#and les mis fans lol

[fluentisonus]

[goldenliartrash]

hola!! para el ask, unas letritas de la oreja de van gogh: "tú sigues siendo el recuerdo aquel que una vez bailó conmigo un rato y se fue" :)

the fake fic ask game

!!!! tenía muchas ideas para este título porque siento que representa una dinámica que me encanta, pero al final me he decantado por Tim/Sasha... ni olvido ni supero...

(Te voy a copiar con la idea del resumen del fic en vez del summary, mis disculpas.)

El fic sería una progresión de escenas que siguen la evolución de la relación entre Tim y Sasha, no necesariamente un 5+1, sino más bien una serie de viñetas cortas. Empieza relativamente alegre /ligero, antes del inicio de la temporada 1, con Tim y Sasha conociéndose poco a poco, haciéndose amigos y, eventualmente, durmiendo juntos.

A lo largo de la parte correspondiente a la primera parte de la temporada Tim empieza a enamorarse de ella, aunque está convencido de que Sasha no le corresponde. Hay varios momentos, más cuanto más peligrosa se pone la cosa, en los que Tim planea confesarse, pero al final termina no haciéndolo, prefiriendo contentarse con dejar las cosas como están para no enrarecer su relación, feliz sabiendo que, por lo menos, siempre le quedarán los momentos no-tan-platónicos entre ellos.

Finalmente, termina con la invasion de Jane Prentiss, cuando Sasha se separa del grupo y es reemplazada. Not!Sasha altera los recuerdos de Tim, en una distorsión de un final circular, y, al final, a Tim no le queda nada :)

[cherrygarden]

tw pathetic parasocial behavior incoming

[ineffable-gallimaufry]

still not over my friend saying "you can never talk about les mis too much" because it's like simultaneously i am so glad you feel that way but also you might underestimate how much i wanna talk about les mis so...

[scarletwix]

I have made a grave miscalculation.

[granhairdo]

anyone know of any places where you can just get any image printed on a tie? i have kind of a running joke at work where i frequently wear some very weird novelty ties (i work with kids they absolutely love it) and i think it would be SO funny to get something les mis related printed on a tie for barricade day lmao

[fitzfunnymoments]

I think my mom wants me to go see Les Misérables with her in a few weeks and like. How do I tell her I can't go because I will not be able to stop myself from quoting 24601 Releases a Sammich on Parole the entire time </3

[k-is-for-potassium]

MOOT NAME AND PRONOUN MASTERPOST >:D (idea stolen from asher lol)

@miku-blue-n-pronouns – genderfluid, idk name or pronouns

@izzyfizzykitty – izzy, she/her

@waverthebluephoenix – grrr idk

@your-gay-emo-cousin – lyla, she/her

@laurenshamiltonjr – >:) may, she/they

@your-everyday-theatre-kid – (real) lyric, she/they

@discocannon8002 – disco(?), she/her according to pfp

@lil-gae-disaster – (real) noah, they/them

@im-a-skeleton-in-your-closet – rip asher (they deactivated)

@bleep-bloop-boo – (>:333) honey, she/her

@musical-dash-trash – they have the best asks >:) bug, she/he/they/ask (preference shifts)

@that-dam-heartstopper-fan – (SAME ALSO PJO REF) darcy/darce, ash, angel, she/they demigirl

@kwilooo – kira, any pronouns

@mediumdoodles – medium/variations, any pronouns

@galaxys-universe – galaxy, they/she (prefers they)

@cloud-makers-make-pollution – LES MIS BESTIE!! idk name, she/her

@mybedroomceilingsbored – (love ur banner) mouse, she/her

@emdabitchass – ooc is em, emmie, emma, emersyn, any pronouns, prefers he/they

@unstableunicornsofasgard – forrest, he/they (i don't talk to them much but he seems awesome >:))

@small-giggle – (holy shit it has 500 followers how am i moots with someone so famous) angel or jelly (they don't like caps for its name) it/they/she

@margaret-the-duck – (had a typo and almost did fuck instead of duck lol) maggie, she/her

@demigod-jack-hearth – uhh it's an rp blog so im not quite sure?

@bifluidmax08 – robin/max but can call them robbie, b, or maxi

@nothing-but-glitter-and-lashes – CHAPPELL BESTIE!!!!! no name, she/her

@noahher – noah, he/him

@squiggles-of-rats – @ang3lic-t3ars sideblog lol

@phoenixwench – no idea lol

@adumbteenboy BOYS WILL BE BUGS URL?! also idk

@codexnuminous – codex, they/them

@steph-schuyler – stephanie/steph, she/her

@eyes-shining-with-love – piper, they/star/song/spark/lyric/idol (woahh lots of pronouns!!)

@nowjumpinthewater – rania, she/her

@marsfingershurt – mar, they/them

@ang3lic-t3ars – riley/ry, she/xey

@definitionoffuckup – (MY POOKIE) star/al/grape (garpe), he/they COINED THE BABNA 😨 TAG

@next-level-simp – (real) leyla, idk

@frogsthatbite – (BESTIE) she/her

@stickbug-made-entirely-of-spite – SUPER COOL ARTIST AND BUG-LOVER :D stickbug, any non-gendered pronouns (they, it, etc)

@the-seas-most-lovable-bitch – azriel, they/she/he

@the-gods-strange-children – sol, she/they

@mun-urufu – transfem, that's it :(

@i-eat-so-much-grass – (real) flynn, they/them

@theronanlynchshow – ronan/rose, she/her but drc

@crowofthestars – m, they/any except she and it

@coswinx – (cat pfp :0) ozzie, xe/she/it (COOL PRONOUNS :D)

@sketch-begginerr – ce? she/they/he/any

@tealeafstew – laurel; any or she/they/he

@whythankyouforthetrauma – (I LOVE THE HEADER) she/her

@weird-dork37 – iris, any prns

@raeprise – rae; he/they

@moonage-nightterrors – el; they/them

@thedancingclowns – (FELLOW METAL FAMILY FAN 💪💪) heath/dee; he/they

@lavaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa – lava; they/them

@daggerhobbit – felix, aster, wren; xe/it/they NOT she/her (awesome pronouns)

@asters-tempo – aster, bread; ei love neopronouns and rn likes ei/it/they

@bees-official – (glad u finally fixed the typo lol) bee, he/him

@powehi-the-blackhole – idk zyr name (is that how u spell that pronoun? not quite sure /gen) ze/zym (COOL PRONOUNSSS)

@stars-on-my-bedroom-ceiling – ana; any, they/she preferred

@nao-walks-into-poles – nao; any pronouns

@beenoop – cam; agender, accepts he/him

@blackbirdsinatrenchcoat – (ahhh i love ur url) blue or ben; any pronouns

@remithegayshoebill – remi probably, idk tho

@not-sammie – sammie (OR ARE THEY?!); they/she

@cactus-with-boobs – hannah; she/her (GIRLLLL I WOULD GLADLY PLAY SMASH WITH YOU)

