Les Mis Bog

Alice is my name, they/them, I'm a latina from São Paulo born in the last millennia. Gender? Like that thing from Bring It On? You know that's not real right? This is a sideblog for my les mis stuff! Instagram: @alicet_draws and @yearoflesmis // personal blog: @milfbro

[valvertweek]

VALVERT WEEK IV

DATE: June 21st - 27th, 2026

Theme: Tree Pruner & Heart of Wood

Promt List

River

Rebirth

Identity

Fairytale

Maybe in another life

Post-canon

Blossom

RULES (please read):

How to participate:

Post to tumblr your Valvert content during the designated week, tagging this blog ( @valvertweek ) and, if you want, add the tag #valvert week. I will check the tag daily but it's better to tag the blog since tumblr is bad at searching tags.

Belated works will get reblogged too, just less often.

What type of media can you post?

All media types are accepted. Fanart, fanfic, fancam, playlist, plushie, Arm Joe playthrough, moodboard, cosplay, gifset, POV tiktok, embroidering etc.

- For Fics:

If you post to AO3 or other fanfiction site please post a link to the fic with a short summary or a short snippet and content warnings if applicable. Short fics can be posted directly on tumblr if you want. Longer fics I recommend using an external link, but they'll be reblogged either way.

- Reblogging old work/ reposting:

Posting your old stuff is also accepted. The point of the week is to have fun and share your work.

Following the theme:

This year we're trying something different: we have both a Theme and a Prompt List! Following either of them is totally optional. I do recommend trying it tho because it's fun!

NSFW Content and Warnings:

This blog will not curate the content reblogged during the week, so there may be content you disagree with/ dislike.

I will tag any NSFW content as such, and any trigger warnings I see fit (for example: 'suicide tw' for mention of it or implied). Feel free to ask me to tag something in particular.

HAPPY CREATING!

[caroll-in]

super quick warmup jehorel thingie

happy pride!! 💖💜💙

[valvertweek]

VALVERT WEEK IV

DATE: June 21st - 27th, 2026

Theme: Tree Pruner & Heart of Wood

Promt List

River

Rebirth

Identity

Fairytale

Maybe in another life

Post-canon

Blossom

RULES (please read):

How to participate:

Post to tumblr your Valvert content during the designated week, tagging this blog ( @valvertweek ) and, if you want, add the tag #valvert week. I will check the tag daily but it's better to tag the blog since tumblr is bad at searching tags.

Belated works will get reblogged too, just less often.

What type of media can you post?

All media types are accepted. Fanart, fanfic, fancam, playlist, plushie, Arm Joe playthrough, moodboard, cosplay, gifset, POV tiktok, embroidering etc.

- For Fics:

If you post to AO3 or other fanfiction site please post a link to the fic with a short summary or a short snippet and content warnings if applicable. Short fics can be posted directly on tumblr if you want. Longer fics I recommend using an external link, but they'll be reblogged either way.

- Reblogging old work/ reposting:

Posting your old stuff is also accepted. The point of the week is to have fun and share your work.

Following the theme:

This year we're trying something different: we have both a Theme and a Prompt List! Following either of them is totally optional. I do recommend trying it tho because it's fun!

NSFW Content and Warnings:

This blog will not curate the content reblogged during the week, so there may be content you disagree with/ dislike.

I will tag any NSFW content as such, and any trigger warnings I see fit (for example: 'suicide tw' for mention of it or implied). Feel free to ask me to tag something in particular.

HAPPY CREATING!

[valvertweek]

Ten Days!!

[larkstonguesinaspicpart1]

today i found out that victor hugo has had more sex than possibly almost any other human that has lived on this planet. 

he had so much sex his biographers straight up gave up trying to document all of his sexual partners. he was reported to fuck up to 3-9 times a day. He had a secret sex diary written in code. He had “official” and “unofficial” mistresses. One estimate was that he had ~200 sexual partners in two years. 

Icon. 

