I really fancied drawing @deboracabral‘s version of Enjolras with his pointy ass nose, and I was also gonna draw her version of R too… but my version of R just demanded to come out and be sassy instead.
Oh no look at how pretty he is, I’m crying
Two can play at this game
Grantaire is like ‘oh shit there’s another one’
I see you… and I raise you… Grantaireception
“Can you believe them?”
–…Which one is your Jehan?
–I don’t know… I think they’re the one with bangs? Or I think I’ve seen them wear that T shirt before.
–I think they switched clothes.
–Oh god it’s like the Parent Trap.
“Idk just pick any”
–I think I’m seeing double.
–I don’t know how you’re supposed to see at all in these!!?
–What are you talking about? You’re blinder than I am!
“Both?” “Both is good”
–I think I hear someone coming!! Glitter bomb is armed and ready!!
–Well hurry up! We’re not as light as we think we are!
“I wonder what these sounds are” “I’m sure it’s not a glitter bomb being set”
Montparnasse being the foil of Enjolras makes me so emotional. Like, its pretty obvious that that’s how Hugo intended it, based on how he worded things (i.e. a charming young man capable of being terrible vs. a terrible young man capable of being charming). But it just gets me when I realize that the principle difference isn’t background or history, its hope. They see the world the same, so full of pain and suffering, but Enjolras is a staunch believer that it will get better, whilst Montparnasse is basically resigned to the wretchedness which is actually very depressing. Idk it just gives me so many feels.
tbh montparnasse is at core a character with enormous comic potential and the brick so embraces that
like sure he’s dangerous, and yeah he’s very much posed as That Murderous Kid, but so much of what we see of him is genuinely comical. gavroche, who in a different scene is shown to have no doubt that montparnasse would kill him if provoked, talks to him with casual superiority. trolled by a 13 yr old? the subtleties of that conversation go right over montparnasse’s head. big villain showdown? montparnasse is missing in action. trying to do the big villainous thing by himself? he’s overpowered in two seconds by a senior citizen whose moral high ground is so confusing to montparnasse that he can’t move from the spot for ten minutes bc he’s like, still buffering. he, a Master Thief and Killer™, is stolen from by a child & walks through paris with a literal rose between his teeth like a low-budget 90s bishounen
montparnasse is introduced as mr murderer suave guy, and the murderer part isn’t really contradicted in the rest of the novel, but boy, is the suave guy part not played straight ever
Hey, quick suggestion, what about stop making Montparnasse the one-dimensional villain in fics when there are so many other, definietly more intriguing possibilities like
the sassy, sullen co-worker in your coffee shop AU who wears too much eyeliner and is absolutely done with all the flirting going on around him
the super eccentric leader of the drama club in your High School AU or
the super eccentric drama teacher in your Teacher AU who tries (and fails) every year to get Rocky Horror Picture Show approved
the disgruntled hot topic employee
the other neighbour in your cute new neighbour AU with three black cats, a love for dramatic music and worryingly irregular work hours
the constantly glitter wearing fashion blogger silently judging everyone (except Bahorel, because Bahorel has style, okay?)
the weird cousin no one really likes or actually knows anything about but is still invited for Christmas every year
the tattoo covered, black-haired second flower shop employee with a weird foible for roses next to the cute, flustered, nerdy one in your Flower and Tattoo Shop AU
the guy in the other holding cell that constantly flirts with every police officer nearby and always gets out first because there’s no solid evidence to send him up
the snippy, overly dramatic, incredibly smart criminal child who steals nice clothes, tries not to show that he cares too much, desperately seeks respect and admiration and goes to any lengths to get those, who is a deeply flawed but incredibly multifaceted, interesting character – oh wait… that’s canon.
enjolras, pointing to one kid in a picture: i wonder what happened to this guy, didn’t he have like a modeling contract at 16?
joly: oh yeah montparnasse, he and ep were like besties in 8th grade
bossuet: hey that guy was my dealer
enjolras: you smoked weed in high school?
bossuet: hell no we exchanged yu-gi-oh cards
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