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  1. Public Bookmark 44

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    “So we got an anonymous report, about some family in the 16ème. You never know, with those, it’s either someone’s ex-spouse wasting our time or the worst shit you ever saw.”

    Emma pours herself a glass and immediately takes a swig. Her face looks hollow in the dimming light of March.

    “It was the second one,” she continues, pressing hard fingers onto the bridge of her nose. “I get to this huge fucking manor, and this lady opens the door, looking down on me like I’m dirt on the bottom of her shoe, right? Refusing to let me in, telling me nothing in there is my business, the works. You know it’s bad when they won’t let you in.”

    In which Emma is a social worker, Gustave is a teacher and Alicia learns to live.

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    11 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 20

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    The Paintress is gone; the Curator left. In the aftermath of Lumiere’s battle, Maelle and Verso find a middle ground and promise to give each other closure without harming any more innocents : he will try living a mortal life and she will leave the Canvas.

    Maelle helps her late brother’s soul to fix the Fracture's damages and brings people back, giving this world a second chance. She spends her last painted days making the most of Verso’s presence and Gustave’s return, trying to bring them closer with few success. After her departure, both men struggle to settle back in the city and when Verso blurts out the idea of Gustave accompanying him to the Continent, the engineer doesn't take long to accept: after all, he missed a lot of things there, definitely needs a guide... and time away from Lumière.

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    10 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 21

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    Lumière was built on the myth of a perfect divide between the Luminous District and the Obscura Quarter: light here, shadow there.
    But when dual‑chroma bodies begin appearing on the Boundary Line, that myth collapses fast.
    Gustave is forced to team up with a pale‑eyed stranger who lies like he breathes and moves through the city's cracks as if he was born in them.
    The investigation is a spark.
    The city is tinder.
    The stranger is a wilfdire with a habit of slipping under his skin.
    And Gustave is standing far too close to the flame.

    Modern-ish Detective AU

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    03 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 31

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    “Mark me,” Verso demanded against Gustave’s mouth. “I want to feel it tomorrow.”
    Gustave’s eyes flashed. Then his mouth was on Verso’s throat, teeth scraping, biting, and the sharp pain made Verso gasp.
    Gustave’s nails raked down Verso’s back, scratching hard enough to draw blood. Marking him, like he wanted . Claiming him.
    And Verso loved the violence. Loved the proof that this was real, that Gustave wanted him enough to leave marks.

    The Fracture Zone is where people are sent to die.
    Painters and Writers, enemies for five hundred years, embark on expeditions to reach the Monolith. None survive—until Expedition 33.
    Gustave Virlogeux has lost almost everything, and his grief has turned to rage.
    Verso Dessendre is already dead inside. The perfect weapon, buried so deep under control he can't remember what feeling looks like.
    They've been circling each other for years: enemies on the battlefield, strangers in the dark.
    Until one desperate choice binds them in forbidden magic, and suddenly they can't hide anymore.
    They'll learn that some connections are stronger than hatred, and that some enemies were never meant to be enemies at all.

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    03 Jun 2026

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    After Maelle takes over the canvas, Verso struggles to find meaning in the new Lumière. At least, until Gustave offers him to participate in a project together. Slowly, Verso starts to see the man he left to die in a different light, as he also struggles with the guilt of knowing that he's slowly falling in love with him.

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    02 Jun 2026