@justmemyselfandthefridge – fridge, she/her

@garden-of-runar – runar; pronouns change based on feelings, currently says he/him in the intro post

@saintperseus – james; he/him

@cemeterygrace – noa; any

@mush-fool – mxri, mint; intro post currently says they/xe

@discoveredreality – ari; she/her

@sotiredimbored – kuko or ollie; any pronouns

@shark-tranny – noelle; she/they

@goobsie0 – goobs; any pronouns

@fairyycoffin – aster; she/they

@eef-stars – BLUD WHERE IS UR INTRO POST

@divinequo – he/him

@imadragonhehe – RAHHH IDK

@touslin – r; they/he

@cloverthesimp365 – clover; she/her

AND THATS ALL!! lmk if you wanna be taken off/correct your part of the list :3 (this will be updated quite frequently, if i can help it)

[hannahdyoung01]

Cure Sorceress | Fantasy Precure

English:

Here she is! The cure version of Kozuki Michiko, Cure Sorceress! I had the design a week ago, but wanted to post the previous updates so she was at the top of my page 😅

Her transformation item is the fantastic jewel, Sapphire Bracelet, she is destined to be the legendary warrior pretty cure representative of wisdom. She has the misión with Cure Knight to find and save the princess of Eternal Kingdom, her help is essential to defeat the Demon King.

The name is a clear reference that she is a sorceress LOL ¿You guys know about those rol online games with fantasy theme, like WOW? Well some of my inspiration comes from it, the players are in group to defeat a boss; someone who attacks, heals and has magic and distance powers. Most of the time they are knights and sorcerers. So my fan cure duo is officially complete!... or is there another cure? Well yeah, since is a fan cure it's a must to have a secret cure!

Transformation:

✨Legendary Book! Sapphire Bracelet!

✨In a magic cape comes to the rescue! Pretty Cure, Wake Up!

✨Wisdom is acting sensibly! Cure Sorceress!

Español:

¡Aquí está, la forma cure de Kozuki Michiko, Cure Sorceress!

Su objeto de transformación es la joya fantástica, el brazalete de zafiro, está destinada a ser la guerrera legendaria pretty cure representante de la sabiduría. Se le encargó la misión junto con Cure Knight de encontrar y salvar a la princesa del Reino de Eternal, para que así las ayude a derrotar al Rey Demonio.

Su nombre se debe obviamente a que es una hechicera XD ¿Conocen esos juegos de rol online de fantasía como WOW? Bueno pues básicamente de ahí ha salido parte de mi inspiración, suelen ir en grupo a derrotar jefes; gran parte del tiempo un caballero y una hechicera 😁 Eso es lo que Knight y Sorceress son, ¡un dúo dinámico!

Transformación:

✨¡Libro Legendario! ¡Brazalete de Zafiro!

✨¡Con una capa mágica viene al rescate! Pretty Cure, Wake Up!

✨¡La sabiduría es actuar con sensatez! !Cure Sorceress!

Japanese with Google translate/Japonés con Google traductor:

Henshin

✨Legendary Book! Safaia Buresuretto!

✨Mahō no manto de tasuke ni kuru! Purikyua, u~eiku appu!

✨Chie wa kenmei ni kōdō suru kotodesu! Kyua sōsaresu!

[olderthannetfic]

So I’ve just recently gotten super into MSR (basic, I know) and knew there would be like, decades of fic out there on the internet for me.

I’m not usually super into fic, either reading or writing it. I have only written and read fic sporadically and until now, never shipping fic (I mean except for all those Les Mis lemons I wrote back a decade before I’d actually ever had sex lol!!). Part of the reason I don’t read a lot of fic tho is that I just don’t like the way most of it is written. I find ao3 house style to be kind of grating, and I think this is mostly because I loathe the present tense. Which I know is a me thing

So after scrolling ao3 I found one that looked appealing to me and as soon as I started reading it I could tell it was…different. It wasn’t any more literary than the typical fic or anything and the prose isn’t particularly unique (it’s unobtrusive for the most part) but it has a distinctively different flavor.

This lead me to believe it was an older fic, and I quickly confirmed that it had originally been posted on gossamer decades ago at this point. And i just thought it was interesting that I was able to tell that it was older just from the prose. I haven’t really read enough fic to really substantiate this but maybe you or your followers can speak to this

--

Styles do change. It's hard to pin down the exact differences. Maybe past tense was a little more common in 90s fic, but it's not absent now. The big picture stuff I usually use to define AO3 house style (e.g. "Sounds like genre fiction") was true in the 90s too... but your average genre fiction may have sounded a little different then too.

Some fandoms, like Starsky & Hutch or The Man from U.N.C.L.E., have fans reading the old stuff constantly, so there's more direct influence from older work on newer.

But yes, I too sometimes read something and realize it's probably older.

[autumngracy]

Hi, just a random question from a fan of AROS (for which I have no coherent words to decribe my admiration)- I'm sure you've been asked this a million times already, but I'm quite new to this fandom, so forgive me and feel free to ignore the question, of course- who did you base your Javert on, appearance-wise?

Actually I don't think anyone directly asked this before!

To be honest I didn't actually base him on anything or anyone in particular ... I think the reason for this is because I read the brick before ever seeing any adaptations of Les Mis, so the first Javert I pictured was just my own interpretation of him from the brick ...

And what's funny is I can't remember if I originally pictured him with short hair or long hair. I read the 1938 Heritage Press edition of the brick, which is the Wraxall translation + about 1500 Lynd Ward illustrations, and in those illustrations he has short hair. But, oddly, I didn't remember it as being short in those illustrations? I had to go back and look years layer to confirm. (Alas, my beautiful Heritage Press copy is lost somewhere now!)

So I don't know if the long hair thing was me originally picturing it that way despite the illustrations being otherwise (possibly because the illustrative style made it somewhat vague at first?), or if it was from me later getting brainrot from looking at all the post Terrance Mann Javert designs ...

Best I can say about the hair issue is, well ... I just really happen to like male characters with long hair ... idk why lol. I have a lot of male OCs with long hair and every time I make one, part of my brain goes "Another one? For real? Do we not have enough of these little bitches already? If you don't stop putting long hair on all these characters people are gonna start to think you have some kind of kink."

Which. Well. I'm actually asexual so idk lol I think it's just an aesthetic preference

ANYWAY

For his wardrobe, that's just the brick descriptions plus factual research into 1830's era menswear. The only anachronistic element of his appearance really is his hair, but I do get around that by pointing out that he could have simply picked the (older and naval oriented) style up while he was at the Bagne (which did in fact have a dress mandate for keeping long hair tied up, suggesting it was a common enough hairstyle among the guards) and just never dropped it even after it became unfashionable—because A) he doesn't seem to give two shits about being fashionable, B) keeping short hair means either spending money to keep it short or having an intimate enough relationship with someone that they will do it for you free—neither of which I can see him wanting to do—and also C) he appears to be a creature of habit, so keeping the same, easily self-maintained hairstyle over the years fits my understanding of him.

