What if the 1832 June Rebellion never took place? It's now late in 1834 and Julien Enjolras is losing faith in his cause and the loyalty of his friends. But then the unexpected appearance of a young woman has an irreversible effect on not only his life, but on the lives of the Amis. She is not a cause, but a trigger, a trigger that will set off a very different version of events.

In 1832, just weeks before the June Rebellion, King Louis Philippe I's daughter, Princess Clairette has gone missing. The same day as her disappearance, a 17 year old boy by the name of Clark shows up to support The Friends of the ABC and fight at the Barricade. Where is Clairette? Who is this strange boy? And who is this gamine that Enjolras has grown fond of? EnjolrasxOC

Ten years after the student rebellion, an art fanatic stumbles across superb drawings by a mysterious artist who signs his name 'R'. R's artwork tells a story of unrequited love, a girl who might as well have been France, and a boy who shone brighter than the sun. Enjolras/OC, e/R and Eponine/Courfeyrac.

Eponine is hopelessly in love with Marius, but Enjolras begins to see in her something that Marius never did, beneath the rags and suffering. His stone heart softens for her, because she is what his revolution is all about.