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"Minuscule au sein des murs" (Tiny within the walls) by Cathiane
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game), The Borrowers Series - Mary Norton, 借りぐらしのアリエッティ | Karigurashi no Arietty | The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
21 Feb 2026
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Gustave is a borrower. While searching for a new home with his kind, he is saved by a human, their greatest danger.
It is there, within the walls of this immense manor they decided to move in, that an unlikely bond of trust is about to bloom.Bookmarked by ProteanForge
21 Feb 2026
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"Hope has always been a thing that burns. But maybe he can place just a little more trust into these mismatched hands that have determinedly carried him through and out of every hell he has sought to bury himself in."
Gustave wants to make Verso feel good and not have to think about it. He succeeds, to an extent.
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17 Feb 2026
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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.
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16 Feb 2026
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pi·a·nis·si·mo
/ˌpēəˈnisəˌmō/
Music
adverb
(especially as a direction) very softly.
"she played pianissimo alongside the full orchestra"
adjective
performed very softly.
"the final verse was beautifully balanced and controlled in the pianissimo ending"
noun
a passage marked to be performed very softly.Or, Verso is stuck in a time loop. Maybe the canvas has one more story to tell.
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14 Feb 2026
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The first words your soulmate says to you appear on your skin. And they only appear once—everybody knows that.
So when Verso Dessendre walks into Gustave's garage with a vintage car that needs restoring and eyes that hold eight years of secrets, and Gustave's wrist burns with new words - eight years after his soulmate abandoned him - he knows something is wrong.
Apparently, the universe isn't done with them yet.
This is a story about sacrifice and second chances, about the lies we tell to protect the ones we love, and about fighting for happiness even when the world says you don't deserve it.
Some love stories get a second chance. Some get second words.Bookmarked by ProteanForge
13 Feb 2026