#ofea

[syrupsyche]

Electra: Do I hold you now in my hands?

Orestes: Now and forever.

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it's been slow work writing OFEA, so i apologise for anyone who's waiting for an update 😔 but dont worry, i think about my tortured, doomed AU siblings every day...💔

a continuation/sequel to another drawing i'd made!

[erosyrup]

Enjolras stiffened out of habit, but the comfort of Combeferre’s body and the warmth of his hands pressing the small of his back soothed him. Soon, he was able to lie his cheek against his shoulder and place his hands on Combeferre’s arms.

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Want to read a whumpy platonic!Enjolferre fic set in my canon era Enjolsette siblings au? Check it out here!

Reference pictures below:

[syrupsyche]

Apologies if you’ve already discussed this (it’s been a while since I read OFEA) but I just read “What would have been impossible without two cravats” and I want to know what your headcanons would be for little Enjolras inside the convent? Obviously he couldn’t have been a student and I can’t imagine him enjoying the religious life so I was wondering what you thought he’d be getting up to in those years?

Don't worry!! It's been a while since I've written OFEA as well 🤡 Thank you for reading the fic 🫶 For those who are unaware, OFEA is the canon era, What If Enjolras & Cosette Were Siblings? AU I've concocted and am slooooowly writing out :3. I did have a rough idea of what he'd be doing in the convent, written somewhere in the midst of this timeline I'd shabbily made some time ago! As well as a new little doodle of his time in general:

More info about his life in the convent below >:)

The gist of it was that he'd be kept away from the convent, actually, and made to stay with Valjean and Fauchelevent since they only allowed girls. There, he continued to be taught by Valjean, and learned to garden with Fauchelevent! Just as Cosette was intended to be a nun, Enjolras would have taken over as the convent's gardener when he got older (that does mean that in this AU, he actually /does/ know how to care for plants and grow food. He just doesn't care much for flowers, as per canon 😔).

Valjean taught him with whatever books they could find: when he was younger, it was mostly religious books from the convent, and I'd think he read them through quite voraciously in fact, if only because that was all he had. Then Valjean and Fauchelevent began grabbing whatever discarded reading materials they could get at the market, ranging from school textbooks to published pamphlets, ANYTHING to quench Enjolras' thirst for reading. Which is why they never properly regulated whay he was reading; otherwise, they might have known he eventually got his hands on historical and political books and pamphlets, and began tearing away at the subject. I'm not going to embarrass myself and figure out which appropriate 19th century French philosphers, historians, and public figures he'd be reading, but he'd read anything, and that made him yearn to go out in the world and learn more!

Seeing that yearning, plus wanting Cosette to explore society, Valjean finally brings them out of the convent once Fauchelevent dies 🥲, and Enjolras went to school! Then after a few years, he gets into university, and that's how he meets the rest of the Amis. If one were to ask Enjolras now what his time in the convent was like, he'd say it was educational, but stifling. He loved his "uncle", was grateful for what he had taught him, but also had a bit of a tense relationship with him towards the end bc of his Bonapartism :p

I have more to say about how this affects his relationship with Cosette, but I'm afraid that's probably for another ask 👀....or for a pre-canon fic I'd write within the next few years, looking at the rate of my updates 💀 but thank you so much for the ask!! I love this AU and I hope to get back to it soon!! ❤️

[syrupsyche]

Instead of working on the actual fic, I'm going to be sharing headcanons on my canon era Enjsette siblings au. I would probably mention some parts of it in the fic(s) I'll be sharing but if they never see the light of day, here are some of them! Shoutout to @pumpkinspice-prouvaire for inspiring this post <3

Fantine absolutely adored getting matching EVERYTHING for her kids: that goes for their names (Eugène and Euphrasie), their outfits, and even their hairstyles. She likes to match her hairstyles with them as well :')

Speaking of hair, since Enjolras has the same hair as her, she lets it grow out so that she can comb and style it. He may be 3 years old but he sure has a ton of hair

When they get placed with the Thenardiers, just as how Mme. Thenardier was Cosette's main tormentor, M. Thenardier would be Enjolras'

Other than the canonical heavy labour Cosette had to do, Enjolras would be sent out to pickpocket from the inn's customers and the rest of the town's inhabitants as well

Whenever Enjolras got caught, Thenardier would put on a big act and punish him in front of whoever was the victim ("My sincerest apologies, good monsieur/madame! He must have gotten his nastiness from his good-for-nothing mother.") before taking him away and just punishing him once more for getting caught

(And I'm not saying this is where Enj would get his immensely deep-rooted sense of injustice from but im NOT not saying that either :))

Cosette and Enjolras would try to take the brunt of the punishments for each other but that just became getting twice the punishment. Eventually, they learnt to just rely and comfort each other afterwards

When Valjean comes to find them, he buys Catherine for Cosette and a toy soldier for Enjolras. He named him Jacques.

