From George Blagden’s Twitter: “Would ghost R follow around ghost E?” “Yes, but without him ever catching sight of him.”

Which is such a tragic idea to throw out there that I had to make something,  so I did. Here’s Enjolras wandering around modern-day Paris. Sometimes people see him out of the corner of their eye, or as a red blur in photographs. Tourists sometimes feel a slight chill in the air when eating at the burger place where the Cafe Musain once stood.

Very few people ever see the other man, but he’s there all right. He followed the one he loved into death and he’ll keep following. But on a summer’s day in the year 2005- an unremarkable day by all accounts- Enjolras finally, finally catches sight of him. This is the moment before he turns around. No-one apart from Grantaire sees his smile…but I bet it was something to see.