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If At First You Don't Succeed. (3091 words) by Lanna Michaels
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (2012), Les Misérables - Schönberg/Boublil
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Enjolras/Grantaire
Characters: Grantaire, Enjolras
Additional Tags: Kink Bingo 2013 (Round Six), Trope Bingo: Round Two, Bets / Wagers, Held Down, Alternate Universe - Modern, D/s, Dominant!Enjolras, Submissive!Grantaire, Dominance, Submission, Dominant Being Penetrated, Submissive Doing The Penetrating, Kink, Fingerfucking, Bad Sex, Mild Limit Pushing, Kink Negotiation, BDSM Scene, Sex Fail
Series: Part 12 of Permets-Tu
Summary:

Enjolras is going to learn to enjoy anal or die trying.

genarti

Okay, I have a question for the Catholics and/or historical scholars around these parts! I am working on a fic, and the one scene that's keeping it from being finished is hung up on the fact that I know nothing about what confession would have been like for a Sister of Charity in France in the 1820s. I don't mean the exact rite -- I can find the Latin, but I can also write around that part; what I need to figure out are the relevant attitudes.

Google is no help, or I am insufficiently good at Google, because all I can find are a) very general modern explanations of confession, or b) equally modern encouragements for Catholics to go to confession more often. And being raised Episcopalian is in this case no use at all. So I turn to fandom at large.

My question is, of course, about Sister Simplice. My story picks up right after she tells her one major lie on Valjean's behalf, and covers some time afterwards, and it necessarily involves her going directly to talk to the curé of the parish about Valjean's money and Fantine and so forth. I don't need to write the confession scene, necessarily, but I need to know if she would have immediately taken confession about her lie, or what.

How does this work if you repent the sin but don't regret the act? What counts as contrition for this purpose? Are there other dimensions to consider in the church structure, with a non-cloistered nun and a parish priest, which would affect the timing or the fact of the confession? HOW DOES THIS WORK I DON'T KNOOOOW. I don't need 100% certainty, but I do need general plausibility, and I don't feel at all secure about what is and isn't plausible. All assistance gratefully welcomed! (All tangents also welcomed, on general principles.)

lannamichaels

America I'm Putting My Queer Shoulder To The Wheel. (6096 words) by Lanna Michaels
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV), Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (2012), Les Misérables - Schönberg/Boublil
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Stiles Stilinski/Derek Hale, Enjolras/Grantaire, Stiles Stilinski & Grantaire, Stiles Stilinski & Les Amis, Stiles Stilinski & Scott McCall, Cosette Fauchelevent/Éponine Thénardier, Cosette Fauchelevent/Eponine Thenardier/Marius Pontmercy, Courfeyrac/Marius Pontmercy
Characters: Stiles Stilinski, Grantaire, Enjolras, Derek Hale, Courfeyrac, Combeferre, Bahorel, Prouvaire, Feuilly, Joly, "Bossuet" Laigle, Marius Pontmercy, Éponine Thénardier, Cosette Fauchelevent, Sheriff Stilinski
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern, Alternate Universe - Werewolf, Alternate Universe - College, Crossover, Fusion, College Student Stiles, Drag Queen Stiles, College Students Amis, Werewolf Amis, Social Justice Amis, Werewolf Grantaire, Werewolf Enjolras, Werewolf Combeferre, Werewolf Courfeyrac, Werewolf Prouvaire, Werewolf Bahorel, Werewolf Feuilly, Werewolf Joly, Werewolf Bossuet Laigle, Werewolf Marius Pontmercy, Werewolf Cosette Fauchelevent, FTM!Bahorel, MTF!Prouvaire, LGBTQ Characters, Queer Themes, Queer Activism, Hate Crimes, Pack Dynamics, Werewolf Activism, Werewolf Culture, Werewolf Reveal, Pesach, It occurs to me that I am America, I refuse to give up my obsession, Allen Ginsberg, Apologies to Melannen
Summary:

Stiles goes to college to become a drag queen. Les Amis go to college to change the world.

lannamichaels

And Who Had You Through The Mails. (5075 words) by Lanna Michaels
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (2012), Les Misérables - Schönberg/Boublil
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Enjolras/Grantaire
Characters: Grantaire, Enjolras
Additional Tags: Kink Bingo 2013 (Round Six), Trope Bingo: Round Two, Alternate Universe - Modern, D/s, Dominant!Enjolras, Submissive!Grantaire, Dominance, Submission, Kink, Epistolary, Epistolary BDSM, E-mails, Dirty E-mails, washing/cleaning, Masturbation, Orgasm Control, Mouthy Submissives, Hair Kink, Semen Kink, Hair Washing, Sexual Fantasy, Comeplay, Orgy Fantasy, Porn Without Plot, Leonard Cohen Lyrics, Your Kinky Sex Orders Should You Choose To Accept Them, Bathing/Washing
Series: Part 11 of Permets-Tu
Summary:

