i am legiterally never into omegaverse but i just read your omegaverse fic and HOLY FUCK my eyes have been opened
eeee thank you
LEGITERALLY lol i love
A lot of omegaverse is people processing their complicated feelings about womanhood (in my opinion) through a different lens and so too is my work. Also I just think it is fun to worldbuild. My version isn't spicy bc I'm not great at that but I had such a good longing time. I'm trying to remember if I had any other fun details about this. Mm, there were like three other plots that I ultimately dismissed because I didn't like their implications for this coming of age/discovering you're queer story. I think plotwise they are super fun.
1. They actually DID lie to Enjolras' parents and pretended to have decided to return to high society while funneling money back into the cause.
2. Grantaire was only able to get his inheritance if he got Enjolras to bond him (which remains as a minor plot point) and he actually DID return with that as a partial motivator but was ultimately unable to do much because it became clear Enjolras hadn't intended to hurt him.
3. They actually DO bond early on as Combeferre suggested it would help. but get all of 3 seconds to luxuriate in it before Enjolras' mom tells him that Grantaire is in it for the money, and since they don't have a strong understanding of each other at that point, Enjolras feels deeply betrayed. They of course eventually resolve it and have big discussions and resolve everything
Also without death of the author: Combeferre and Courfeyrac do get married as well.
i am really not a person who goes on tumblr anymore, but this felt like a more personable place to tell you how much your writing has stuck with me over the past.. oh gosh, has it been years?
i bought my first collection of rumi's poetry today, and thought of his mention in "the liquid measure of your steps." it seems this lesbian les mis au from 2022 is what guides my poetry purchasing habits?!
anyways, i got home and figured, why not, i'll reread the fic... and i now find myself struck with such incredible fondness for these people you've invented for this lovely little story: jehan doing poetry readings in skate parks and enjolras helping people through some of the worst life has to offer and grantaire being super lame and relatable. i love to love people, and your writing makes people who are very easy to love. thank you for sharing it.
i will try to check tumblr to see if/when you reply to this ask-- and if you ever publish writing like, outside of ao3, please inform me!! my dms are open and i am so here for whatever you create.
I am simply awed by this ask. I can't believe it's been years since I began writing for les mis (it feels like months). To hear you have loved so many of my works and retained that over the years is one of the most touching things an author can hear. I think there's a time and place for unlovable characters but it's not here in my fanfic!! No!
As a queer woman it's also especially nice to hear this about my genderbent fic. Wlw deserve nice things and I'm never sure how a genderbend will be received. Lesbiamis are perfect to me.
YESssss be influenced. I love Rumi. I also cry every day that I only get translated Neruda and it's still SO gorgeous.
I've never published outside ao3 but have considered it as of late. I have some big life changes coming up so I doubt launching into writing more seriously will happen. But I love writing so much-- who knows! Comments like this make it more likely to happen haha. Thank you and your words are dear to me.
I believe any US official who votes or rules against the legality of gay marriage should have their own marriage annulled. If their opposition is based in religion, separation of church and state. If they think it's a privilege straight cis people alone get to have for some other logistic reasons (childbearing, etc), the queers practice many of those as well. Unless you're going to base civil marriage validity on those other factors, it's just a special privilege. And if they vote to take that privilege away from others, it should absolutely not be available to them.
Politicians should be forced to live their own hellscape the minute they start voting for it or putting forth bills or proposals.
"im not the moon (im not even a star)". HOLY FUCKING SHIT DUDE. wow wow wow wow wow like no words. really astoundingly phenomenal. i just binged it over less than 24h while also working 12 hours today and i feel so insane bc i already want to reread it. ANYWAY. it's really really fucking good. like so good.
AHH thank you!! Writing that was such a delightful and serotonin fueled trip for me. It was a binge to write, as well.
I really appreciate that people are still reading and commenting on it even now!! I'm amazed since it's a few years old. I truly appreciate your message and here's hoping you always find as much fic as you need that you love.
