Boq's heart was broken when he finally got it in his head that Glinda wasn't interested in him romantically. But he respected her and managed to leave with dignity, as her and Fiyero began their relationship.

However, he moped and whined plenty to his friends behind closed doors. What was wrong with him? His height? His voice? His mannerisms?

Glinda, Elphaba and Fiyero were tangled in their own mess of a love triangle now as the year went on. How he wished he could have those troubles!

After a whole semester of feeling lonely Elphaba finally pulled him out of his misery explaining that an acquaintance that roomed down the hall from her and Glinda seemed just as lonely and ready to meet someone as he was.

So after some convincing Boq relented and allowed his friend to set up a date between the two. He paces around the Shiz courtyard nervously in his best evening suit striped with cream and dark navy blue, his boots polished, his curls bright and combed, a thick bouquet of lilac and wild roses in his hands ready to give to a girl he's never even met but already adores.