LINKDING

<blockquote>“Its creator calls it a gas vacuum engine,” said Combeferre over the hellish noise, pronouncing the English words with a certain meticulousness, “though I think this one in particular ought to do more vacuuming." In which Enjolras learns the perils of having a polymath for a roommate, and Sadi Carnot invites himself along for the ride.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Elsane's notes on her delightful collection of Les Mis ficlets include the comment, "sadly each chapter is a separate ficlet and AO3 won't let me sort the tags by chapter, so although the tags may vaguely suggest an epic adventure where Combeferre, Courfeyrac, and Feuilly embark on a steampunk type voyage to the bottom of the sea told entirely in Hugolian pastiche, that story is alas not contained within this work. You cannot be more disappointed about this than I am." So obviously I had to write that.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Combeferre studies (and occasionally "studies") the women who come to the free public science lectures at the Jardin des plantes. How does he react to the appearance of a seemingly unique specimen?</blockquote> ➤ delightful oc!