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He knew everyone here, some better than he’d thought he would, some faces well-known even if the souls behind them didn’t recognize him. Everything was quiet, unchanging except for the endless shift of the seasons, and he told himself this was what he needed to be happy.
So when Verso Dessendre saw a strange car, road-dusty with a number plate and rental sticker that announced its further strangeness, bouncing down the town’s ancient, cobblestoned main road, he was instantly suspicious.
Or: Verso Dessendre, acclaimed author and illustrator of the Esquie et ses amis children's book series, lives a quiet and isolated life in Vielle Lumière-sur-Mer for reasons he doesn't examine too closely. When a physics professor on sabbatical shows up in his sleepy backwater town, wearing the face of a man he watched die over a hundred years ago, the questionable peace Verso's found starts to become something else.
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07 May 2026
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the phantom life sharpens like an image by gi_dipshit
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
21 Apr 2026
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Gustave bought the painting on a rainy Thursday because it was easier to stand among abandoned things than return to an apartment that never felt like his own. He didn't expect the grand piano on the canvas to play itself at midnight. He didn't expect the white roses to multiply.
And he certainly didn't expect Verso—the man trapped inside the ballroom, preserved in oil and grief by a mother who couldn't let go.
In a world that feels half-erased by the rain, two lonely souls find each other across the edge of a gilded frame. But to truly be together, Verso must confront the memory that painted him into a masterpiece and learn what it means to be a person again, rather than just a portrait.
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07 May 2026
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Ink by Aria_Lerendeair for theartsypumpkin (Kuroaloeart), BlairIzSlay, HairyEcballium
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
11 Apr 2026
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Painter duels were savage, violent affairs, confined to a canvas, torn apart by the visciousness of the Painters.
Writer duels were far more civilized, rational events, with two Writers, sitting behind a desk, attempting to drown each other in ink.
When Gustave challenges the Head of the Writer's Council - Philippe Auteur to a writer's duel - to save the life of Verso Dessendre and his family, he has every intention of rewriting the rules of engagement.
UPDATE: Now with second kinky ink chapter and art!
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05 May 2026
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After the worst day in hardware‑store history, Gustave decides he needs a new career.
Preferably one where he never has to work or speak to another human being again.
He did not want to accidentally summon a beautiful, mildly terrifying man into his life.
But Sciel brought wine, Gustave was tipsy, and the sugar daddy ad looked normal enough.
Now he's in a penthouse, staring at a man with scars and a smile sharp enough to cut glass, wondering how the hell "I hate my job" turned into this.Or : The unhinged Sugar Daddy AU no one asked for
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05 May 2026
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"God, Maelle can’t believe it, she’s so close now. She can’t believe it’s finally happening.
It’s taken weeks and weeks of work and raw, ugly communication to bridge over the hurt, guilt, rage and grief, to slowly rebuild the wreck of their lives.
And now, she's here, at the edge of her world."
In which Maelle returns to the Canvas after reconciling with her parents, but sometimes reunions are messy, and things rarely remain the same. Also she notices the very unexpected friendship between Verso and Gustave.
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03 May 2026