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There are two reasons why he puts up with stuck-up nobles sneering at him condescendingly for mixing up the forks at dinner, making arrogant comments about his missing arm, and thinking him stupid for being a laborer.
First and foremost: his support for his sister on her way: the first working-class councilwoman in the city of Lumière. For her and Maëlle, he would pluck the moon and all the stars from the sky. As long as Emma needed him, he would go to any soirée and make an ass out of himself; antiquated traditions be damned.
Secondly, though?
To stare yearningly at Verso Dessendre.Due to her role as councilwoman, Emma gets invited to a lot of high society events. Gustave surely only accompanies her because societal expectations require it. And not at all because he is in love with a certain Verso Dessendre.
Now he's dressed up as a forest spirit and feeling uncomfortable at a masquerade ball. So much for masks hiding differences, right?
Luckily, Verso has plans of his own. -
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Verso returns from another expedition to the Continent with Monoco and loads of research material for the Musée de Lumière in tow.
A run-in with a strange, but lovely man he should know makes him...remember things. -
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Audio, Video, Disco (lat.): I hear, I see, I learn. Or maybe it's just audiovisual media and a disco reference.
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Gustave and Verso both get ditched (by a date and Alicia, respectively), meet each other, and fall in love in a series of silly encounters.
Now contains ~17% more disco.
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In Theory, We're Not in Love by EmberPuppy
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
11 Feb 2026
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Verso could use a fake boyfriend to get his mother off his back.
Sciel introduces Gustave.
They agree on a mutually beneficial arrangement.It's supposed to be simple—hold hands, attend events together, survive his family, and be convincing enough.
They're pretending.
They're somehow excellent at pretending—and also terrible at it.
They promise to keep things simple.
Then immediately do the emotional equivalent of lighting the rulebook on fire.Somewhere between "practice," an ungodly late night phone call, and the catastrophic one‑bed situation, the line between fake and real quietly packs its bags and leaves.
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07 Feb 2026
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Modern AU - by Gustave’s definition, he is most certainly not a virgin, (frottage to the point of mutual completion back in his high school days) but that definition just isn’t doing it anymore at 32, so he goes to a bar for a hookup just to get rid of all of his fucking nerves about the whole thing, not even expecting it to be a good time.
Cue in Verso, who just goes home with Gustave expecting a quick one night stand - only to once he finds out about how Gustave’s never had real sex before, to show him just how good it can be, over multiple hookups, slowly but surely falling completely for him and stopping his fuck-boi tendencies
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05 Feb 2026
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After the events at Stone Wave Cliffs, Gustave awakens in a liminal space suspended between canvas and reality where a faceless child paints without end. What begins as an intellectual puzzle Gustave cannot abandon gradually transforms into something else entirely: the stubborn effort to save his sister’s life and the fragile canvas she sustains, while also proving—patiently, against every layer of refusal—to a man who has long ceased to believe in his own worth that he is permitted, perhaps even deserving, to have a real, finite life.
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29 Jan 2026
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The Pride & Prejudice AU you didn't know you needed.
When he returned to Verso, he did not hesitate.
"She could not go through with it," he said in a rush, keeping his voice low enough that only Verso could hear. "The engagement. I offered to take her place. I know this is irregular, I know you have every right to refuse, but I am asking you—"
Verso's hand tightened on his waist, and Gustave's words died in his throat.
"Why?" Verso asked, his pale eyes fixed on Gustave's face with unsettling intensity.
"Why you?" he clarified, his voice quiet but intent. "Why sacrifice yourself for her?"
The question caught Gustave off guard. He opened his mouth, closed it again, searching for the right words.
"Because she is my sister," he said simply. "And I would do anything for her."In Belle Époque France, an old promise binds two families. When the promised bride refuses, her brother steps forward instead—binding himself to a man shaped by pride and expectation. What begins as duty unfolds into a slow reckoning with choice, restraint, and the dangerous intimacy of wanting what you were never supposed to have.
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27 Jan 2026
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Effective Advertisement by Aria_Lerendeair for sabaix
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
29 Jan 2026
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Verso and Gustave meet on a train, but never exchange names when Verso misunderstands their conversation and leaves abruptly.
He regrets it almost immediately, and does everything in his power to find the man that he started falling for after one conversation.
Finding him again might seem impossible, but Verso is willing to do whatever it takes, because he's not willing to let the man go.
Bookmarked by Malvari
27 Jan 2026