Enjolras took longer than Cosette to warm up to Valjean (M. Thenardier was his tormentor after all, so his trust in male authority figures was already low), but eventually grew to trust him once his sister did

Enjolras especially loved hearing Valjean read to him. Valjean read the usual children's books and fairytales but when Enjolras began begging for more, he just gave up and started reading anything he could get his hands on: history, philosophy, etc. (which is why Enjolras turned out Like That)

When they move to the convent, while Cosette went to school, Enjolras stayed in the hut and continued being taught by Valjean (and Fauchelevent!) While Cosette was intended to become a nun, Enjolras was to take over as the convent gardener

Cosette would run up to the hut and chat with Enjolras whenever it was playtime- they would exchange whatever they had learnt during the day

Slowly, Enjolras got his hands on more and more radical books, teaching himself about the current political climate of France and devoting all his time to reading and (attempting to) write his own essays

Eventually, when the family left the convent, it was partially to allow Enjolras to pursue his new-found interest in politics as well as the canonical reason of letting Cosette explore society.

Due to their difference in interests, Enjolras and Cosette grew apart, though all 3 family members clearly still cared for one another deeply

Understanding the dangers of dabbling in politics, he decided to go by a moniker in order to keep his private family away from his public affairs. Thus, Enjolras was born.

This is where my fics begin to pick up from so I guess no more spoilers (??) Hope this made some bit of sense or at the very least, the drawings were enjoyable! :D

[syrupsyche]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

“Eugène,” said Jean Valjean in barely a murmur. He was untying his cravat. “Reply softly. Have you learned to tie a knot?” “Yes sir.” The young boy said quietly. He had not yet begun calling the man father. “I tie the horses to their stables.” “Take your cravat off. Tie the end of it to mine.”

Or; Enjolras and Cosette are siblings in 19th century France. A rewrite of how Valjean got them into the convent.

In celebration of LML's Convent Break-in chapter today, here is a short rewrite of the scene set in my canon era, Enjolsette siblings AU!! Initially posted on Tumblr for @combeferres-mothematics , now slightly edited and posted on AO3 😎

Apologies to those who are waiting for my OFEA update ;-; I promise I'm still working on it....hopefully this tides over the wait!

[syrupsyche]

hii! I just read the last chapter of "The Painting That Nearly Became Historic" and enjoyed the whole series sm! :)

I'm excited this part may cover some arthistory aspects :O !

Do you know when the next chapter is going to be updated? I'm such a fan! ♡

thank you soooo much for reading through all 3 parts!! 🥺❤️❤️

art history aspects are gonna be tricky bc Grantaire was NOT a good student lol so I doubt he's gonna be sharing anything insightful but I'll try my best 🫡

your ask and comments got me to finally clean up the next chapter and upload it so ty again for the boost! and hope you like this little doodle i made of Grantaire ^^

[syrupsyche]

hello! I just wanted to say I'm such a big fan of your enjsette twin concept and it's such an honor to have my post be reblogged by you :D

thank you so much 😭 my enjsette twins au is my baby so im glad you enjoy it! and i love ur drawing, it's an honour to have it on MY page!!

here's a lil angsty doodle of enjsette twins as a thank u...just a hypothetical scene if they ever meet (and recognise) the thénardiers again as adults...

[syrupsyche]

“That is all we have to tell each other, nothing more.”

“Nothing more?”

“Nothing more.”

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In case y'all missed it, I finally began the third part of my canon era Enjolsette siblings series!! The prologue is up and ready to read here; it's best enjoyed after reading the first two parts of the series.

Hope yall enjoy it and hopefully the next chapter will be out....soon...🫠