Infirmary thread for Valjean

[merryeccentricities]

Since his conversation with Javert, Joly's half-expected to see Monsieur Fauchelevent come into the Infirmary.

Maybe he hadn't expected everyone else who showed up along with M. Fauchelevent, but that's all right, it's a big infirmary.





((OOC: Infirmary thread for Valjean and his family.))

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[heartbeneathastone]

"Yes, of course," says Marius, who is inclined to think a bit of confusion is the absolute least that he deserves. "Where shall I find you?"

[lark_in_flight]

"Oh, yes."

Here in her pocket is the key to her Milliways room. She didn't keep a key to her father's house with her -- it never occurred to her that she might need it unexpectedly -- but Milliways shows up at the strangest times, after all. She passes it over to Marius, and tells him the room number, which is stamped on the key too.

"You see how these doors all have the numbers. That is mine, so of course it's yours as well. I'll go there as soon as I'm done speaking with Mother."

[heartbeneathastone]

"Yes, I see," Marius says, taking the key. And then again, "Yes. I shall-- shall go there now."

He wants to offer to wait-- surely she shouldn't wander these halls by herself? But it's plain she doesn't want that, and she indisputably knows the customs of this place far better than he does.

He reaches for her hand and, as there is no one in sight, kisses it.

[lark_in_flight]

Cosette's eyes close for a moment, and her lips press together in a smile that's halfway to tears once again. It makes no sense that that small, private gesture of tenderness should undo her so -- and yet there it is.

She lifts their joined hands to press his hand to her pale cheek. "My Marius. I do love you."

After a moment, she smiles at him again, a little more composedly. "I'll see you in just a little while."

And her mother's room is just there. She'll just let herself in; she has a key. If Fantine isn't there, she'll... well, she'll figure the next step out from there. (But she might spend a few minutes letting her self-control fall in private, first.)