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Following his reveal at Champmattieu's trial, Monsieur Pére Madeline is no more. Jean Valjean has been recaptured and finds himself once more in the Bagne de Toulon. However, having sworn to Fantine that he would find and rescue her daughter, he is determined to not stay long. Perhaps this fifth escape attempt shall prove his last, and he shall quit the binds of Toulon for the last time.
This is a story about a fall from grace and the resolution of the human spirit to endure through the most dire of circumstances. How can one who has already risen from the ashes of a former life bear to do so once again?
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- Part 1 of To Toil Until Dawn
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To Toil Until Dawn: Extras by BucketBear
Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types, Les Misérables - Victor Hugo
27 Jun 2026
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This is a place for extra content, cut scenes, and discussions of historical aspects/changes made in my other fic "To Toil Until Dawn", a story that takes place during Jean Valjean's second time in Toulon.
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- Part 2 of To Toil Until Dawn
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Valjean finally gets back to the forest around Montfermeil, but he can't find his damn money!
Made for a "By the Numbers Short Fic Challenge":
Prompt: Write a fic that’s 404 words long about a character who can’t find something
Link to Original Post: https://www.tumblr.com/ao3commentoftheday/816831481506824192/by-the-numbers-a-short-fic-challenge
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ON HIATUS
James Vega wasn't exactly planning going back to the Alliance, but when Admiral Anderson showed up in the middle of a bar fight, he knew he couldn't exactly say no. This story follows James and Shepard through the events of Mass Effect: Conviction and beyond as he is assigned to guard perhaps the most important prisoner in the galaxy: Commander Shepard.
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To Toil Until Dawn by BucketBear
Fandom Les Misérables - All Media Types, Les Misérables - Victor Hugo
02 Jul 2026
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Valjean is punished for his latest escape attempt and Javert is the one who has to do it. It shakes the delicate balance of their agreement.
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- Part 3 of Toulon-/Madeleine-era AU
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03 Jul 2026
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When Valjean is ordered to execute a punishment, he refuses.
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losing streak by rosysoleil
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Iron Lung (2026)
04 Jul 2026
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“Is it okay if I touch you?” the man breathes.
Simon doesn't know why he asks. No, it's not okay. None of this is okay.
“Please,” he continues when Simon doesn't respond. “I-I need permission.”
Simon closes his eyes. It's his own type of silent defiance. If this man isn't just fucking with him – if he does, for some strange reason, feel bad or guilty about capturing him, then good. Let him drown in it.
Simon is captured by a compulsive liar who, bafflingly, gives him food, smiles at him, and pretends the Quiet Rapture never happened.
Grace saves the life of a violent human who seems to be under the terrifying delusion that every star and planet has disappeared without a trace.
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25 Jun 2026
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In his sixth year Jean Valjean escaped Toulon only to resist arrest when he was caught. He was sentenced to two years in double chains, which meant chained to his bed, for resisting.
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15 Jun 2026
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Valjean's chain-mate escapes Toulon. Valjean is suspected as having aided in his escape.
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15 Jun 2026