History Of Melancholia
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Images Of The Nightly Ache by Squash (JeSuisGourde)
Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types
28 Mar 2013
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He has to document it so he knows it’s real, so he knows what he’s feeling isn’t just some made up hurt or something he can slip off like he so desperately wants to. He has to know that it looks as bad as it feels.
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- Part 1 of History Of Melancholia
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A Life Misaligned With Normality by Squash (JeSuisGourde)
Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types
05 Apr 2013
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Normal isn't normal, not for him. It's hard for Grantaire to deal with simple things like social situations when he can barely handle himself.
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- Part 2 of History Of Melancholia
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What Brings Us To Our Knees by Squash (JeSuisGourde)
Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types
21 Apr 2013
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It's something they haven't dealt with together before. Enjolras has never seen Grantaire hit bottom, and it scares them both. Grantaire is half a person, not functioning, and Enjolras doesn't know how to help.
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- Part 3 of History Of Melancholia
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A Nod To The Definition Of Madness by Squash (JeSuisGourde)
Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types
10 May 2013
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They've tried so many times, but the medications do nothing. There's not much left to do but ride it out.
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- Part 4 of History Of Melancholia
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These Are The Days We've Been Waiting For by Squash (JeSuisGourde)
Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types
31 May 2013
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There aren't all bad days. Sometimes, things look a little brighter.
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- Part 5 of History Of Melancholia
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The Starting Curve Of The Spiral by Squash (JeSuisGourde)
Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types
25 Jun 2013
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Everything has its beginnings. Grantaire's slide downward started far too early.
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- Part 5 of History Of Melancholia
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It's new. It's new and it's a good thing and it's terrifying, but it's definitely good.
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- Part 6 of History Of Melancholia
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Four years. It takes him four years of addiction and depression and mess to hit bottom. Everything's falling apart. But recovery is in sight.
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- Part 7 of History Of Melancholia
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Promises We Try To Keep (And Pain That Breaks Them) by Squash (JeSuisGourde)
Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types
27 Sep 2015
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Grantaire gets a devastating phone call. Everything feels like it's crashing down, but he has to keep his promise.
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- Part 8 of History Of Melancholia
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It's distracting, this worry. But he knows his frustration and helplessness is nothing compared to how Grantaire feels.
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- Part 10 of History Of Melancholia
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How To Exist In A Cracked Lens by Squash (JeSuisGourde)
Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types
11 Oct 2015
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He's been doing so well. Why does everything feel like a lie? Suddenly he just can't imagine being a person, can't deal with anything but sleeping and staring at the wall. He can't stand being himself. How does he do this?
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- Part 11 of History Of Melancholia
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See What Help Will Do by Squash (JeSuisGourde)
Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types
26 Nov 2015
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Thanksgiving comes and goes, and everyone is wrapped up in holiday activities. Grantaire unwittingly shares part of his past during a Les Amis meeting. A helping hand is extended for the first time.
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- Part 12 of History Of Melancholia
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Grantaire finds himself on the streets, somehow further past the rock bottom he thought he'd already hit. Homeless, friendless, alone and exhausted. Everything is bleak, everything is horrible and humiliating and even drinking is failing him.
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- Part 13 of History Of Melancholia
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Those Who'll Play With Cats (Must Expect To Be Scratched) by Squash (JeSuisGourde)
Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types
04 Nov 2019
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Grantaire has been feeling good lately. Good enough to go for walks, good enough to take his friends to a new cafe he found. He knows he should be expecting to burn out, to feel like shit later, but it feels like a terrible shock every time. And Enjolras is smiling at him, thanking him, calling him a friend. He has no idea what to do with that.
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- Part 14 of History Of Melancholia
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Glaring Back At The Sun by Squash (JeSuisGourde)
Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types
10 Dec 2019
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Grantaire makes an impression at his first time attending a Les Amis de la ABC meeting. It feels good, arguing like this, flexing his brain muscles, even though Enjolras looks like he wants to behead him. He feels like a person like this.
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- Part 15 of History Of Melancholia
