Take My Hand: an ExR Big Bang

A Les Misérables Big Bang event centered on Enjolras/Grantaire. Visit the Information & Timeline page for more details!

[les-mis-for-palestine]

ONE MORE WEEK friends!! Get your entries for the raffle in. If you're still thinking about it, here is what we have on offer:

@amorseart is offering bracelets or wraparound necklaces that can be customised for €25. Form here.

@thevagueambition is offering 8 slots for les mis sketches for €15 or 2 slots for detailed multi-character illustrations for €60 and above. Many slots still open, donate and win an art commission! Fill the form here.

@pilferingapples is offering two slots of digital illustrations for €15. Here is where you need to enter

@shamedumpster is offering two slots, one €15 sketch and one digital illustration for €25. Fill the form for shamedumpster here

@pumpkinspice-prouvaire is offering fic sketches for €5. Get your fic, just fill this form first.

@syrupsyche is raffling 5 physical prints and keychain for Enjolras plus one addition les mis or non les mis print, for €60. Here is where you can enter.

donate to Alaa and her family's fundraiser and get your favourite artist to commission a work for you!

Remember you have ONE MORE WEEK*!!!

THE TIME IS NOW!!! THE TIME IS HERE!

If you have any questions or need more clarifications DM us @les-mis-for-palestine-dms

*until 21st November 00:00 GMT. Check what time it is in your timezone

[takemyhandexr]

NEW: The Take My Hand Discord Server!

Have you participated in a TmH Bang before? Have you wanted to participate in a TmH Bang, but been too busy or missed the deadlines to join?

Never worry again! We've created a Discord server to discuss possible changes to how the bangs are run, as well as to help grow the community surrounding the event.

Interested? Sign up here! This is a quick Google form that should take you less than five minutes!

We hope to see you there soon!

[takemyhandexr]

NEW: The Take My Hand Discord Server!

Have you participated in a TmH Bang before? Have you wanted to participate in a TmH Bang, but been too busy or missed the deadlines to join?

Never worry again! We've created a Discord server to discuss possible changes to how the bangs are run, as well as to help grow the community surrounding the event.

Interested? Sign up here! This is a quick Google form that should take you less than five minutes!

We hope to see you there soon!

[takemyhandexr]

Take My Hand ExR 2023 Round-Up!

Below are links to every work that was a part of this year's bang, listed alphabetically by title with solo works at the bottom. All fics link to Archive of Our Own, and art links all link to Tumblr.

& i will follow you into the dark (fic) by @toomuchsky & i will follow you into the dark (art) by @wilwywaylan

(When We Were Young) We Used to Dream about Fires (fic) by @sugarspiceandsuperheroes (When We Were Young) We Used to Dream about Fires (art) by @tollundmen

Anatomy of a Sonata (fic) by @theworldfallsup Anatomy of a Sonata (art) by @aspic31

Angel of the Night (fic) by @crow-songs-at-dawn Angel of the Night (art) by @devil-takethe-hindmost

A Bad Penny (fic) by PBJellie A Bad Penny (art) by @shamedumpster

do i look moderate to you? (fic) by @p-trichor do i look moderate to you? (art) by @wilwywaylan

Even The Darkest Night Will End And The Sun Will Rise (fic) by TreasureHunter Even The Darkest Night Will End And The Sun Will Rise (art) by @aspic31

Let Me Down Easy (fic) by @pumpkinspice-prouvaire Let Me Down Easy (art) by @blood-suits-and-tears

like the sky as it fills with light (fic) by @spearmintstardust like the sky as it fills with light (art) by @schroedingers-draht

on a lonely, lonely, lonely road (fic) by Jehan on a lonely, lonely, lonely road (art) by @plzdai

restoring the balance (fic) by @television-bodies restoring the balance (art) by @granhairdo

The Shadows of Gomorrah (fic) by @thereisaplotsomewhere The Shadows of Gomorrah (art) by @jules-of-the-sea

Did we miss something or mis-credit a work? Please DM a moderator or send us an ask, and we'll correct it. To all participants, please fill out the end-of-event form sent to you by @catstrophysics. A big final thank you to @cx-shhhh and @catstrophysics, our two event moderators! See you all next Bang!

