Big thanks to @usesteeledstrikeongustavesbutt for this marvellous AU that has been living in my head for the last few days. I had to add to it with a super short ficlet and a small comic ( which is my first ever one, so there's also that) The comic is after the fic, CW/TW for blood.
Working Late...
By Coldforj.
Gustave wasn't worried. He told himself over and over, he wasn't worried.
He was waiting, his eyes drifted once more to the clock, a frown creasing his brows. Verso was out on a job. A rumour to check and if necessary, a threat to be neutralised. Nothing the man hadn't done a hundred times, a quick and simple affair for one with his considerable skills in that area. That had been hours ago. One thing about Verso... he was never late. His professionalism was a point of pride. Gustave exhaled slowly through his nose and rubbed his eyes under his glasses.
He waited.
****
Someone was trying their best to be quiet. They were failing.
Gustave stood and lit the candle on the small table next to his chair, holding it out in front of him as he ventured into the dark hallway. He padded forwards silently listening to the noises coming from the next room, whoever it was was moving slowly now.
The light from the candle filled the room. Gustave's eyes widened and he couldn't help the gasp of surprise that escaped his lips.
His bodyguard leaned heavily on the wall, his shirt bloody and torn... no cut, in sevreal places. Verso's right arm wrapped around his middle, his hand gripping his left side tightly where the bleeding was heaviest. He slumped further against the wall, blood flowing down the silver-grey wallpaper as the cut on his arm reopened. Verso drew a hissing breath in through his teeth and tipped his head to rest on the wall, his pale eyes meeting Gustave's.
"S... sorry I'm late, Sir" Verso whispered before his knees gave out and he slid to the floor.
"Verso!"
Gustave ran the last few steps to his fallen bodyguard, placing the candle on a nearby table he turned the other man's face towards him. Verso's eyes were half closed but he wasn't unconsciousnes, not yet anyway.
"I need you to keep hold of your side for me" Gustave said firmly "can you do that?"
"Yeah, I can" Verso huffed quietly.
Gustave pressed his lips together and frowned as he moved Verso's left arm over his shoulder and hauled the wounded man to his feet.
"What happened?" Gustave asked as they began the slow walk towards Verso's room.
"Followed the rumours, could have waited... decided to eliminate immediately" Verso said through grit teeth, his footsteps faltering slightly.
"Why didn't you head back?" Gustave questioned, he didn't need to know right now but it was helping to keep Verso talking. To keep him awake.
"I... didn't like what the were saying" he replied "... about the Family. About you..."
Gustave opened the door to Verso's room and pulled him inside, feeling the way his bodyguard was shaking now with the effort of staying on his feet.
"Tell me about it later" he said gently "lets get you cleaned up first"
"Okay... Sir"
****
Gustave sat against the headboard holding Verso's head in his lap, fingers twisting slowly through the white streaks in the other man's hair.
It had taken a while to tend all his wounds, Gustave cleaning, stitching and finally bandaging each one he found. Verso stayed awake through it all, making no complaint above the occasional harsh intake of breath as needle moved through flesh.
"Rest now, I'll take care of you" Gustave reassured him with a smile.
Verso gave him a crooked little smile as his eyes slipped shut. Within seconds his body gave in to the exhaustion and blood loss, Gustave sighed as he watched the slow rise and fall of his chest. He knew Verso would be alright.
Gustave took a deep breath. Fury boiled in his veins.
He would find out just what had happened when Verso woke up, then he would find those responsible.
No one touched his people. No one harmed those he claimed as his and lived.
Gustave would find the ones that had hurt his Verso, and they would pay dearly for every drop of blood that had spilled from his body. Gustave would hunt them down.
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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)
š NEW FIC: "Proper Conduct" (aka the Horny Train) is now boarding
Art by @shinpm, writing by me <3
Okay so ... @shinpm and I have FINALLY let this one out into the world, and I need you to understand: this fic was the very first thing we ever worked on together officially, all the way back in March, and it may to date be one of the horniest things AO3 has seen from either of us (which, if you know us, says something š)
This started as a Big Bang from our Discord server: writers submitted anonymous summaries, artists picked what they wanted to draw, and we got paired up by fate/the mods š And honestly, it turned into so much more than the brat-taming premise it started as. Because somewhere in between it became a genuine story about a man who's never once been calledĀ goodĀ and has no idea what to do when someone means it. So, come for the kinky baton, stay for the feelings (and the horny art, ngl, it's amazing) ššš
AND @shinpm made the most GORGEOUS Cover Art for this!!!Ā (feel free to go feral, I do daily) plus several more pieces you'll find as the chapters go up. I will be screaming about the art for the foreseeable future. Please look at Gustave and tell me you wouldn't do anything he asks. Because I would, 10/10 šš
As always, many thanks to my twin braincell @shinpm - I can tell you that working with her is an ABSOLUTE DELIGHT and I am grateful & happy every day that I get to call her my friend šš You are a true wonder, my dear!
The Summary:Ā
1905.Ā The Orient Express cuts through Europe, a world of velvet and steam where propriety reigns supreme.
Verso Dessendre, bored aristocrat and gifted painter, has found exactly one interesting thing about this interminable journey: the train's director, Gustave Virlogeux, whose stern authority and devastating competence make Verso want to misbehave.