Dearest Enjolras, the weather continues fine. I hope you are enjoying Hawaii.

lannamichaels

They Are Leaning Out For Love (They Will Lean That Way Forever). (1418 words) by Lanna Michaels
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (2012), Les Misérables - Schönberg/Boublil
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Eponine Thenardier/Marius Pontmercy, Eponine Thenardier & Cosette Fauchelevent, Eponine Thenardier & Marius Pontmercy
Characters: Éponine Thénardier
Additional Tags: 2013 Not Prime Time, POV Second Person, Canon Era, Unrequited, Character Study
Summary:

Without you, the world will go on turning.

cahn

One of my favorite scenes in the Brick, which I'd totally forgotten about before my latest reread, is the one where Montparnasse tries to jump Valjean and ends up on the ground with Socially Awkward St. Valjean giving him a twenty-minute rant about how awful prison is. So when I saw

voksen's NPT prompt about a fix-it fic where Montparnasse and Valjean interact after the barricades, it turned out I had MANY THOUGHTS about these two and how they might interact.

I started typing up all my thoughts, and then I realized I should just give you the fic:

The Perils of Walking in the Rue de l'Homme-Armé (3690 words) by raspberryhunter

Summary:In which Montparnasse finds that the perils of walking in the Rue de l'Homme Arme are twofold: first, that one might begin to think; and second, that one might come across a weak old man.

genarti

This is a crosspost from tumblr, edited slightly to be a coherent single post instead of a reblogging reply. (There's a thing called Brick!Club which is people reading through the book, one chapter per week, and blogging about their thoughts and meta and so forth; this comes from that.) The question that spurred it was about the fact that Valjean stays (reluctantly) in the honeymoon suite at the Thénardiers' inn when he comes to retrieve Cosette. The gist was (from

vivelafizz and

pilferingapples) along the lines of "Oh geez, does that mean what I think it means, if so that's UNNECESSARY AND SKEEVY, HUGO."

And then I waxed long-winded in reply, and thought it might be worth porting over here too:

( My long-winded rambling musings on the subject of nuptial symbolism here )

lannamichaels

I'm In The Details With The Devil. (11910 words) by Lanna Michaels
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (2012), Les Misérables - Schönberg/Boublil
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Enjolras/Grantaire
Characters: Grantaire, Enjolras
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern, D/s, Dominant!Enjolras, Submissive!Grantaire, Dominance, Submission, Sadist!Enjolras, Masochist!Grantaire, Sadomasochism, Kink, BDSM, Dirty Talk, Bondage, Kink Negotiation, More Kink Negotiation By Volume Than Kinky Sex, E-mails, Bed Sex, Riding (Sex Position), Collars, Play collars, Leashes, Blowjobs, Underwear Kink, Tied To A Bed, Enjolras's Sex Toy Collection, Dominant On Bottom, Submissive On Top, Song Lyric Title, BDSM Scene, Scene Planning, Scene Discussion, Scene Debriefing, Partially Clothed Sex, Coming In Pants, Coming On Partner's Body, No IRB Approval
Series: Part 10 of Permets-Tu
Summary:

I will: Be using you for your cock. Tie you to the bed face up with enough slack that you can move your arms and your legs.

miss_morland

I normally don't pay much attention to genderswap (nothing against it, just not a trope that grabs me), but it occurred to me that it might be interesting to discuss what various Les Mis characters would be like if genderswapped -- they are all shaped by their circumstances, but how would different circumstances (due to different gender roles) affect them? Would they still be recognisable as their canon selves?

For instance, 63!Valjean would not have been sent to a bagne. Would she end up spending 19 years in prison? Would she be able to build a Madeleine-like life for herself with the aid of the Bishop's silver? (I'm not up on the French rules for unmarried women owning property during this period.) 63!Fantine is hard for me to imagine to begin with, because Fantine's storyline is so specifically about the unfair way society treats unmarried women -- though I think I could believe in a story about 63!Fantine being a poor youth taking care of his little sister and being forced to become a male prostitute, if done well.

As for 63!Javert, I can see her turning into a typical stern spinster -- the sort who keeps a sharp eye on troublemakers and delinquents in her neighbourhood -- earning her daily bread in some low-paying but honest job. I'm not sure it would occur to her that a woman could join the police, because Javert is so preoccupied with following the norms of "respectable society"; the thought of a woman passing as a man and doing a man's work would probably shock her, though I think it's definitely an interesting scenario.