[takemyhandexr]

Take My Hand ExR 2023 Round-Up!

Below are links to every work that was a part of this year's bang, listed alphabetically by title with solo works at the bottom. All fics link to Archive of Our Own, and art links all link to Tumblr.

& i will follow you into the dark (fic) by @toomuchsky & i will follow you into the dark (art) by @wilwywaylan

(When We Were Young) We Used to Dream about Fires (fic) by @sugarspiceandsuperheroes (When We Were Young) We Used to Dream about Fires (art) by @tollundmen

Anatomy of a Sonata (fic) by @theworldfallsup Anatomy of a Sonata (art) by @aspic31

Angel of the Night (fic) by @crow-songs-at-dawn Angel of the Night (art) by @devil-takethe-hindmost

A Bad Penny (fic) by PBJellie A Bad Penny (art) by @shamedumpster

do i look moderate to you? (fic) by @p-trichor do i look moderate to you? (art) by @wilwywaylan

Even The Darkest Night Will End And The Sun Will Rise (fic) by TreasureHunter Even The Darkest Night Will End And The Sun Will Rise (art) by @aspic31

Let Me Down Easy (fic) by @pumpkinspice-prouvaire Let Me Down Easy (art) by @blood-suits-and-tears

like the sky as it fills with light (fic) by @spearmintstardust like the sky as it fills with light (art) by @schroedingers-draht

on a lonely, lonely, lonely road (fic) by Jehan on a lonely, lonely, lonely road (art) by @plzdai

restoring the balance (fic) by @television-bodies restoring the balance (art) by @granhairdo

The Shadows of Gomorrah (fic) by @thereisaplotsomewhere The Shadows of Gomorrah (art) by @jules-of-the-sea

Did we miss something or mis-credit a work? Please DM a moderator or send us an ask, and we'll correct it. To all participants, please fill out the end-of-event form sent to you by @catstrophysics. A big final thank you to @cx-shhhh and @catstrophysics, our two event moderators! See you all next Bang!

[hatredofcreation]

my 3 peeces for the exr bigbang ‘23 

had the pleasure of working with jehan for their fic inspired by daisy jones & the six go read it,, its pretty sick x)

[blood-suits-and-tears]

Take My Hand ExR Big Bang 2023 || @takemyhandexr (click on images for better quality)

Let Me Down Easy

written by @pumpkinspice-prouvaire

art by@blood-suits-and-tears

At one point, Grantaire turns around, where he’s walking ahead of Enjolras in the crowd with Bossuet, and makes eye contact with him. He grins, wide and bright and lovely, and winks. Enjolras pictures catching up to him, slipping his own hand into Grantaire’s, pressing a kiss to his cheeks or his lips while Bossuet teases them good-naturedly. Maybe tonight...

[wilwywaylan]

And here the second one for the Take My Hand ExR collab exchange @takemyhandexr ! My partner was the very nice @toomuchsky who wrote "I will follow you into the dark" (Tumblr - AO3)!

I love drawing sunsets :D that one too was fun.... But more difficult! I did my best for the scenery, but it's not really accurate. Oh well.

[image ID : Grantaire and Enjolras kissing at a lookout. Grantaire is a tall man with tan skin and black curly hair, wearing a green flannel shirt, paint splattered jeans and black shoes. Enjolras is a smaller man with tan skin, with tightly curly black hair, wearing a red hoodie, black pants and black tennis shoes. They are holding each other close. Behind them is the Pittsburgh skyline. The sky is a mix of yellow and orange and the sun is setting behind them. End ID]

[aspic31]

Here are my pieces for the @takemyhandexr exchange !

The first is a band AU drawn for @theworldfallsup ‘s fic, the second is for a lotr au by TreasureHunter on ao3. Im very grateful for these amazing authors’ collaboration !

[theworldfallsup]

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

Happy 2023 Take My Hand ExR Big Bang!

In one of my many attempts to distract myself from the struggles of law school, I found myself tumbling back down the rabbit hole of my first real fandom and my all-time OTP. So when the opportunity arose to write a fic for them, I immediately leapt at it without any regard for how I was actually going to accomplish this goal.

