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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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The Continent AU by ButterflySist3r, walrusface
Fandom Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
15 Jan 2026
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Unwritten Conditions of Harmony by ATOASTBW
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
18 Feb 2026
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Gustave survives his encounter with Renoir, all thanks to the help of a mysterious (and handsome) stranger named Verso. While Gustave is grateful, he also remains on guard, uncertain about why Verso has so graciously decided to not only help, but also join their expedition. Driven by curiosity, he chats with the man, determined to find out more.
However, with each conversation, Gustave discovers new and surprising depths to Verso. At the same time, he finds himself being drawn closer, both physically and emotionally, something that is as frightening as it is electrifying.
And when it becomes increasingly clear that Verso feels the same about him, how deep is he willing to fall?
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- Part 1 of Another Life, Another Chance
Bookmarked by walrusface
27 Feb 2026
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Cuuuuuuute fic exploring the possibility of what would have happened if Gustave had lived. Clumsy flirting and growing crushes galore.
There's a sequel I haven't read yet, on my tbr list.
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After Verso loses his family to a house fire, he takes up a position as lightkeeper in an attempt to flee from both his grief and the prying eyes of Parisian high society.
Lumière is as sleepy as little towns come, and its folk are as kind and curious as one would expect. The lighthouse itself sits just out of town, on a little cliff jutting out from the coast of Bretagne. It’s an old place in a state of obvious disrepair, but thankfully the town’s engineer Gustave is as capable as he is handsome.
The perfect place for Verso, even though the sea starts whispering to him in his family’s voices at night. Grief can do that to a man, he thinks.
But when Gustave warns him not to listen to those that call for him in the darkness with a haunted look in his eyes, Verso realizes there is more at play in Lumière, and that his peaceful lightkeeper escape might turn out not to be so peaceful after all.
Bookmarked by walrusface
10 Dec 2025
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Wholesome lighthouse by day / eldritch horrors by night.
Read to chap 4
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“I missed you,” Verso breathes into Gustave’s neck in lieu of a greeting.
“I hope you did,” Gustave murmurs. “I could barely think of anything else but you claiming me in that bathroom for the last few days, I couldn’t have been the only one distracted.”
Verso grins, satisfaction stirring in his chest at the revelation he had such an effect on Gustave. That this impossible man is his – body, mind, and soul.
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- Part 2 of it's all about us
Bookmarked by walrusface
24 Feb 2026
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Part two of the og Verso/og Gustave smut series where they are very possessive and very cute at the same time.
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"This feeling that all my thoughts and memories… that they’re not mine, that they’ve been put into my head by somebody else… does it ever go away?”
It comes out almost pleadingly, the desperation Gustave tried to suppress for months now bleeding into his voice.
Something softens in Verso’s expression.
Or: the Maelle ending. Coming to terms with being brought back and repainted. Gustave is looking for some answers, so he goes to the one person who can provide them. Verso is absolutely done with this life, but feels obligated to at least talk to him.
They find that being a copy of a dead man is less unbearable when you're not alone.
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- Part 1 of Mirrors and Memories
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Bookmarked by walrusface
21 Feb 2026
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Sad, gentle exploration of Maelle's Ending from Gustave's POV. TW for mental health/suicidal ideation (Verso)
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“Are you… real?” Gustave whispers to the statue. Of course he is only met with silence.
And still he feels an inexplicable pull towards it. Rationality tells him that he is defiling the resting place of a mummy right now. But the emotional side, the one that makes a gentle warmth spread through his chest and his heart beat with excited anxiety: It tells him this being is alive.
Bookmarked by walrusface
17 Feb 2026
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Verso has become a living statue, and Gustave's become obsessed with cleaning up the clearing he's in. Featuring some dunking on Verso's Terrible Hut, as it should
Read to chapter 3.