#amy/brick

[maggie44paint]

"I wish to write bl about parisian sewer system," victor hugo (1862), probably

[avalaryx]

he only interrupted him like a gazillion times

[kim-the-miserable-rat]

SOME PHOTOS OF THE FUTURE "LES MISÉRABLES" PRODUCTION IN PARIS

(the actual cast of the production was the one that appeared at the Olympics opening ceremony)

Concept art of the scenography (I love that it seems really different to the ones in Broadway and West End, can't wait to see it in action)

Costume designs (IM SCREAMING, LOOK AT THE REVOLUTIONARIES ALL WEARING THEIR BELOVED PATRIA's COLOR PALETTE -we all know who took that fashion choice-)

THERE WILL BE ONLY 50 PERFORMANCES IF I UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY, I FEEL SO LUCKY TO BE ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH IT LIVE.

[fruity-pontmercy]

Happy Barricade day everybody :))) this is just a part of a larger drawing im working on, but it’s taking me more time than I wanted so, have it here in the meanwhile :))

[euphraisette]

grantaire really crashed joly and bossuet's breakfast date, immediately began getting drunk at nine in the morning, and then instantly began bullying bossuet. what a man

[salutetsororite]

tried drawing this soviet poster but with enjolras and sj 🥲

[hyperfixationstation1]

Enjoltaire is waaaayyyyyy too interesting a dynamic to be boiled down to one guy is politically determined and has autism and the other guy is sad, drunk, and has ADHD and then they kiss.

Like, Enjolras does not love Grantaire. Or, at least, no more than he loves Bahorel or Mabeuf or Claqesous.

And, hell, I’ll go further to say Grantaire doesn’t truly love Enjolras. No more than Cosette loved Catherine the doll she couldn’t have before she received her.

Because neither is a complex person to the other.

But I also think, that out of all of Les Amis, Grantaire best represents “the people,” those that Enjolras romanticizes in his pursuit to cure the illness that is injustice in his Patria.

Grantaire exemplifies the city of Paris. His winding prose mimic the narrow streets with back alleys and grotesque buildings, both beautiful and hideous. His dedication to his friends mimics s dedication to the Parisian identity, taking it as it is. He’s the ugliness, messiness, and drama of the city, but the jovial nature of a community of people who occupy a shared identity.

But Enjolras doesn’t love Paris. Or he doesn’t love Paris in its contemporary state. He loves an idea of France as an beacon of democracy. He loves the future and it’s untouched possibilities for equality that he vows to make unmanipulatable.

The two are inherently a battle between the present and the future. The beauty of them dying hand in hand is due, in part, to them never coexisting well while living.

[winters-rose-daughterofcain]

Oh you think I'm autistic now? You haven't seen me talk about my little french musical and the brick it came from I can get so, so much worse.

[nortism]

"the average Les Misérables chapter contains 3 character deaths” factoid actualy just statistical error. The average Les Mis chapter contains 0 deaths. LM 5.1.21: The heroes, in which Hugo kills five characters in a single sentence, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

[withlovejay]

I FINALLY GOT IT not to sound completely dramatic but Les Mis has saved my life!!! I’ve already been reading the book but i have the hardcover finally!! i’m so happy right now !!! i plan to pass this down like the abridged version was passed down to me! wow full circle moment and i know my grandma is up in heaven smiling with me 🥹 k bye

[fiction-podcast-lover]

[sirgawainofgalifrey]

The REAL reason Les Mis is a great book is because it has the duality of you being able to randomly open it to any page and find the most beautiful-soul-crushing-poetic-timeless-eye-opening sentence ever

but also Victor Hugo consciously chose to make every single character is the lamest most socially inept mess and awkward crazy dork you've ever seen and it's great.

[justgayrevolutionnaries]

Can we talk about how Joly had a very bad cold during the barricade part. And it's mentionned once and never again but he literally says "I will go to the barricade but not to the funeral because it's raining". He is like of course I will take part in a rebellion that may kill me but I draw the line at making my cold worse. And then he moves on and gossips about Marius.

Can we talk about how Joly probably had the worst two days of his life because he had a cold and he had to watch all his friends die and got NO sleep at all. And he was still going around to take care of the ones injured.

Can we talk about how Joly, the doctor and the hypocondriac, literally died with a cold.

[kim-the-miserable-rat]

MARIUS AFTER RED & BLACK

[fruity-pontmercy]

I’m sure this has been done before

[captain-of-the-glass-ship]

long time no see!!

quick sketch of enjolras

the last weeks have killed me and I don't have much to show but I'll figure it out soon