Gelphie Fanfic

Thunderstorms

A/N - i wrote this last year lol i just remembered it now. but hey it was already finished so why not post it.

i bet none of ya'll have ever heard of this trope before /s 

One Week Later. 10pm, Dorm Room.

Elphaba's POV

I get back to my dorm room later than usual today. I was out for dinner with Nessa, then I had to wait for a gap in the weather to dash across the courtyard. It's been raining much more than average in Oz lately, there's even a chance some parts of the Emerald City may close because of the flooding. That's exciting news for most people, but for me it just sucks. Water and I... we don't agree. Ever since I was born I've been allergic to water. It sounds ridiculous, I know. I get terrible burns if even a drop touches me, so being outside in a thunderstorm wasn't the smartest idea on my behalf. Galinda is sitting on her bed when I walk in, she's been around a lot more since she broke up with Fiyero. I do admit that it's been nice to have someone else here, especially since I have had to stay inside most of this week because of the rain. She's wearing a pastel lavender nightgown made of silk, it barely covers her thighs. All her makeup has been removed, but I think she's even prettier without it. Somehow her lips are still tinted red, and her cheeks have a natural rosy blush. Her eyes are a turquoise colour and are framed by long black lashes, I swear I could stare into them for hours. I shake my head to clear it, what is it about Galinda? why do I seem to notice every little thing about her?!

"Elphie! You're back late, is everything okay?"

"Yeah, just the storm. You know... Thanks for caring, I guess"

Fuck. I'm so awkward, she's being so bubbly and kind to me, as usual, and I can't even give her a proper reply. I give her a half-smile before turning to sit on my bed. I can feel her staring at me, even though I'm not facing her. There's a moment of silence before she speaks to my back.

"Actually. Would you come here? I need help studying for an exam next week"

"Oh. Okay"

I put down my satchel and coat, then make my way across the room towards her. She pats the spot beside her, gesturing for me to sit down on her bed. I awkwardly do so. I help her with some work for a while, both of us slowly relaxing, our shoulders touching ever so slightly. She's a lot smarter than I thought she was; she actually understands a lot of the curriculum, and that's without doing any study whatsoever! It's getting late and we are nearly ready to finish when a clap of thunder echoes through the sky, Galinda shrieks and grabs hold of the bedsheets.

"Hey, It's okay Galinda. It's just thunder"

"I know, I know. I'm being ridiculous. It's just... scary, y'know?"

"Yes, I get that. Don't worry, my swe-"

I cut myself off before I can add a pet name to the end of my sentence. What in Oz has come over me? I would never have even dreamt of giving anyone a stupid nickname before I met Galinda. I don't have much time to ponder this before another 'BOOM' echoes throughout the campus. Galinda practically jumps on me out of fright, wrapping her arms around me as she knocks me back onto the bed.

"Oh Goodness! Elphie, I'm sorry I didn't mean to knock you over, I was just so scared..."

She trails off as she attempts pull herself off of me. I realise then how close we are. Her arms are on either side of my head and her loose curls cascade down, almost creating a curtain around our faces. Her nose is inches away from mine and she's staring at me with an expression of shock mixed with... awe? I'm suddenly very aware of everywhere our bodies are touching. Our stomachs are pressed together, and she's kneeling with her legs on either side of mine. I can feel my heart pounding in my chest, just like the night when she told me about breaking up with Fiyero. My breath catches in my throat.

"Oh"

Galinda's POV

Elphie is so beautiful, that's all I can think about. I've entirely forgotten about the thunder outside. Her dark hair is fanned out around her face and her eyes are wide and filled with interest. I know I should get off her, we're barely even friends so this should be way too intimate, but instead I feel like I'm frozen. I want this moment to last forever, it's amazing how close we are, how I can feel her soft breath on my neck as she speaks.

"Oh"

 I giggle softly,

"Hi"

"Hey"

I move one of my hands slowly onto her cheek, she doesn't try to move away but I'm still cautious of doing too much. Her skin is even smoother than I imagined. I trace her cheekbones, then her jawline, and finally run my thumb over her emerald lips. They're parted slightly as she stares up at me, I see her eyes dart down to my lips. I want to kiss her. I want to kiss her so badly, to feel as close to her as I can. The tension is heavy in the air, I can feel it around us. I didn't notice  but I've been moving closer to her, our lips are almost touching now. My heart is hammering in my chest, this feels so different to anything else I've done with someone before. I place my lips gently on hers, Elphie gasps and I pull back slightly because of it.

"Are you alright Elphie? Is this... okay?"

" Sorry, I...  I just don't k-know. I mean... "

She starts to squirm out from underneath me, I quickly get up to give her space. Without another word she gets up and almost runs into the bathroom. I feel terrible, I can obviously see I've upset her, I should've just got off her as soon as I knocked her over, what came over me!? I was foolish enough to hope that maybe she felt the same, purely because she didn't stop me. I thought I saw the same lust in her eyes that I knew were in mine, but I was wrong. I guess I've ruined any possible relationship between us now, even just being friends seems ridiculous now that I've broken very obvious boundaries between us. I flop down on the bed and bury my face in the pillow, I hope I haven't hurt her too much.

Elphaba's POV

Oh Lord, what in Oz just happened?!

Did Galinda just try to kiss me?

I lean against the sink and let out a shaky breath. I keep replaying what just happened in my head. Could it really be possible that Galinda likes girls, and not just 'girls', but me? No one has ever liked the green girl before, not as a friend and definitely not enough to want to kiss her. It must have just been unpredictable hormones, there's no way that the most popular, perfect girl at Shiz could fall for a nobody like me, especially seeing as Galinda is straight from what I've heard and seen.  The most confusing thing about it all is how I felt. Normally I don't put too much thought into my own feelings, but these are so overwhelming I have to address them. I wanted to kiss her, to touch her. I didn't realise it was possible to feel this way about someone at all, especially a girl. These feelings go against everything I've been taught, everything society has taught me too. It scares me. It scares me that Galinda is so popular and comfortable in herself that she can kiss to a nobody like me without any real feelings attached. Or worse, what if that was some kind of sick prank she was trying to pull on me? It scares me that I could fall for her so easily, when I know I never stand a chance. I'm worried that I will come back to her and just embarrass myself. At least now I finally understand the butterflies, I've spent all my life wondering what love is like, and now I know, I almost wish I didn't.