#lafantine

[sanitatcm]

he looks down at the paper in his hand, squinting at the name of the boarding house hastily scrawled on it. it had seemed a worthwhile gamble when he first finished his studies to come to paris, to gain experience working with the sick poor... foolishly, he'd believed his rudimentary french would suffice. but now that he has arrived - and gotten completely lost - he's close to rueing his choice, valuable learning opportunity or not...

it is then that his eyes meet those of a young woman, hovering not far away. he cannot help noticing her with with a professional eye - indeed it is clear she may be in need of the very services he'd come intending to offer. poverty is, after all, a cruel and unrelenting master. but he brushes it aside for the moment, instead greeting her with a polite smile and nod of his head. with a sheepish look, he holds the paper out to her. " i'm sorry to intrude, miss, " he says in his halting french. " but i'm not certain i've found the right place... "

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 --> @lafantine

[victoriousfidelity]

@ofantine said: "I never should have trusted you." prompts for assertive accusations. | accepting.

"Fantine, I swear to you, this was not my doing."

[hiraethpariah]

“You always know how to make me smile.” WHAT IF I CRIED. @lafantine

Soft Sentences | Always accepting

╰❂╮ His own fond smile widened enough that his fangs were just as exposed as the empty space where her missing pearls should have still been. There was something so inexplicably beautiful in just how bare and naked they were with one another in that simple act of sharing a smile with neither pair of hands moving to hide it.

Instead, the beast's velveteen hands rose to tenderly frame her face, palms warm against her cheeks. ❝I'm hope to keeping doing so, as it is being my favorite smile of all that I'm ever seen..❞ his low growl of a voice all but purred to her quietly. The concept of lying and false flattery were beyond him and not within his nature, and his words came from the fact that he knew that such a smile as Fantine's had to have been genuine, and that is what made it so beautiful in his eyes. After admiring all of her face for another moment with affection in pools of silver, the beast leaned in and lightly rested his soft forehead against hers as his gray furred thumbs slowly stroked her cheeks with a featherlight touch.

[hiraethpariah]

[ clean ] sender reaches up to wipe something off receiver's face @lafantine

Comfortable Intimacy | Always accepting

╰❂╮Had it been anyone else reaching towards his face, the wary creature would have flinched or ducked away entirely, especially as he'd recently come away from yet another halfway organized street fight and his adrenaline had not yet fully ebbed. The wagers had been decent, but the crowd didn't get very big before dispersing at the lookout's warning of an approaching policeman on patrol. A fistful of francs of varying values were shoved into a coin purse as his cut of the winnings before being tossed to him by the swiftly retreating organizer.

When it came to Fantine, however, Zee had known nothing but kindness and gentleness in the mother's touch, and it was not uncommon for him to rest a furred cheek against her welcoming palm. Leaning in, silver eyes blinked curiously when instead, something had been wiped off his beastly features. His expression turned sheepish when her pale finger came away with a little smear of red. ❝It was just being one good bop to the nose. No reasoning to worry. Plus!❞ it was his turn to reach out, as he gently took her same hand in his own, and carefully turned it upwards, happily placing the whole pouch of mixed coins within her palm. ❝I'm.. don't know how many monies is in there, but, hopefully it is being enough for medicine with extra to sparing left over.❞

[c0mpositeur]

📏 + 5’6” :’))

if she doesn't pull on his ascot / cravat to kiss his cheek , then WHAT is she doing

♡ height comparison , ft . @lafantine .

[hiraethpariah]

"You're a shy little thing, aren't you?" / puts my hands on my hips like a disappointed parent... @lafantine

Flirty Meme | Accepting

╰❂╮Covering nearly all of one's body out of propriety or modesty was not a part of the beast's culture growing up, but then again, there were no furless puritans wandering about the planet, either. Zee had adapted and taken to wearing clothing out of necessity to blend in as well as he could, and hide relatively in plain sight while on Earth. There was, of course, the small matter of not being able to wear shoes upon his beastly footpaws however. Nevertheless, he'd learned that being seen in a state of undress was treated as something of a taboo for humans, and so he had quickly looked away when accidentally catching Fantine in the middle of getting dressed, between the under layers and the outermost layer.

Zee couldn't help the little sheepish fanged smile and bashful quiet chortle that escaped him at her reaction to him, for he realized that by now such a sight shouldn't be so surprising after spending time around her and the other looked down upon lovely ladies of the streets. Though his ears blushed beneath his hood, he was elated at the casual familiarity and ease with which she felt within his beastly presence (in contrast to the men she encountered) to be able to allow herself that bit of playfulness, and he cherished it for the true rarity that it was. ❝Yes.. sometimes I can still being flustered off guard.❞ he replied as he looked back at her, the little fanged smile remaining although it turned from sheepish to fond affection. ❝Especially when it is being you~❞

[penvcnens]

caroline was rarely at a loss for words - rarely found herself searching for some blithe, easy remark with which to dazzle or disarm. usually, whatever quip she needed was right at the tip of her tongue. such a talent hid a multitude of vulnerabilities - it was an armor she'd forged long ago and kept a clean, burnished steel. it had always been her most reliable companion... but here, in this moment, she found that it failed her.

despite her friends' insistence to the contrary, she had never had a secret tenderness for the poor and downtrodden the way her husband did. and though she could certainly be charitable, she knew her heart would ever truly bleed for these people... still, the young woman before her could not but inspire sympathy, even were she not receiving dwight's care. after an uncharacteristically uncertain pause, caroline smiled and touched the woman's arm conspiratorially. " i'm sure dr. enys' poking and prodding is doing you a world of good, but rest assured, my dear, that my company is far less of a chore... " she said, a knowing smile on her lips. " now you must tell me everything about yourself... well - everything that's worth knowing that is... "

𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑪𝑨𝑳𝑳 --> @lafantine

[cameraclutched]

@lafantine asked: ❛ i didn't need your help. ❜

"no you didn't," he agrees. there's no anger or wounded pride at fantine's words, just a simple acceptance of her statement. he gives a little shrug, slipping his hands into his pockets. he greatly admires fantine and the strength that she carries herself with, despite the fact that life kept dealing her shit hand after shit hand. that sort of strength in the face of suffering was unique, the sort of thing that you only read about in books. he just wished with his entire heart and soul that she didn't have to discover that she held such strength within her. no one should. "however, i consider you a friend and i like taking care of my friends. this isn't done out of pity or charity, fantine. it's out of friendship."