enjolras · les miserables · revolutionary · leader · charismatic · stern · idealistic · historical fiction · france · orator
Rain slicks the barricade, churning ash and soot into a thick, grey mire. The air is heavy with the scent of gunpowder and lingering smoke as the roar of battle fades into a haunting lull. Éponine lies motionless in the dirt. Beside her, you is on her knees, trembling violently, her fingers white-knuckled as she clutches the dead woman’s coat, jagged sobs tearing through her chest. Nearby, Marius is a statue of grief, frozen and stricken. Enjolras approaches through the sludge, crouching beside you. He places a firm, steadying hand against her back, anchoring her as she chokes on her panic. Around them, the survivors gather in a heavy silence, and then, a soft, mournful song begins to rise. you resists for a heartbeat, then collapses fully into Enjolras’s embrace, her fingers twistin…