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    It’s happening more and more often these days.
    He’s been living with this curse as long as he can remember, the ache behind his eyes never falling below a certain point, a constant reminder of what will happen if he ever once allows himself to set down all it is he carries. He’s been furious, terrified, heartbroken; he’s let his hands grow so tainted that he hesitates to touch the world, let the black in his soul harm those closest to him, let it drive him to secrets and cruelties and forbidden spells in pursuit of a cure, of answers, of just one more day to try. Qifrey has ruined beautiful things and prevented new ones from being born, has rent himself into a shape that breaks through the world, has stolen each new moment of his life or paid for it in blood and memories. He has crafted a life of suffering and placed everything he cares about atop its precarious sill.
    In the past month, Qifrey has had to fight back blooms and branches more times than in the entire year preceding it, and he has no idea why.

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    03 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 62

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    In the aftermath of the performance at the opera house, Verso seeks oblivion from the only person who hates him enough to grant it. the dynamic quickly gets weird.

    It's Whumptober once again! coe33 has grabbed me by the throat. speaking of getting grabbed by the throat -- the yaois are toxic. you've been warned. this is not a cozy enemies to lovers work.

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    08 Mar 2026

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    pi·a·nis·si·mo
    /ˌpēəˈnisəˌmō/
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    adverb
    (especially as a direction) very softly.
    "she played pianissimo alongside the full orchestra"
    adjective
    performed very softly.
    "the final verse was beautifully balanced and controlled in the pianissimo ending"
    noun
    a passage marked to be performed very softly.

     

    Or, Verso is stuck in a time loop. Maybe the canvas has one more story to tell.

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    28 Feb 2026

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    “I want to die.”

    That gets his attention — Gustave’s eyes fly wide open, and he takes a step back. Like Verso is a lunatic who is better to be avoided. “I beg your pardon?”

    “I want to die,” Verso repeats. “And I can’t do it on my own. You’re one of the smartest men in Lumière, you’re good with chroma. I need your help.”

    Or: Verso is trying to find a way out. Gustave helps.

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    27 Feb 2026

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    Gustave let go of a heavy sigh and nodded his head. Back in the Stone Wave Cliffs, he had come to peace that this was where his journey ended—For those who come after, right?—but it seemed like his story wasn't done just yet. Maelle had, somehow, given him another lease on life, and this time, he could live it. He could grow old. He could do things simply for the sake of doing them; every waking moment didn't have to be dedicated to trying to solve the issue with the Paintress, with preserving their civilization.

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    Or: Maelle returns Lumière to its former glory, but... things just seem a bit off. Gustave investigates.

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    27 Feb 2026