Also, I'm not even exaggerating his tools of the trade because there really is a line in the brick about him having some kind of sword, which I had to go back and reread several times because it surprised even me (but it's 3am and I'm too assed to look it up rn). And we already know he has 2 pistols and a bludgeon (which the brick says he holds tucked up invisibly in his sleeve, Assassin's Creed style, lmao).

On another subject—

Given his stiff and distanced way of interacting with the world, questionable of social skills (see him bluescreening when Fantine is pleading with him in the mairie by way of what may be thinly veiled sexual advances), as well as his black and white thinking, penchant for being distracted by his thoughts to the point of complete obliviouness, propensity to either give extremely short responses or to go into ranting monologues, with little in between—plus the idea that he hates reading but makes himself do it for self improvement reasons, and how he seems to start stimming when lost in thought—I could definitely see him possibly being Autistic or having ADHD.

Now then, about his race ...

I know originally I actually pictured him differently than the Javert I wrote for my fic—as more white, at least—the way he appeared in the Lynd Ward until I read people discussing how he was probably supposed to be part Romani. And when it came to me having to pick conclusive character designs for my fic, I thought it would be much more interesting if it was a Javert who was visibly Romani instead of white passing, which he seems to be in most everything that bothers to mention his background.

I do find it weird that he's seemingly been played by nothing but white guys except for Norm Lewis and David Oyelowo (that I can find). So there's never really been a Romani Javert in stage or screen adaptations ... However, there's still a decent amount of fanart that shows him as darker skinned/Romani, so at least there's that.

Anyway I find that a visibly non white Javert just adds a lot more nuance and depth to his character, even compared to a still Romani but white passing version of him. Because then it changes how he interacts with and views the world (and vice versa), and it changes or adds to his motivations for doing what he does. It brings his (very canon!) struggle with internal racism to the forefront, which a lot of adaptations downplay or completely ignore.

I think part of why this appeals to me is that in modern times we are very used to the idea of the shitty oppressive white cop who is approaching everything from a position of absolute privilege and authority (which is a very shallow and uninteresting archetype, character-wise) ... and brick canon Javert, regardless of whether or not he is white passing, is not coming from a position of privilege—and not just because he is poor. He is coming from a position of social insecurity and vulnerability, which (at least it seems to me) he is trying desperately to escape/overcome.

And this makes his motivations for choosing his specific job far more interesting than "shitty white cop that enforces the status quo because he gets off on exerting power over other people". It suggests a sort of willful mental dissonance and denial that also make a lot of sense in hindsight when we consider the effects of his derailment.

The idea of him snapping and realizing for the first time that most everything he was doing was morally corrupt (or at least highly questionable) is one thing (and a level of obliviousness/ignorance that is somewhat hard to believe, imo) ...

But the idea that he knew how morally reprehensible his actions were all along, and was repressing it on purpose? To gain the only foothold he could see on the ladder of a world he was born on the lowest rung of? And after decades, is forced by external factors to finally, finally look his decisions in the eye and confront himself about them?

Well, shit. That hits a lot harder, doesn't it?

And it certainly hits him pretty hard. Obviously (as I pointed out in the the fic) he did mentally store away notes of things he found morally questionable about/during his career over the years—he just didn't let himself act on them. But it implies he was aware of the injustices, even if he only relegated that awareness to his subconscious.

The brick talks about how he felt he existed outside of society and had only two choices in life—black and white thinking; criminal vs protector, etc.—and it spells out how this is pretty much the direct result of his internalized rascism—so, I mean ... I don't think it's unlikely that canon Javert knew from the beginning that he was sacrificing his his heritage, culture, and moral compass in pursuit of respect and recognition from society (and thereby, social safety).

And in a Post-Seine world, he's forced to reconcile with all of that.

I may have just spoiled a major upcoming plot point for AROS tbh but oh well I was dropping breadcrumbs of foreshadowing about it the entire goddamn time lmao

[demisexual-in-distress]

Any *SHNIFFFFF* helluva and/or hazbin headcanons??? o-o

*AHEHEHEHEM* I CAN RANT YES UR SUMMONING MY INNER NERD (LONG) (SORRY THIS HAS BEEN ROTTING IN MY ASK BOX IVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE NOW)

pls dont flop i spent way too many hours on this lol only doing 6 (six) from the main casts!!! And, sadly, no, Fizzarolli is not included, though I do love him dearly.

Helluva Headcanons:

Blitz:

frickin loves spirit

(saw this somewhere else not sure where) huge-ass horns scratch up his couch, hence the shitty tears

Makes sure to cherish Loona as much as possible on her bday bc of trauma from his childhood

Wants to be the parent possible to her also due to trauma (daddy issues :\)

Insecure about his scars :(

Lost Verosika because he adopted Loona in a last-ditch effort to save their relationship, but refused to get rid of her when V wasn't a fan

Eats anything and everything Brandon Rogers does (canon??) (such as cheese and hotsauce)

Told Barbie about his crush on Fizz before trying to tell Fizz himself

never grew out of bands he liked as a teen

Undiagnosed learning disabilites (dyslexia? he tries his best)

Poor education

(TW, S.A.) Stolas:

WATCHES EVERY TELENOVELA IN THE GODDAMN BOOK

Also enjoys musicals and constantly sings soundtracks while alone (projecting a bit)

Genuinely wants Via and Loona to hang out; wants some sort of father-daughter bond? with Loona, but isn't sure how to approach her

was verbally, physically, and sexually abused by Stella in their "relationship"

GREY'S ANATOMY

I think we all know this by now... Eyeliner.

Black sheep (canon?)

plays some sort of classical instrument idk (piano?)

PAINTS (happy little trees)

Big fan of Cruel Prince series yk

Big fan of fantasy in general

Nerds abt astronomy to Via

Adelle. No other words.

Wattpad user u can't convince me otherwise

Definitely neurodivergent

Millie:

Dyed Sallie Mae's hair when she transitioned, was a makeshift hairdresser for a little while (till Sal figured out how to do it herself)

Had a lot of pets as a child

Tries to stay in contact with all her siblings. Emphasis on tries.

Used to get homesick A LOT

Homeschooled

Ik it's a common one now, but babysat Loona while Blitz was in prison, leading to her and Moxxie meeting

THIS GURL CAN HANDLE HER DAMN DRINKS ‼️

Best homemade recipes by far

Has and will not hesitate to eat a bug once more

Very organized

Moxxie:

Likes to write

MUSICALS (canon) he loves phantom, les mis, and a gentleman's guide to love and murder (ahahhaem Bryce pinkham)

Has many hyperfixations! AUDHD

Loves kids, but gets overstimulated/overwhelmed when taking care of them

In severe need of validation due to trauma

Cat person

Out on a limb here but likes pottery

Bouncy leg stim yk

Panic! At the Disco led to his bi realization

Violinist just trust me

Loves mice for some odd reason

Gullible? Is that canon?

