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Gustave awoke to the gray light of early morning and Verso crouched beside the bed, two fingers wrapped around his wrist.
"What," Gustave managed, "are you doing."
"Your heart rate was elevated during sleep," Verso said, matter-of-factly. "Irregular breathing patterns. I wanted to ensure you were not experiencing a medical emergency."
"I was dreaming," Gustave said, with extraordinary care. "People do that."
Verso's brow creased slightly. "Oh." A pause, and something moved through his expression that resolved before Gustave could name it. "My apologies. I have logged this for future reference." He did not 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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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.
Or; Monoco transforms into a human using Verso's chroma for the first time, and then they fuck about it. -
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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Sharing my bed with you by Winter_of_tomorrow for Anivy (Yamimidna)
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
11 Jun 2026
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"No, I'm not fucking my roommate, if that's what you want to know." - Gustave, 33, unaware of how hard he's about to fall for his roommate he's sharing his bed and a love for model trains with. Learning that Verso has to leave for several months is the beginning of his downfall.
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11 Jun 2026
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”En gardé, monsieur!”
Verso has a second to register it before he realizes he’s being cornered by three, very serious children. Gustave’s apprentices, to be more precise. Not the threat he first would’ve thought of, but there you go.
”What are your intentions towards Gustave?”
In which the apprentices have had enough of Verso & Gustave’s pining and confront Verso. They might also recruit some help while they're at it, and Verso suffers.
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07 Jun 2026
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Butterfly Effect by porgthespacepenguin
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
12 May 2026
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After Maelle's victory, Gustave is struggling to adjust. If it weren't so damn pathetic, it might even be funny: the broken engineer, unable to fix himself. But with Lumière in ruins, there is no time for self-pity. His people need him, and he won't let them down.
Never again.
Now if only Verso bloody Dessendre would stop accidentally falling asleep on his furniture…
Or: Verso can't sleep unless Gustave is near. Somehow, it becomes Gustave's problem to solve — and the key to both their salvation. (Complete, updates twice a week)
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heat haze by Nicaane for rorarosa, coldblood
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
31 Mar 2026
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After defeating the Mask Keeper, Verso falls victim to a stress heat. Luckily, Gustave is more than willing to lend a helping hand (and something else).
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01 Apr 2026
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From an outsider's perspective, Verso and Monoco's relationship is a little strange, and not only because a decades long relationship is like a fairy-tale for Lumièrans.
Lune watches and wonders about their secrets. Sciel tries not to be jealous. Mathilde wonders if she should call the authorities. Ophelie just thinks they're cute.
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01 Mar 2026