#courferyac

.... and then they converge somewhere and they spend 24 hours together and they tell each other everything that's gone on in their lives and end up sprawled on top of each other and giggling and Courf kisses the hell out of both of them (platonically).

oh damn oh damn oh damn

(i’m aware you asked me this like 3 years ago but i never check my drafts i’m so sorry)

Enjolras - French: ok, you know this babe is gonna be French. like, it’s Enjolras, come on. but also, looking at it from a non-french perspective, while i’ve been learning french, there are some simple phrases that if you translated them to english, it would sound really sexual when it isn’t, which i think fits enjolras. also he’s such a passionate person so giving him the language of love just fits, though i do have some aro!enj headcanons so maybe the love thing isn’t exactly right but i also have homoromantic headcanons that fit this better tho

Combeferre - German: ok lemme explain. german is a very logical language with a thought out grammar structure and long words that make sense when you break them down (pet = haustier = house + animal), and while people think of it as a harsh language, it’s really cute and calming once you like it (also yes, i love combeferre and i’m totally projecting my love of my family’s language on him)

Courfeyrac - Italian: tbh i don’t actually know any italian but i love hearing it because it always makes me feel happy and energetic which is the vibe i get from courfeyrac, and also, there’s so many types of italian and i think courf is the type of person to say things and all his friends are like ‘i know we’re all speaking the same language, but what did you even say’

Jehan - English: one thing i will always associate english with is the influence of other languages. there’s so many borrowed words and sayings that it’s just influenced by others. i think Jehan takes little things from their friends because they love their friends so much ;_; also english is weird? like i live in the us and i learn things about my native language that just weird me out, which reflects jehan’s quirky outfits

Joly - Latin: i think joly would be latin because of its scientific uses and being the base for a lot of languages. as joly is a medical student, i think this would be really useful for him. as for the being the base of stuff, i think with his relationship with bossuet and musichetta, and also grantaire, he’s a very grounding force that influences a lot of people without people realizing it until they take a proper look.

Bossuet - Spanish: i see bossuet as a very open and vibrant person, and that’s what spanish is to me. it’s a very easy language to learn which i think would be good for bossuet because with his luck, or should i say lack of luck, he needs to make as little accidental innuendos as he can and i think with spanish he’d be the best off with that. also spanish is a very common language in the world, with almost all of central and south america speaking it, and spain itself, so i think with bossuets kindness and openness, it only fits for a very international language

Feuilly - Polish: so i don’t think i need to go too in depth about this one, feuilly has a canonical love for poland so of all the amis to be the polish language, it’s gotta be him. also my last name is polish (like VERY polish) because i’m half polish, so i know just how intimidating the language is to english and french speakers, it’s very different from the two because it’s a slavic language which is a whole different set of rules than germanic or romance languages so i think feuilly would want a challenge (feuilly will just let his friends gawk at his language skills)

Bahorel - Russian: i like bahorel as russian because i see him as this tough muscular boxer with a heart of gold. russian is often portrayed as the language of “the bad guys” in western media because of the cold war, but it’s actually a very nice language that has a shared history with the countries around it. it can be harsh when it wants to, but it can also be so lyrical. also, the writing system is different and i think bahorel would get a kick out of those posts that show people trying to write in english while using the cyrillic alphabet and then people who know cyrillic showing the actual pronunciation and it’s just utter gibberish

Grantaire - Mandarin Chinese: so i think that grantaire would be mandarin because it’s a very complex language based on tones and inflection and based on grantaire’s like 3 page long speeches in the book, i can only associate him with something that can be easily misinterpreted if you get the tone wrong. i think that fits grantaire a lot because his character is something so complex with his own beliefs vs his love for enjolras. also because this is a type of chinese, i have to talk about the absolutely FASCINATING history of china that westerners just… don’t learn about? and when we do it’s only in later school years and it’s not in depth. i think grantaire is kinda overlooked like that. i would like to say that this has nothing to do with how grantaire is described as ugly, i find mandarin absolutely stunning, i love all languages, so i’m not saying that mandarin is ugly just because grantaire is

ANDTHEN THERE WERE THREE

 The first time Jehan walked into the Musain,Combeferre’s heart skipped a beat, and then he felt guilty beyond all measure.He was with Courfeyrac, how could his mind have reacted that way, especiallysince he loved Courfeyrac more than anything in his whole life? He tightenedhis hold around Courf’s waist and kissed the top of his head, trying to pushthe thought of the adorable ginger with flowers in their hair out of his mind.He somehow still found himself glancing their way throughout the rest of themeeting, each time feeling more guilt-ridden, as Courf was seemingly obliviousto Ferre’s distraction.

