Once upon a time, there lived a king and his wife, the queen. They loved each other very much, but they wished they could have a child between them. Finally, after years of hoping and praying, the queen gave birth to a beautiful baby son. The royals named him Prince Courfeyrac, and they were very happy.
But their happiness ended when the queen took ill and died. The king, being very lonely after losing his wife and thinking little Courfeyrac should have a mother, he married a woman named Madame Thenardier, or Madame as Courfeyrac addressed her. She was fairly sweet with Courfeyrac, though he didn't like her much, for whatever reason.
But that all changed when Courfeyrac's father passed away. Madame showed herself to be a cruel and selfish woman, and she forced the poor little Prince to do all the dirty work around the castle. She spent all her time in front of her mirror. This was no ordinary mirror, it was a magic mirror. A young person was trapped inside, but they could see into the outside world.
Madame Thenardier would snap at her mirror, "Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"
A small voice from inside the mirror called out, "You are the fairest of them all."
Contented by this, Madame Thenardier would proceed to adjust her hair and coo at her reflection. This went on for many years, Madame at her mirror and Courfeyrac at his chores.
But one day, the mirror's answer changed. Courfeyrac had just turned twenty-five. Madame asked her mirror, "Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"
The voice inside the mirror replied nervously, "I'm sorry, Madame, but you aren't the fairest of them all anymore."
Madame whipped around and glared at the mirror. "Then who is?"
"Someone who is quite a lot younger than you, and adolescence has been quite kind to him," the mirror started, a quiver in their voice.
Madame sat up, glaring into the mirror. " Courfeyrac ?"
"Only by the popular opinion, Your Highness," the mirror tried to reassure her.
"By popular opinion? How do I become the fairest of them all again?" Madame barked, and the glass shook.
The mirror began to answer, but Madame held them out the window threateningly. "Don't drop me! Please! I don't like heights!"
"Then tell me how to become the most beautiful person in the kingdom!" She snapped, pulling the terrified mirror back inside.
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Courfeyrac and the Several Amis: A Les Mis AU
FanfictieAfter the passing of his father, Prince Courfeyrac was subjected to being a second class citizen in the eyes of his stepmother, until a bespectacled prince crosses his path and a well-meaning mirror spills a secret. (You know the drill: I am posting...
