so yeah, i was wondering if you maybe have any headcanons for the professors au and SPECIALLY the inn au? do they move together, maybe they marry or adopt another dog or a cat IDK it would literally make my day. my week. my YEAR.

please and thank you, and i’m so grateful i found your work online <3

hello my dear dear anon! this message made me immeasurably happy. sorry to leave you hanging for a few days but i did have a reason— the 17k inn au epilogue is out now and you can find it right here! the reception of this fic has meant the world to me i just had to give you guys some more. i hope it makes your day week year!

but because you asked i do also have headcanons for u that aren't in the body of the epilogue text. prepare for a long post, sorry everyone!

for prof au!

my main headcanon is that every single student suspects they’re dating. glinda doesn’t even consciously hide this fact. if elphaba is found in the art history lounge it’s a topic of conversation. but basically it’s not a secret — they’re chaperoning supplemental trips together and arriving at every student showcase holding hands

the student newspaper crossword features one of them as a clue and glinda gets it framed

glinda also pays an absurd amount of money for a really romantic ritzy couples photo shoot and elphaba says it’s stupid but she does keep the best pictures on her desk… interesting 

i also think they get married eventually but since their epilogue was much closer chronologically to the ending I haven’t really worked out the details— regardless they and the cats are very happy together forever and ever and glinda gets her book published (and many more) and they remain shiz’s hottest faculty in more ways than one

and for inn au!

once you read the epilogue you will know their plans for the future, but as a preview into what they haven’t figured out: they have a spring wedding. crope bakes the cake and galinda insists that elphie wear a flower crown, but then she gets emotional about how pretty she looks

elphaba becomes official co owner of the inn, but she does other odd jobs — freelance journalism still, and I think she probably gets really involved in local history too (maybe she writes a guide or volunteers at a museum in town)

i don’t think killyjoy is ready for a sibling yet, and i am also not sure if a human (or dog) sibling is in the cards for the two of them. however i do think they’re more likely than my other au gelphies to have a child but maybe just the one. I honestly can’t decide so choose your own adventure w this one lol! 

after a productive honeymoon tour of staying in other inns to get a leg up on the competition, they decide the shale shallows inn is by far the best except it could use a porch swing (elphaba installs this herself and only needs a little help). glinda wins some local award and is very intense about it (it goes on her business cards). they do other stuff on their honeymoon too but that’s between the two of them. the novelist is out having a smoke or whatever they say these days

I LOVE WHEN THERE ARE CHARACTERS.. have a bunch of different kinds of sides and one (1) former side

Running a bed and breakfast was supposed to be an easy post-college gig for this group of friends, but it’s proven to be something a little bit more difficult than they’d expected. 

Characters A, B, C, D, & E open the “Horned Toad Inn” after designing the establishment as a part of their final project in their respective majors. Each of the characters had their own specialty, including bartending, cooking, hospitality, finances, and cleanliness. They’d ensured that the immersive space allowed guests to feel as if they’d truly teleported to one of their favorite fictional taverns, be that at the Prancing Pony or the Sleeping Giant Inn.

The first month went incredibly smoothly, and they housed many enthusiasts over the course of those first few weeks. There did come a time, though, where the costumes of those entering were a little bit too realistic, and then there were the gold pieces used as payment by a particularly convincing Orc. They had a serious problem.

Please note that this could go in a few directions:

The Horned Toad Inn inexplicably exists in both the fantasy world and reality, leaving the group to try and figure out how to function as the bridge between dimensions.

The Horned Toad Inn itself acts as an amplifier for the features someone adds to themself, making them more; if you paint yourself green, you slowly become green. In a way, the inn has a way of granting wishes -- just be sure you look nice when you check in.

No one told James that the new woman who was renovating Angie’s Inn was so…his type. In fact, Nat probably didn’t tell him for that specific reason so that he could make a damned fool out of himself when he first met her for the renovations. 

“Hey, I’m Sharon.” 

“Um, nice to meet you. I’m Bucky. Well, James Barnes. Sounds more professional.” 

“I think I’ll stick with James,” Sharon says. “Bad experience at a Buc-ee’s when I was down in San Antonio.” She shudders, then looks back at him. “But hey, it’s in the past. Let me show you what I need done.” 

The house is in pretty good shape, all things considered. Just needs some paint, woodwork, and a couple of hard jobs. 

“I can do the paint,” Sharon says. “I have some rags and stuff. You just focus on the stairs and new handrails.” 

It’s a challenge, really, to be working around someone like Sharon. She sings along to all of her playlists, has an infectious laugh, and isn’t afraid to paint the kitchen a brilliant, bold blue. 

It helps that she looks cute in coveralls, which he didn’t think was possible. 

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