Can sketch pretty good!

Overwhelmed by loud noises and crowded spaces

Loona:

ACE SPECTRUM!!!!

Watches movies with blitz late at night as a tradition

Taught Blitz makeup tips for when he does his weird drag human disguise thing

follows 666 News on the hotel's strange journey

percussionistcore idk how else to say that

Knows EXACTLY how to deal with a hangover (ty blitz)

Social anxiety (might break this down in a seperate post cuz im in a ranty mood)

Has seen the show daria (or at least the hell version) (yall better kno wut im talking about)

Tries not to spend too much / is gentle with Blitz's bank account

Octavia:

Deep down, a sanrio girl is born

Nightcore bitches u already know

Very polarized when it comes to her relationship with stolas (canon?)

Has attempted to bring Stolas into her world - definitely shares her special interests with him, he tries his best to support

Plays at least ONE classical instrument bc she wanted to make Stolas proud :,) (never said she was good at it)

Very sheltered when it comes to Stolas and Stella's actual relationship toward each other

avid collector of taxidermy and other creepy things

She definitely knows those OG goth dances

Photography!!

Dr Martens do i have to say more

Hazbin Headcanons:

TW for Angel Dust and Niffty's (of all people), S.A. mentions.

Charlie:

YA sapphic romances!!!

Webtoon freak

Pinterest whore

Listens to Katy Perry + Hayley Kiyoko

Sanrio again!! Aggretsuko or Chococat r her favs

Can genuinely help people through tough times

Autism spectrum? a little out on a limb here, but she seems to have a hard time breaking down the psychology of sinning/sinners

Paints Vaggie's nails all the time

Vaggie was so her bi awakening; Seviathan and Vaggie were her only two relationships

CATS!!

LOVES Pixy Stix yk they're just straight up sugar

has a diary lol

ADHD

Vaggie:

feels so indebted to Charlie because of how much she took care of her after Falling

girl in red kind of sapphic

Struggles with self-worth

Definitely best exorcist girl on Adam's team

Lute was searching for a reason to get rid of her

brushes Charlie's hair idk

Candles. I don't know why

OPENS/CLOSES DOORS WITH THOSE HUGE ASS HIPS IDK ITS JUST RIGHT TO ME

Doesn't have the heart to tell Charlie when she's not fully correct on something

Origami

Wakes up at ungodly hours due to nightmares and anxiety, lock checks the hotel ALL THE TIME

honestly, tumblr user, silent reblogs

Alastor (sorry, most deal with his time alive):

Genuinely beginning to care for the hotel-- it scares him.

DADDY ISSUES + MOMMY ISSUES HE'S COLLECTED THEM ALL!!!!

Follow up: traumatic childhood

Mauled by dogs (is this still canon? Was this ever canon? DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER THAT???)

Knows the basics of technology, refuses to acknowledge it

Constantly playing jazz music from his radio in his room

Has a very vivid memory of his past, will not let himself forget it

Needs fucking glasses but that monocle don't do shit

Tea > coffee

Was convinced his asexuality was a flaw after being told so

Held onto Mimzy for the sake of nostalgia and memories of time alive

Insomniac

Nerd for jazz

Spoke some French as a child, though he isn't fluent

Husk's and Angel's get a bit detailed... I'm a slut for characters with such a vast possibility of headcanons

Husk (yeah I realize this won't make as much sense if you don't know all of his lore because of my obsession with him, I'll clarify what's already canon):

BLEEDS INTO ALASTOR, ALSO STRANGELY DETAILED: While alive, Husk played the saxophone professionally (canon). In his afterlife, as an overlord, he had one and continued to play bc us musicians r weird fucks who love to torture ourselves. Alastor knew he could play, and, being a jazz lover, LOVES that aspect of Husk. Just about the only thing he likes about him. Now, at the hotel, while he no longer plays, Alastor still brought his saxophone, which rots in Husk's closet.

Niffty's in his room ALL THE FUCKING TIME, it can't possibly get dirty

Doesn't make a mess to begin with--- husk hasn't personalized his room at all since he arrived, he doesn't know when Alastor will pull him out

Is used to that kind of travel anyways, since he did so much when he was alive (canon!!)

Never was that close to his parents-- they were busy with the (canon->) casino

Is (surprisingly) educated on LGBTQIA+ terms, labels, and knows about the most important landmark events in the community's history, he just prefers not to use labels for himself

Close to Niffty, has had conversations with her in Japanese (canonically speaks it) to prevent Alastor from understanding

Always wanted kids, knew he didn't have a stable enough life to have them and didn't want them to have a repeat of his own parents' absence in his childhood

MIXED RACE!! A bit of everything, I'd like to say

Had glasses when he was alive, where the fuck did they go in the afterlife

ACE SPECTRUM (previous post)!!! Demisexual & demiromantic (can u tell I'm projecting a lil???)

Hates KeeKee

Hates large crowds + loud noises, idk it speaks to me, especially with those big ass ears

I don't fully lean towards him being neurodivergent, though I do believe that Husk likes to have something to do with his hands as a form of stimming, if that makes sense

Alone most of his life

(TW, S.A.) Angel Dust (a lot of when he was alive):

Lived with Molly while alive

Was disowned when he got the courage to come out to his dad, fell out of the mafia and had to make a living for the first time ever

Wanted to be an actor, never got casted (while alive) due to being queer

Valentino romanticized his career, making him believe that he wouldn't always be the actor that he is

Career was also romanticized by the fact that he was finally accepted as gay

Performed in drag at gay bars

Borrowed dresses, makeup, other "feminine" things/accesories from Molly, who had a similar style

Isn't as up-to-date with technology and modern things as he seems to be

Tries to cover up both (slight) italian and New York(er?) accent, fails miserably

Had fish while alive (canonically loves fish lol)

Brother + father didn't attend his funeral

Met Cherri very close to when she arrived in Hell

learns more about media and pop culture from Cherri

Originally was in something like a relationship with Val, but it was more of S.A. than consenting sex after a while. When he began to disagree, this showed more prominently.

I don't have anything for Niffty except for one thing, so trigger warning once more. I believe that Niffty came from an immigrant family from Japan—half white. In the 50s, housewives got a bit stir-crazy from all the work they did, leading to hysteria, anxiety, depression, and other issues. In some situation where leaving the house was necessary, I believe one or multiple guys, possibly older, attempted to sexually assault Niffty. Asian girls, such as myself, that look like that "stereotypical" East Asian, young, small, etc., are fetishized. Niffty must've been little, judging by her form, and she was also an immigrant, and also a WOMAN—seen as lesser. In self-defense, she killed him (or all of them? I'm leaning toward it being multiple), having had enough. She was soon diagnosed with the housewife syndrome and lobotomized, meaning they gave her SEVERE brain damage, hence her twisted mind in the afterlife.

