Les Mis Fanfiction
Victor Hugo's novel of revolution and redemption, supercharged by the stage musical and 2012 film into one of AO3's great literary fandoms. The archive's center of gravity shifted decisively to the barricade boys: Enjolras/Grantaire — the believer and the cynic who dies holding his hand — became a megaship sustaining thousands of modern AUs where Les Amis survive as university activists, baristas and artists. Valjean and Javert's quarter-century pursuit anchors the classic side, with brick-faithful fic prized for its Hugo pastiche digressions.
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What is Les Mis fanfiction?
Les Mis fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the Les Misérables universe. With over 60,000 works on Archive of Our Own, Les Mis is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Jean Valjean, Javert, Enjolras, Grantaire, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
Most Popular Les Mis Fanfics
These are the highest-rated Les Mis stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
In Which the End is not the End
by LittleTrashCoyote
Grantaire has been cutting himself off. He thinks nobody notices. People notice.
Kiss of the Lash
by ChrissyStriped
Valjean wakes Javert from a dream he thinks is a nightmare. As it turns out it is the exact opposite and Javert has a request for him.
Master My Life
by BluePeople
(Title borrowed from the Rifleman’s Creed, cause this one’s a gun kink story!).He could still feel the cold metal pressing in. He could recall swallowing against it. That had brought a thrill of something that was not quite fear. Even when Valjean had promised "I will do it," the twist in his sto
Hier, Demain, Toujours
by LokiAthena
Victor Hugo's "Claude Gueux" but I made it Valvert. Valjean and Javert meet in prison, on the same side of the bars. Things are good, until they very much are not.
【RE】尚未决定的事
by GVIII
我终于艰难地翻出围墙，刚落到地上，就看见安灼拉蹲在那里。他看见我出现后站了起来，神情有些不耐烦：“你怎么花了这么久？”“不是谁都像你这样过着辍学一样的日子的，安灼拉。”我耸耸肩。安灼拉鼻子里哼了一声，“我看不出这些学校还有任何教育上的意义。” 高中生格朗泰和他的叛逆黄毛男友 是RE
It's A Sad Song (We're Gonna Sing It Anyway)
by nolongeranelephant
One hand gripped Enjolras' shoulders, the other his hair. It was just as soft as he'd imagined. "Show those bastards who the hell you are." or Enjoltaire kiss during the barricade (as seen in closing night of the North American tour)
April Showers Bring May Flowers
by kuniidealz
“I’m going to catch a cold.” Joly repeated for maybe the millionth time. “You won’t. You’ll be fine. Either way, if you do, it isn’t the end of the world. You won’t die from a cold.” “You don’t know that. People used to die of it, you know.” “Used to, darling.” Musichetta shook her head to send the
Three Cuts to Prune a Tree
by AcademiaNut
Valjean and Javert character studies and post-Seine. For the "tree-pruner and heart of wood" theme. Out in the orchards, Valjean could breathe, he could move and climb and sweat and feel the wind, and with exertion of the body came an exhaustion that brought peace. At day’s end, he had a purpose, sa
Per!Vert
by Anonymous
Javert thinks of his encounter with Monsieur Madeleine.
The Firm Resolve of a Determined Soul
by Lady_of_the_Refrigerator
“Wait!” Valjean very nearly shouted again, despairing. “You would have me bear witness to this?”His voice carried strangely, surrounding Javert where he stood upon the parapet, not quite an echo. It settled warmly in his chest, like sunlight on a spring day to his deciduous heart. He could not accou
Amor de verdad
by Uncompleted_anonimuswriter
Éponine al fin tiene el final que merece.
The man who knows my secret
by ChrissyStriped
Javert wakes -- when he thought he'd never wake again -- to the realisation that Jean Valjean now knows his secret.
Failing You. Finding You. (working title)
by Lys_9_10
The psychiatrist said the nightmares would go away. That it might be a reaction to the ADHD meds. Or the weed. “I wasn’t smoking weed at 4 years old,” Grantaire replied dryly. But she prescribed him another pill and sent him on his way. “And there goes 110 euros,” he muttered to himself as he step
A Collection Of Works About A Cherished Love
by PersonPerson
This is a collection of all my valvert poetry thus far! I will keep this marked as unfinished because I'm inevitably going to keep adding to it whenever I get ideas for more poetry(If you follow me on tumblr you may have already seen a few or most of these woops lol, feel free to ignore <3)In truth,
Memories
by DerianWasBlownUp
Combeferre sees too much. One rainy day, he sees the one memory he was never supposed to find.
Should I Try to Hide? (The Way I Feel Inside)
by nattybuggy
He hadn’t meant for it to go this far. The first time, it was just a passing thought—a musing, truly.
i love you (ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard)
by marschallin
A back massage goes very wrong.
La Force des Choses
by Vivaldo
Enjolras loves his friends, and Combeferre is his friend. How does he end up in Combeferre's rooms one afternoon, and what will he do with himself now? In which Enjolras wakes up to love.
mon amour
by tervigerser_jackasseries
The year is 2008 and Grantaire has a fucking headache. Though, really, that is his fault entirely. Drinking liquor stores is, to be fair, the only way he can get drunk. Being an angel and all. It's terribly inconvenient, this he knows well, but the price to pay for having a shitty ass fucking li
Get Famous
by PBJellie
A series of vignettes about young Montparnasse. Graffiti artist au.
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Popular Les Mis Ships
Enjoltaire
Enjolras/Grantaire
Hugo wrote the revolutionary who believes in everything and the drunk who believes only in him, then had Grantaire wake from a stupor to die holding Enjolras's hand — 'Do you permit it?' Les Misérables fandom built one of literature's great ships from that single page.
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Valvert
Jean Valjean/Javert
A convict who becomes a saint and the inspector who pursues him across decades, undone by a single act of mercy at the barricades. Javert's suicide — unable to live in a world where Valjean is good — is one of literature's most obsessive endings, and fic has argued with it for two centuries.
3,500 works →
Courferre
Courfeyrac/Combeferre
The centre and the guide of Les Amis de l'ABC — Hugo's warm-hearted social hub and his philosophical second-in-command, who flank Enjolras through the novel. The Barricade Boys fandom pairs them as the revolution's steady, affectionate counterweight to Enjoltaire's tragedy.
2,500 works →
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Les Mis fanfics are on AO3?
There are over 60,000 Les Mis fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own, making it one of the platform's largest fandoms.
What are the best Les Mis ships?
Popular Les Mis pairings include Enjoltaire, Valvert, Courferre. Each ship has thousands of dedicated stories exploring their relationship.
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