Once the meeting was over Feuilly stood up, “Heyeveryone! This is my foster sibling, Jehan, they’re going to be joining us fromnow on!” he announced rather excitedly.

Jehan stood up and waved at everyone, blushingsoftly, “Hi,” they nearly whispered.

Courfeyrac looked up to see what Feuilly was saying,and his mouth fell open slightly before he caught himself and quickly shut it.Jehan was one of the cutest people he’d ever met, excluding Combeferre ofcourse, he reminded himself. He stepped a bit closer to Ferre as he looked Jehanup and down, trying not to blush or change his expression in any way as henoted how their freckles looked just stunning. “Take me home, love?” he lookedup at Ferre.

Ferre nodded, “Okay, my sunshine,” he took his hand,“Is everything okay?”

“Yeah, I’m okay,” Courf smiled and stood up on histoes to kiss his cheek.

The two of them went home. Months went by and thingsonly got harder for them both, though neither of them would admit it to oneanother. They found themselves growing closer to Jehan and spending more timewith them, even outside of meetings. Ferre would go with them now and then tothe observatory, and Courf would go with them to the gardens for lunch. Itseemed that they couldn’t go one day without one of them seeing Jehan.

Late one night they were lying in bed, Courfeyraccurled up against Ferre’s side with his head on his chest and his boyfriend’sfingers in his hair. Combeferre broke the silence, “Joly Bossuet and Musichettaare really happy together now that they’ve finally made it official.”

Courf smiled and nodded, “Indeed they are, they weremeant for each other.”

Combeferre took a deep breath, “Have you everthought maybe you could be polyamorous? I mean at any point in your life haveyou questioned that about yourself?”

Courfeyrac looked up at him, “Yes, um…recentlyactually…I’ve been thinking a lot about someone, but that I wanted that someoneto be with both of us…”

“What person is that?” Ferre asked him, “Because I’vebeen thinking about that kind of thing too…”

Courf looked away, “I’ve been thinking about Jehanthat way.”

“Oh thank God,” Ferre sighed in relief, “So have I…butI was afraid to tell you.”

Courf kissed him and smiled, “Let’s have them overand ask them about it, right now.”

“Right now?” Ferre laughed softly and ruffled Courf’shair, “It’s late, are you sure they’re up?”

“Yeah, Jehan does their best writing after midnight,”Courf reminded him.

Courfeyrac texted Jehan and asked them to come over,to which Jehan replied that they would be over in an hour.

Jehan paced back and forth for most of that timetrying to pick something out to wear that both of them would like. They’d beensecretly pining over the two of them for months, but they were such a cutecouple that Jehan didn’t have it in their heart to tell them and ruin it. Butthey wanted them to come over, and Jehan had a nasty habit of getting theirhopes up.

Jehan knocked on Combeferre and Courfeyrac’sapartment door and nervously played with their hair as they waited for it toopen.

Combeferre was the one who wound up answering, whileCourf was in the kitchen brewing a pot of Jehan’s favorite tea, “Hi, Jehan,come on in, Courf’s making us some tea to keep us awake so we can all chat,” hesmiled.

“Hey, Ferre! Oh it smells like the lavender honeytea I like,” They smiled brightly, “What do we need to talk about so late atnight? I mean I was up already, you two didn’t wake me or anything.”

Courf walked in and set the tea down, “Well, Jehan, Combeferreand I need to ask you something and it’s a pretty big thing.”

“We were wondering, well hoping,” Ferre started, “Thatyou were, or that you would consider being…I mean that you and us could—,”

Courf interrupted him, “We want you to be in a poly relationshipwith us.”

Jehan smiled from ear to ear, “You…you both want me?Like…romantically? Both of you?”

“Yes, both of us,” Ferre assured them, “We want youto join us in our relationship.”

“So, will you?” Courf asked.

“Yes, I will, I would love to be with you both. I’vehad such a crush on the two of you,” they admitted, “But I didn’t want to breakyou up, or have you hate me for liking you.”

“Why don’t you stay the night, Jehan?” Courf smiledand kissed their cheek.

Ferre kissed the other cheek, “That sounds like agreat idea to me.”

Jehan nodded, “Okay, I think we can find some way tooccupy ourselves for the night.”

“makes puns so terrible Enjolras has literally told him to shut up” hahahaha I burst out laughing at this. But for real though, your Courfeyrac is the best?? Most things about my Courfeyrac are based on reading a lot of how you characterize him

'Tis true! His Rousseau pun was so bad Enjolras told him to be quiet!