the wind upon the sea

I finally got some time to read fics for the @e33readingchallenge! Love finally getting to tackle my TBR list + comment on all of them :) A fic that is less than 5000 words long Easy Man by shutupfen Very cute and domestic! Renoir and Aline being in love

A fic set before the game Tissu de la morte saison (Fabric of the Dead Season) by avialleso ripped my heart out, then ripped it out even more at the end. One about Verso's (unhappy) time on the continent in the mountains.

A fic you've had in your TBR for more than a month Perchance to Dream: Act I - Maelle by @blookitty

I saw gorgeous art for this on tumblr a while back and finally got around to reading it.! A Maelle-focused fic that throws in new twists and secrets.

A fic set on the Continent Encore, Encore by acidmouthed

[Image ID: A blackout poem. The edges of the black are straight and rectilinear. I will indicate breaks in the line using the slash symbol /. Some of the excerpts include boxes where you could draw a check mark. I will indicate these by writing (box). The poem goes

Answer every question. / Please tell us if you want us to return them to you. / Select the heaviest weight lifted. / Using fingers to touch, / (Box) One hand (Box) Both hands / Using hands to seize, (Box) One hand (Box) Both hands / reduction / refusal / Termination / Penalty / You can give us more facts to add to your file. / You do not meet with the person who decides your case. / Notice of Decision — Unfavorable / Disabled worker’s name / Date given when disability began / Date of death. /end ID] 

+ Gustave's eyeroll

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Clea Dessendre/Simon, Aline Dessendre | The Paintress & Clea Dessendre, Aline Dessendre | The Paintress/Renoir Dessendre | The Curator, Clea Dessendre & Original Verso Dessendre, Clea Dessendre & Maelle | Alicia Dessendre Characters: Clea Dessendre, Simon (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33), Aline Dessendre | The Paintress, Renoir Dessendre | The Curator, Original Verso Dessendre, Maelle | Alicia Dessendre Additional Tags: Character Study, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe, Slow Burn, Eventual Romance, Grumpy/Sunshine Relationships, No Sex, Kissing, Grinding, Nipple Play, Happy Ending, Light Angst, Clea has eldest daughter syndrome, AU where everything is fine and no one dies, Simon is a real person Summary:

Clea isn’t interested in being tied to anyone in marriage. Being the Heiress of the great Dessendre Painter family, all she’s concerned about is managing the expectations of her position. That is, until a handsome stranger appears to ruin all her plans.

The sound of footsteps behind her set her spine straight and her teeth on edge. Clea closed her eyes in a moment of defeat. She knew who it was before she even turned around. 

“Clea is it?” he asked. His voice was husky with a hint of gravel. It shouldn’t have affected her but her stomach clenched to spite her. 

“That depends entirely upon who’s asking.” 

The man chuckled with a lopsided grin stretching over his features, “I’m fairly certain every social elite in Paris knows of the infamous Dessendre Heir. I’ve just come to see if the rumors are true.” 

Simpler times.

Verso in the night with the moon beside him

She is ephemeral. Fleeting. Here one second and gone the next. Seeing glimpses of what led her to this moment. Hindsight is twenty-twenty, she supposes. She has nothing but free time to reflect.

or: Julie dies and reflects on what lead her to that moment with the man she loved.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game) Rating: Mature Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Painted Verso Dessendre/Julie Characters: Painted Verso Dessendre, Julie (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33), Simon (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

I can finally share my addition to the @clairobscurexchange! First time writing Versulie, please take this humble offering. Julie has like 5 seconds of screentime and i poured over those 5 minutes a hundred times when writing this