[lesmiserableslove]

don’t forget that on the day of his funeral all the brothels in Paris were closed because every single prostitute in the whole goddamn city was busy mourning him

[histry-buff-deactivated20170618]

Hey quick question what the fuck

[urulokid]

the man reported on his hookups in his diary using latin code words and 2 million people attended his funeral, if that isnt balling idk what is

[butchious]

victor hugo has been dead for 133 slutty, slutty years

[is-the-post-reliable]

RATING: 🟨 MOSTLY RELIABLE 🟨

Many articles make similar claims to those above. However, much of this information circulates without a clear source, and I have struggled to find reputable/high level sources for some of this information. Therefore, keep in mind that some of this may be exaggerated or potentially unreliable.

Obviously, I cannot account for the sexual of history of every human who has ever lived, but evidence does suggest that Victor Hugo had a… lively sex life.

From Medium: ‘Sex was so involved in Hugo’s daily life that one biographer wrote the following while describing a typical day in Hugo’s life:

“It was not unusual for him to make love to a young prostitute in the morning, an actress before lunch, a courtesan as an aperitif, and then join the also ­indefatigable Juliette for a night of sex.”

[…] Hugo claimed that on the wedding night, he and his wife had sex nine times.’

His encoded sex diary is referenced on Wikipedia, but when I found an English translation of the source, I couldn’t find where in it they were sourcing.

From Wikipedia: ‘He systematically reported his casual affairs using his own code, as Samuel Pepys did, to make sure they would remain secret.’

The source is listed as: ‘Hugo, Victor, Choses vues 1870–1885, p. 529, ISBN 2070361411, pp. 371, 521 (n. 1).’

I’ve found Choses Vues here in the original French and here translated into English. If anyone can find anything in here about the encoded sex diary, please let me know!

His ‘official mistress’ is likely in reference to Juliette Drouet.

From EBSCO: 'Since 1833, Hugo had maintained a liaison with a beautiful female actor, Juliette Drouet, who for twelve years followed a cloistered existence relieved only by six-week summer holidays with her lover.’

His 'unofficial mistress’ is likely in reference to Léonie d’Aunet Biard.

From The Common Reader: 'Overlapping was a seven-year affair with travel writer and Arctic explorer Léonie d’Aunet Biard, whose husband finally brought a police officer to the Paris hotel and caught them in flagrante.’

I have found articles that circulate the '200’ claim, but none that give a source for the information.

From Medium: 'Not only that but he bedded 200 women in this hotel in just two years.’

The claim that brothels were closed on the day of his funeral is again circulated frequently without claim. The only sourced part of the claim I can find is a second hand report that sex workers had 'draped their gentials in black crepe’.

From The Guardian: ’[…] when Hugo died the brothels of Paris closed down for a day of mourning, allowing all the city’s sex workers to pay their last respects to a loyal client. Literary critic Edmond de Goncourt claimed a police officer told him that sex workers even draped their genitals in black crepe as a mark of respect.’

And an estimated 2 million people attended his funeral procession.

From Funeral Conflicts in Nineteenth-Century France: 'Two million people came to see Hugo’s body lying in state at the Arc de Triomphe’

He’s now been dead for 141 years, although 133 was correct at the time of posting. How slutty those years are… I couldn’t say.

[is-the-post-reliable]

UPDATE

Thanks to @dodger-chan for adding some new information on the source for the encoded sex diary! Apparently the versions I found were earlier editions, and it is the more complete 1972 edition that is the source.

If any French speakers are able to find the 1972 edition and check whether his Wikipedia page is correct about his diary, please get in contact.

[philateli]

So I went and found the 1972 edition and have provided the relevant passages here! They do indeed confirm that Victor Hugo wrote in code about his sexual encounters. (It wasn’t a separate sex diary, it was all included together.)

A transcription of the original is in the alt text. Here’s my translation of the French passages, with the other languages left untouched. Paragraph breaks are my own, added for readability.

