#Les Mis Fic

[aaronstveit]

throw me in the deep end, i'm ready now to swim

enjolras/grantaire, enjolras & cosette | rated t | chapter 26/26

“Shut up,” says Enjolras, although not unkindly. With a gentle hand in Grantaire’s hair, he pulls Grantaire’s face up until they can look each other in the eye again. “What changed?” Grantaire rubs his woven bracelet along Enjolras’ knee. “You. Me. Everything. Nothing.”

Read on ao3.

[drunken-devotion]

my les mis fan fic recommendations :3

these are all my fav les mis fics that i wanna share!! most of it is between enjoltaire or jehanparnasse (though there is other ships too), definitely make sure to check out any warnings but i would recommend all of these!! i love them a lot <3

if any authors want to be untagged lmk!

It’s Not The Same Anymore - Enjolras/Grantaire | 173k words | my all time favourite fic out of any fandom i’ve read, it’s so so sweet <3 i reread it this a lot and recommend it everywhere LOL. i love everything about this fic!!!! | author -> @shamedumpster

Of Growth And Decay - Montparnasse/Jehan | 27k words | hades x persephone au | absolutely adore this fic i think about it so much <33 i reread this so often as well!! jehanparnasse being compared to hades/persephone is my favourite thing ever | author -> @just-french-me-up

Le Conte de Café - Montparnasse/Jehan | 45k words | faerie jehan owns a lil cafe <3 soso sweet i love it !! | author -> @mysunfreckle

Liberté, Egalité, Demi-plié - Enjolras/Grantaire | 71k words | ballet au!!! i love the concept of this fic a lot it was so interesting!! ballet au’s have my heart | author -> @darrenjolras

The Bug Collector - Combeferre/Enjolras | 812 words | can i just talk about how much i love everything stevie writes? perfect every time. ly @thatisntverycombefair

[series] At The Shrine Of Friendship Never Say Die - collection of sick!one shots surrounding the triumvirate

Even If There Are Monsters - Cosette/Marius | Enjolras/Grantaire | 38k words | DRACULA AU. i’m so obsessed with this. 2 of my biggest interests mixed i love it <333 | author -> @syrupsyche

Geraniums - Enjolras/Grantaire/Combeferre | 3k words | lil flower shop au <3 | author -> @putoriius

I’ve Seen Sinking Ships Go Down With More Grace Than You - Combeferre/Courfeyrac | 25k words | courfeyrac gets temporary amnesia. chaos ensues! i love this fic a lot

Beyond Time And Possibility - Enjolras/Grantaire | 16k words | when i say this fic lingers in the back of my mind constantly I MEAN IT. enjoltaire sort of time travel au with canon era enjolras x modern grantaire. the ending ruined me. | author -> @bittersweet-skylines

Beautiful & Good - Enjolras/Grantaire | 200k words | this was the first les mis fic i ever read!!!! i love it so so so much. i love the writing of this so much & the ending <333 so so good. | author -> @riotstarruika

Oillet Rouge - Montparnasse/Jehan | 4k words | canon era unrequited jehanparnasse . this made me cry and i haven’t stopped thinking about it since i read it </3

The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine - Montparnasse/Jehan | 5k words | one of the first fics i read of these two and it’s stuck with me i love it so much <33 | author -> @television-bodies

Oh It’s What You Do To Me - Enjolras/Grantaire | 7k words | long distance exr <3

16 Lies And Counting - Montparnasse/Jehan | 85k words | UGHHHHHH i love this fic so much. another one by sunfreckle and let me say, all of their fics are honestly so so good. i had to really hold back from not putting more

Everything Changes - Cosette/Marius | 1.1k words | cute lil marisette story <3

Magical Museums - 648 words | short natm au where feuilly works at a museum!!! i love it. i am obsessed with this concept as well

Something Telling (Between Then And Now) - Enjolras/Grantaire | 99k words | time travel au! canon era enjolras is transported to the future with modern era grantaire!! love this one. | author -> @dannypuro

Demiromantic - Montparnasse/Jehan | 1.7k words | i project heavily onto jehan & believe he’s demi so seeing this made me sob. i love it so much <3 it’s so cute

[nortism]

Les Misérables fic recommendations (canon era edition)

I’ve made a Les mis fic rec post before but I cannot find it for the life of me. Anyway I love canon era, here are some of my fav fics for a good variety of ships (including platonic!)

