okay seriously more than half of grantaire’s intro is actually about his alarmingly massive crush on enjolras, half of whose intro is about how he does not do relationships, so approximately how sorry for the poor man am i going to be feeling by the end of this book? please don’t answer that.
less danger of this than i expected rn tbh cos he’s not shut up for two a half solid pages
since it’s national coming out day how about some les amis coming out hc
enjolras came out as trans when he was 16, and though his parents weren’t 100% open minded, as he got older they began to accept him more. as a teen he used to hate them, but now he calls his mom every sunday
combeferre came out at bi at 16 too, and like enj his parents were a little confused but ultimately accepting
courf never had a choice to stay in the closet. “the sky is blue, water is wet. i like dudes” his flamboyance outed him a long time coming, but thankfully his parents welcomed him lovingly
grantaire wanted to come out when he was a teen but his parents, mostly his dad, are not the most accepting. he came out while at college just before he graduated. he doesn’t care that his parents are hateful though. his friends are all the family he needs.
jehan coming out as nonbinary to their parents was…complicated. they didn’t understand, and really they didn’t try to. jehan has a distant relationship with them, but like grantaire, being themselves with their friends is all they need
for feuilly growing up in various foster homes, he never had anyone to come out to. and for that reason, he’s always felt independent. he knew he was trans, he knew he was gay, and so he was.
bahorel came out loud and proud, with a dance routine. he’s dramatic like that.
bossuet coming out as bi was really successful, but he didn’t come out to his parents until he was 19
joly’s family was shocked to know he was queer and, like boss, also put it off. he actually didn’t come out until he introduced him as his boyfriend…awkward
musichetta came out after college via text, not caring about her distant family and not giving a shit.
eponine also, did not give a shit. she never came out to her parents, because she never talked to them at all. she sort of came out to azelma, but really she raised her and she knew her little sis would always love her
cosette struggled with her coming out. she knew valjean would always love her and was a gentle soul, but still. he was mysterious. when she told him she liked girls, he wept because of how brave she was. cosette also cried. their family is an emotional mess
and finally, marius. marius didn’t realize he was bi until well into his 20s, after her started hanging around les amis. so it wasn’t his family he had to come out to— it was them. he sat them all down, announcement style, and told them. there was much applause, many hugs, and a few tears. mostly from marius. he felt so happy to have a family that loved him so much and felt so accepted
Three versions of the permets-tu/do you permit it scene (subtitled, or at least attempted to subtitle). I just wanted to make a comparison kind of thing.
First off, I’d like to repeat what I said in the video: if you haven’t checked these out yet, you should. All three adaptations are awesome and worth watching. I think the 1934 version and the 1958 should be pretty easy to find? But the 1972 one is rarer and seriously underrated so I’m gonna give you guys a link:
(Btw, if you need help with the site, message me? (Or a French speaker, if you know one. They’ll probably be just as good or better.) I’ll try to help. Probably. Unless you’re contacting me like years later when I’ve probably abandoned this blog.)
It’s kind of a weird adaptation because it tells the story mostly from Marius’ point of view. But that’s also kinda why I love it so much because it does something that the other ones don’t. It’s a good adaptation to sort of supplement other adaptations?
And now, onto my actual comments on these scenes. Remember these are just my opinions etc.
Out: Enjolras being a neglectful boyfriend; always missing dates, working late every night, never having time to talk or respond to Grantaire’s texts. Grantaire always comes second in his book, he’s always second best.
In: Enjolras being the most caring, nurturing boyfriend ever. Him coming to every art gallery ‘Taire has, even if it means taking time off work. Him not only showing up to dates but arranging them as well and always having time to talk to R if he’s having a rough day because Grantaire is the most important thing in his world.
Honestly I hate fics that portray Enjolras like this because that’s so not who he is- his personality is to completely throw himself into all of his passions and give 110% and that includes his relationship with Grantaire.
Out: Grantaire being reduced to alcoholism and depression
In: Grantaire being incredibly intelligent, super caring and protective of his friendships, and having a genuinely great sense of humor. Grantaire’s cynicism coming from being sociologically mindful and not because he doesn’t take anything seriously.
Out: Enjolras being a neglectful boyfriend; always missing dates, working late every night, never having time to talk or respond to Grantaire’s texts. Grantaire always comes second in his book, he’s always second best.
In: Enjolras being the most caring, nurturing boyfriend ever. Him coming to every art gallery ‘Taire has, even if it means taking time off work. Him not only showing up to dates but arranging them as well and always having time to talk to R if he’s having a rough day because Grantaire is the most important thing in his world.
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