Musical One Shots, Imagines and Preferences (Requests Closed)

Tin Hearted - Wicked - Boq x Reader

Requested by LydiasNightmare. Hope you enjoy!

You didn't exactly like working for Nessarose, but it meant you could spend time with Boq. He was just as miserable as you, though. He was only there because Nessarose was in love with him. You couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for her, as she just couldn't get over her feelings for him. But she was making your life pretty rotten, so you couldn't feel too sorry for her.

You're waiting just outside the door as Boq comes out, looking irritated.
"She is insufferable," he says.
"Agreed," you reply. Just then, you both start to hear voices. One of them is Nessarose, and you think you recognise the other. You both press your ears to the door.
"Is that... is that Elphaba?" you whisper.
"I don't know, but it's familiar," he replies. You listen in for another moment, trying to make out the voice, when you hear Nessarose sounding distressed for a second.

"What was that?" Boq asks.
"I'm not sure I want to know," you reply.

"Boq! Boq! Come here at once!" Nessarose shouts.
"Do we go in?" you ask.
"She did ask us to," Boq replies. He opens the door, and you both walk in,
"Yes, what is it, Madame?" Boq asks.

As you walk in, you're not greeted with Nessarose. She's nowhere to be seen, and in her place is Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

"(Y/N)... Boq..." Elphaba says, almost sounding stunned.
"What are you doing here? You stay back!" he shouts. You stay back a little bit.
"Boq, (Y/N), it's just me, I'm not going to hurt you!" she insists.
"No! You're lying! That's all you ever do! You and your sister!" he says, moving a little closer.
"She's as wicked as you are!" you shout, moving to stand with Boq.
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about my life. Our lives. The little that's left of them. I'm not free to leave Munchkinland, none of us are," Boq explains.
"Ever since she took power, she's been stripping the Munchkins of our rights... and we didn't have that many to begin with! And do you know why?" you continue

Suddenly, Nessarose appears from behind the closet.
To keep you here, with me, Boq. But none of that matters anymore. Look," Nessarose says. She stand up. You and Boq are completely shocked
"You did this for her?" you asks Elphaba.
"For both of us, Boq!" Nessarose says
"Nessa, this changes everything," Boq says.
"I know," she replies.

"Listen, Nessa-" Boq says, nervously.
"What?"
"Uh, Nessa, surely now I'll matter less to you. And you won't mid my leaving here tonight-"
"Leaving?" Nessarose says, becoming angered.
"Yes... that ball that's being staged, in the Emerald City-"
"The Emerald City?"
"Yess, Nessa, that's right! It's all we've wanted to do for some time. We can live there together," he says, "oh, Nessa, I lost my heart to (Y/N) from the moment I saw her. You know that."
You gaze into Boq's eyes, and see that they are full of love as he stares into yours

"Lost your heart? Well, we'll see about that..." Nessarose says, bitterness in her voice as she stares at you.
"Nessa, let him go..." Elphaba says.
"Just let him leave, let us leave," you say.
"Did you think I'd let you leave me here, flat!" Nessarose shouts.
"Don't come any closer!" Boq shouts. You both move back.
"Don't do anything to him, please!" you shout.
"You're going to lose your heart to me, I tell you! If I have to... I have to," Nessarose looks down and an unfamiliar book, "magic spell you!"
She picks the book up, and you step in front of Boq, hoping to give him a little protection.

"Ah... Tum... Tah... Tae..." Nessarose begins to say.
"Nessa, stop!" Elphaba shouts.
"Please!" you say, "let him go! Whatever you're going to do, do it to me!"
"No, Nessa, you're pronouncing the words all wrong! Nessa!" Elphaba shouts. Boq suddenly looks ill, and leans against Nessarose's chair for support, clutching at his chest. You rush over to him, terrified.

"Boq! What is it?" Nessa asks, worried.
"My heart feels like it's... shrinking," he says, in a considerable amount of pain.
"Elphaba, do something!" Nessarose shouts.
"I can't! You can't reverse a spell once it's been cast!" Elphaba replies.
"So what do we do?"
Boq falls into the chair, becoming worse by the second.
"Elphaba, do something!" Nessarose shouts, "this is all your fault! If you hadn't shown me that horrendible book."
"I have to find another spell... it's the only thing that might work," Epphaba wheels Boq behind the closet, and you follow them as she casts a spell. You have no clue what she's saying, but you hope it'll save Boq.

"Save him, please!" Nessarose shouts, "just save him, my poor Boq, my sweet, my brave. Don't leave me until my sorry life has ceased."
Elphaba leaves you with Boq, giving you a sympathetic smile as she leaves.

You hear them having a conversation, but you ignore what they are saying as you hold and unconscious Boq in your arms. You watch him changing as tears well in your eyes, blurring your vision. He can't be dying, or changing. It's not what he deserves. You feel him becoming cold, and you watch his skin becoming a different colour. Silver. You feel his skin changing, becoming hard, like metal. You stare at him, unsure of what is going on, and eventually, his transformation is complete, and he walked up.

"(Y/N)? Where am I? What happened?" he asks, weakly.
"Oh, Boq," you say, sadly, "I don't know, you've changed, you... Nessa might know, she was less confused than me."
As he tries to stand up, you help him, and he walks out from behind the closet.
"Nessa, what happened?" he asks.
"Nothing, Boq, you just fell asleep... and-" Nessarose sees what Boq has become, and screams.
"What is it, what's wrong?" he asks, frantically.
"No, it wasn't me, it was her! I tried to stop her," Nessarose frantically explained, trying to keep Boq on her side. You want to tell him the whole truth, but seeing Nessarose's face and hearing her panic, you can't bring yourself to do anything.

Then, Boq sees himself in a mirror. He screams and runs, and you follow him, wiping away tears.
"Boq, please listen! It was Elphaba! Boq! It was Elphaba!" Nessarose cries as she follows.

"(Y/N)!" she shouts, "please, stop!"
You slow down and turn around.
"Please help me. Boq can't know what happened, I can't lose him. Please just tell him that it was Elphaba," she says, "I'm sorry for what I did to him, I didn't understand what I was doing, please help me."
You think for a moment. You could tell him that it was both of them, but you're not sure you can bring yourself to do that. You love Boq with all your heart, and you're not sure you want to break that news to him. However, you can do something useful.
"If I do help you, I want you to give us back our rights," you say.
"I'll do anything!" she replies.
"Then your secret is safe with me, Nessa," you say.
"Thank you, (Y/N)," she replies, relieved.
"Now we just need to find him," you say as you both walk off to find Boq. And you hope against hope that Boq might have a little bit of love left in his heart for you.