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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background-color: f9f9f9; border: #1f4579 solid 10px; width: 420px; padding: 15 5 15 5px;] At the end of the day you're another day colder FULL NAME: Cosette Fauchelevent NICKNAMES: Mademoiselle Lanoire, Ursula, the Lark HERITAGE: French AGE: 18 GROUP: French Citizen CANON: Yes PLAYBY: Amanda Seyfried ----- PERSONALITY: Cosette has a sweet disposition. Sadly, Cosette is incredibly naïve of the world’s harsh truths; she hasn’t had many life experiences outside of her isolated upbringing. Her time with the Thénardiers is but a faint memory at this point in her life, and being under such tyrants has had no effect on her moral compass. However, she does grow up to be quite submissive; she lacks assertiveness, even with the interactions she has with Jean Valjean. She has a hard time detecting a person’s intentions, and rarely has to, as her father fiercely shelters her; Cosette does not deal with a lot of human interaction. Consequentially, she is a very lonely young woman. This is a fact that she hides from Jean Valjean in an effort to please him, so she often puts on a joyful façade, avoiding any trace of sulkiness or depression that she has. To avoid negative feelings, Cosette dedicates her time to her garden, her books, and to making sure that her father is the happiest he can be. She enjoys people watching during the walks she and her father often take, though rarely detects the poverty around her, which is quite unfortunate, since she once lived in that state. Though, when given the opportunity, she is fair and generous, as her father cares very much for those in need, and has taught her to help when she can. Though she only attempts to help when she realizes it is needed, which rarely occurs, unless her father is present. She lives very much in her own little world, and often does not speak to others, due to her isolation and naivety. Otherwise, she is sweet and loving. She is loyal, especially to her father, though finds it quite difficult in situations involving Marius Pontmercy; her loyalty to Jean Valjean would mean keeping herself apart from her one true love. Devoting herself those she loves, she often bends to their every will and need, and often keeps quiet. In a way, it makes her weak, but at the same time it does not. Her ability to keep optimistic and hopeful throughout every aspect of her life, to ensure the happiness of loved ones, and to endure every triumph and tragedy, makes Cosette—in her own way—strong. APPEARANCE: Cosette is 5 feet, 3 inches and has a petite frame. She has long, blonde, curly hair and big blue eyes. She is often compared to a porcelain doll, due to her fair skin and her doll-like quality. She is considerably beautiful. Because of her father’s sizeable wealth, she is able to dress as she pleases and is quite clean cut. Since she has been educated in the convent, and rarely goes out into society, she dresses quite modestly; during the day, she wears black dresses with large lace collars and puffed sleeves, sometimes striped, which she often pairs with a large bonnet. GOALS: As she grows older, Cosette wishes to learn more about her past and more about what her father knows. She feels that she is no longer the child that Jean Valjean considers her to be, and she wants to build up the courage to let him know. And as much as she knows her father cares for her, loves her, and wants her to be safe, she wishes to be given more freedom, since she has felt like a jailed bird for quite some time. Ultimately, Cosette wishes to be Marius, under her father’s blessing, which she knows may be quite the challenge. HISTORY: Cosette is the illegitimate child of Fantine, a young grisette, and Félix Tholomyès, a rich student. Before Cosette was born, Tholomyès deserted Fantine, leaving her to care for the child alone. For the first few years of Cosette’s life, Fantine tried to make ends meet with great difficulty, living in Paris. After some consideration, she decided to take her daughter back to Montreuil-sur-mer, Fantine’s hometown, thinking that she might have had a better chance of finding a job there, which would have meant better care for young Cosette. One day, during her brief stay at Montreuil, Fantine noticed two toddlers around Cosette’s age happily playing outside the Sergeant of Waterloo inn. She then spoke to their mother, Madame Thénardier, and came to the conclusion that it would be best for Cosette to live with the family since they would have been able to provide for her better than Fantine ever could. After some discussion with M. and Mme. Thénardier, Fantine left Cosette at the inn, agreeing to pay the couple a regular fee for Cosette’s care. Unfortunately, the money Fantine sent was often spent on the Thénardier’s children, Éponine and Azelma. Cosette was not cared for as well as they promised. She wears rags as clothes and is forced to work in harsh conditions, often beaten