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Then Verso felt it, a strange pulling sensation, not quite in his foot but through it. Like something was being drawn out of him, gentle and careful.
The sensation intensified, and Verso watched in fascination as faint tendrils of color—his color, the gold of his chroma—began to drift from his skin toward Monoco. It moved like ink in water, curling and flowing in patterns that shouldn't exist in the air but did anyway.
When the light faded, there was a man sitting in front of him.
A naked man holding Verso's foot with hands that were now flesh instead of wood, skin tanned and weathered and very, very warm.
"Holy shit," Verso breathed.
In which a lazy afternoon leads to new discoveries.
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Gustave woke to gentle pressure on his wrist.
He blinked groggily, finding Verso crouched beside his work chair, the android's fingers wrapped carefully around his pulse point. "What are you doing?"
"Your heart rate was elevated during sleep," Verso said, matter-of-fact. "Irregular breathing patterns. I wanted to ensure you were not experiencing a medical emergency."
Gustave stared at him. "I was... dreaming. People do that."
"Oh." Verso's expression shifted slightly—confusion, maybe, or embarrassment. The micro-expressions were uncanny. "My apologies. I have logged this for future reference." He didn't let go of Gustave's wrist.
"You can let go now."
"Your pulse is still elevated."
"Because you startled me awake."
Verso stared at him, and for just a moment, something like annoyance flickered across his expression.In which Gustave comes across a destroyed android in the scrapyard. When VRS-0 wakes with no memory, neither of them are prepared for what comes next.
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Tu Me Fais Tourner La Tête by softmuseums
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
19 Jan 2026
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Another pause. Then: "Verso, do you know anything about Gestral biology?"
"I…" Verso tried to think through the fever-haze. "You're painted. Wood and… metal. Given life by the original Verso's brush."
"And?"
"And... I don't know. I never really thought about it." Shame crept through him. "Why?"
"Because Gestrals have designations just like you humans do," Monoco said quietly.
The words landed like stones. Verso stared at him, mind struggling to process what that meant.
"You have—" He couldn't finish.
"Verso… defaulted all of us to Alpha," Monoco continued, and there was something raw in his voice now. "Every Gestral."
Oh.
Oh gods.
In which Verso's heat suppressants run out, forcing him to confront feelings he thought were impossible.
Or; Monoco helps Verso through his heat.
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Still Here by softmuseums
Fandoms: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game), Dragon Age (Video Games)
12 Jan 2026
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Rook swallowed hard. "I can’t believe—" He dropped his gaze, the floor blurring. "So much happened. I don’t know how to feel."
Lucanis stepped closer, sinking to his knees in front of him. His eyes were full of warmth and something so achingly gentle it almost hurt to see. The Demon of Vyrantium, kneeling here, with no hint of the ruthless killer he was known to be.
"I do," he whispered.
He leaned in, and Rook reached without thinking, his palm fitting against the curve of Lucanis' jaw. The warmth of his skin grounded him, a steady pulse beneath his fingers. He tasted of coffee, something sharp and bitter, and Rook found he didn't mind at all.
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A Demonstration of Loyalty by softmuseums
Fandoms: Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Ravenloft (Roleplaying Game), Curse of Strahd (Fandom), Curse of Strahd (Roleplaying Game)
11 Jan 2026
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The feeling came suddenly. A cold pull behind his ribs, curling around his spine.
Escher halted mid-step, a slow breath slipping past his lips. A summons. It was not spoken aloud, but he felt it all the same. A command that left no room for disobedience.
Lord Strahd was calling him.
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Boule de Lumière by Aria_Lerendeair for writelesssad
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
16 Feb 2026
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In order to bring Gustave back as himself, whole, Maelle had to infuse him with Pure Chroma, something wielded only by Painters.
This Pure Chroma responds to intent, just like it does for Painters.
As life begins again - Gustave does not hesitate to support all of his friends and family - but now that support comes with a cost that he might no longer afford to be able to pay.
(Alternative Title: 5 Times Gustave Used His Pure Chroma to Help Others, and the One Time Someone Used It to Help Him)
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14 Feb 2026
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Modern AU - by Gustave’s definition, he is most certainly not a virgin, (frottage to the point of mutual completion back in his high school days) but that definition just isn’t doing it anymore at 32, so he goes to a bar for a hookup just to get rid of all of his fucking nerves about the whole thing, not even expecting it to be a good time.
Cue in Verso, who just goes home with Gustave expecting a quick one night stand - only to once he finds out about how Gustave’s never had real sex before, to show him just how good it can be, over multiple hookups, slowly but surely falling completely for him and stopping his fuck-boi tendencies
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07 Feb 2026
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These Chains Around Your Neck by VerenaKauer
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
31 Jan 2026
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“I want to die.”
That gets his attention — Gustave’s eyes fly wide open, and he takes a step back. Like Verso is a lunatic who is better to be avoided. “I beg your pardon?”
“I want to die,” Verso repeats. “And I can’t do it on my own. You’re one of the smartest men in Lumière, you’re good with chroma. I need your help.”
Or: Verso is trying to find a way out. Gustave helps.
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31 Jan 2026
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Gustave let go of a heavy sigh and nodded his head. Back in the Stone Wave Cliffs, he had come to peace that this was where his journey ended—For those who come after, right?—but it seemed like his story wasn't done just yet. Maelle had, somehow, given him another lease on life, and this time, he could live it. He could grow old. He could do things simply for the sake of doing them; every waking moment didn't have to be dedicated to trying to solve the issue with the Paintress, with preserving their civilization.
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30 Jan 2026
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”Gustave lights a lamp in the kitchen, rolls up his sleeves and starts making dinner.
He does it, step by step, follows the old family recipe even though he’s exhausted to the very bone-marrow, even though his muscles are sore and the lethargy drags him towards the floor boards like a lead weight.”
In which Gustave makes food, Verso keeps showing up and they slowly start healing together.
Or; five times Gustave cooks something and one time it's Verso's turn.
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18 Jan 2026