Firestorm, I am here to second the rec for Carmarthen's No Weapon But Hate. Seriously good story about Valjean's bagne experiences, the dissociation he feels as set out in canon), his experience of the violation of others and his fear of rape.
I am also interested in both of your Gorbeau House ideas. I'm speedreading through the Brick again for the thing I am slowly writing, and for some reason I glossed over the rapey aspects, possibly because they're lost on Valjean. But obviously women are much more aware of the fear of sexual violation (and it totally sucks that we do, Firestorm - but we women have weapons other than our hate, my dear). I would love to see this dealt with from the fem!valjean POV, even if she is Wonder Woman strong and wouldn,t have the same fears as a less strong woman would.
It also makes sense that she'd open up to fem!javert sexually, post-Seine? Firestorm, you could make it lovely and consent-filled and it would not be gross at all. And of course, fem!JVJ flee to the UK and start new lives in pre-WW1, post-Victorian London, catching the start of the suffragette movement (an era and milieu I'm more familiar with. At least the statutes are in English!).
Firestorm, you must write this! Or write prostitutionfic with me, idk ;)
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I am also interested in both of your Gorbeau House ideas. I'm speedreading through the Brick again for the thing I am slowly writing, and for some reason I glossed over the rapey aspects, possibly because they're lost on Valjean. But obviously women are much more aware of the fear of sexual violation (and it totally sucks that we do, Firestorm - but we women have weapons other than our hate, my dear). I would love to see this dealt with from the fem!valjean POV, even if she is Wonder Woman strong and wouldn,t have the same fears as a less strong woman would.
It also makes sense that she'd open up to fem!javert sexually, post-Seine? Firestorm, you could make it lovely and consent-filled and it would not be gross at all. And of course, fem!JVJ flee to the UK and start new lives in pre-WW1, post-Victorian London, catching the start of the suffragette movement (an era and milieu I'm more familiar with. At least the statutes are in English!).
Firestorm, you must write this! Or write prostitutionfic with me, idk ;)