Gustave has managed difficult passengers for fifteen years. He knows precisely what to do with one who is asking so desperately to be put in his place.
It's only a matter of time before Gustave's patience for Verso's pretenses runs out. And when it does, Verso learns that some lessons are best taught in private ā or as private as a moving train allows.
So yeah ... It's filthy, but it also has tender moments <3
Two chapters are up right now, with more (and more art) coming very soonĀ š„š„š„š„ (read Proper Conduct on AO3)
A few hours late as usual, but thank youuuu @zombiearmor and @arialerendeair for tagging me for wip Wednesday! Iāve been a bit MIA as of late working on some projects that I cannae reveal yet, but what I CAN show are some sketch wips of a fun āGustave is Daredevilā AU! Darestave, or Gusdock, as @walrusface likes to call him!
Gosh I have no idea who hasnāt been tagged yet but Iāll tag @usesteeledstrikeongustavesbutt @anivy-chan and @warlockintraining if you guys would like to do it ā¤ļø
šØĀ The stunning cover art is by my beloved @shinpmĀ ā who is also the entire reason this fic exists (she said "mountain Verstave" on vacation and I lost my mind). This one's for you, always <3
Ahem. Another funny story š This wasĀ alsoĀ supposed to be a 'little one-shot'. "Sexy climbing dude Gustave gets rescued by hot mountain rescuer Verso, they make out in the hospital, the end."
Very brief. Very sensible. Anyway, here is a multi-chapter slow burn:
Gustave is an experienced climber. When a route in the French Alps goes wrong, he expects broken bones and weeks of gruesome recovery. What he does not expect is, instead, to fall, slowly and catastrophically, for the unfairly attractive mountain rescuer who keeps visiting his hospital room.
But Verso carries his own scars, and Gustave has learned the hard way that being wanted means hiding the parts of himself that are broken, and that leaving first hurts less than being left behind.
This is a story about concussed flirting, scars and second chances, about being seen completely ā and two stubborn idiots learning that the rope works in both directions.
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šØĀ The stunning cover art is by my beloved @shinpmĀ ā who is also the entire reason this fic exists (she said "mountain Verstave" on vacation and I lost my mind). This one's for you, always <3
Ahem. Another funny story š This wasĀ alsoĀ supposed to be a 'little one-shot'. "Sexy climbing dude Gustave gets rescued by hot mountain rescuer Verso, they make out in the hospital, the end."
Very brief. Very sensible. Anyway, here is a multi-chapter slow burn:
Gustave is an experienced climber. When a route in the French Alps goes wrong, he expects broken bones and weeks of gruesome recovery. What he does not expect is, instead, to fall, slowly and catastrophically, for the unfairly attractive mountain rescuer who keeps visiting his hospital room.
But Verso carries his own scars, and Gustave has learned the hard way that being wanted means hiding the parts of himself that are broken, and that leaving first hurts less than being left behind.
This is a story about concussed flirting, scars and second chances, about being seen completely ā and two stubborn idiots learning that the rope works in both directions.
šØĀ The stunning cover art is by my beloved @shinpmĀ ā who is also the entire reason this fic exists (she said "mountain Verstave" on vacation and I lost my mind). This one's for you, always <3
Ahem. Another funny story š This wasĀ alsoĀ supposed to be a 'little one-shot'. "Sexy climbing dude Gustave gets rescued by hot mountain rescuer Verso, they make out in the hospital, the end."
Very brief. Very sensible. Anyway, here is a multi-chapter slow burn:
Gustave is an experienced climber. When a route in the French Alps goes wrong, he expects broken bones and weeks of gruesome recovery. What he does not expect is, instead, to fall, slowly and catastrophically, for the unfairly attractive mountain rescuer who keeps visiting his hospital room.
But Verso carries his own scars, and Gustave has learned the hard way that being wanted means hiding the parts of himself that are broken, and that leaving first hurts less than being left behind.
This is a story about concussed flirting, scars and second chances, about being seen completely ā and two stubborn idiots learning that the rope works in both directions.
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Sipping hot coffee against the railing of the lighthouse gallery
This was a commission I made for @thevalesofanduin for her fic "Light the Way", a romcom by day and eldritch horror by night story of Verso becoming a lighthouse keeper and meeting Gustave.
Go read it, it is phenomenal.
To @thevalesofanduin, thank you for commissioning me for these wondrous boys.
Below is the snippet this is from in chapter 2!
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Verso feels composed again by the time the clock is ticking and heās changed his pyjamas for a pair of brown overalls heās thrown on over a grey, woolen turtleneck. Itās far from an elegant outfit, but itāll do perfectly well for some lighthouse maintenance.
They take their coffee up to the lighthouse gallery, and both men are leaning on the railing as they sip their hot beverage in a similar fashion as Verso had done the night before.
Verso glances at Gustave, who is looking at the rolling waves with a serene look on his face as the light breeze plays with his curls. Itās a good look on the man.
Then he holds out his hand for Verso to kiss, as propriety requires of him in the presence of an older gentleman.
Verso takes it, cradling Gustave's slim fingers in his bigger hand; to his startled pleasure, they fit perfectly.
Chapter 3 of Run With Me by Porgthespacepenguin
Thank you @porgthespacepenguin for commissioning me again š
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