These are just some examples, though I'd love to see others. Also, these are just some hasty thoughts; feel free to disagree or elaborate!

lannamichaels

Scenes From An Inconvenient Espionage Love Story. (2593 words) by Lanna Michaels
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: James Bond (Movies), Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (2012), Les Misérables - Schönberg/Boublil
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Enjolras/Grantaire
Characters: Grantaire, Enjolras, Combeferre, Courfeyrac, Q (Bond), Bahorel, Feuilly, Les Amis de l'ABC
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern, Alternate Universe - Spies & Secret Agents, Alternate Universe - Bond Films, Ridiculous, Creepy, A Lot Of Artistic License Was Taken, Still More Plausible Than A Bond Film, Conflation Of MI5 and MI6, Crossover, Fusion, Shameless, Espionage, Held Prisoner, Emotionally Compromised, Grantaire Is Emotionally Compromised, Enjolras Was A Charming Young Man Who Was Capable Of Being Terrible, Spy Grantaire
Summary:

Grantaire's type is smart, gorgeous, and bad for him.

miss_morland

Since I know there are people who enjoy fic about minor characters (as I do), I thought I'd post links to the three fics I've written about Jean Valjean's sister, Jeanne. They are loosely connected, but each can be read on its own, I think.

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icarus5800

Or: A parallel that may only exist in my imagination.

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Current Mood: depressed

stripysockette

A little piece of meta on the necessity of Enjolras's death under the cut.

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elsane

Since

skygiants mentioned it, here is my Marius story:

Title: A previous near-miss with history

Summary: Marius lends Courfeyrac 60 francs and inadvertently provokes jollity. (1884 words)

Featuring Marius, Courfeyrac, and incidental Bossuet. You should also not believe

skygiants, by the way, hers is better than mine!

skygiants

Well, after last week's discussion of Marius and the revolution, I also have made an attempt at outlining how Marius might all unknowingly aid la resistance. (Although

elsane's is much better. What is the etiquette about linking other people's fic over here?)

Marius Rises in the Esteem of the Revolution
Characters: Marius, Courfeyrac, Enjolras
Summary: It is not Marius' fault that his friends mix their metaphors.

drcalvin

Has someone somewhere made a comprehensive list of which parts of the musical that are repeated and echo previous tunes? (Valjean's song and Javert's suicide for instance)

melannen

Some of us were recently discussing Jean Valjean, and it occurred to me to ask possibly the most important question that has ever been asked in fandom:

Who would win in a fight: Batman or Jean Valjean?

(Assume an equivalent tech level - either Batman is limited to his versions of 1830s tech or Valjean has access to modern stuff.)

...to start I think Valjean wins on the metrics of both tragic backstory and identity issues.

lannamichaels

(

genarti, let me konw if this isn't what you meant :) )

You Put The Spike In My Heart. (2178 words) by Lanna Michaels
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (2012), Les Misérables - Schönberg/Boublil
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Enjolras/Grantaire
Characters: Grantaire, Enjolras, Combeferre, Courfeyrac
Additional Tags: Community: Making Hugo Spin (Les Mis Kink Meme), Alternate Universe - Modern, D/s, Dominant!Enjolras, Submissive!Grantaire, Dominance, Submission, Sadist!Enjolras, Masochist!Grantaire, Sadomasochism, Kink, Song Lyric Title, Spanking, Quickie, Sex Toys, Gloves, vampire gloves, Sensation Play, Light Pain Play
Series: Part 9 of Permets-Tu
Summary:

This is a booty call, Enjolras. Act accordingly.

skygiants

So I keep wondering why Enjolras expects Marius to show up and be helpful in the Barriere du Maine scene; after all, we're told that after the Great Napoleon Debacle, Marius essentially storms off in a huff and never goes back to revolutionland again. Also, he is Marius. Myself, I can think of about four reasons:

1. Unreliable/ambiguous narrator: Marius had been hanging out with the gang before Napoleongate way more than the text implies.

2. Marius has not been hanging out with the gang, but Courfeyrac trusts him enough that he asks him to run errands sometimes when it would be useful to have an unfamiliar face show up, which he does because of the debt he feels he owes Courfeyrac, and Enjolras interprets this as Marius being way more interested in revolution than he actually is. This would actually be an interesting fic-premise -- Marius Pontmercies his way through a revolutionary errand he knows nothing about; hijinks ensue!

3. Enjolras really is JUST THAT DESPERATE. Maybe all the redshirt revolutionaries have gone home for the summer holidays. Or are dying of cholera.

4. Enjolras is not actually talking about our Marius at all, but about a friend of his named Jean or Pierre or Guifford Marius. Jean Marius has been very lax about showing up to meetings recently and we are VERY DISAPPOINTED in him.

lannamichaels

I've got a weekend family thing happening, so naturally I want to bring the Brick with me and hopefully finish the parts of it I haven't read yet. I've been reading the Hapgood translation on Project Gutenburg, but that's an ebook. I've got the following dead tree translations on hold at the library and was wondering which is considered the best/you like better?