Not Even Miracles by everyonewasabird (@everyonewasabird)

Rating: M

Word Count: 113,715 (incomplete)

Ship/s: Combeferre & Courfeyrac & Enjolras, Cosette/Courfeyrac/Marius, Cosette & Jean Valjean

Summary:

Post-barricade survival fic about found family. Combeferre searches for Enjolras, Cosette tries to save her father, Enjolras atones, and Courfeyrac struggles to come to terms with all of it.

Not an everybody lives AU, but I promise there's a happy ending for everyone who made it out.

Notes: PERFECT STUNNING GORGEOUSSS!! Do not let it being uncompleted put you off because what is there is some of the best fic I’ve ever read. Perfect if you’re like me and enjoy fics that focus primarily on platonic relationships. Possibly my favourite Cosette and Combeferre characterisation. Just read it

Annoyances by Secretmellowblog (@secretmellowblog)

Rating: G

Word Count: 29,339 (incomplete)

Ship/s: Javert & Jean Valjean, Javert/Jean Valjean

Summary:

Jean Valjean, exhausted from the barricades and the sewer, somehow finds the strength to drag Javert out of the Seine. He has no strength left for anything else. He collapses from exhaustion on the quai near the Pont Au Change as the situation rapidly devolves into tragicomedy.

Notes: Yes another incomplete fic but I promise it’s so worth it. The author manages to imitate Hugo’s style really well as well as balancing humour with the characters’ rapidly deteriorating mental state. Not very shippy so far so I’d recommend it even to my non- Valverters. Also another fic with great Cosette characterisation which is very important to me.

No Weapon But Hate by Carmarthen

Rating: T

Word Count: 5,075 (complete)

Ship/s: Unrequited Javert/Jean Valjean

Summary:

Jean Valjean realizes that there is yet more that Toulon could take from him.

Notes: Read the warnings on this one because it is pretty heavy but a really interesting exploration of Jean Valjean’s time in Toulon. A lot of adaptations fail in showing this part of the story “on screen” but I loved how this author did it, you really get into JVJ’s head. Also really well researched, I love a fic with a reference list at the end.

Nature in Defiance of Nomenclature by BenevolentErrancy

Rating: T

Word Count: 2,352 (complete)

Ship/s: Combeferre & Enjolras, mentioned Enjolras/Grantaire

Summary:

Asexual-homoromanticism can be a complex enough matter when a name exists for it. When faced with such inclinations and a 19th century approach to sexuality matters become more obscure

Notes: A beautiful friendship centred fic. I love reading about discussions of queerness in a pre “homosexuality” (the term not the concept) world, it’s always so fascinating to me. This fic is part of a wider series that I haven’t read yet but looks good.

Driven Like The Snow by tenlittlebullets

Rating: T

Word Count: 2,897 (complete)

Ships/s: Éponine/Montparnasse, one sided Éponine/Marius

Summary:

The night after the Gorbeau robbery, Eponine wanders the streets of Paris.

Notes: A very very depressing Éponine character study that I absolutely adored. I loved how the writing style followed a stream of conscious as Éponine spends the night out in the cold, her thoughts getting less and less coherent. Montparnasse and Marius are discussed but it’s mostly just Éponine.

Sensible Depravity by thatbug

Rating: M

Word Count: 2,806 (complete)

Ship/s: Grantaire & Combeferre, Combeferre/OMC

Summary:

Grantaire is delighted to discover that Combeferre is in a relationship with a man.

Notes: Severely underrated fic. Really funny and full of canon-typical Grantaire awfulness (like seriously, he’s a real dick in this one) but also some fun exploration of 19th century queer identity.

On Liberty and Love by labingi

Rating: G

Word Count: 3,668 (complete)

Ship/s: Enjolras/Jean Prouvaire

Summary:

Jehan and Enjolras discuss love and liberty (and gay rights--no, this is not a modern AU).

Notes: I love a good rarepair and this is a very good rarepair. Takes place in that awkward period after the 1830 revolution and of course has some interesting exploration of queer identity in the 19th century, and it blurs the lines between romantic and platonic relationships which is always fun.

on your way up to the light by ryfkah

Rating: T

Word Count: 6,554 (complete)

Ships/s: Éponine & Jean Valjean

Summary:

Eponine throws a note at an old man. She doesn't anticipate the consequences.

Notes: Just a really delightful fix it fic with amazing characterisation of both the main characters. I loved the parallels between Éponine and JVJ and how they were able to come together to give each a fresh start.

