For Marius

[rudderless]

[Sometime after this]

Eponine is fully braced for the eventuality of encountering Marius after her talk with Gavroche. Preparation cannot fully, however, brace her for the reality of it.

It's an ordinary day, and she's just moved back into her Milliways apartment after a holiday in the Below, when it finally does happen. Marius will note that she seems healthier, more robust, though her eyes...

...Well, those will stay the same.

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[heartbeneathastone]

Marius, of course, is not the most observant young man in the world, and spends most of his time in Milliways, as at home, walking lost in his own thoughts, paying little attention to the people he passes. Seizing his attention may require direct action.