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Sketches from opposite ends of the Valvert spectrum; two dorks taking a walk, and Javert in the catacombs from @autumngracy‘s AROS

Constantine AU🥵

would anyone like for me to ramble about how enjolras and grantaire are performing masculinity in opposite ways, with enjolras being a stereotypical "pretty boy" while grantaire is the more rugged, masculine, drunk type of typical man.

that could hint at their upbringing, with enjolras's being very obviously bourgeois, while grantaire's allows more leeway. a strong, ugly alcoholic can be found in all social classes with varying amounts, but beautiful intellectuals are usually a higher class staple.

and, to say more on the performance of masculinity thing, i would argue that both enjolras and grantaire subvert their respective stereotypes in their own ways.

enjolras rejects his wealth and works for the people, but even more importantly (in discussing gender roles), he is very much not interested in women. and not in a marius way, a way virginal and messy, but still generally heterosexual. no, enjolras devotes himself to his patria, trampling over societal expectations in the process.

i will not be touching on things such as enjolras shedding a tear over killing the artillery officer or other ways he expresses emotions, as 19th century france is still a time in which emotions were yet to be a taboo for men. and they're maybe-possibly a saint just reference.

grantaire's biggest act of defying gender roles and his stereotype is, quite clearly, his adoration of enjolras. even, if one argues against it being love (and i do believe grantaire loves enjolras, as unhealthy at most points in the brick that love is), there is no denying that such deep infatuation with a man, and not his ideals or anything, is not standard in 19th century france.

plus, to mark a thought, grantaire also makes quite a lousy nihilist. in his brick introduction, he is specifically stated not to care for ideas or himself, but to care for his friends. "his mind could live without ideals, but his heart could not live without friendship". so even presenting as a guy that does not believe in anything, grantaire fails, because he loves his friends and believes in enjolras.

And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes

Fast JehanParnasse doodle to cover emotional needs

guys quick how do you spell gourgus

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+ misc doodles of cosette i did while trying to pin down how i want to draw her : 3

i definitely am a princess curls cosette lover for life but i do have an alternate more period-accurate hairstyle for her when she's wearing a bonnet heehee maybe ill post it at some point!

In a better world Les Misérables would contain an 100 page digression about the sleeve trends of the 1830s

It's spring, let them enjoy it 🌸

Grantaire is a disaster. Enjolras not having it.

『レ・ミゼラブル』 原作: ヴィクトル・ユーゴー 漫画：新井隆広

If anything, I see what I call beauty in things that are broken and lost.

Is that your belief?

And if I said it was?

You're a drunk cynic. I don't despise you. But I do pity you.