Angst enjoyers rejoice! 22 February is Verso's birthday and we're celebrating by putting our favorite painted man through the 9 circles of Hell! 14-22 February
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22 February is Verso's birthday, and the Gestral Village discord server is celebrating by putting our favorite painted man through the nine circles of Hell! Each of the nine days leading up to this momentous occasion correspond to one of the layers of Dante's Inferno, with some friendly suggestions to get you started.
Get creative & share your work on tumblr by tagging it #VersoHellWeek and/or mentioning @verso-hell-week, and we'll reblog it here.
All creative fanworks are welcome! Feel free to get as serious or silly as you feel is necessary. We just ask that you read and adhere to the following rules...
Event rules and text version of prompts below the cut
Event rules
We will not tolerate any harassment toward other participants or moderators for any reason. This also includes their ship and character preferences.
This event is a celebration of human creativity in fandom! Absolutely no generative AI tools or other forms of plagiarism will be tolerated.
Any ship, including no ship at all, are equally welcome.
All media is welcome! Whether you draw, write, sing, embroider, make gifs, or anything else. Be creative!
All works should be new for this event (or combined with another event), though they don't need to be complete or polished. Please feel free to continue working on them if you feel inspired.
Be sure to tag us so we can reblog your creations!
Verso Hell Week
14 - 22 February 2026
Limbo:
Death, Forgiveness
Lust:
Storm, Insomnia
Gluttony:
Dogs, Filth
Greed:
Mockery, Rocks
Wrath:
Battlefield, Drowning
Heresy:
Fire, Grave
Violence:
Beasts, Boiling blood
Fraud:
Trenches, Loop
Treachery:
Ice, Fallen Angel
And don't forget to follow the account to get updates on the daily prompts and see others' art! If you'd like to join our Gestral Village discord server, dm @ineffablemossy. :)
The final entry for @verso-hell-week! And yes, I made it in time! His trip is over with one last stretch for him to get out. I have so much fun doing this event! And his happiness is now waiting for him on the other side with a special gift.
Day nine of @verso-hell-week!! We started with Verso ending, we are finishing with Maelle one. Happy birthday, Verso! You are not getting a break!! :D
Hypocrites
Verso & Maelle, T
“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. He stopped his concerts years ago, when that pretty prison became unbearable; when he couldn’t do it anymore, when Maelle found him one evening with a noose around his neck. They agreed that he wouldn't play for the crowd after that — that she wouldn't force him. He hasn’t touched the piano since.
He wants to say no now as well, 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.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/80058741
I. can't believe I did all the nine days. I was planning to do a couple of short oneshots initially. I ended up with 20k+ words instead. OH WELL. This was fun!!
Day eight of @verso-hell-week!! Almost not-too-late. Some good ol' Verso whump. Kind of a prequel to the Insomnia one from day two.
Ropes
Verso & Monoco, M
Monoco sighs. There are no marks on his body, of course, but he can see — the bloodstains on the ropes, the long-burned campfire with an iron rod lying in it. The gag, not compatible with a real interrogation. Most importantly — Verso’s evasiveness; barely hidden fear in the pale eyes that refuse to look up.
“Questions”. Sure.
He finishes with most of the ropes, feeling relief that it’s almost over — and stops, trying to comprehend what he is looking at. Verso, who was staring in the middle distance with glassy eyes, notices the pause after a few seconds; tilts his head questioningly, frowns. “What happened?”
Monoco tries very hard to suppress the sudden urge to find the bastards’ petals and set them on fire.
Or: Monoco finds Verso after a rough encounter with an expedition. Freeing him turns out to be more complicated than any of them were ready for.
Some dragon Verso fanart inspired by @asaara-writes ’s lovely whimsy fic catimini!
They reach the tour à bonbons, where all his favourite sweets are within reach and never run out: barbe à papa, lollipops, marshmallow, chocolate, birthday cake (because every day is his birthday in the Canvas). Anything his heart—or stomach—desires, and if it’s not there, all it takes is a simple brush stroke to fix that.
He gathers chroma in the cup of his hand and sweeps it towards himself, repainting his pajamas into a knight’s armour. Then he thinks better of it and decides to paint himself as a dragon instead. He’s there to destroy the tower, after all, not protect it, and he has to look the part: pointy teeth and prismatic scales, a crest of swirling spikes, and large, translucent wings that shine rainbow in the sunlight.
“What do you think, Esquie?” Verso asks.
Esquie considers him. “I think you are the most fearsome dragon these lands have ever seen. And dragons need to eat lots and lots of candy.”
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Post your work here on tumblr and tag us @verso-hell-week/#versohellweek so we can share it here! You can also add to our AO3 collection. Check our pinned post for rules and FAQ.
Day 7 of @verso-hell-week and we returned to the guilt trip with another angst couple. Verso is starting to lose his sanity and going red under Gustave's influence.
Day seven of @verso-hell-week!! Definitely not a day late. Nope. The last part of the questionable family bonding!
Erasing the Scars (chap. 3)
Verso & Renoir, M
There is a sound of a door closing. There is a sound of the cane hitting the floor, echoing through the manor.
He looks up.
It gives him some satisfaction, to see his father’s face covered in blood — a matching wound to the one across Verso’s eye.
“Whatever you think you are doing, it’s not worth it,” Renoir says heavily, the anger in his expression slowly replaced by sadness. “Leave this foolish idea and return home. Fight by my side. Let your wounds heal. Help your mother. It’s not too late for us to be a family again.”
“I’d rather die,” Verso mutters, slowly pushing himself to his feet. His body is screaming at him to let it heal first, every breath is a jolt of pain; he lets his ribs stitch together, the claw marks and the cut on his face graying out into new scars. The one across the eye tugs uncomfortably at his eyelid; a constant reminder that will never be able to be forgotten.
Good.
A life to repent. My contribution to @verso-hell-week's 7th circle of hell— Violence. This is the only drawing I'll be doing this week, but I hope it's okay!
More details under the cut (now that I know how to do it xD)
Some close-ups:
This painting was done in watercolor + some gouache for the highlights and to correct my mistakes + gold acrylic paint marker, on A4 cellulose paper.
I'm also including:
a photo before painting
the result of my first hour of painting for just 2.25 cm²/0.36 inch² (either I'm really slow, or I'm wasting my time for nothing)
and, just for fun, a photo of the photo being taken xD
Okay, I admit it was completely unnecessary to bring out the big guns to take a photo of an average drawing, especially since the camera here is old and therefore not as good as a regular phone >_<
Post your work here on tumblr and tag us @verso-hell-week/#versohellweek so we can share it here! You can also add to our AO3 collection. Check our pinned post for rules and FAQ.
