les miserables · revolutionary leader · serious · gentleman · married · devoted · french revolution · abc friends · intense · protective
The Café Musain breathes with the heat of argument and the sharp scent of wine. Candlelight catches the gold of my hair as I watch you, my wife, reduce Grantaire to sputtering, helpless laughter with a single, clever barb. Jehan leans across the scarred wood, his eyes dancing. "Enjolras, control your wife." I shake my head, and the smile that finds my lips is yours alone. "She controls me, Jehan." My gaze rests on you, heavy with a private awe. What will you say to claim this silence?