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  1. Public Bookmark 37

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    A good bond requires upkeep. They aren't always good, and they aren't always good about talking it out. Extenuating factors can help with that.

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    04 Jul 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 23

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    when gustave looks at him, verso assumes the worst. because the worst is always safer than hope.

    (he offers himself up like he’s done it before. he has.)

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    28 Jun 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 95

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    "A boy from the Writers’ Guild? Really, son?"
    Their mother's voice almost cracked at the final word. My, this must be bad. She couldn't hear Renoir, but her soft-spoken father was most likely beside Aline and holding her by the side right now. He would not intervene until Aline would relent, or explode.

    "He is not a writer, Maman. How many times do I have to tell you? He's an engineer—"

    Or: I can't help but wonder... what if there was a real Gustave outside the canvas?

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    28 Jun 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 31

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    Gustave runs a high end sex shop and takes specialty orders from his customers. Verso issues Gustave a challenge: sate his desires and take his feedback in real time. Each session leaves Gustave with a list of complaints even as his client puts on quite a show during testing.

    But Gustave isn't one to back down - he'll make sure this haughty noble is completely satisfied.

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    17 Jun 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 27

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    When Verso awakes, resurrected from the canvas and bound by fragile artistry, he finds himself torn between his stolen identity and newfound freedom. Summoned by his sister Clea to exact vengeance on those responsible for his original self’s demise, he struggles with the morality of his borrowed existence and the blurred line between duty and autonomy. With time running out as the ink sustaining him fades, Verso must navigate family conflict, the haunting echoes of his original soul, and the unsettling realization that sometimes art is more than beauty—it’s a weapon, and it demands sacrifice.

    Maelle Ending - if only to make this story work. Sorry Verso!

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    31 May 2025