mickmercury:

abagfullofbi:

snowlfstar:

snowlfstar:

everyone talks about how Grantaire’s name is literally the french way to say ‘R’, but why does no one ever mention the significance of Enjolras’ name???

i mean, the verb ‘enjôler’ literally fucking means to seduce with fine words why does no one talk about that

*Grantaire screams in the distance*

Ah, but see, the very real last name Enjolras doesn’t come from French – it comes from the more local language Occitan, from a word meaning “to terrify.” And “enjôler,” less florally, means to flatter or “to charm.” Oh, and the first syllable is pronounced the same way as “ange” – angel. Now what was his introduction again?

“Enjolras was a charming young man capable of being terrible. He was angelically handsome.”