LET GRANTAIRE BE UGLY, and not just some watered down version of what you think is conventionally physically unattractive. Stop treating Grantaire’s alcoholism like a punchline. I want to see Grantaire broken down, ashamed, and sick. I want there to be representation of what alcoholism actually does to people. Give me the Grantaire that pisses himself, and throws up. Give me the Grantaire that says “if I drink tonight then I just won’t drink this weekend” and ends up drinking on the weekend anyway. Give me the Grantaire that hides his alcohol in crumbled up water bottles and hollowed out jello cups and aspirin bottles. Give me the Grantaire that attempts to drink hand sanitizer because he’s so desperate. Dare I say give me the Grantaire that drives while drunk and has the nerve to joke about it saying things like “I actually drive better when I’m drunk” and give me the Grantaire where that’s actually TRUE because that’s his most calm state. Give me the Grantaire that can’t paint without alcohol because his hands get too shaky, give me the Grantaire who tells himself he can’t quit because of that. Give me the Grantaire who Enjolras is actually disgusted by and not for the simple fact that he hurts his pride. Give me the Grantaire that has a red nose and sallow puffy skin and yellow eyes from what the years of alcohol abuse has done to his fucking liver and body. Give me a Grantaire that is such wasted potential, that could be an artist, a boxer, etc. but alcohol and his own cynicism holds him back. Give me Grantaire with mental health issues and trauma and flaws and not the soft misunderstood kind. LET GRANTAIRE BE UGLY!
Hi all, I decided I'd do a scan of my extensive bookmarks list to bring together basically everything I've consumed of enjoltaire. I have not been publishing much but I can still share what brought me joy. These are not in a reasonable order (just by my reading history chronologically) and I'll be limiting them on a one-fic-per-author basis so I don't just recommend you my fave authors 100 times. See below the readmooore for the first part of this effort (page 1-5 of my bookmarks)
dressing apollo by Tegami
Model Enjolras and hot mess designer Grantaire on a reality TV show, handled brilliantly. What else do I need to say. how sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame is also essential reading.
With My Feelings On Fire (Guess I'm a Bad Liar) by pumpkinspiceprouvaire
Enjolras and Grantaire enter the stupidest and pining-est arrangement of all time. This list is going to make it very obvious that I have trope preferences and frankly, I don’t care. This is Delicious and so is basically everything else by this author
Walk Me Home by kjack89 for serinesaccade
It is impossible to pick a good fic by kjack89 out of their infinite library of good fic so I cheated and picked the one written for me
no more cyanide kisses (i’m methylene blue) by Mousetrap
Hurts so good
send you my love on a wire by blairs
Hilarious fics, gotta love blairs
i looked to you instead by Anonymous
suckerpunch by televisionbodies
say my name a million times (and i still haven’t heard you say it enough) by dyhtps
the road not taken by Petr1chor
Another heavy debate over which fic to pick out of many greats
Revolution Barbie by StrangeOccurrence
Lesbiabs but like weirdly serious and sexual
It's You And It's Been From the Start by stellatundra
Screaming
best practices in seasonal dessert distribution: a primer by twofrontteethstillcrooked for stardust_and_sunlight
Brownie sweet
Beautiful & Good by Riotstar
Emotionally difficult for me to read like I am not sure I can continue but? Important?
in momentum. by AnnaBolena for ShitpostingfromtheBarricade
how long it's gonna be (before we get on the bus and cause no fuss) by samarskite
The Finer Points of Communication by ShitpostingfromtheBarricade
God I love this author
And Pages To Go by femmebingley
here i am leaving you clues, by moonswinger
you can’t kill me after this fic bc I am already dead
Ho, Ho, Oh No by catstrophysics
stuck together by whooves
fire in our bellies and furtive little feelings by sarahyyy
Classic bigtime writer with big big list
the first time we met we hated each other by mariuscourf
I get so excited when they post
Silvertongue by resnovae
Compromise by Akigriffin
I am a sucker for acespec
What’s it like to date someone? by Wildrivver
Patron Saint of Silent Restraint by vivalataire for emmettcadrian
If It Ain't Baroque, Don't Fix It by vivalataire
Lost in Translation by ellevaire
It's Not the Same Anymore by ShameDumpster
Insanely cute and deeply real, I read it over and over
we ended up significantly more in fantastical AU territory this time so be warned
A Lesson In Skepticism by anonymous
Adorable and like their language
I still believe (still believe) by jolybird
lesbians and magic are my kryptonite. But also generally love this author's fics, there's SO MANY and they're all SO LONG and SO GOOD and usually a nice take on a fun AU. it baffles
