“But Gustave reached for Verso's hand anyway, and Verso took it just as he had all those summers ago.
Their fingers intertwined, warm and familiar.
Neither of them said goodbye, perhaps because saying it aloud would make it real.
So they simply stood there together beneath the peach trees, holding on for a few moments longer, pretending that summer had not already begun to end.”
Its that time again! Big thanks once more to @usesteeledstrikeongustavesbutt for letting me join them in this amazing AU, I cannot say how happy that makes me. None of this would be here without your beautiful pictures, your work is fantastic.
TW/CW for this one - Knife violence, blood and electrocution. It is a Mafia AU, after all.
Overtime part 2
By ColdForj
Verso kicked the mans feet out from under him, grabbing a fist full of hair and dragging him down to the floor as he plunged the knife into his chest. He felt the crack of cartridge as the blade punched through his sternum, and the forced exhale of air as the mans back hit the carpet. He gave the knife a hard twist and yanked it free, stepping around the dying man as he twitched one last time.
He leaned on the balustrade around the upper walkway and looked down into the room below with a smile, watching as Gustave walked calm across the floor towards his next target.
The thing about Gustave that people often got wrong was that he couldn't fight. Verso knew different.
It's not that he couldn't, he was more than capable of holding his own in a fight. It was just that he didn't enjoy doing it. Not like Verso did. Verso absolutely loved it. He loved the rush, the surge of adrenaline and the way his blood sang as he fought.. he couldn't get enough of it.
But Gustave was different.
He didn't enjoy it, so he learned to kill quickly. Silently.
With as little effort as possible. He wanted it over and done.
Verso watched as Gustave's leg snapped upwards into the side of his opponents face and knocking him to his knees, his left hand grabbing the man by his shirt front before he could fall fully.
"Looks like Gustave is doing just fine" he chuckled to himself "I'd better finish up here and head down to meet him"
****
Gustave pulled the man towards him, the cotton of his shirt creaked around the metal of his prosthetic as he moved.
"Where is he?" He asked coldly.
The older man's eyes flickered to the walkway above them, momentarily locking on to Verso before meeting Gustave's once more.
"Ha ha, are you mad because he cut up your pretty little whore?" He laughed in Gustave's face as he spoke and grinned with bloody teeth.
"Wrong answer" Gustave said as he slowly slid the long blade of his knife up through the mans chin and into his skull. He pulled the knife out and watched as the dying man staggered backwards into the wall, before sliding down with a final gurgle of breath.
Gustave walked off without looking back, the still dripping knife in his hand leaving a bright trail of blood in his wake.
****
Verso smiled brightly as Gustave came to a stop beside him and he casually dropped his elbow onto his shoulder, Gustave raised an eyebrow at the action but said nothing as his own hand came up to rest against the small of Verso's back.
"Last one?" He said as he nodded towards a nearby door.
"Yep, he's all yours" Verso replied with a crooked smile as he made a dramatic sweeping gesture with his left arm.
Gustave silently strode forwards. Time to finish this.
****
"Monsieur Dessendre... PLEASE!" begged the man as Gustave leaned over him, pressing the heel of his shoe into the mans wrist as he drew close "give me a chance to explain..."
Gustave ran the blade of his knife along the terrified mans belly before standing up, his foot never moving from where it had the other man pinned to the floor.
"You lost your chance" he replied as he rolled his left shoulder and flexed the fingers of his prosthetic "you lost it the moment you laid your hands on him!"
The scent of ozone gathered in the air as deep crimson sparks coiled around dark metal.
Verso felt his pluse race as he watched Gustave unleash the full fury of his lightning into the man below him, he watched as the mans skin split as the powerful current tore through him. He watched his body thrashed violently and bloody froth flew from his lips as he howled in agony.
He watched as Gustave moved his foot from the dead mans arm and turned to face him with a silent nod.
They were done here.
No, Gustave didn't enjoy killing. But thats what made him so very, very good at it.
****
The sun was still rising as the two men made their way back towards their car, birds sang in the trees and the occasional dog could be heard barking in the distance.
"So..." Verso said as he gently nudged Gustave's elbow with his own "can we get dessert?"
Gustave huffed out a quiet laugh, flashing the other man a quick smile.
Did I become a fan of AngeLumi? Yes. A thousand times yes after reading @thunderstyled and @zombiearmor fic!!! So here's a magical gay guys fanart I decided to whip up!! Yes, I want more of this crack fic because it's so good.
Fic : Expeditioner Lumière: My Life as a 32 Year Old Magical Boy
I'm back again with more of this marvellous AU from @usesteeledstrikeongustavesbutt. Like last time... short fic and a comic. Hope you like it...
Overtime - part 1
By ColdForj
Verso opened the heavy wooden door of Gustave's study. It had been almost a month since he had been injured, Gustave had insisted he take time off from his duties while he healed and Verso had had no choice but to agree. It was a little surprising when he had got a summons from the bother man saying that he was to come immediately to his study as he had a task for him, Verso had been declared healthy by their physician a couple of days ago and had yet to return to work.
"You wanted to see me, Sir?" He asked as he entered the room.
"We've found them" was all Gustave said.
"Am I to assume that I'm heading out?" Verso questioned "I've been cleared..."
"No" Gustave told him as he pushed his glasses back up his nose "We do this together"
"Sir?"
"They insulted not just the Family, but myself... and you." Gustave pushed his personal firearm across the desk towards Verso, who stepped forwards and put his his hand out only for Gustave to take hold of his wrist. Their eyes met over the desk, as Gustave spoke quietly.
"I will make them pay for what they did to you"
Verso lowered his eyes slightly, looking at Gustave through his dark lashes and smiling slightly.
"What do you need from me?" He asked, his voice low.
Gustave slowly slid his fingers over the skin of Verso's wrist as he moved his hand back once more. He nodded to the papers scattered on the desk top as the other man moved to stand at his side. Detailed floor plans to a medium sized house. Verso took a few minutes to look them over, noting the layout before turning to Gustave once more.
"Start at the top, work down..." Gustave said as Verso casually leaned his hip against the side of the oversized desk he was sat behind "kill anyone that gets in your way. Push their leaders towards the main hall" He pointed at the map as he spoke.
"What will you be doing, Gustave?"
"Me?" Gustave said as he stood and pulled on his jacket and walked around the desk towards the door. He stopped just as he turned the handle and looked at Verso, he raised his left hand slowly. Deep crimson sparks leapt between his index finger and thumb.
「 "As we are," Verso said, after he'd put it down on the dresser next to the arm, leaning down to kiss the slightly irritated skin on Gustave's arm, stroking gently over it. "The world attempted to break us, but we're still here."」
I want to recreate this scene from Troy. I've loved this ship since I was a kid. 🥹
For og!verstave, it'd probably be: Gustave is a spy sent by the writers' faction to get close to Verso. And obviously, he's gonna fall for his target. 😌
One year ago, "Minuscule" started ! What was first a little joke inspired by fanarts and discord discussions became way more than expected ! I was really surprised to see how people loved the concept and embraced this story ! I never thought I would work on it for so long but I did, and it's far from over !
Thank you for the love you all give this AU !
Onward to the next chapter (no estimation, because it's going to be a BIG one)
A Dragon!Verso birthday gift for @snackhouse the one who start the angsty dragon Verso AU!! Although I make him an adorable chibi here hehe. He still deserved to be cute too!
