this since 2012, and I am determined to finish it now!

If you've really been paying attention, you will know this fic has a secret (well, not so secret) title in certain circles as "the Sassy Gay Julyan fic".

Basically when I first had the idea, I ran it past Julia- as I always do (well, did. Not so much these days :( She's busy and time zones suck). And Julia demanded an OC.

When I told her there was no room in this fic for a female OC, she decided the simple solution was to make it a male OC. And of course, he should be sassy and gay. So, SGJ was born.

She was pretty insistent.

I really had no choice

Julia wrote him a backstory and everything (which I'm not using most of, but I keep it because it amuses me):

Right so Sassy Gay Julyan. He grew up in the Vinkus with a dream of being a famous star on Emerald Street (the Ozian equivalent of Broadway, obviously) but after coming out to his parents as gay, they demanded that he stop with all the glitter and become a totally serious lawyer. Naturally, he goes to Shiz with the intention of fulfilling his parents' wishes, but soon meets Fiyero Tiggular, who teaches him it's okay to put glitter in inappropriate places. But when Elphaba wrongfully punches Fiyero's precious nose, Sassy Gay Julyan realizes that he needs to take action. So he not only becomes an Oz-renown nose lawyer, but also, he becomes the practically worshiped directed and star of the musical: "Smell the Sparkle," a tale based on his life and his experiences as a Sassy Gay Friend. He also frequently gives Fiyero Sassy Gay advice and flirts with all of the guys in a (mostly) platonic way.

Yeah, Julia's still upset over Fiyero's nose being broken in Out of the Blue. 

In case you couldn't tell.

 Anyway, I'm not using a lot of that backstory, but I love it.

I wasn't really sure writing Sassy Gay Julyan (the character, not the story) would turn out, but when I showed the first mention of him to Julia, she loved it. As have a few other people who have seen it. So, I thought I'd share it with you guy.

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  "“Will we finally get to meet your friend? Julyan?” Boq asked.
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  They had all been hearing about Julyan for about two years, but none of them had ever met him. Julyan was Fiyero’s best friend since the boys were five, and all they really knew about him was that he was gay and living in the Emerald City. He had studied at the CEC earning a degree in performing arts, and was performing in the ensemble of Wizomania as he created his own musical in his spare time. The name of which kept changing. None of them were even sure there was a plot. “I think so,” Fiyero answered Boq. “His contract with Wizomania was up a month ago, and he hasn’t mentioned anything in his letters about renewing it. He keeps insisting this is the year to finish the musical.” “I’m pretty sure you need a plot and title before you can finish anything,” Elphaba said dryly. “It has a plot!” Fiyero defended his friend. She rolled her eyes. “Yero, the last I remember, it consisted of an epic love story between a pirate and a ninja; a talking unicorn and an underground break dancing society. None of which to me say ‘this is a logical plot’. It doesn’t even have a title, unless he’s reconsidered “Jump the Horn”, which references none of the above so-called “plot points.” Except maybe the unicorn,” she acknowledged as an afterthought. “Ok, so it’s a work in progress,” Fiyero admitted. “But still…”"

It's only a little bit, but there you go. Enjoy ;)