movie night, or: courfeyrac lives another day by Murf1307
BAHAHAHA
Don't Forget About Us by pontmercyingtilthecowscomehome
y'all know I'm a sucker for amnesia and there is a REASON it's delish
Un(needed)wanted Tears by KFlynn
Conspiracy by Kabbal (Aledane)
je suis prêt by deadwritersociety
Until you see me by mornmeril
we are here for role reversaaaal
the stars on the tip of your tongue by fireblazie
this author does wonderfully in every fandom
Fighting the Hurricane by myrmidryad
I would recommend literally everything by myrmidryad and this is NOT my favorite but I am trying to keep this list at most rated T so WHOOPS. I always start their work and am like hot DAMN how did you make this prompt turn out so good for me, I don't even like this trope/AU/concept
identity by purplecatsweater for AngstyThumbs
superhero fics can be so hit or miss and I love this little bit
not by something as accidental as blood by thewalrus_said
Pyjama Party by veganthranduil
Personification by asbrightashobi
Welcome to Your (Well Furnished) Doom by antisocial_cheesepuff
IKEA fics somehow send me
Love goes towards love, as schoolboys from their books by Abidatchery
Subject Line: Door Procedure by ChaosIsAConcept
When the City Clears by orphan_account
HE'S COLD YOUR HONOR someone help him
The Drunk Leading the Blind by juanjoltaire
Funeral Games by Sath for nisiedraws
Sometimes I do actually read non-AU material, see, and it's very good
Sticks and Stones by williamvapespeare
"angry kissing" is peak exr tag
whole human bodies by goshemily
beautiful writing
antiphony by fleurdelilitu
i stg that several authors came together to make my favorite trope happen repeatedly around the same time and this. this is one of the stunning results
The Slow Burn by Ark
ARK FOR THE CLOSERRRR. When I recommend fics like this I'm like 'well obviously everyone has already read this author because they're essential to the fandom collecton' but just. Just in case.
Hi all, I decided I'd do a scan of my extensive bookmarks list to bring together basically everything I've consumed of enjoltaire. I have not been publishing much but I can still share what brought me joy. These are not in a reasonable order (just by my reading history chronologically) and I'll be limiting them on a one-fic-per-author basis so I don't just recommend you my fave authors 100 times. See below the readmooore for the first part of this effort (page 1-5 of my bookmarks)
dressing apollo by Tegami
Model Enjolras and hot mess designer Grantaire on a reality TV show, handled brilliantly. What else do I need to say. how sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame is also essential reading.
With My Feelings On Fire (Guess I'm a Bad Liar) by pumpkinspiceprouvaire
Enjolras and Grantaire enter the stupidest and pining-est arrangement of all time. This list is going to make it very obvious that I have trope preferences and frankly, I don’t care. This is Delicious and so is basically everything else by this author
Walk Me Home by kjack89 for serinesaccade
It is impossible to pick a good fic by kjack89 out of their infinite library of good fic so I cheated and picked the one written for me
no more cyanide kisses (i’m methylene blue) by Mousetrap
Hurts so good
send you my love on a wire by blairs
Hilarious fics, gotta love blairs
i looked to you instead by Anonymous
suckerpunch by televisionbodies
say my name a million times (and i still haven’t heard you say it enough) by dyhtps
the road not taken by Petr1chor
Another heavy debate over which fic to pick out of many greats
Revolution Barbie by StrangeOccurrence
Lesbiabs but like weirdly serious and sexual
It's You And It's Been From the Start by stellatundra
Screaming
best practices in seasonal dessert distribution: a primer by twofrontteethstillcrooked for stardust_and_sunlight
Brownie sweet
Beautiful & Good by Riotstar
Emotionally difficult for me to read like I am not sure I can continue but? Important?
in momentum. by AnnaBolena for ShitpostingfromtheBarricade
how long it's gonna be (before we get on the bus and cause no fuss) by samarskite
The Finer Points of Communication by ShitpostingfromtheBarricade
God I love this author
And Pages To Go by femmebingley
here i am leaving you clues, by moonswinger
you can’t kill me after this fic bc I am already dead
Ho, Ho, Oh No by catstrophysics
stuck together by whooves
fire in our bellies and furtive little feelings by sarahyyy
Classic bigtime writer with big big list
the first time we met we hated each other by mariuscourf
I get so excited when they post
Silvertongue by resnovae
Compromise by Akigriffin
I am a sucker for acespec
What’s it like to date someone? by Wildrivver
Patron Saint of Silent Restraint by vivalataire for emmettcadrian
If It Ain't Baroque, Don't Fix It by vivalataire
Lost in Translation by ellevaire
It's Not the Same Anymore by ShameDumpster
Insanely cute and deeply real, I read it over and over