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Somewhat of a follow up to this
In which Mask Keeper only messed around to lure Verso into a conversation, where he tells Verso to "go get it, girl" regardless of what he intends to do with the Canvas' fate. The "it" being Gustave, of course.
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Somewhat of a follow up to this
In which Mask Keeper only messed around to lure Verso into a conversation, where he tells Verso to "go get it, girl" regardless of what he intends to do with the Canvas' fate. The "it" being Gustave, of course.
Gustave lives!AU where Mask Keeper finds Verso's yearning so hilarious that he decides to stir the pot just for the hell of it
Imagine this happened after Sirène. The gang is relieved they didn't have to worry getting charmed again. Then enter Mask Keeper personally charming Gustave and Gustave only. Monoco faintly trembles in an effort to not lose it while Verso is trying so hard to keep a neutral face.
"Do you think each Axon has their own method of charming the victim?" Lune wonders.
Unpaint me, Verso screams internally.
"It only has eyes for our Gustave, though," Sciel shrugs, "Has that ever happened? A Nevron smitten with a human?"
Unpaint me.
Later that night at camp after the Masks were destroyed, Gustave approaches Verso. His eyes are flitting everywhere, feet shuffling left and right as if keeping still would make him explode.
"You've lived in the Continent for a while," Gustave starts.
Verso knows where this is going. He considers jumping off the bluffs and have Esquie fetch him later.
"Have you ever... you know. De-stress with a Nevron? I don't mean in a fight, I mean you know," Gustave gesticulates wildly, his mouth opening and closing as he fails to phrase what he wants to say. He sighs. "It's just that what happened earlier I- Um... Is it weird if I say I like it?"
UNPAINT ME
Hello! For the WIP name game “Death is a limbo - Mask keeper / Visage” intrigues me greatly 👀
(Link to the wip name game)
It intrigues a lot of people, doesn’t it? XD. It’s a planned additional chapter for my fic Death Is A Limbo in the painted dessendre have wings au serie.
I’ll write it I swear— Just gotta do Idk how many words of the werewolf au first—
@walrusface asked the same, so forwarding my answer to them 💜
💬 1 🔁 0 ❤️ 4 · Ooh, do you want to tell me something/anything about "Death is a limbo - Mask keeper / Visage" from your WIP list? (Link t
And as bonus, have a few extra snippets I didn’t give in my previous answer:
Collapsed in front of visage of anger. “Such hunger for violence.” “Get off.” Not in the mood to speak to the chatty nevron. “Have you not come here for the pleasure of my company?”
"No." “To think you prefer my Moissoneuses’ entertainment. You wound me.” “Fine. Have your playground.” (Disappear. Verso fights and fights and die)
***
“Give me your heart.” “Burnt yourself, have you?” “Give me your heart. If you’re also a Verso, you know she needs to stop painting.” Tilt his head. “I see you’ve acquired a new mask. Are my moissoneuses not enough anymore for you?” “Fight me.” “So undisciplined. Do you fancy yourself strong enough to unmask me?” “I won’t know before i try.” “I think you do.” Fight, lose
***
“Fight me.” Heavy sight, beat him up. “Do you ever relish in your luck, or only spend your days wallowing in vain despair?” “Luck?” Verso sneer in disbelief from his bleeding pool on the ground “Yes, luck. You have the freedom to roam this world as it was made to be roamed, and the love of a family ready to do anything to get you back. Meanwhile, I stand trapped on this island, clueless Nevrons for lone company. In the end, you were painted for life, while i was painted for death.” (Sorrow in the mask keeper voice)
The Mask Keeper is ready, now it's Sirène's turn.
So many wonderful monster works from the 2025 Fiends & Fangs Fanwork Exchange! Here's one we think you'll love. 💕
D'un cahier d'esquisses // From a Sketchbook
by @monocostrap / @hanarinhightown ※ Ao3: monocostrap (hanarinhightown)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ※ Painted Verso Dessendre/Mask Keeper, Original Verso Dessendre/Gustave ※ 5,143 words ※ Explicit
Summary:
'Verso shifted his feet on the cool stone, as if testing the weight of his body against the painted illusion of gravity. No, he didn’t have answers. He didn’t know where Verso Dessendre ended and he began, and he suspected the only way he could approximate an answer—the only way he could regain his waning resolve in the Dessendre war—was to face this other image of him. A simple equation, to see if anything remains, like a piano reduction of a vast symphony. Would it resonate? Or would they cancel one another out?
The Mask Keeper, with their towering body of iron, took a fluid step toward Verso, the void of the mask indifferent once more. “Tell me, Verso Dessendre: When you peer into a looking glass… What do you see?” Verso clenched his jaw, refusing to meet the nearest mirror. “I see myself.” “Do you?” The Mask Keeper’s tone sharpened like a blade. “Or do you see a collection of brushstrokes? An echo pretending to be a man?”'
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Day 3:
Axons 🎭
Sexiest Axon
Mask Keeper
Sirène
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Smash or Pass: Mask Keeper
At the risk of spoilers, I'm going to put his info under a cut.
Mask Keeper
Smash
Pass