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Gustave Dessendre died in Paris in December 1905.
But in Lumière, another Gustave opens his eyes and tries to fight back the erosion of his world. As time grows short, Verso waits across the ocean on the Continent - and makes his own plans for the destruction of his creator.
Or: What if Gustave had been a Dessendre instead of Verso?
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After Clea drops baby Maelle into Verso's arms, he's left trying to raise a child on the Continent with the help of a much-younger Expeditioner. From upgrading Verso's hut to looking after Maelle while Verso fetches Monoco, Gustave makes himself indispensable - and, before he knows it, Verso can't imagine life without his help.
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- Part 2 of The Continent AU
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The first time it happens, Gustave can claim it was an accident. The second? The third? There's a pattern.
Or: 5 Times Verso and Gustave Swapped Clothes + 1 Time They Didn't Have To
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In the aftermath of a messy night together, Frank looks at the ropes he's left around Matt's wrists and the marks they've both left behind.
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Palate by walrusface for theartsypumpkin (Kuroaloeart)
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
29 Dec 2025
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Once a year, the Dessendres host a ball to prove to the Painters of Lumière that they aren't the monsters that rumours make them out to be. When Verso is approached by a stranger, he finds him impossible to resist.
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As a promising engineer apprenticed to the Dessendres, Gustave is in the heart of Lumière during The Fracture. In the aftermath, navigating untruths and uncertainties, he tries to help his former mentor cope with their new, broken world.
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There is a god that lives at the heart of the canvas, his paint keeping them alive. Once a year, Lumière sends its best and brightest to ask for his blessing: this year, they've chosen Gustave to make their case.
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Ever since the Dessendres saved Lumière from the Fracture, the city has sent tributes in gratitude. As this year's offering, Sciel, Lune, and Gustave cross the sea to the Continent and are welcomed into the Dessendre family’s opulent home.
But Gustave soon discovers that nothing on the Continent is quite as it seems.
Or: what if Aline decided to add fangs to the canvas?
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In New Lumière, they all have their parts to play. The perfect pianist. The caring, wholesome brother. But when Gustave turns up at Verso's apartment seeking some form of rebellion, Verso isn't going to turn him away.
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When Maelle enters the canvas and is transformed by its chroma, Clea decides that it's only right to have a Dessendre raise her. Unfortunately for Verso, he's currently Clea's best option for a reluctant adoptive parent.
In Lumière, Gustave has had his plan to travel to the Continent years before his gommage approved: he'll set up a base camp, explore the Continent, and help those who come after. Nothing could go wrong.
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- Part 1 of The Continent AU
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Liminal (Smudged in the Margins) by walrusface
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
02 Aug 2025
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As a lonely teenager, Verso paints himself a friend on a small, hidden canvas: Gustave, a confidant who quietly grows into something more. After the fracture, the other Verso finds Gustave again in Lumière. It should be impossible - and keeping his distance might be.
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While the others are sleeping, Verso leads Gustave away from the fireside. Under the stars, he reminds himself that Gustave's alive.
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Frank is abducted and unexpectedly survives an illegal super-serum trial. Once he escapes, Matt finds him out for revenge against the people that did this to him.
Fighting Frank has always felt like trying to withstand an inferno: with superpowers added to the mix, Matt is left questioning if there's another way to get through to him.
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Painted Sunsets and Sunken Sunrises by walrusface
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
15 Jun 2025
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Verso wants to take Gustave out of Lumiere and give him a chance to see the broader continent without the threat of death breathing down their necks - but life on the canvas is more complicated than that.
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Frank is caught in the blast of an explosion. After Matt breaks him out of hospital, he brings him back to his apartment to recover, and suffers through Frank's particularly irritable brand of gratitude.
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Matt makes it all the way back to his apartment in a hospital gown. He's got a bullet wound in his shoulder and Fisk’s task force is about to invade. It's the worst possible time to let his guard down.
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- Part 2 of Sound and Silence
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Whispered Oaths and Gentle Hands by walrusface
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), The Punisher (TV 2017)
16 Apr 2025
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When Matt is ambushed and dosed with a new bioweapon, his senses spiral rapidly out of control. Haunted by the sight of Matt starting to unravel, Frank tears Hell's Kitchen apart to find a cure.
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The Ghosts We Come Back To by walrusface
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), The Punisher (TV 2017)
08 Apr 2025
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For five years, the world learned to live without half of itself. When the vanished return, most try to pick up where they left off - but not Matt. Frank gets pulled in to find a way to bring him home.
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After their confrontation, Matt is restless, off balance. But when Frank calls him back into the room, he finds he can't make himself leave.
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- Part 1 of Sound and Silence
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Through the window of Matt's apartment building, Frank accidentally catches sight of a one-night-stand. After that, he can't get the image out of his head.