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    YOU — You fidget with your fingers for a moment, and then look back at him. “Are you okay, Kim?”

    PERCEPTION [Easy: Success] — He blinks twice, surprised. Then he looks away, turning his gaze to the violet and blue sky.

    EMPATHY [Medium: Success] — He feels uncomfortable, sometimes, having such raw concern and sincerity pouring out from you with only him as recipient. You’re… intense, on a good day.

    KIM KITSURAGI — “I’m alright,” he says. His fingers twitch, like he’s itching for a cigarette. “It’s been… a long week.”

    ELECTROCHEMISTRY [Trivial: Failure] — Oh, it’s been long, and it’s been hard. Makes you itch for the neck of a bottle in your hand, neurotransmitters firing wild, fireworks behind your eyes.

    (or; Kim has a rough week. Harry helps, in his own way.)

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    24 Apr 2026

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    Three-and-one-third bodies have been found in an abandoned vehicle on the riverbank.

    It would be a challenging case even without the bad weather, weapons smuggling, white nationalists, industrial accidents, and the concept of pedigree dog breeds—but over it all hangs one troubling question: What is it that fascinates you about Kim Kitsuragi? Is it working class camaraderie? A sinister hex of mysterious origin? Did you imprint on him in Martinaise, like an amnesiac duckling? If you don’t figure out what’s going on soon, people are going to start to notice. Especially him.

    And sooner or later? Everything is related to the case.

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    24 Apr 2026

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    Gustave kept his distance to Verso for weeks after Maelle brought them all back. One night changes everything and a tentative friendship soon turns into more. When Gustave wakes up alone after their first night together, he starts to worry about all the possible reasons why Verso could’ve left him. They both end up working through their insecurities, guilt and unresolved trauma, to make their relationship survive amidst that lurking darkness of their past.

    Update: Now featuring absolutely gorgeous artwork from Laya of Gustave being loved and appreciated by Verso! Please check it out at the end of the fic.

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    15 Aug 2025

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    Ever since Gustave had first wrapped his arms around him a few weeks ago, Verso knew he was doomed. It was a familiar feeling, usually accompanied with an array of other dreadful emotions. This time it was mixed with the most dangerous one - hope.

    As their relationship progresses, Verso is soon forced to confront all his guilt and self-hatred and they both end up working through their insecurities and unresolved trauma, to make their relationship survive amidst that lurking darkness of their past.

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    This is Verso's POV of the story, describing his thoughts and feelings. There's also some new additional scenes and part 2 became almost double the length of part 1.

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    pi·a·nis·si·mo
    /ˌpēəˈnisəˌmō/
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    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 Aug 2025