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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
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Gustave finds Verso struggling to dye his hair. He helps him take care of it. Then he takes care of him in other ways.
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30 Apr 2026
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A collection of stand-alone Verso&Monoco oneshots. Can be read romantically or platonically (they love each other, however you choose to interpret it). Mostly hurt/comfort and Verso suffering.
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16 Apr 2026
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15 Apr 2026
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Just A Moment More by Aria_Lerendeair for itskleo
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
10 Mar 2026
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It's an easy day.
It's a good day.
It's a day filled with blackberries and laughter.
And maybe just a little something more.
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12 Apr 2026
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Another Life, Another Chance by ATOASTBW
Fandom Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
15 Mar 2026
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07 Apr 2026
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What recourse do you have but to live? by a_hardboiled_egg
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
15 Apr 2026
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Maelle took over the Canvas, which Verso has several issues with. 1) He's still alive, 2) Maelle won't leave, 3) he has complicated feelings for a man he let die, 4) that man has been resurrected and fucking hates him, and 5) that man has been showing up at his house uninvited when he's fucked up. He really didn't think he'd be alive to face the consequences of his actions, but he is. The guilt has hardened into a pit which has taken up permanent residency in his chest. Unfortunately, he has no option but to keep going.
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- Part 1 of Tomorrow Today: Post-Fracture
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05 Apr 2026
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13 Mar 2026
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Dérive by Aria_Lerendeair for Anxious_Mask
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
07 May 2026
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Gustave Écrivain is a Head Mechanic of the Jaeger program, creator of the Painted series of Jaegers, and a former Jaeger pilot cadet.
Verso Dessendre is one of the pilots of Painted Cypher, one of the fastest and most lethal Jaegers in the world, and currently without a co-pilot.
Both of them have their past, their baggage, and a hundred reasons that they should not work together as Jaeger pilots. Yet the second they step in a sparring ring together, it is obvious from that very first exchange - they are meant to be.
Can they overcome their respective pasts, and all of the obstacles in the present - to end up together in the one place that matters.
The Drift.
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08 Mar 2026
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"Minuscule au sein des murs" (Tiny within the walls) by Cathiane
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game), The Borrowers Series - Mary Norton, 借りぐらしのアリエッティ | Karigurashi no Arietty | The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
28 Mar 2026
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Gustave is a borrower. While searching for a new home with his kind, he is saved by a human, their greatest danger.
It is there, within the walls of this immense manor they decided to move in, that an unlikely bond of trust is about to bloom.Bookmarked by ColdForj
21 Feb 2026
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"Hope has always been a thing that burns. But maybe he can place just a little more trust into these mismatched hands that have determinedly carried him through and out of every hell he has sought to bury himself in."
Gustave wants to make Verso feel good and not have to think about it. He succeeds, to an extent.
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17 Feb 2026
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When Maelle brings Gustave back, there is a look in his eyes. Mutable and poised. Verso thinks he understands, but he underestimates it. And when he is lured into a darkened alleyway outside the central square, he expects anything but a gun to his head.
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Verso discovers that Gustave was painted with some of Julie's memories, and he is forced to confront every decision he has ever made in the name of the Dessendre family.
On the cusp of summer, an expedition begins.
An epilogue to Maelle's ending.
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16 Feb 2026
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pi·a·nis·si·mo
/ˌpēəˈnisəˌmō/
Music
adverb
(especially as a direction) very softly.
"she played pianissimo alongside the full orchestra"
adjective
performed very softly.
"the final verse was beautifully balanced and controlled in the pianissimo ending"
noun
a passage marked to be performed very softly.Or, Verso is stuck in a time loop. Maybe the canvas has one more story to tell.
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- Part 1 of A Life to Dream
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14 Feb 2026
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The first words your soulmate says to you appear on your skin. And they only appear once—everybody knows that.
So when Verso Dessendre walks into Gustave's garage with a vintage car that needs restoring and eyes that hold eight years of secrets, and Gustave's wrist burns with new words - eight years after his soulmate abandoned him - he knows something is wrong.
Apparently, the universe isn't done with them yet.
This is a story about sacrifice and second chances, about the lies we tell to protect the ones we love, and about fighting for happiness even when the world says you don't deserve it.
Some love stories get a second chance. Some get second words.Bookmarked by ColdForj
13 Feb 2026
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Safe In My Hands by porgthespacepenguin
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
04 Oct 2025
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The first time it happens, it's a complete accident. The times after that, well... not so much.
When the line between chance and choice begins to blur, Gustave must decide if he trusts Verso enough to put his life — and his heart — in his hands.
Again, and again, and again.
Or: Five times Verso takes Gustave's hand to protect him, from the world as well as from himself — and one time Gustave returns the favor.
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11 Feb 2026
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”Gustave lights a lamp in the kitchen, rolls up his sleeves and starts making dinner.
He does it, step by step, follows the old family recipe even though he’s exhausted to the very bone-marrow, even though his muscles are sore and the lethargy drags him towards the floor boards like a lead weight.”
In which Gustave makes food, Verso keeps showing up and they slowly start healing together.
Or; five times Gustave cooks something and one time it's Verso's turn.
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10 Feb 2026