R

I’ve been living in hell for the past three days

Listened to the audiobook and I find it hilarious that the main reason Bilbo decided to join was out of spite

Oil paintings based off photos of Nick Rehberger and Nick Cartell from the North American Tour souvenir program (photos and details below the cut) which I got at the show this month

really just needed an excuse to paint my two favorite characters (Javert's wig and the silver candlesticks)

No but I'm utterly taken with the contrasting imagery: the dark cool tones as Javert deliberates drowning, cold, alone, and afraid; and the warm heavenly light surrounding Valjean as he prepares to be embraced by God. And the fact that each photo has two lights, but Javert is facing away from the light and Valjean looking toward it.

“Long live the Republic! I am one of them.”

Grantaire had risen. The immense gleam of the whole combat which he had missed, and in which he had had no part, appeared in the brilliant glance of the transfigured drunken man.

He repeated: "Long live the Republic!" crossed the room with a firm stride and placed himself in front of the guns beside Enjolras.

"Finish both of us at one blow," said he.

And turning gently to Enjolras, he said to him;

"Do you permit it?"

Enjolras pressed his hand with a smile.

This smile was not ended when the report resounded.

Enjolras, pierced by eight bullets, remained leaning against the wall, as though the balls had nailed him there. Only, his head was bowed.

Grantaire fell at his feet, as though struck by a thunderbolt.”

- ‘Les Miserables’ (Victor Hugo) : Volume 5, Book 1, Chapter 23 [‘Orestes Fasting and Pylades Drunk’]

forget-me-nots

Combeferre: Just a couple of nerdy ones. Primarily some birds he likes and references from his favorite books (maybe a quote?)

Courfeyrac: None on his arms, his mom told him it would ruin his career prospects and he just internalized that. But his legs? Oh his legs are covered with stick-n-poke tattoos (most of them were done by Jehan). And he probably has a Pokémon tattoo. Lots of colours.

Enjolras: Only Black. No colours. All of them are on his arms. Most are famous leftist imagery(i.e. Cherries in reference to Le temps des cerises, a black cat, etc.) And he has "La liberté ou la mort” tattooed on his rib.

Bossuet: Now, this is a man who has a rose tattooed on his hand. I don’t make the rules. He probably also has some Roman numbers in the back of his neck that aged very badly. Classic stuff.

Joly: zero tattoo. This guy does NOT trust the hygiene practices of tattoo artists. Especially not drunk Jehan and his stick n pokes.

Grantaire: Obviously, the man, the legend. Everyone loves giving R tattoos in modern AU. Me included. His arms are covered with them. Entirely in a patchwork style. And he also has a couple on his legs from Jehan. Most importantly, he’d have barbed wires tattooed over his top surgery scars.

Feuilly: He would have a sleeve in a traditional style. And maybe a big piece on his leg. A tiny stick n poke on his ankle.

Jehan: Most of their tattoos are in an illustrative style. There’s a lot of flowers, animals, but also some abstract stuff. Loves being their own canvas and has lots of stick n poke tattoos.