I can't say it was an easy journey (lmao), but I'm super proud to present my fic "Anatomy of a Sonata." There's also super cool art made by Samwise to go with this fic and I want to cry every time I see it, it's so pretty and I love it so much so please go give my fabulous partner artist some love!!

[jules-of-the-sea]

my piece to go with @thereisaplotsomewhere‘s fic for the exr big bang event!! here’s their fic, go check it out ive heard it has gay people in it https://archiveofourown.org/works/47641060

[p-trichor]

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

Enjolras was breathless from both running and laughing as they ducked into a dark alley. The police car chasing them zoomed right past and Grantaire slid into the little space beside Enjolras, holding his side and taking deep breaths.

“You,” he said, panting, “Are a fucking menace, Apollo. Who vandalizes a cop car when they’re still in it?”

Enjolras’ laughter bubbled up, spilling out despite his hand covering his mouth.

Grantaire was watching him with lit up eyes, smiling wildly, and Enjolras wanted to capture this light feeling in his chest in a jar and keep it by his bed.

xxx

Enjolras is crushing hard and having a crisis over it.

Complete with art by the lovely @wilwywaylan , here's my contribution to Take My Hand 2023!!

and a big thanks to my favourite betas @shamedumpster and @pumpkinspice-prouvaire for putting up with me even when i was panicking over the fic and encouraging me, you guys are the absolute best ❤️

[wilwywaylan]

Here is my first part for the Take My Hand ExR collab exchange @takemyhandexr ! My first partner was the amazing @p-trichor who wrote "Do I look moderate to you ?" (Tumblr - AO3) !

The t was very fun to do, because i very rarely do that kind of drawing woth cold colors. Also drawing someone els's headcanons is fun !

[image ID : Enjolras and Grantaire are sitting at the top of a brick building. Grantaire, a man with tan skin, black curly hair and brown eyes, is holding two drinks and giving one to Enjolras. Enjolras, a taller man with tan skin, blond wavy hair and blue eyes, is talking animatedly to Grantaire. They are both wearing black clothes and dark beanies. Behind them is a vandalized billboard advertising a new neighborhood with "racist", "white neighborhood" and "and we don't want it" spraypainted on it. The blue lights of the billboard is shining on Enjolras and Grantaire from behind. End ID]

[tollundmen]

My work for this year’s ExR big bang by @takemyhandexr ! Had a great time participating! I was partnered with LittleHandGrenade & here is the work I was inspired by.

[mrsferocious]

The Take My Hand ExR Big Bang it's back again with this year's edition!

I'm so glad I got participate this time as a writer, since it gave me the chance to finally finish this idea that had been sitting on my WIP's for way too long.

Also, huge shout-out to @tollundmen who did the amazing art you'll find on the fic (you can also take a look at it here in their fabulous blog).

Now, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to the X-Men inspired AU nobody but me asked for:

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

[pumpkinspice-prouvaire]

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

Happy Take My Hand 2023! This year's offering is something a little bit different for me, but I hope you enjoy it anyways!

I worked with @blood-suits-and-tears this year, make sure to go to their blog and appreciate/reblog their wonderful art!

as always, shoutout to the mods for running this event, looking forward to next year already hehehhe

@takemyhandexr

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Summary:

At one point, Grantaire turns around, where he’s walking ahead of Enjolras in the crowd with Bossuet, and makes eye contact with him. He grins, wide and bright and lovely, and winks. Enjolras pictures catching up to him, slipping his own hand into Grantaire’s, pressing a kiss to his cheeks or his lips while Bossuet teases them good-naturedly.

Maybe tonight, Enjolras will stop being so scared, and ask him.

Maybe tonight, something will happen.

Word count: 14,598

Pairings: Enjolras/Grantaire, Enjolras & Combeferre & Courfeyrac, very background Bahorel/Jean Prouvaire

[schroedingers-draht]

"I had to make sure you were safe."

I had the pleasure of creating art for @spearmintstardust's fic "like the sky as it fills with light" for the @takemyhandexr bang 2023. i hope you like it :)