why do all the fics i see inspired by ‘i will follow you into the dark’ involve modern au grantaire sitting around in his boxer shorts playing it on guitar to enjolras and not
like
enjolras and grantaire as exhausted, bullet riddled and blood spattered ~spirits~ being turned away from the gates of both heaven and hell and forced into purgatory but like its okay because they’ve got each other bro
(and uh the gates of heaven i see as being guarded by sphinxes replete with Actual Noses which illuminate to indicate whether or not any given soul is welcome into heaven but ymmv igss js js).
or wait FUCK maybe it is just enjolras who is condemned to purgatory because lol he died nobly but also, y’know, killed cabuc etc along the way and grantaire literally gives up his place in heaven (which he earned due to his utterly legitimately innocent and selfless sacrifice) to follow enjolras into purgatory. and there is literally another do you permit it scene and more tender smiles and pressed hands and adsfdfnsdfp
i have no theoretical objection to modern aus but dude there’s a whole happysad mine waiting to be tapped from the content of the actual lyrics so what gives
Well if it isn’t the most perfect/tragic/heartbreaking post I’ve read today