‘I hate it when people call themselves ‘old souls’‘ Jehan said, frowning up at the ceiling. He wandered into Enjolras’ flat after a night out with Bahorel and now had his head on the man’s lap. Enjolras seemed unfazed, if slightly concerned.
‘Old souls is what they say’ Jehan went on ‘But what they mean is ‘I read a book once and that makes me better than you’. But you know… When I look at you, it makes sense. You talk about the French Revolution and it feels like you were there. When I look at you… you feel like you were there at Troy, imploring a supposedly great man to put his duty before his pride. Like you were reborn, time and time again, each time coming away with more scars.’
Enjolras smiled and ran his hand through the little poet’s hair. Jehan didn’t Remember, but it felt like he was constantly on the brink of it. All Enjolras could do was to hope and wait.
Feuilly knit Enjolras a sweater that says “proud class traitor” and Enj cried when he opened it and has worn it to his manditory family Christmas brunch for 5 years running
i want enjolras curling himself around grantaire as they sleep and burying his face in the soft sleep-warm crook of grantaire’s neck
i want him in one of grantaire’s old nirvana t-shirts with his hair falling out of last night’s bun as he makes coffee and mostly burns toast
i want him arguing with grantaire over breakfast until grantaire gets distracted by the smear of jam next to his mouth and leans over to wipe it off
i want long slow kisses that taste like black coffee and superficial raspberries and grantaire’s fingers brushing the curve of enjolras’s jaw and enjolras smiling against his mouth and their foreheads pressed together when they break apart to breathe
please
Grantaire: I broke a beaker in 6th grade Chemistry and never payed the fee
Enjolras: THE SCHOOLS ARE UNDERFUNDED YOU SPOON YOU SHOULD PAY
Grantaire: IM UNDERFUNDED BRO I HAVE NO MONEY
Me reading THAT chapter of les mis for the 45th time: devotion is such a big word? You devote to a God. To an idea. You make everything about the object of devotion. And Victor Hugo used it to show how important Enjolras is to Grantaire. He literally did that.
Also me at 3am while having a sad time: that basically says enjolras is a God and that’s why the national guard was looking for Apollo oh my god