Page 371

2 November [1875] Month. Arago. Aristote finished. S. B.¹. No sera el chico hecho. This night, at 5 o'clock, very loud knocks at my bedside. 3 November It’s cold. Jeanne entered my room and said to me, “We have vapour in our mouths.” 4 November A. viene hoy viernes a seis².

Notes on page 371

Somet1. Note from the Massin edition : The four preceding words relate to Blanche. “S. B.” designates Sarah Bernhardt according to Guillemin. “The child will not be made.” 2. A. comes Friday today at 6 o'clock. Note on Hugo and women We can consult on this topic two books of importance: A lover of genius [Un amant de génie], by Raymond Escholier. Hugo and sexuality [Hugo et la sexualité], by Henri Guillemin. In the diairies of the years in which we are, the reader will see that Blanche plays a great role, but that she is not alone. It is true that women occupied an important place in the[se] intimate notations: these were rarely true liaisons, but often brief meetings. Such was the case since long ago. For example: the 1859 diary mentions fifteen complaisant women (in various capacities); the 1866 one, twenty… We are used to, at this point of Things Seen, to the vocabulary and secret writing of Victor Hugo. Certain sentences remain enigmatic, others have often simple “keys”. As such, when Victor Hugo, speaking of a conquest, notes “Switzerland”, which is the land of milk, we must understand: breasts [seins]. He will sometimes write, to designate the same thing: saints, or the torso. [seins and saints are homophones] Pan [poële] means hairs [poils]. But it happens that the writer will inscribe: forest, or Lamotte [for the forest of Lamotte-Beuvron]. Ravine means sex (also said: cavity). For prostitute, it’s pr. ou pros. Bell is clearly understood, and Henri Guillemin adds this key which is in Scene I of L'Épée: “ring […] the big bell into motion” [or, alternatively: “shake the big bell into wanking”] Osc. means “osculum”, or “to kiss/to fuck” N. is naked. Sprain [entorse] is phonetic: “in torso” [en torse], the torso stripped naked. Victor Hugo conceals — or camouflages — the names of his companions (mainly in the Diaries that we are not publishing) and one of his customary skills is to underline certain letters in phrases or words he writes, as such: Esterhazy. Dazzlement Annals of Schaerbeeck, the delicate erinaced (which would also be: Question delicate Rhinoceros) sick, bed, does not go out the princess of Belgiojoso is fine Eli Sabactani… The names are concealed by worldplay: “plaid of bed”, or are metamorphosed into masculin names: “Marriat”, “Paul Hinn”…

Some notes because this last section is tricky to translate:

“Éblouissement” literally means dazzlement, and hides the name Louise; if we translate the pun rather than meaning we could go with “Blue easel” or “Blew east”

“rinacé” isn’t a word that exists today, and the closest I could find from the time period is “érinacé” from E. Littré’s 1873–1874 Dictionary, which means that which resembles a hedgehog, so to keep the wordplay I made up the word “erinaced” from same latin root

“malade, lit, ne sort pas” (sick, bed, does not go out) hides the name Adeline

la princesse de Belgiojoso est fine hides the name Joséphine; it refers to a 19th century Italian noblewoman

Eli Sabactani is from Matthew 27:46

“Natte-à-lit” (lit. plaid of bed) is for Natalie, “Marriat” for Maria, “Paul Hinn” for Pauline…

The same goes for place names, whether that be floors: “cave and floor” for mezzanine, or frequently, for street names, as such: Five Louis in Lille [5 rue Saint-Louis en l'Île], which is also Sartorius, and presents no reading difficulty; Turris Alverna translates the rue de la Tour-d'Auvergne; Veinti i mil is here for the rue de Vintimille: [Avenue de] Wagram turns around, becomes Margaw; Olocin 83 is 38 rue Nicolo; the Buttes-Chaumont are Calido monte… In numerous places Spanish, Latin and English are used, and are mixed with frequent uses of initials.

