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Find the Right Words

Summary:

Unrelated 3 to 5 sentence drabbles as prompted on Tumblr. Mostly Modern AU. Featuring a steady abuse of the rules of English grammar. See chapter notes for other warnings.

Notes:

These started as just a few little prompts on Tumblr, but then as with everything I do, they kind of spiraled out of control. Posting them on here mainly for my own convenience. Fics get longer as time goes on, meaning my associated misuse of English also gets heavier in later chapters.

Title is from a Jack Kerouac quote (from The Dharma Bums): "One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple."

As with the previous drabble prompts, each chapter will be labelled with the ship/prompt for easier perusal. Warnings as necessary will be in the notes at the beginning of each chapter.

Usual disclaimer: anything you recognize is not mine.

Chapter 1: Éponine/Courfeyrac Picnic

Chapter Text

"Gavroche, get your ass back over here!" Éponine shouted, almost a little wearily, as she spread the picnic blanket across the grass.

Courfeyrac grabbed her by the waist and pulled her down on to the picnic blanket with him, kissing her temple and whispering, “He’s fine, Ép, let him be - and maybe try to avoid yelling swear words in a family park?”

She just glared at him, arms crossed in front of her chest as she reminded him, “This was your idea, so you’re responsible for anything that happens here today.”

Laughing, he pulled her closer to him, kissing first her lips and then nibbling down her jaw, which caused her to laugh and then kiss him back, letting him roll mostly on top of her to continue kissing her, only stopping when the sound of someone clearing his throat made them break apart and look up, finding Gavroche staring down at them, arms crossed as he informed them, “You two are gross, and this is a family establishment.”

Courfeyrac and Éponine took one look at each other and burst out laughing as Courfeyrac pulled Gavroche down with them, both peppering kisses to his cheeks as he squealed and yelled, “Gross!”, their laughter carrying across the park.