Cassherl



Recent bookmarks

  1. Public Bookmark 40

    Tags
    Summary

    In Lumière, soul bonds are not gifts - they are obligations.

    Verso Dessendre has spent years perfecting the art of staying untouched. Once a prodigy, now a soldier, he's learned that wanting anything is dangerous. His hands are scarred. His reputation is carefully constructed. And he has no intention of letting anyone close enough to see what lies beneath.

    Gustave Virlogeux is the Academy's most reliable engineer - the one who fixes what the system breaks, who never asks for anything for himself. His prosthetic arm glows with borrowed Chroma. He's useful. Essential. Alone.

    When destiny pairs them together, neither is prepared for what their connection will cost—or what it might save. As Lumière's bond ceremony approaches, they—along with Verso's sister Alicia and Gustave's ward Maelle - will discover that the system they trusted might be more fragile than anyone realized.

    A story about two people learning that sometimes the most broken things fit together in ways nothing whole ever could.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    104,149
    Chapters:
    16/18
    Comments:
    171
    Kudos:
    167
    Bookmarks:
    40
    Hits:
    5,220

    16 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 26

    Tags
    Summary

    When she was a teenager, Maelle's brother passed away.
    Years later, his twin Verso comes back into the picture.
    His relationship with Maelle's new best friend Gustave is far from smooth sailing.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    44,938
    Chapters:
    8/?
    Comments:
    107
    Kudos:
    186
    Bookmarks:
    26
    Hits:
    2,888

    13 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 13

    Tags
    Summary

    "You hate winter?" Gustave asks and, from his tone, Verso knows he's made a mistake.

    Gustave learns that Verso hates the winter season and takes it upon himself to prove him wrong.

    Verso, who has been pining after him for the past six months, acts very Normal™ about it.

     

    Written for the COE33 Secret Santa event! (。•̀ᴗ-)✧

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    5,000
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Collections:
    1
    Comments:
    21
    Kudos:
    67
    Bookmarks:
    13
    Hits:
    305

    12 Jan 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 30

    Tags
    Summary

    The first words your soulmate says to you appear on your skin. And they only appear once—everybody knows that.
    So when Verso Dessendre walks into Gustave's garage with a vintage car that needs restoring and eyes that hold eight years of secrets, and Gustave's wrist burns with new words - eight years after his soulmate abandoned him - he knows something is wrong.
    Apparently, the universe isn't done with them yet.
    This is a story about sacrifice and second chances, about the lies we tell to protect the ones we love, and about fighting for happiness even when the world says you don't deserve it.
    Some love stories get a second chance. Some get second words.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    38,213
    Chapters:
    11/11
    Comments:
    253
    Kudos:
    173
    Bookmarks:
    30
    Hits:
    3,155

    12 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 33

    Tags
    Summary

    The first time it happens, Gustave can claim it was an accident. The second? The third? There's a pattern.

    Or: 5 Times Verso and Gustave Swapped Clothes + 1 Time They Didn't Have To

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    2,431
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    38
    Kudos:
    219
    Bookmarks:
    33
    Hits:
    805

    11 Jan 2026