wow u just combined all my fandoms let’s go…
u know what? that’d actually be a fun au….and grantaire ends up working in some tiny earth kingdom town in a flower shop or in a tea shop and enjolras passes by and the first time he spots grantaire he’s like, earthbending for some reason (maybe he’s playing earthbending soccer with the street urchins like gavroche) and enjolras stops to watch and stuff before moving on and then a bit later enjolras stops by the shop where grantaire works and asks a few questions about directions (bc he never meant to end up in this tiny town, the avatar’s probably hiding in some large city like ba sing se or wtv) and grantaire is obviously very unhelpful in his grantaire way and enjolras is about to leave but looks back bc something compels him to and he sees grantaire surreptitiously watering the flowers with waterbending/making ice to add to his drink because it’s so hot and enjolras is like
“i thought you were an earthbender”
and grantaire’s all taken a back like “i..no? why’d you think that?”
“i saw you playing soccer with the street urchins earlier”
“no? i’m…a waterbender refugee seeking refuge in your heart”
and enjolras is all pissed and stuff bc he’s been journeying something like 2 years and the war is getting worse and worse and he’s tired and he’s exhausted and he was supposed to be in ba sing se yesterday so his temper flares up and he accidentally causes the candles in the shop to go wild and in his panic grantaire calms it down with his firebending (bc he can’t afford to get this shop burnt down he’s been fired thrice) and then it hits enjolras
“you’re….the avatar..”
and grantaire’s like “me? no? wtf you must have me mistaken you’re insane” but he’s panicking bc oh shit how could i have been so fckn careless
and it starts from there