Jacquelyn sighed, looking over the few things they had to pack away before leaving Enjolras' flat, the time they had spent there seemed to have gone so slowly, yet passed all too fast.
After Joly had told them that they were cleared to go back home to the Hovel, he'd packed up his medical bag and headed away, seemingly unaware of the strange tension building within the flat.
Reluctantly Jacquelyn began to fold their nightgown, tucking it into the bottom of their bag, followed by the extra shirt and pair of pants Marius had sent Eponine over with.
Slowly everything went into the bag, topped off with the packets of papers that they'd filled with their scrawling words in their time while at the flat.
As the bag closed they barely held in another disconnected sigh, shifting their weight as they hauled the rucksack up onto their back, and turning to the door of their room.
Pulling on a brave face they pushed it open and moved out into the flat, "Well, that's everything. I guess I can be going now."
Enjolras, from where he sat at the table, only managed to nod in response, leaving them to slowly cross to the door, still limping slightly as they pulled it open, "I suppose I'll be seeing you at the next meeting."
Halfway down the hallway they heard a semi-choked, "Jacquelyn- wait-"
They stopped, turning around, and seeing Enjolras standing in the doorway, an almost pleading look on his face, a slight sense of hope filled their chest, "Yes?"
"You- you don't have to go- Leave-, go back to the hovel. You- you can move in here, properly, if you'd like," He stumbled over his words, "I just- figured it'd be nicer than the hovel. And You'd have your own room. Plus you'd be closer to the book shop, and the Musain of course."
Jacquelyn blinked, shuffling back to the door, "Really?"
"Yes. With you here, this flat sort of feels like more than just a place to come and sleep. More than just somewhere to go when a meeting finishes- and I'd kind of like it to stay that way." He squeaked.
They bit back a smile, moving closer, and in a moment of bravery pressed a chaste kiss to his cheek as they went back into the flat, "I think I could be able to meet my half of the rent."
Enjolras stood in the doorway for a moment, his cheeks flushing red, before he could answer, "I'll pay however much you need."
"I'm sorry you're going where?" Marius asked, watching as Jacquelyn pulled the long trunk from under their bed.
"I'm moving in with Enjolras. It's closer to everything than this place, so it'll be convenient to get to work, and meetings." They explained.
Marius froze, shocked, "You're moving in with a man? But that'll cause a scandal!"
"Among who?" They threw their hands up, "And I moved in with you didn't I?"
"But I don't want to live alone here! I already had to witness a robbery next door alone!" He whined.
Jacquelyn groaned, "So find somewhere else to go!"
He crossed his arms, thinking for a moment, before announcing, "I shall live with Courfeyrac!"
Jacquelyn nodded, "Would he even have room with Combeferre there?"
"How do you know Courfeyrac?" Marius asked defensively.
"You are an idiot Mar. I met him through the meetings, he's the one who recommended the hovel."
"Oh," He said softly, "What meetings?"
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The Darkest Night Will End
Fanfiction"There is a life, and there is a death, and there are beauty and melancholy in between." -Albert Camus In which three people, a marble man, a drunken cynic, and a tired soul, dragged through miserable lives tied together on some invisible string, f...