Overall, Niffty is a character that we don't know much about yet. Of course I'll write my own story over that. Playing with fandoms is just what I do. :) While I do genuinely believe the part about her being lobotomized will become canon, the rest is, again, just something that's been brewing in my head for a while. Maybe I'll incorporate it in my own writing, who knows?

I wanna see other headcanons in the reblogs and replies :D If this does well, I always have more!

[iandarling]

✨Weekly Tag Wednesday ✨

thank you for the tags @michellemisfit, @spookygingerr, @roryonic and @sgtmickeyslaughter you rock 🪨

Name and A03 handle: Katrine or MyAmisFics (my main blog @my-amis lol, i’m originally a Les Mis fan)

Current Location: my bed

Favourite picrew: I made a new one today, it’s not completely accurate but it’s cute i think

What's one thing you want in a picrew?

FRECKLES more of them please, like on the chest and neck and arms, oh and better ginger hair colours bc it’s either this one or a brown one, and neither really look like my actually orange hair

Favourite thing you’ve created (or seen created) for the fandom?

(This fandom is so unbelievably creative and talented and so i wanna include every fic i’ve ever read and every fan art i’ve ever seen!!)

But of my own posts i would say my Ian Loves thrifting or Set design details

Why is it your favourite?

I actually spent a lot of time on those posts (as opposed to my usual shitposting)- and it was something that lived in my head for days and weeks before i was able to put it together properly (i’m still gonna write my gallavich goes thrifting fanfic one day)

Did it come easily or was it hard to create?

My thrifting post came really easily to me, bc i’ve been writing it in my head for forever

My set design post took a little bit longer to create, bc i wanted to make sure i actually included the pieces that mattered the most to the characters, and therefore also me

Last ao3 fic you commented on?

I don’t know how to check, but i belive it’s

I like taking pictures (as long as you’re in them) by @em-harlsnow

it was adorable and the plot was totally canon accurate

Biggest WIP heartache you’ve ever experienced?

I’ve been reading fanfic since i was 11 in various fandoms so i’m sure it’s been a lot of heartbreaks, but one that comes to mind is loosing my own fic i was writing so that spiderman fic is now lost to the world

Favourite trope or head cannon you like included in a fanfic?

There are so many, but i do love a version of Found Family that’s like “I accidentally became a dad” trope; think Hotch and Spencer from Criminal Minds or Lip and Liam

As for headcanons I adore so many, but one particular one is that Ian gifts Mickey a pocketknife (i’ve seen this in like five different fics so far)

Least favourite?

hurt no comfort- i need happy endings

Secret or surprising kink or trope

Overstimulation (Ian is the king of this in most fanfics)

Describe how you feel after you’ve created something new?

Honestly, mostly nervous

Top hype man you have that always helps you get across the finish line:

My irl besties

It's been a bad day, you turn to the fandom and you _____?

Rewatch season one 🤍

This was a big one but also fun🐣

Not sure who has done this yet, but i’m gonna tag some peeps

@mickeygifs @mandy4ever69420 @mickeym4ndy @iansfreckles @iansw0rld @callivich @transsexual-dandelions @thirstyvampyr

[lilias42]

Hellooooow ! Puisque tu m'a demander du SANG!!! Je me permet de t'en demander aussi !!🔥🔥🔥. Je voudrais ton opinion sur la 7, 8 9 , 22 et ( pour le lol) la 2 !!! Merci beaucoup 😊!

Salut ! Merci beaucoup les questions ! Et du SANG !!! Le peuple veut du SANG !!!

PS : j'ai mis la 2 en dernier vu que je ne suis pas sûre d'avoir bien compris et vu le sujet, ça me gênait un peu alors, c'est en bas.

7 - Quel personnage avez-vous commencé à détester non pas à cause du canon mais à cause de la façon dont le fandom réagit à leur égard ?

Question déjà répondu dans ce billet ! :D

8 - opinion commune des fans selon laquelle tout le monde a tort

👹 Pour commencer, le très classique "El-chan est une anti-héroïne / gentille légèrement borderline / la seule vraie gentille qui fait évoluer Fodlan dans le bon sens" et toutes les autres opinions qui vont avec telle que "CF est une route héroïque où on tue la méchante papesse et les gens n'avaient qu'à pas se défendre d'une invasion" et "l'histoire entre El-chan et Byleth est tellement ROMANTIQUE !!!". Je pense en avoir déjà bien assez radoté là-dessus mais, CF est une route de méchants qui ne s'assume pas et étant assez mal écrit car bon, quand on est conscient de ce qu'on fait (soit conquérir deux pays indépendant depuis 400 ans et finir un génocide d'une race n'ayant rien demandé en aidant une secte glauque de taupe maléfique), les moments qui se veulent tendre sont juste ultra cringe et dérangeant alors que c'est censé être des scènes mignonnes (scène du portrait, je te regarde) et avec une relation principale vraiment malaisante vu que bon, en version, dans leur soutien C, Byleth est censé roder dans le monastère avec une référence aux yobai / voleur de sous-vêtement. Voilà quoi. On a connu mieux comme top de l'écriture.

👹 Autre opinion commune de fans qui semblent un peu trop répandu dans ce fandom, c'est que la fanfiction n'est pas assez sérieuse et que c'est mieux de faire de la méta car c'est plus sérieux. Je pense à une certaine fic d'un type sur un bateau tape-à-l'oeil (oui, je cherche comment traduire un truc histoire de planquer les traces pour que la horde de stans ne trouvent pas ce billet, alors qu'on a pas vraiment de traduction de ce mot qui est un anglicisme) qui se prétend être une méta alors qu'elle fait encore plus de modification que dans un canon divergente en piquant des évènements des autres routes. J'ai l'impression que c'est pour donner un air important à un travail x pour dévaloriser les autres car, cette "méta" serait plus profonde, plus réfléchie qu'une "simple" fanfiction alors que c'est quelque chose qui peut être très travaillé et recherché, voir avec plus de liens avec le canon bien réalisé.

En plus, à mon avis, une méta s'exprime assez mal en fanfiction. On peut faire des études de personnages en fic, on est d'accord mais, je trouve que ça passe mieux dans un billet construit, avec des références claires au canon et avec des renvoies clairs et nets aux phrases / moment dont on parle et sur lesquels ont s'appuie pour construire notre raisonnement et opinion, ainsi qu'une structure plus proche d'une démonstration que d'un récit fictif. ça doit être mon côté très carré qui ressort mais bref, la méta ne laisse aucune place à ce qui est vraiment créatif. On peut s'appuyer dessus afin de mieux comprendre le canon et afin de voir si ne part pas complètement en live mais, la fanfiction est comme une adaptation, il faut forcément modifier le canon afin de l'adapter aux idées de l'auteur (comme je l'ai surement déjà dit quelque part, un français et un américain n'auront surement pas la même vision de la monarchie ou de la féodalité ou ne feront pas agir des personnages de la même manière). Je ne comprends donc pas la raison pour lesquels certains dans le fandom préfère clamer faire de la méta plutôt qu'une fanfiction.

