It’s definitely canon that Joly and Bossuet have both been involved with Musichetta, and that Joly and Bossuet live together more often than not, and are in general Partners. From Preliminary Gayeties (4.12.2, Hapgood Edition):
Laigle de Meaux, as the reader knows, lived more with Joly than elsewhere. He had a lodging, as a bird has one on a branch. The two friends lived together, ate together, slept together. They had everything in common, even Musichetta, to some extent. They were, what the subordinate monks who accompany monks are called, bini.
And of course it’s established way back in 3.4.4 that Joly and Musichetta are An Item! Hugo never specifies their relationship beyond that; you can headcanon a full-on poly trio, Musichetta being on-again-off-again with both of them, Musichetta having dated one or the other of them first, both of them having dated her at some point before realizing that actually they’re just gay together, whatever. Current LM Fandom (and I very much include myself in this) has generally settled on the obvious poly reading.
If you were to pin me down and ask me under duress what I think Hugo Really Intended in full cultural context…? Honestly, I’d hazard that he intends them to be an established Relationship Triad. And probably one with minimal drama about it! Like, really-really, that would be my honest cultural-context-based, broader-reading supported interpretation. But I do think Hugo was probably thinking of the three of them according to a specific formulation that would have been recognized as a pretty Standard Trope by his readers.
all of the amis expect the triumvirate apartment to be impeccably organized and spotless and function like a well-oiled machine
in reality courfeyrac can’t tell their clothing apart when he folds the laundry, enjolras always vacuums at the worst possible time, and combeferre can never find a clean pan with a matching lid to make them dinner in
so basically they end up smushed onto the couch eating takeout and wearing each other’s clothes nine times out of ten and it’s like their dirty little secret that being emotionally compatible doesn’t necessarily mean they’re roommate compatible
and they’re just fine with that
conversely, the joly/bossuet/musichetta + grantaire household runs so well that bahorel actually thinks he’s stepped into an alternate universe when he visits
September 29 marked the day women across the world stood together against Bolsonaro, the fascist candidate in the presidential run in Brazil. He is racist, homophobic, sexist and a threat to brazilian democracy. Knowing the amis would stand up against him gives me peace of mind, so here is Musichetta, Cosette and Eponine showing their support to brazilian women #Elenão
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
headcanon that joly’s only skill at musical instruments is playing the guitar with a baguette and will never fail to serenade muschietta and lesgle with it
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