#also thank you Les Mis Letters for bringing back my obsession with Les Mis

[aux-barricades]

I had a dream that I had to give a 30-minute presentation about something France-related for French class at uni. It was due that very afternoon, I hadn't thought about it and of course didn't have time to prepare anything, but I was like "oh, not to worry, I can talk about Les Mis for hours, that'll just have to tell me when to stop".

My first idea was to just introduce my presentation with the title "Les misérables", but then I thought I'd better narrow it down and went for "Homoeroticism in Les misérables" and decided to focus on Enjoltaire, Valvert and Hugolras.

And there I was (me, who hate talking in public and am so grateful I don't have to do it anymore), with no outline, no Powerpoint, not even a short rehearsal at home, ready to talk non-stop for half an hour about how gay Les Mis is.

I wish my former classmates and teachers knew how lucky they were I hadn't read Les Mis when I was a student.

[les-amis-against-napoleon]

Les Misérables Tag

I made a Les Mis tag!

Rules (if you are tagged and choose to do the tag then please list the rules at the beginning. Thanks!):

1. Tag whoever created the tag.

2. Tag whoever tagged you (if the answer is the same as number one then just skip this).

3. Answer the questions.

4. Create ten questions of your own and tag 10 people.

5. Have fun!

Here be my questions (which I also will answer)

1. When did you first see/read Les Mis?

I've seen several Les Mis movies throughout my life, but only around last year did I see the musical one. I LOVED IT. I SOBBED OVER IT. I BECAME OBSESSED WITH IT. So obsessed, in fact, that, as most obsessed people do, I resorted to reading the brick. *coughs and proudly waves her six-pound copy of it*

2. What does it represent to you?

Liberty, fraternity, equality. *grins* Also, the quote "To love another person is to see the face of God" is super accurate to how I feel about it, I guess.

3. If you could meet any one of the characters, who would it be and why? (it doesn't have to be your favorite character)

Courfeyrac is my number one favorite character, but...I think I'd wanna meet Eponine. She's had such a hard life, I just want to hug her and tell her that the fandom loves her (well, for the most part).

4. If you could ask Victor Hugo ONE question about the brick, what would it be?

WHY DID YOU KILL ALL MY BABIES

5. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the highest, how obsessed with Les Mis are you?

I'm a 12.

6. Change ONE thing about Les Mis. ONE. THING. (For example, you aren't allowed to bring ALL of Les Amis back to life. You have to pick one of them).

If I brought Courfeyrac back to life, he'd be sad and lonely and friendless (except for Marius, who is a bit of a wimp, so...no).

I guess I would change where Fantine is thrown out of the factory and basically loses everything. I know that Cosette and Jean Valjean needed each other, but Fantine’s life getting worse and worse is so sad. :(

7. Name your favorite character and a food that describes them.

Courfeyrac. He can be described by a jellybean. Or a potato. Or a muffin.

8. What are some things you've done that your favorite character would definitely do?

I’ve waved at people for hours while in the car to see how many people wave back.

I fail miserably at pranks.

I wrote a letter to my family's van when I was small and hid it under one of the seats. (The van was very old and we were getting rid of it and I was sad). The letter basically said I would never leave the van or forget about it even if everyone else did.

I’ve petted a toad before.

9. How does your family react when you talk about Les Mis? (ie, annoyed, angry, sad)

They get extremely amused. When I go off on a rant about Marius' dumbness, say a random fact about a cast member, or snicker about how Victor Hugo dedicated like a hundred pages to sewers, they just listen and smile in vast amusement.

10. What is your number one Les Mis ship?

E N J O N I N E

Ok, now I’m going to tag some people! If you choose to do the tag, don’t forget to list the rules, make your own questions, and tag ten people at the end! Also, please note that just because I didn’t tag you doesn’t mean I don’t love you all! that was sappy but whatever

I am tagging:

@the-oh-in-24601

@dollarstorethomasjefferson

@dauntless-sakura

@i-ll-be-the-moon

@awkwardspacesoda

@song-of-angry-bread

@you-are-constance

@theenjoninecollective

@a-little-fall-of-pain

@absoluteyeehaw

Along with anyone else who wants to try it!

I think I got all the tags right but if I didn’t then you know what I meant. Enjoy! :D