Some Friendlier Sky by AMarguerite

Rating: T

Word Count: 124,800 (complete)

Ships: Courfeyrac/Cosette, Joly/Musichetta, Cosette & Jean Valjean (not tagged but they feature heavily)

Summary:

Courfeyrac falls through the roof of no. 7 Rue de l'Homme Armé, taking down not only the ceiling, but the carefully built walls Valjean has constructed around himself and Cosette. Wacky hijinks ensue.

Notes: This really sold me on Courfsette as a ship and now I’m devastated they don’t really have any more fics. Besides our two leads, Valjean gets explored really well in this fic. I also really enjoyed Courfeyrac’s family in this (him being one of many siblings just makes sense to me) as well as his friendship with Combeferre and Enjolras. The balance of humour with some genuinely serious moments is done to perfection and the author clearly knows their 19th century French history. Also for all my Marius lovers, he gets a relatively happy ending, don’t worry! Genuinely cannot recommend enough.

The Stranger at Rue Plumet by sylvie_rue (@ruedesfillesducalvaire)

Rating: M

Word Count: 15,354 (incomplete but updated recently)

Ship/s: Cosette/Éponine, minor Javert/Jean Valjean, Éponine & Jean Valjean, Cosette & Jean Valjean

Summary:

Éponine, dressed as a boy, is Montparnasse's reluctant accomplice for a night of criminal business. When their attempted robbery goes wrong, Montparnasse flees and leaves Éponine in the hands of their would-be victim. But the old man is merciful, as it turns out: he offers to help her, to give her a home and send her to school. Éponine knows he would surely rescind the offer if he found out her real identity: not only a girl, but a Thénardier. So when she accepts, she knows what it will cost her: she is no longer Éponine, but Émile, a boy. After settling in at the house on Rue Plumet, though, Éponine finds herself increasingly drawn to her rescuer's daughter, Cosette, who knows her only as a young man...

Notes: Unlike the previous rec, this fic does not have a happy ending for Marius but it does have genderbending lesbians which is way better. Every new update of this fic has taken me by surprise in a good way. I am of course loving Éponine exploring gender and sexuality in the 19th century and the complex layers of her relationship with Cosette. Really can’t wait to read more!

[grantairity]

wondering if there are any fics where, when valjean takes cosette away from the thenardiers, he adopts all the thenardier kids as well? i feel like i'd read one back in the day but can't find anything.

[quoth-the-goblin-nevermore]

I’ve been sitting on a concept for a ExR fic for a while and I wanted to gage interest in it.

Concept: Enjolras and Grantaire find themselves in a form of purgatory after the barricade and must go through eachothers bucket-lists in order to pass onto the true afterlife. While doing so they encounter parts of the other they never got to experience while they were alive.

Snippit:

“So, what now?”

In order to PROCEED your human experience must be COMPLETED.

Grantaire blinked in confusion. He had done a lot of things in his life. Drunk nearly every liquor known to man, was familiar with most every brothel in Paris- to the degree that there would be no surprise should they veil their ‘product’ and mourn in the street following his untimely demise.

“Completed! How so?”

You may move on to THE AFTERLIFE after completing tasks on your LIST.

Grantaire squinted, running his hands through his dark curls.

“Like a… Bucket list?”

AFFIRMATIVE. You will receive your instructions shortly while THE SYSTEM processes. This is a COLLABORATIVE EVENT-

“The fuck does that mean?”

The light overhead dimmed again, this time with apparent annoyance.

Foul language will not speed up this tutorial. Your UNFINISHED GOALS overlap with ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. Therefore you will COLLABORATE to ACHIEVE ASCENSION.

—

I’m not sure if this has been done, but alas. Anyway, would this be something you’d be interested in?

[koheletgirl]

Fandoms: Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - All Media Types

Relationships: Enjolras/Grantaire (Les Misérables), Cosette Fauchelevent & Grantaire, Les Amis de l'ABC Friendship

Characters: Grantaire (Les Misérables), Enjolras (Les Misérables), Les Amis de l'ABC, Marius Pontmercy, Cosette Fauchelevent

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Fleabag (TV) Fusion, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Recreational Drug Use, POV Grantaire (Les Misérables), priest!enjolras, Angst, Romance, Catholicism, Pregnancy, Abortion

Chapter Summary:

“You know, I’ve been thinking about what you said the other day,” Enjolras says. “Why would you do that?” Grantaire asks. He tries for sarcasm, but if he’s honest with himself the thought of Enjolras thinking about him at all is a bit much to process.

