#my les mis writing

[shitpostingfromthebarricade]

For Jean Valjean's redemption, it was important that kindness be shown to him by a person with authority.

For Javert's redemption, it was important that kindness be shown to him by a person with nothing.

[erosyrup]

J/B/M

—I am wild over her.

Reference pic below, though I'm sure all the gay ppl on this site has seen it before:

[thatisntverycombefair]

a valvert fic where javert really needs glasses and valjean takes him to the optician and it's called valjean at last we see eachother plain

[spinostarz]

has anyone else made the connection between stars being sailors' guide and whenever javert talks about stars it's symbolic of the law for him. because it's what guides him and to him it is consistent and concrete. am i late to this realization or .

like in the brick before he kills himself when he looks into the seine he doesn't see the stars. he realized the law isn't actually as dependable as he thought, the thing he relied on his whole life was pulled out from under him

[syrupsyche]

Combeferre had cursed, standing to grab a bedsheet to gather the glass shards, when Enjolras’ eerie stillness stopped him in his tracks.

“Sébastien?” He murmured. “Sébastien, are you hurt?”

Enjolras, still sitting amongst the sharp and sticky mess, lifted his head and stared at Combeferre, his blue eyes wet and rimmed red.

“I…I—” Enjolras choked, his face crumpling. “I’m sorry!”

And he burst into tears.

Or; Enjolras has never drank, not since his disastrous first drink with Combeferre as children. That is, until years later, where Combeferre finds him stumbling back drunk, brimming with emotions left unsaid.

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A fic, and accompanying quick sketch, for @logic-and-philosophy week! :3

[hanhwrites]

sometimes i sit here and think 'yeah i'm a pretty normal person'. and then i remember that i am fully preparing myself to write a 20-ish page academic paper on how enjolras and grantaire directly relate to achilles and patroclus and that love and passion conquers fear and cynicism

[motions1ckn3ss]

went to my local art gallery to see my one of my favourite paintings (my profile picture lol) and it's been REMOVED FROM PUBLIC DISPLAY... did see this very dare i say grantaire coded painting though

[quoth-the-goblin-nevermore]

Golden, Golden.

Making art instead of updating my fanfiction? More likley than you may think.

(Once again click for better quality. Tumblr eateded it)

[acewithobsessions]

everyone talks about the parallels between Javert and Eponine (rightfully so) but what about the parallels and juxtaposition of Javert and Grantaire?

Nobody loves the light like the blind man.

Two men died because the light they saw was going out.

One was noble, bold. One, in the dead of night.

One, on his feet, reaching for the light, redeemed. One, falling farther and faster than he ever could have believed.

One, the people of France, the wretched and the poor; climbing higher than anyone expected. One, the rule of France, twisting itself into pieces when faced with the thing it swore to uphold.

Nobody loves the stars like the man whose sky is black and cold.

Javert was lost and trapped. Grantaire had never been so full, so free.

[the-lark-not-the-dove]

I feel like I'm the only one in the Les Mis fandom who CAN'T STAND Modern AUs in fanfics. I just...it takes away the fun of it for me, and I don't enjoy them at all. I just don't get why SO MANY Modern AUs are out there when they could easily be done in canon era. I could understand if there were a few, but the fact that it's almost every single one is what makes me mad. make more canon era fics!!!!!!!!!!

[i-dreamed-i-had-a-son]

WAIIIIIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT HOW DID I JUST NOW LEARN AFTER ALL THIS TIME--

Like, I've known about the religious aspect of Javert's death! Catholic theology taught that suicide was a mortal sin, meaning a sin that would send you to hell--Javert, who is described as exactingly religious (viewing religion as another authoritative structure, in contrast to Valjean's personal faith), was so distraught over the error and failure of his worldview, that he broke what he'd regarded as a sacred rule to punish himself and condemn himself to hell. I've known this! And it's agonizing!!

But then I read a YouTube comment of all things, and maybe this is an old take but it just eviscerated me:

At the time of Javert's death, suicide was a crime in France.