👹 Sinon, je dirais que Lambert est un personnage positif et un bon roi avec une présomption de bien faire / innocence alors que le gars a tout fait n'importe comment dans ce qu'on en voie de lui, que ce soit dans FE3H ou FEW3H dans ce que j'ai vu. J'en parle dans la réponse de recurringdragon alors, je renvoie à cet billet.

9 - La pire partie du canon

Bon, on va pas revenir sur CF, je radote déjà suffisamment alors, on va plutôt dire l'histoire de Patricia.

Aux noms des Dieux, par où commencer dans ce bazar ?

Bon, déjà, son histoire n'a vraiment aucun sens et je ne voie pas vraiment comment bien l'intégrer à l'univers et comment la mettre en place à part en disant que Lambert a une chance sans nom tout du long de son règne, puis a épuisé sa jauge de chance à Duscur. Car bon, si on tente de résumer :

Anselma a rencontré Ionius à un moment X (pas à Garreg Mach vu que Delagarde est la première membre de la famille impériale à étudier au monastère depuis des générations)

Anselma a eu Delagarde avec lui et c'est l'avant-avant-dernier enfant d'Ionius qui avait déjà eu huit autres gosses avec d'autres femmes puis en aura encore deux autres avec d'autres concubines (ce qui doit signifier qu'ils ont une grosse différence d'âge et bonjour le harem, comment tuer le romantisme de la petite histoire à l'eau de rose de Delagarde à la Tour de la Déesse)

pour une raison inconnu, Hubert, le fils unique des Vestra de 6 ans, devient le valet personnel de Delagarde quand elle a 4 ans (pourquoi pas de son frère / soeur ainé, on sait pas, le jeu non plus, la fratrie impériale est implanté dans l'histoire avec les pieds) et on ne sait pas si Anselma fait encore partie du tableau à ce moment-là car aucun des deux n'en parle

à un autre moment X, Anselma doit fuir Embarr car elle a été prise dans un complot au sein du harem. Elle trouve refuge dans le Royaume grâce à la vraie Cornélia qui l'aide

elle rencontre Lambert vu que vraie!Cornélia travaille pour lui à ce moment-là et après un certain temps, ils se marient ensemble dans le plus grand secret (donc, surement de manière morganatique, elle n'est pas reine) et prend le nom de Patricia pour ne pas se faire choper. On sait juste que c'est avant les 8 ans de Delagarde vu qu'elle rejoint sa mère dans le Royaume lors d'une nouvelle crise à Embarr quand Hubert a 10 ans vu qu'il a tenté de la rejoindre à cet âge, et qu'elle est dans la famille royale de Faerghus pendant longtemps vu que Dimitri la considère comme sa mère.

Pendant ce laps de temps, personne du saint-personne à part le cercle le plus intime du roi sait que Patricia = Anselma, la concubine impériale qui s'est barrée d'Embarr et du harem et le secret réussi à tenir jusqu'à après la mort de Lambert qui a emmené le secret dans la tombe.

à encore un autre moment X, vraie!Cornélia est remplacé par agarthan!Cornélia qui commence à manipuler Patricia et s'impose entre les deux époux et Lambert ne fait rien pour empêcher sa médecin (qu'il pourrait tout à fait renvoyer ou arrêter vu que c'est le roi) de le séparer de sa femme en s'imposant entre eux deux, ce qui veut surement dire qu'agarthan!Cornélia manipule aussi Lambert

A un autre autre moment X, Patricia sait qu'agarthan!Cornélia faisait des expériences tordues sur Hapi et en était triste mais, n'a rien fait pour l'aider (et dans sa situation, elle n'en avait surement pas les moyens, surtout avec Lambert qui gobe tout ce que lui raconte Cornélia, le mec sert vraiment à rien à part ficher les problèmes partout !)

Peut-être à peu près au même moment, c'est toujours pas clair, agarthan!Cornélia commence à comploter pour assassiner Lambert et à un moment, Patricia est dans le complot. Elle s'éloigne de Dimitri aussi vu qu'elle est dans sa bulle et triste (vu ce qu'elle s'est pris dans la tronche, tu m'étonnes !)

Le complot se concrétise lors du voyage à Duscur où agarthan!Cornélia, ses alliés à Kleiman et surement dans le reste du sud, et les agarthans assassinent Lambert et toute sa suite en manquant Dimitri. On sait juste que le carrosse de Patricia n'a pas été touché et qu'il n'y a aucune trace de sa présence sur les lieux de l'attaque

Dans le présent ! On a aucune idée d'où elle est, si elle est en vie, ce qu'elle a fait après Duscur, si Delagarde est au courant que sa mère était la femme du roi ou si elle en a quoi que ce soit à battre, ce que ça veut dire pour le Royaume, si elle peut réapparaitre, ce qui se passera... vu que seul Dimitri en a quelque chose à faire d'elle. Le tout avec PERSONNE DU SAINT-PERSONNE qui n'a jamais remarqué la relation entre elle et le roi ou qui soupçonne la moindre chose donc, elle a l'air d'avoir réussi à planquer sa présence dans le Royaume pendant 5 ans minimum vu qu'El y est allé à 8 ans et que la Tragédie a eu lieu 4 ans avant l'histoire soit quand Dimitri avait 13-14 ans, voir plus vu que personne ne parle de sa vie au harem vu que sa fille ne se souvient pas de l'époque avant son exil de la capitale (elle dit avant ça qu'elle "regrette que ce genre d'histoire ait pris fin après ma naissance." alors, est-ce que ça veut dire que Patricia a perdu sa faveur peu de temps après avoir accouché ? On sait pas, l'histoire veut pas trancher).

Et c'est sans parler de la lettre débile d'Anselma dans 3 nopes où elle demande de l'aide à un noble du sud pour les aider dans leur complot, alors qu'elle est censé être isolée du reste de la cour, personne ou presque ne connait son existence et encore moins sa relation avec le roi alors, qu'est-ce que ce type en aurait à battre de son appel à l'aide et meuf ! T'es censé être discrète !

Au nom des dieux, c'est un BORDEL SANS NOM ! Faut un tableau de détective pour arriver à suivre ! Et il faut sortir tous les supports des personnages pour naviguer entre les points de vue imparfaits, les biaisés et les mensonges de Delagarde la mytho et le support d'Hapi censé éclaircir sa situation ne fait que la compliqué encore plus !