[ruedesfillesducalvaire]

finally got this fic whipped into shape and ready for posting in time for @eposetteweek 💘

it's canon-era slow burn~

i'm so stoked about this!!!! yay eposette week! edit: i was so stoked i forgot the link!

[thelawsofdaylight]

Relationship(s): Enjolras/Grantaire, Grantaire&Joly&Bossuet Words: 36,956 Chapters: 11/12

Fic Summary: Grantaire has never met Enjolras before; he doesn’t know anything about the man other than his job title and the fact that  he is, as of today, Grantaire’s designated ride-share partner in their company’s new environmental initiative. He just hopes the two of them can get along well enough to survive the half-hour journey to work and back.

(Or: the ride-share AU that started out as a shitpost in the Discorinthe discord server and somehow turned into another multichapter fic featuring found-family, politics, and plenty of pining.)

IN THIS CHAPTER:

Grantaire meets Enjolras to finally come clean. He'd imagined them both coiled tight, ready to snap and argue, he'd imagined himself debased, grovelling at Enjolras' feet, he'd imagined Enjolras aloof, looking down his nose at Grantaire. This, what's happening now… he doesn't even know how to deal with this.

[television-bodies]

revenir marius & courfeyrac, 5k words, rated T read on ao3

Courfeyrac is in his doorway, bloodied and tattered and grinning. “You would not leave a friend out in the cold, would you?” It’s June, Marius doesn’t say. He doesn’t say, You have been dead for two years.

[medea-azyungele]

Chapters: 7/14 Fandom: Les Misérables - All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Enjolras/Grantaire, Cosette Fauchelevent/Marius Pontmercy, Joly/Bossuet Laigle Characters: Enjolras (Les Misérables), Grantaire (Les Misérables), Joly (Les Misérables), Bossuet Laigle, Combeferre (Les Misérables), Courfeyrac (Les Misérables), Jean "Jehan" Prouvaire, Feuilly (Les Misérables), Marius Pontmercy, Cosette Fauchelevent, Bahorel (Les Misérables), Éponine Thénardier, Gavroche Thénardier Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Scars, Soulmate-Identifying Scars, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Suicidal Thoughts, Religious Fanaticism, Rivals to Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, Angst, Description of wounds, Fluff and Angst, Latin Kink, the language not the ethnicity, Pining, Gender-Neutral Pronouns for Jehan Summary:

"Verba volant, Grantaire," said Enjolras, ablaze with passion, though none of that reached Grantaire, frozen in place from the icy cold stare aimed at him.

"Scripta manent." Grantaire responded flippantly, with his freshly scarred soul mark burning between his shoulders.

~

In a universe where soul marks are earned when you're ready, you never really are.

[elijah-loyal]

les mis people help i cannae find "its not the same anymore" on ao3 and im DYINGG

[aaronstveit]

merry christmas! (couldn't miss this one this year)

enjolras/grantaire, cosette/courfeyrac/marius | rated t chapter 1/3

Christmas season does not so much sneak up on Enjolras as it hits him like a snowball to the face. Alternatively, A Very Deep End Christmas.

Read on ao3.

[nortism]

I seriously need to recommend this fic by Dendroica which somehow only has 14 kudos. If you, like me, felt unsatisfied by Cosette’s ‘happy ending’ and want to read about how the grief of her father’s sudden death and all the secrets he kept actually affected her this is the fic for you!!

[callofthecurlew]

It's the middle of the night and Grantaire is cold. That's it. That's the fic.

[quoth-the-goblin-nevermore]

Guys this might be totally stupid, but what if I wrote a domestic fic where Grantaire brings this ratty ass cat in off the street and Enjolras is like “ew what is that” but eventually grows to love it? Like, hypothetically speaking is this a good idea for a light hearted fluff fic?

[koheletgirl]

Rating: Mature Archive Warning: Major Character Death Category: M/M Fandoms: Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - All Media Types Relationships: Enjolras/Grantaire (Les Misérables), Cosette Fauchelevent & Grantaire, Les Amis de l'ABC Friendship Characters: Grantaire (Les Misérables), Enjolras (Les Misérables), Les Amis de l'ABC, Marius Pontmercy, Cosette Fauchelevent Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Fleabag (TV) Fusion, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Recreational Drug Use, POV Grantaire (Les Misérables), priest!enjolras, Angst, Romance, Catholicism, Pregnancy

this is a love story.

part 2 of fleabag au, written with @ofpd