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The doorbell had rung, but he took his time. If he was going to put up with this, it would be on his own time, damn it.
His rebellious one minute and twelve seconds (yes he did count, thank you very much) paid off with another doorbell and a frustrated, indecipherable shout from Clea. He pushed down his smile and opened the door.
"Hello, can I- " Verso stopped as he took in the presumed gardener's face. He was younger than he expected- clearly same sort of age as him- with neat facial hair and a smile that clearly hid nerves. His stomach did a weird thing as he took in the man. He was no stranger to being attracted to any man who looked his way, but good god he could not handle this today.
(or; verso meets the new gardener.)
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Heron was a pale man, sure, but Gale couldn't help the worry as he sat on the stool by his bed and saw that he was sickly white. His hand was colder than usual as he took it in his.
Gale, in his expansive wisdom, could not think of a word to say. As exhaustion finally overtook adrenaline, he sat there in silence, holding the hand of the man he loved and wept.
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or, Gale deals with the aftermath of a duel gone wrong.
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/Someone else is here./
She shot up, pulling out her wingman and glancing down the stairs, getting low to the ground- small and undetectable.
/They know you- they knew you./
A chill shot up her spine, and her hand flew to her radio, only to find it blocked out by static. Of course, she thought. Glancing out a gap though the wall, she saw nothing. She jumped at a bug which flew by, before retreating back into the building- either out of preparation or pure fear.
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i want you more and more and more and more by cinnabarfangs
Fandoms: Dispatch (Video Game)
18 Nov 2025
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Robert and Flambae try to figure out the next steps in their potential budding romance. Things don't go as intended.
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- Part 2 of Flambert Post-Canon
Bookmarked by oranist
01 Jan 2026
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“Wait! Verso, damn it, wait, what-”
Fingers close around his wrist. He freezes, paralyzed; his arms are held down again, stripping him of the ability to defend himself, and a familiar-unfamiliar voice is ringing in his ears, and he is tugged and turned around, and soon the bruises on his wrists are going to be the least of his problems, because… because…
“Verso. Verso, look at me. Hey, look at me.”
Or: Maelle brings back a certain someone from Verso's past. Things do not go well, and Verso ends up on the doorstep of the only person in Lumière who makes him feel safe.
(It's a shame things between them are not that simple.)Bookmarked by oranist
26 Oct 2025
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“You don’t erase damage,” Verso said; “you learn to work with it. Fill the cracks gently. Help it hold together again.”
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Six months after the explosion at the lab, Gustave returns to work with an arm gone and a brain still far from healed. The university told him to take more time. His friends tried to pull him back into the world, but he’s learned how to turn them all away.
On his first day back, he meets Verso Dessendre; quiet, steady, with scars of his own and a beautiful streak of silver in his hair. A man who restores paintings for a living, yet struggles to restore himself.
As they grow closer, Gustave begins to wonder if Verso might be right.
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22 Sep 2025
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Loving the man behind the magic by MelissaSz89
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
06 Jul 2025
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Gustave experiences “Verso magic” for the first time.
Bookmarked by oranist
08 Sep 2025
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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.
Bookmarked by oranist
08 Sep 2025