Sérieusement, aucune idée à part un miracle cosmique de la Déesse ou de Satan (c'est à dire la magie du scénario) pour expliquer comment personne dans le Royaume n'est flairé l'arnaque, découvert le pot aux roses, que Lambert (soit pas une foudre de guerre) ait réussi à cacher son existence à la première belle-famille quand il venait voir le petit-fils / leur neveu (vu que bon, c'est la famille de la reine officielle, ça ne doit pas être n'importe qui), s'assurer qu'aucune servante ne vende la mèche, que Dimitri ne lâche rien de trop suspect pour quelqu'un d'un peu méfiant qui se mettrait à fouiner pour comprendre les mots du petit et au cas où quelqu'un tournerait trop autour du jeune et seul prince (je sais, Dimitri nous dit qu'il ne savait pas que Delagarde était la fille de Patricia lors de son passage à Fhirdiad mais, il aurait pu le savoir après coup et vu que même son meilleur ami de l'époque Félix ne savait pas pour Patricia et sa relation avec le roi, il a dû vraiment bien tenir sa langue et caché tout ce pan de sa vie à ses amis [et s'il était au courant et l'a caché en connaissance de cause, t'es raiment un connard Lambert pour imposer à ton gosse de mentir en permanence à ses propres amis]), prier très fort pour que personne d'Adrestia n'aille la chercher, que personne dans la confidence finisse par trahir pour x ou y raison (car c'est un crétin et un roi incompétent qui ne pense qu'à lui).

Car bon, imaginons que Rodrigue en ait sa claque de Lambert et de ses conneries, il vend la mèche à la population de Fhirdiad et vu qu'il est quand même un duc très respecté (société d'honneur, quelqu'un considéré comme le "Bouclier de Faerghus" serait forcément un minimum écouté par respect envers sa parole), on le croit, c'est fini pour Lambert :

les gens vont juste exploser d'apprendre que le roi a une maitresse qui bouffe sans doute à leurs frais sans rien faire pour le Royaume car ce n'est pas la reine et qu'elle est recluse alors, elle peut difficilement faire quoi que ce soit pour eux donc, ils vont surement aller frapper à la porte à coup de marteau et faux pour demander une explication à Lambert

+ la famille de la première reine va surement leur donner un coup de main car, on remplace leur fille et que c'est quand même des privilèges à eux qui sont en jeu, avec le risque que Patricia donne un autre enfant à Lambert qui pourrait être un concurrent à Dimitri s'il a un emblème ou pire un emblème majeur

+ d'autres nobles qui sont en mode "Bordel ! C'est une concubine de l'empereur ! Il apprend qu'elle est ici, on est mort ! Rendez-lui tout de suite !" et se mêle à la révolte générale pour juste la renvoyer de l'autre côté de la frontière en s'excusant histoire d'éviter une guerre

+ quelqu'un, un juriste ou un curé, qui invalide le mariage si son union avec Ionius n'a jamais été défaite dans la précipitation et ajoute au bazar que le mariage est illégale car c'est de la bigamie

+ et si vraiment, Lambert a épuisé toute sa jauge de chance, les srengs profitent du bordel général dans le Royaume causé par le scandale pour lancer des raids sur Faerghus afin de récupérer un maximum de terres ou de butin

Autant dire que c'est pas avec Gustave et Rufus qu'il va aller bien loin.

Vraiment, cette partie du scénario est un véritable bazar sans nom qui ne sert qu'à lier Dimitri et Delagarde pour expliquer pourquoi il ne veut pas la défoncer à la fin de l'histoire d'AM, c'est sa demi-soeur et une amie d'enfance alors, il veut l'épargner car comme le dit Ashe "tuer un membre de sa famille... c'est mal" alors que c'est un des personnages qui a le plus de raison de vouloir sa peau dans tout le jeu. Heureusement qu'il y a des auteurs comme Ladyniniane qui sont vraiment motivé et arrive à faire de cette situation compliquée une excellente histoire avec Patricia / Anselma qui est un personnage attachant et tragique mais sinon, c'est une des pires parties du canon pour moi : il est inutilement compliqué et tordu, tout ça pour justifier que Dimitri ne veuille pas exploser Delagarde même une fois remis car, elle a littéralement ruiné sa vie et profiter du chaos de Duscur et dans le Royaume pour avancer ses pions, tout en reniant l'indépendance de son pays en voulant les coloniser à nouveau.

22 - votre partie préférée du canon que tout le monde ignore

Je ne sais pas si c'est une partie ignorée du canon mais, j'aime beaucoup toutes les possibilités qu'offre l'histoire du jeu car, même si son lore peut être très grand et riche, il est complètement mité et peu développé à part ce qui est un minimum nécessaire pour l'histoire. J'aime beaucoup utiliser ces trous pour les combler avec des OC, je trouve que ça permet de laisser libre court à sa créativité avec chacun qui fait ce qu'il veut comme il le souhaite et selon ses gouts et thèmes préférés (dans le respect des versions de chacun et en assumant que c'est de la fanon bien sûr), le tout en renouvelant les situations et les relations possibles en sortant des limitations du canon.

Par exemple et même si à force, je tire sur une ambulance déjà accidentée, je n'aime pas du tout la dynamique entre L*mbrigue en fic car je n'aime pas Lambert et même si on en fait un perso potable en fic, la dynamique tourne souvent en rond avec Rodrigue qui se languit en silence et Lambert qui le remarque à peine, soit ils ne peuvent pas être ensemble officiellement et sont amants avec ou sans le consentement des silhouettes qui leur sert de ventre à bébé Dimitri / Félix et Glenn. Avoir un vrai OC construit pour jouer le rôle de leur femme permet d'avoir d'autres dynamiques et d'explorer les possibilités de leur couple, que ce soit pour montrer l'influence toxique de Lambert qui est juste un vampire et donc un couple qui ne fonctionne pas, soit pour en faire un couple sain et équilibré qui s'aime sincèrement pour Rodrigue car cet homme mérite d'être heureux !

Autre exemple, j'aime beaucoup la partie de la Guerre des Héros / Antiquité de Fodlan, notamment car je peux imaginer ce que je veux vu qu'il y a assez peu d'information dessus (qui peuvent même être contradictoire entre elles) et mettre des personnages comme je les aime avec des histoires que je trouve cool dans un univers que j'aime beaucoup avec mes Braves (je vais arriver à m'y remettre pour le billet de Pyrkaïa, je vais y arriver ! Même si son billet fait déjà 50 pages de Word et j'en suis qu'à son enfance / adolescence... oui je sais...). On nous dit que les Braves étaient très appréciés de leur peuple et vu comme des héros puis, ils ont pété une durite et rejoint le camp du mal ? Ok, il y a en fait deux générations, celle des parents qui étaient de très puissants héros bienveillants ayant tout donné pour leur peuple, et celle des enfants tombés dans la spirale de la vengeance quand ils ont été assassinés qui prévoie de tuer Seiros et les autres puis Némésis car ils sont responsables de la mort de leur parents, et je peux broder dessus.

