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tenlittlebullets) wrote2008-04-27 10:19 pm
tenlittlebullets) wrote2008-04-27 10:19 pm
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Why is this so hard?
If I were asked to name five pieces of fanfiction in all of the Les Mis fandom where Enjolras played a major role and was not shockingly OOC in some way or another, I don't think I could do it.
I don't know if this is because I'm too picky or because most characterizations of him really do suck, but I suspect the latter.
(Things Enjolras is not: Insecure. A bloodthirsty fanatic. Secretly hiding a marshmallow-soft center under his marble exterior. Given to soliloquizing about his marble exterior in any way. A soft, blushing flower of a virgin. Insecure. A latter-day Saint-Just. Doubtful about the rightness of his cause. Doubtful about the efficacy of his methods. A glowering overseer who tries to prevent his friends from having any fun. Ineffective at reining them in when things do get out of hand. Ineffective at shutting Grantaire up when he gets out of hand. Intimidated by, thrown into doubt by, afraid of, or submissive to Grantaire in any way, shape, or form. Insecure. A cruel and soulless bastard. A future dictator who would have his friends executed for disagreeing with him. A fluff-headed idealist who doesn't know what he's doing. Straight. A shitty leader who's responsible for getting his friends killed. Given to angsting about whether or not he's responsible for getting his friends killed. Insecure. Cynical. Physically or emotionally frail. Stupid. A suicidal maniac. Squeamish about death, on either the giving or receiving end. A weepy uke. Insecure.)
I don't know if this is because I'm too picky or because most characterizations of him really do suck, but I suspect the latter.
(Things Enjolras is not: Insecure. A bloodthirsty fanatic. Secretly hiding a marshmallow-soft center under his marble exterior. Given to soliloquizing about his marble exterior in any way. A soft, blushing flower of a virgin. Insecure. A latter-day Saint-Just. Doubtful about the rightness of his cause. Doubtful about the efficacy of his methods. A glowering overseer who tries to prevent his friends from having any fun. Ineffective at reining them in when things do get out of hand. Ineffective at shutting Grantaire up when he gets out of hand. Intimidated by, thrown into doubt by, afraid of, or submissive to Grantaire in any way, shape, or form. Insecure. A cruel and soulless bastard. A future dictator who would have his friends executed for disagreeing with him. A fluff-headed idealist who doesn't know what he's doing. Straight. A shitty leader who's responsible for getting his friends killed. Given to angsting about whether or not he's responsible for getting his friends killed. Insecure. Cynical. Physically or emotionally frail. Stupid. A suicidal maniac. Squeamish about death, on either the giving or receiving end. A weepy uke. Insecure.)