[alicedrawslesmis]

I should rewatch Napoleon 1927 under the influence. I think it'd go pretty hard.

[revolutionnaire-farouche]

the results came back: the doctor says the beating of my heart echoes the beating of the drums

[piiissssss]

tag what you're majoring in/intend on majoring in

[batbitequeen-deactivated2018021]

Respecting Women

[juggalosmoker100-deactivated202]

bat man

[gaydva-deactivated20180104]

minecraft

[toastradamus-deactivated2022111]

youtube

[toast-potent]

in the tags guys

[peniswakt-deactivated20210717]

fuckin weed

[pacificrim-archive]

W

[thank-you-everyone-deactivated2]

Criminal justice and psychology

[korolevx-deactivated20180128]

i’m terrified that i’ll lock myself into an interest that i’ll no longer be passionate about in a few years like all the other areas of study i’ve pursued over my life!

[zonecassette]

Minecraft

[cyberjock-deactivated20250329]

minecraft as well

[official-graveyard-posts]

Official graveyard post

[barricadescon]

[ID: an image that reads " Register by July 9th! and get access to a selection of previous panels for 2 weeks!" /end ID]

Missed some panels at last Barricades Con? Want to rewatch some of your favorites? Want to get in the Barricades Con spirit before this year's convention ? Then register by JULY 9th to get access to a selection of recorded panels for 2 weeks! Register today at Barricadescon.com!

[alicedrawslesmis]

[alicedrawslesmis]

RIP Parrick Godfrey

[larkstonguesinaspicpart1]

today i found out that victor hugo has had more sex than possibly almost any other human that has lived on this planet. 

he had so much sex his biographers straight up gave up trying to document all of his sexual partners. he was reported to fuck up to 3-9 times a day. He had a secret sex diary written in code. He had “official” and “unofficial” mistresses. One estimate was that he had ~200 sexual partners in two years. 

Icon. 

[lesmiserableslove]

don’t forget that on the day of his funeral all the brothels in Paris were closed because every single prostitute in the whole goddamn city was busy mourning him

[histry-buff-deactivated20170618]

Hey quick question what the fuck

[urulokid]

the man reported on his hookups in his diary using latin code words and 2 million people attended his funeral, if that isnt balling idk what is

[butchious]

victor hugo has been dead for 133 slutty, slutty years

[is-the-post-reliable]

RATING: 🟨 MOSTLY RELIABLE 🟨

Many articles make similar claims to those above. However, much of this information circulates without a clear source, and I have struggled to find reputable/high level sources for some of this information. Therefore, keep in mind that some of this may be exaggerated or potentially unreliable.

Obviously, I cannot account for the sexual of history of every human who has ever lived, but evidence does suggest that Victor Hugo had a… lively sex life.

From Medium: ‘Sex was so involved in Hugo’s daily life that one biographer wrote the following while describing a typical day in Hugo’s life:

“It was not unusual for him to make love to a young prostitute in the morning, an actress before lunch, a courtesan as an aperitif, and then join the also ­indefatigable Juliette for a night of sex.”

[…] Hugo claimed that on the wedding night, he and his wife had sex nine times.’

His encoded sex diary is referenced on Wikipedia, but when I found an English translation of the source, I couldn’t find where in it they were sourcing.

From Wikipedia: ‘He systematically reported his casual affairs using his own code, as Samuel Pepys did, to make sure they would remain secret.’

The source is listed as: ‘Hugo, Victor, Choses vues 1870–1885, p. 529, ISBN 2070361411, pp. 371, 521 (n. 1).’

I’ve found Choses Vues here in the original French and here translated into English. If anyone can find anything in here about the encoded sex diary, please let me know!

His 'official mistress’ is likely in reference to Juliette Drouet.

From EBSCO: 'Since 1833, Hugo had maintained a liaison with a beautiful female actor, Juliette Drouet, who for twelve years followed a cloistered existence relieved only by six-week summer holidays with her lover.’

