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The other Verso loved water, and so he did as well.
Other Verso Painted water everywhere in the Canvas, although presumably, like the rest of the Canvas, he Painted it for fun and not for death. Flying Waters, which was Painted in a fit of childish fury after he realized he could not live in the ocean, contained something like breathable water. It made for an adequate alternative to the traditional ocean on days when Verso craved the peace of being underwater but not the pain of drowning. It wasn’t nearly as calming as swimming in real water, but it at least didn’t tempt him with the sleep of death. Not more than usual, anyway.
Or, an exploration of Verso and his relationship to water, the sea, and a certain very cute aquatic mammal.
Written for Day 5 of Verso Hell Week: Drowning.
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Aline Dessendre breaks on a dark and stormy night.
Another version of her, an older one, one who didn’t die with her son, would’ve called it melodramatic; reflective of those dour and dreary English writers she so disparaged. This Aline hasn't the energy to care.
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The world breaks on a sunny and pleasant day. Every day has been sunny and pleasant thus far; Verso doesn't know how many of them there were. Which memories are his and which are His.
Aline Dessendre, once again, creates life.
Written for day 2 of Verso Hell Week: Storm.
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do you think God stays in heaven because He, too, lives in fear of what He's created? by deadnotsleeping
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
27 Jan 2026
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Young Verso and Clea go to a gestral beach.
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our shadows taller than our soul by deadnotsleeping
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
19 Jan 2026
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Dr. Viktor Hornik, associate professor at the University of Piltover, did not expect the man he's dreamt of for years to appear in his class. He definitely didn’t expect the man to run away.
But as his dreams turn to nightmares of cults and magic and mechanical gods, and as his nightmares turn into reality, Viktor finds himself more and more desperate to find the man — and any answers he may provide.
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manofprogress/themachineherald relationship speedrun any% by deadnotsleeping
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
05 Jan 2026
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Making the Perfect Creature Corner Island
TheMachineHerald 1M views 5 years agoDescription
The path to perfection lies in hitting, bullying, trafficking, and jailing your villagers. This is known.@manofprogress ✔ 5 years ago
herald, I think we need an intervention▲ 2 replies
@TheMachineHerald 5 years ago
Your mind has become clouded. The Glorious Evolution is destined.@husk_huck 5 years ago
@manofprogress for whatSmacking TheMachineHerald With a Net Until He Accepts an Ugly Villager
manofprogress ✔ 1.6M views 5 years agoDescription
yes uggos@TheMachineHerald 5 years ago
You won the battle, but not the war.▲ 290 replies
@manofprogress ✔ 5 years ago
smack@husk_huck 5 years ago
urg… i accept the herald’s judgement but it’s so uglyAKA: Jayce is a video game challenge player and modder. Viktor is a speedrunner. This is incredibly self-indulgent.
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call it dreaming by lysdunkel (enheduane)
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
15 Oct 2025
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“We old men must adapt to the times.” Verso thumbs across her cheek, fond and careful. “You’re way ahead, of course. So cutting edge you make them bleed.”
“Gustave gets eye strain from arcane journals. As I have told you,” she teases. “Such things tend to happen with age. You’ll have to grow used to it, now that you’re mortal like the rest of us.”
Age is always a strange topic for them. For everyone in the city. Verso no longer dyes his hair, and silver spills forth with every wash. His beard is salt-and-pepper. Lune longs to join him in that. Visible signs of age fills her with triumph. A satisfying sense of spite, even.
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My take on the Maelle ending, and what it might mean to live in such a world.
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07 Mar 2026
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In the beginning, an artist made all the chroma that ever was and ever will be.
Or, the Young Boy bears witness to the canvas, the fracture, and the final expedition.
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- Part 1 of Verso, Verso, and Verso's Canvas
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07 Mar 2026
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raised out in the cold by sailorartemis
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
23 Feb 2026
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He hid the sudden tension he felt in a sip of stew, attempting to swallow down these memories that came bursting forth unbidden: a titian-haired girl who never fussed with pulling its thickness back or up, who spent long and silent hours within inches of her brother's arms, content to be silent right beside him.
Maelle, however, was impatient. Chatty. The kind of teenager a younger Verso once imagined Alicia would grow up to become, like himself and Clea. As Sciel and Lune darted off to do whatever it was they did alone, Maelle took a long and noisy gulp of her stew and turned to Verso. Though her eyes were tired and full of grief, she was beaming.
"The snow's beautiful tonight," she said.
"It is."
Maelle tries to share a peaceful moment with Verso. Verso tries to define the lines between Maelle and Alicia.
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23 Feb 2026
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“Could you play for me?” she asks one evening, catching him alone in one of the rooftop gardens. “Please. Like in the camp, remember? Just this one time.”
He wants to say no, but — this feels different. He looks at her, pale in the dim light of the lanterns, and sees it immediately — the outline of the paint covering her face almost completely.
“You’re dying.”
She doesn’t deny it.
Or: Maelle and Verso have a chat decades after defeating the Paintress.
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23 Feb 2026
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everything is wonderful (something is very wrong. something is very wrong) by leonidskies
Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game)
21 Feb 2026
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Five times Verso's life was perfect, and the one time it all went wrong.
(Six times that life wasn't perfect, but Verso couldn't quite understand why.)
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22 Feb 2026