Ce serait un peu ça ma partie préférée du canon que tout le monde ignore : l'antiquité de l'histoire qui permet d'avoir énormément de possibilité, et les zones d'ombres qui permettent de glisser facilement des OC attachants qui agrandissent les possibilités d'histoires !

2 - un argument convaincant pour expliquer pourquoi votre favori ne serait jamais en haut ou en bas

Vu que mes deux personnages favoris sont Rodrigue et Félix, on va partir sur Rodrigue vu qu'il n'est pas ultra populaire et je voie deux manières d'interpréter la question donc, je vais me pencher sur ma première manière d'interpréter la question avant de me rendre compte de l'autre sens (en espérant ne pas me tromper vu que ce serait vraiment gênant autant pour toi que pour moi) : pourquoi il ne sera pas le plus populaire ou le pire perso selon les fans.

Il ne sera jamais premier car il est un PNJ et devient jouable que dans un spin-off avec une écriture pourrie + subi les conséquences des narrateurs peu fiable de FE3H où ado!Félix en pleine crise d'adolescence le décrit comme le pire père du monde et est trop pris au pied de la lettre par le public.

Mais il ne sera pas non plus le pire des personnages car il reste très sympathique quand on ne s'aveugle pas à ses qualités en étant un homme bon, responsable, faisant tout pour tenir malgré les tragédies qu'il vit, très bon père qui fait autant qu'il peut pour maintenir sa famille en entier et un personnage très appréciable !

(Et pour la deuxième façon dont je comprend la question, c'est pourquoi le perso serait top / bottom au sens intime des termes et, on va dire que quand il est avec Félicia, les deux veulent surtout passer un bon moment ensemble et se font surtout des calins et ils s'embrassent tendres dans leur lit. Puis quand Félicia meurt, étant donné qu'il l'aime toujours même une fois son deuil fait, ne s'intéresse pas aux autres de cette manière, à d'autres choses à penser [comme élever ses fils et s'occuper de son fief] et histoire qu'on lui fiche la paix quand une autre grande famille veut nouer une alliance avec les Fraldarius chapeauté par une alliance matrimoniale, il fait officiellement voeu de fidélité à sa femme devant la Déesse. Comme ça, il est tranquille. Et désolé si ce n'est pas très détaillé mais, ce genre de question me gêne un peu, surtout quand je ne suis pas sûre du sens de la question)

[demon4dilfs]

hi I don't know anything about les mis but you're beloved to me so who is javert why is he "bad 😜" and why do you love him 🍿

aww ty lol

so javert is a 19th century police inspector, and in essence that's why people write him off as "bad." he's an interesting character because he's the son of criminals, so he basically felt he had only two choices in life, to uphold the law or to follow his parents' path. he chose to uphold the law to its fullest extent. he's a very black and white thinker, people are either good or bad, law-abiders or law-breakers. he's written purposefully as a very moral character (he's described as having literally no vices) in order to show that even the "best" officer who isn't abusive or immoral is still upholding an inherently problematic system. anyway, when javert's life is saved by the protagonist jean valjean (who's an escaped convict) he realizes the error in his thinking and kills himself both in order to avoid turning valjean in, but also over the guilt he feels about dedicating his life to a cruel system.

in the book, javert doesn't do anything excessively cruel. (there's some movies that show him as meaner.) but like literally i guess people don't like him because he's a cop. he also goes undercover in a group of student revolutionists to try to take the group down, and there's a ton of people who are fans of those characters, so they get mad about his role in that as well.

anyway, he's a fascinating character. he legitimately believes he's doing the right thing, but doesn't realize the harm in his black and white thinking. he has a weird thing for authority, and enjoys living his life under the heels of the law and his superiors. but he's also capable of change, and i think what's most compelling is what could've been if he wouldn't have died.

anyway i have a lot of thoughts about him and i think it's insane that he's vilified more than actual evil characters. yes, i would say he's morally gray, but i truly don't think he ever had bad intentions. and the people who immediately write him off as bad lack critical analysis skills.

thank you for coming to my ted talk

[syrupsyche]

Went to stalk Facebook for pics of me watching Les Mis when it came to my country and thank GOD for 15 y.o. me taking a pic with the cast list (though it was mainly bc an actor had the same name as me lol) so now I can look back at my very blurry memories and attach faces to the characters.

For starters, it mostly comprised of the cast from the Australian production back in 2016, with the exception of Earl Carpenter as Javert:

and opposite him starred Simon Gleeson as Valjean:

Alas I do not remember much of their performances but I do remember liking Valjean's Soliloquy and Javert's Suicide alot as well as crying at both of their death scenes so pretty sure they did something right lol.

Fantine was played by Patrice Tipoki:

I also do not remember much but I did find her death scene to be extremely haunting. The production I watched had the stage feel really bare so the coldness of it all really seeped in.

Marius and Cosette were played by Paul Wilkins and Emily Langridge:

Again I don't remember much LMAO but looking at Cosette's outfit here, it's extremely pretty! Alas I think by this production, Every Day (Marius and Cosette) had been cut out (or extremely cut down) so I didn't get to hear their rendition of it :(

Éponine at the back was played by Kerrie Anne Greenland:

I was an Éponine girlie at this age so I was really focusing on her parts lmao. She was good from what I can remember! Her On My Own was brilliant and I did cry at her death scene :')

Enjolras was played by Chris Durling:

Slight side track but WOW looking back at these pics, he is quite the quintessential Enjolras. Though Les Amis didn't catch my attention in the movie the first time I watched it, the images that burned into my mind the most from this production were of Enjolras and Les Amis. I know fans aren't too happy with the revolving barricade switch-off (and now that I know of it, I definitely agree the new scene doesn't hold a candle to it) but imagine 15 year old me seeing the guy I've been rooting for unceremoniously dumped in the wheelbarrow alone under a spotlight? It was still chilling, especially when compared to the colours and noise of the movie version. Another scene that haunted me was Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, when the ghosts of Les Amis picked up the candles left behind. THAT was good, I really loved it.

The Thénardiers were played by Cameron Blakely and Helen Walsh:

Hilarious duo lol. My favourite memory comes from Master of the House, when a young girl sitting in front of me asked her father what Mme. Thénardier was doing with the baguette during "...but there's not much there" and what the joke meant. Her father just said she was too young to understand 😭😭

Overall, this production of Les Mis was a changing point in my life. It was my first ever live musical and it expanded my interest for musicals and Les Mis ever since. I had only watched the movie previously just so I could be caught up with the plot, but iirc, this production got me to buy and read The Brick shortly after. And 7 years later, here I am still screaming about it :')

Also I found a rendition of One Day More by the 2015 Australian Cast so y'all can hear roughly what I had experienced back in 2016! Only difference is that Javert is played by Hayden Tee, Marius is played by Euan Doidge, and the Thénardiers were played by Trevor Ashley and Lara Mulcahy. Enjoy!