His 'unofficial mistress’ is likely in reference to Léonie d’Aunet Biard.

From The Common Reader: 'Overlapping was a seven-year affair with travel writer and Arctic explorer Léonie d’Aunet Biard, whose husband finally brought a police officer to the Paris hotel and caught them in flagrante.’

I have found articles that circulate the '200’ claim, but none that give a source for the information.

From Medium: 'Not only that but he bedded 200 women in this hotel in just two years.’

The claim that brothels were closed on the day of his funeral is again circulated frequently without claim. The only sourced part of the claim I can find is a second hand report that sex workers had 'draped their gentials in black crepe’.

From The Guardian: ’[…] when Hugo died the brothels of Paris closed down for a day of mourning, allowing all the city’s sex workers to pay their last respects to a loyal client. Literary critic Edmond de Goncourt claimed a police officer told him that sex workers even draped their genitals in black crepe as a mark of respect.’

And an estimated 2 million people attended his funeral procession.

From Funeral Conflicts in Nineteenth-Century France: 'Two million people came to see Hugo’s body lying in state at the Arc de Triomphe’

He’s now been dead for 141 years, although 133 was correct at the time of posting. How slutty those years are… I couldn’t say.

[potatosonnet]

In the Land of the Dead

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My endless gratitude goes to @pilferingapples !! Thank you so much for shedding light on the characterization of Bahorel and checking his line. 🙏😳

[riotstarruika]

Site of the Corinthe (& the barricade), 4th June, 2022

[wheresurboytonighthelookslikeenj]

my dealer : got some straight gas 🔥 😛 this strain is called « schönberg and boubil’s les misérables » 😭😳 you’ll be crying your fucking eyes out 💯 me, clearing the barricades with no tears : yeah whatever i dont feel shit 5 minutes later me : dude i swear its the story of those who always loved you my buddy herbert kretzmer, pacing : to love another person is to see the face of god

[darthfar]

What’s this? A Barricade Day work by Far that contains absolutely no barricades, no fighting scenes or muskets, no people dying…. in fact, not a single person in sight? Well, I decided to be saintly merciful good this year. I mean, there’s no way I could possibly give anybody case of The Sads if I don’t draw anybody, much less anyone dying a horrible, painful death, right??? >:D

[In case anybody’s wondering what’s stuffed between the pages of Enjolras’ book, it’s from this old drawing, which itself is an illustration of this gem of a fic by Marguerite ;) ]

[If you’re also wondering if there’s any self-referencing from any of my previous Les Mis pictures…. look, this is Far, what do you think? ROFL ROFL ROFL.]

@pilferingapples​ may or may not be to blame responsible for some of this content (as surely she will have realised by now!). As are any and all of you who responded to my vague post about taxidermied animals. ;) For this I thank you.

Available as colouring pages for anyone masochistic enough to fill them in. Happy Barricade Day, y’all. ;)

[cupboardgods]

Actual quote was like, "He should have been dancing at the Chaumière, as young people have a moral obligation to do."

One more late contribution to Barricade Week. I think M. Gillenormand is one of my favorite characters from the book. He is not a very good guardian, but everything he does is so funny. I had to pause at the end of this chapter to draw this.

[less-amis]

[vapaus-ystavyys-tasaarvo]

L’église de Saint-Merry

This is mostly for the architecture nerds around here but why not others too if you want to have a look at the church that was turned into a little fortress by a group of insurgents who rang the tocsin all throughout the night and all through the next day until the church was retaken by the authorities. The video above is mainly about the interior, the video below is about the renovation of the church and talks more about the exterior. (Both are in French, sorry.)

In 1832 the church was completely squished between narrow streets and the surrounding houses by the way. Now there’s a plaza on the north side but back then it was just buildings all around. Even now it’s a bit hard to get a good look at the church from the outside because it’s mostly hidden from view and to see it you have to be so close that you can’t see the higher structures.