His last act was to break the law.

Mr. Hugo, I'd like to retire now, you're giving me too many emotions to process.

[secretmellowblog]

For me the ‘canon homoerotic subtext’ between brick!Valjean and Javert is really more about the parallels between Javert and Eponine, who are explicitly set up as character foils.

Brick!Javert isn’t obsessed with Valjean like he is in adaptations. He’s not psychosexually obsessed with hunting him down; he really doesn’t seem to think of him as being any different than any other criminal—- he doesn’t think about Jean Valjean much at all until after Jean Valjean saves his life.

But after the barricades, Javert’s sudden weird desperate emotions about Jean Valjean are like a twisted mirror of his character foil Eponine’s weird desperate emotions for Marius.

Some guy takes pity on them, and extends them a bit of basic impersonal kindness— and they react by descending into this violently self-destructive suicidal admiration built on self-loathing. They’re both described as making themselves the “dogs” of Marius/Valjean, the dogs of people who barely remember they exist.

And anyway! I think there is potential to explore things there in analysis and fanfiction

[pumpkinspice-prouvaire]

Happy Drink With Me 2024!!!! This year, I wrote Enjolras & Cosette friendship for the wonderful @syrupsyche, my fellow 'Enjolras & Cosette are siblings' ride or die! This isn't enjolsette siblings, but it's also not...not that.

@drinkwithme-exchange

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Summary:

“Why don’t we?” Enjolras says.

Cosette frowns. “Why don’t we, what?”

“Swap,” Enjolras clarifies. “The two of us can swap roles.”

Or

When Enjolras and Cosette are misgendered in the school play casting, the two of them take matters into their own hands.

Word Count: 12, 613

Pairings: (platonic) Enjolras & Cosette Fauchelevent, Cosette & Les Amis de l'ABC

[awholelotofsad]

(very big warning for flashing lights, this game has a lot of it!)

it started out as a joke from a throwaway line on the @/valvertweek post. the more i worked on this the less of a joke it seemed, and the further away it strayed from the point i intended to make. i'm sorry this video is longer than it really should be.

[syrupsyche]

“I—” Enjolras paused, his round cheeks turning pink. “You think me infallible to affections. You are wrong. I cannot trust myself to not be swayed by the sirens this time. I'm sorry.”

If it weren’t for Grantaire’s own spinning confusion, he would have laughed at the open-mouthed look of shock on Courfeyrac’s face.

“Are you saying— are you saying you’re in love, Enjolras?!”

“Don’t push,” Enjolras warned, his voice low and taut. “That is my final answer: I will not do it. Is anyone else capable instead?”

That was when Grantaire had volunteered.

Or; Grantaire, unwilling to confess his attraction to Enjolras and convinced that he can resist his temptations, volunteers to speak to a siren to gather information. This incredibly stupid decision, however, may turn out to rear more good than bad in the end.

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This is a fic gift for @avisalix (I hope this is the right blog) for the 2024 Les Mis Holiday Exchange!! Thank you for giving me a chance to write my first happy-ish, exR-centric fic, it was a blast 🥹 hope you enjoy the little doodle I made for it, even if its technically not scene compliant...

If anyone wants to know why this particular Enjolras has claws and feathers, and you're also a fan of stupidly oblivious exR, then this fic might just be up your alley too!! :) Just expect your usual siren shenanigans!

[doodledraw]

my cool down doodle yesterday ended up becoming….a little more than just a doodle when I took the chance to experiment a little stylistically. Whoops?

anyhoo, this is a doodle from the mind of @goddammitjim, who wrote a codywan les mis actors au fic. The description of Cody watching Obi-Wan sing Bring Him Home (conveniently my favorite song) on opening night (ch 10) has been stuck in my mind since I read it, and I’ve wanted to doodle codywan again so….here we are!!

I hope you don’t mind that I played in your sandbox a little! I’ll link the fic here for anyone interested, it’s a really great one!!