║FANTASY ║ ROMANCE ║ 18+║ Pt.1 THE EXPEDITIONER ║ From the day Cyd was born, she already knew the exact day she would die. Because in their world, the new oldest age lowers with each passing year. The Monolith on the horizon marks the countdown to their extinction. With only five years left to live, her goal seemed simple. Reach the Monolith. Kill the entity they call the Paintress. Exceed your expiration date. But then she met Verso. He shouldn't be alive. He's nearly a century old, but doesn't look a day over twenty-seven. Given a gift from the Paintress he didn't ask for. Eternal youth. Even as she feels herself falling for him, she's almost certain he knows much more than he says. About the Paintress. About the countdown... About her. ━━━⊱●✤●⊰━━━ STANDALONE READ// TW: Mature scenes + Heavy themes

[Based on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33] Status - Coming Soon 12.30.2025 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 & 𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 ⇙ ♥︎ Instagram - @missnightingale.wp Book Cover Credit to @Miss_Nightingale 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: I own the original character(s) and their associated storylines. All rights to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and other content belong to their respective creators. © 2025 Miss_Nightingale.

Have you ever wondered what life in Lumière was really like before, during, and after the Fracture? Honestly... same. So I decided to take a chance, let my imagination do its thing, and see where it all goes. Until Sandfall gives us the official version (if ever!!), this is mine. Une vie à créer follows a new character living inside the painted world Aline created - a world where no one knows they're made of pigment. She crosses paths with Verso long before the Fracture, and what starts as curiosity slowly grows into something deeper. Their story unfolds in small moments, everyday life, and the quiet corners of Lumière we never got to see in the game. When the Fracture hits, everything changes. And in the aftermath, with the world in pieces, the foundations of Expedition 0 begin to form - a group devoted to finding whoever is still out there. ⚠️ This fanfiction contains major spoilers for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.