by the Thénardiers if they so much as thought she was being “disobedient.” The children weren’t very kind, either. When they were toddlers, Cosette, Éponine, and Azelma did play with one another. However, within a few years, Éponine and Azelma started to notice that their parents didn’t treat Cosette well, and followed by their example. One Christmas Eve, Cosette was sent to fetch a pail of water alone in a dark forest. While she experienced great difficulty carrying the pail back into town, a man came and wordlessly took the bucket off her shoulders. Surprisingly, she was unafraid of him. She even allowed him to accompany her back to the inn. Come Christmas day, the man revealed himself as Jean Valjean. He told Cosette that he is going to take her far away from the Thénardiers. He then informed the Thénardiers of this, telling them that he had come to settle Fantine’s debt. Although M. Thénardier did try to stop Valjean, the pair was able to leave, with 1,5000 francs less in Valjean’s pocket, and hope for a better life for the both of them. Over a short period of time, Valjean and Cosette find their way to the city of Paris. They finally began to settle down at the Gorbeau House, but for reasons Cosette still doesn’t understand, they uprooted themselves again and were suddenly on the run. They eventually found themselves at the Petit-Picpus Convent. Regardless of the confusing situation, she never questioned Valjean, whom she already considered to be her father. For the next few years, Cosette continued her education at the convent while her father worked alongside the convent’s gardener, Fauchelevant. Within that period of time, Cosette slowly started to forget her life before the convent, and the Thénardiers are now just a hazy memory. The pair lived in the convent until Fauchelevant’s death. Valjean and Cosette currently reside at a home in Rue Plumet, though they do own two other houses in Paris. Cosette has grown into a well-educated young woman. However, she is lonely and her father shelters her as if she is still a child. Recently, however, as she shares a moment with the charming Marius and has since developed a relationship with him. Suddenly, she doesn’t feel so alone anymore. ----- ALIAS: Rebecca AGE: 19 GENDER: Female OTHER CHARACTERS: N/a HOW DID YOU FIND US: I saw your ad in Caution! ☺ ROLEPLAY SAMPLE: It was one of those nights when the air was crisp and the sky was clear. The moon loomed over tall buildings providing some company for those who needed it. Although Cosette did enjoy spending a good amount of her time in the garden, she enjoyed taking strolls during nights like these the most. But tonight she wasn’t outside with her beloved blossoms and twisting vines. She was inside, sitting in front of the open piano, absorbed in thought of the young man she shared a glance with at the Luxembourg Gardens. She ran her fingers lightly over its ivory keys, barely pressing down, each note quiet and light. She could not even begin to fathom her feelings. Surely she was not in love, but it sure did feel like love. She considered a case of severe loneliness for a moment, as she has spent most of her days by her father’s side, otherwise sitting alone in their empty house. At the first sight of an attractive young man who might have appeared to have a slight romantic interest in her? Surely this was not love. But her heart nearly screamed at even the slightest thought of him. Cosette wondered if the young man had thought of her since that day. She wondered if her face appeared every time he closed his eyes to rest as his did in her heart every night before she sunk into a deep sleep. And in her lucid dreams, he would appear, and they would walk hand in hand, very much in love and content within each other’s arms. And every morning, she would wake only to disappointment, as her current reality was without him. She sighed in discontent. This was definitely a very unhealthy obsession, for the man she was in love with probably didn’t even know she existed. The sound of the door creaking open alerted Cosette of Jean Valjean’s arrival. Though she enjoyed her father’s company, tonight, she felt that she wanted to be alone for a few more moment. She already felt alone every day, with no company other than that of her father’s and her occasional interactions with the townspeople when her father takes her on charitable visits, or when they walk along the path within the public garden. She began to tickle the piano’s keys quietly, as he doesn’t usually approach when she plays. It gave her a bit more time to think. She began to realize that these feelings she had for the mysterious young man were definitely not a result of her isolation, but were, in truth, feelings of love. After a few minutes of song, Cosette folded a cover over the piano’s keys and stood from its bench, smoothing her skirts over, before approaching her father. “How was your walk this evening, Papa?” And the shirt on your back doesn't keep out the chill |
