I have a headcanon that “To be free” becomes a meme among Les Amis, similar to the Obama “then perish” meme. It can end any and every argument and can be used in any and every circumstance.
“I was thinking of getting pizza tonight for the meeting. Unless anyone has a better idea.”
we all know Valjean is super big on education, right? I mean, he only talks about it a BILLION TIMES in Shoujo Cosette like dang man we GET IT
but just imagine for me
Valjean appreciates education not just in reading, writing, math, history, whatever
he’s big on self defense also, especially when it comes to Cosette, because heck she will know how to defend herself in every way
imagine him teaching Cosette all he can, and then sending her to these self defense and martial arts classes, and soon she knows mostly everything that anyone can teach her, and her punches and kicks are like lightning and she’s totally ripped underneath all that pink adorableness like imagine being a bully or an evil dude and suddenly this pink whirlwind comes flying at you and suddenly you’re on the ground and you look up and this rosy cheeked blonde girl is standing over you with her fists clenched and she starts reprimanding you like how legit is THAT
so yes, Valjean is a big advocate of education, because no one can take your knowledge away, but that knowledge extends to self defense and you bet Cosette knows every move in the books
The ending of book 2 is basically ‘And so Valjean was content and the kindest he’s ever been and Cosette is growing up laughing with her convent friends’ and then BOOM Book III Marius and because I know what’s to come it feels so fucking ominous I got a single stomach butterfly of anxiety.
If I stop reading right now Les Miserables ends super happy maybe I should just… Not? Anymore? Just stop here yes? Go read a book about orphans at a carnival (that isn’t even asoue, orphans in carnivals and circuses are surprisingly prevalent) and let Valjean and Cosette be happy there forever together?
Oooooooh anon! It’s my job to a) make you feel better and b) to throw enjoltaire fluff in every direction, you came to the right place! Now let us consider :
Enjolras waking up from a terrible and very vivid nightmare and Grantaire rocking him back to sleep while humming a song because he has a very beautiful singing voice
Enjolras trying to cook breakfast for once and fucking it up completely and ending up presenting burnt toasts, an over-cooked egg and his apologies. But Grantaire doesn’t care, at least he got that blush on his cheeks he loves so much right
Grantaire getting the worst back aches because of his terrible posture and the fact that he’s focused on his work so much so Enjolras volunteers to give him generously long and in-depth massages
Sorry but there is nothing cuter than Enjolras calling Grantaire “mon coeur” and Grantaire calling Enjolras “mon ange”
And they whisper these little names as often as they can and it still feels special each time because they have never called anyone else like that before
Them being able to communicate silently. Grantaire can sense when Enjolras is uncomfortable or angry and he takes his hand and brushes his thumb with his to reassure/calm him down
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