Burningsecrets
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Gustave dies at Renoir's hand on the Stone Wave Cliffs. Then Gustave opens his eyes to the sound of a cane striking stone at the edge of the Continent. He dies again, he opens his eyes again. Again, again, and again, until he gets it right.
A slow-burn Verstave time loop from Gustave's perspective. The content warning is for time loop-typical death and violence.
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25 Feb 2026
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When Verso chose to save this man on the Stone Wave Cliffs, he had no idea that it would disrupt his plans so drastically. Accustomed to lies and tactical deceit, The young Dessendre will have to change his old habits if he wants to lead Expedition 33 to the Paintress...
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23 Feb 2026
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I shouldn't love you (but I do) by PH03N1X_360
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
25 Feb 2026
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There is a man on the street, staring up at Gustave’s apartment.
He’s dressed well — a sharp suit cracked with gold, wavy dark hair combed back and shot through with white. His cold blue eyes are rimmed red as if he’s been crying for a while. He feels… important somehow, like a missing piece to a puzzle Gustave has yet to uncover.
Or: Gustave navigates resurrection in the wake of Maelle taking over the canvas, and meets a not-so-stranger he cannot place in his memory.
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- Part 2 of far too beautiful to leave me
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22 Feb 2026
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They're both been running out of time.
At thirty two, Gustave Lumière was supposed to be finishing his career, not rebuilding it after the accident that cost him his arm. He should not be fighting his way back onto Olympic ice while the world watched, waiting for him to fail.
Verso Dessendre at thirty one had already lived the dream Gustave had always chased. Medals. Records and glory.
Untouchable.
But time caught up within seconds with younger skaters closing in.
They knew each other for years. Shared rinks. Shared competitions amd trials. Shared looks neither of them had ever dared to think twice about.Now, at the edge of their careers, with everything to lose, they have another choice to make.
Winning.
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19 Feb 2026
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Of all the sights Verso Dessendre had expected to see when he stepped into an alley two filthy corners away from the Rue Laplace, it was not this: an omega with his back to a medieval wall, sword held in one steady hand, holding two alphas at bay.
Or: It's midsummer in the Paris of the Belle Époque and Verso Dessendre's strange, half-lived life starts to change forever, while Gustave Auclair only hopes his changes for the better--and that the annoying alpha who's suddenly turned up to disrupt everything would just go away.
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19 Feb 2026