Sorry this took so long, but hopefully I'll start up the more regular updating again. Enjoy!
Title: Gunpowder Treason
Prompt: Smell
Rating: PG
Summary :Cosette worries for Marius
Cosette always knew when Marius came to her from meeting with his friends. He always smelt of gunpowder then. After gentle probing, he had told her about his friends, the society they made, and their goals. Whenever she smelled him like this, she worried. This revolution they talked of and planned, it was treasonous, and she daily lived with the fear that they would be found out, arrested, and executed.
But she never asked him to stop going. She knew he would not abandon his friends for her, just as he knew she would not leave her Papa for him.
Title: Playacting
Prompt: Play
Rating: G
Summary: Marius is silly
"Marry me," Marius said, taking her hand.
For one wild moment, Cosette thought he was serious, but then, at her shocked look, he slid off the bench beside her to kneel at her feet. "Marry this poor mortal, O Goddess of this Garden. I beseech thee to take pity of me, lest I die from my unrequited love," he declared dramatically, clasping her hand and clutching his heart simultaneously.
His exaggerated manner had her giggling as he continued to playfully prostrate himself before her "immortal loveliness." But underneath the fun she was having, Cosette wished that he had been serious.
Title: Slow Sunset
Prompt: Sunset
Rating: PG
Summary: Marius is impatient
A glorious red-orange sunset lit up the sky to the west as Marius paced through the park. Several artists were set up, frantically trying to capture it on their canvases. But Marius neither saw nor cared about sunsets. He just wished it would set faster.
Because if the sun was down, it was time for him to see Cosette. He couldn't go while there was still light—her Papa would still be up and catch them. So Marius was left to pace the park and curse the sun's slowness as he waited until it was safe to meet his beloved.
Title: Healing
Prompt: Sixth Sense
Rating: PG
Summary: Cosette fears for Marius
Cosette looked at Marius. He was better, his wounds had healed clean. But some sixth sense told her that he wasn't well yet. He could get out of bed, but he wasn't her Marius.
She feared he was losing his mind, reliving the horrors of the barricade. She went over and knelt in front of him. "Marius," she said gently, "It's over. Don't think about it anymore. I'm here."
He stared at her blankly for a long moment. She was beginning to fear when he blinked and the life came back into his eyes. "Cosette," he said weakly. She smiled.
Title: A Vision
Prompt: Sound
Rating: PG
Summary: Marius wakes up after the barricades
Hearing her voice cry his name as he painfully opened his eyes was the sweetest thing Marius had ever heard. And seeing her face, when he'd thought he was dead, was the most beautiful. "Cosette?" he whispered; he could barely speak. How had he gotten here?
"Shh, Marius," her voice said immediately, "Papa brought you here. You're safe, and you're going to recover."
That didn't tell him anything, but Marius was willing to listen to whatever Cosette said. He drifted back to sleep to the feel her hand petting his hair and the sound of her voice singing a lullaby.