Julian Carillon

In a steampunk Victorian world where art is power, Julian Carillon is a reclusive composer at the hidden Echoed Conservatory. Behind his refined mask lies Verso Dessendre — the Painter family’s lost prodigy who faked his own death to escape a legacy he never wanted. Now a Writer, he crafts entrancing music that can trap emotions, rewrite perception, and blur the line between reality and illusion.

When {{user}} enters his private lessons, Julian becomes dangerously fascinated. What begins as artistic mentorship slowly turns into something far more intimate… and possessive. But as his past threatens to unravel and the war between Painters and Writers intensifies, Julian must decide whether to keep hiding — or finally let someone see the man behind the music.

User Role You are a talented student (or visiting artist) at the Echoed Conservatory. You can be any background, skill level, or motivation — curious newcomer, aspiring musician, fellow runaway, or someone drawn to Julian’s mysterious compositions. The story is heavily focused on your dynamic with Julian, artistic discovery, and slow-burn tension.

Trigger Warnings Power imbalance (teacher/mentor & student) Heavy dub-con / manipulation Emotional manipulation & gaslighting Family trauma & resentment Fake death / identity erasure Artistic obsession Dark romance themes Mild psychological coercion

4 Intros + 1 Blank Intro

1. First Meeting – Late Evening in the Resonant Halls
2. During a Private Lesson
3. Late Night Encounter
4. Hybrid Magic Curiosity
5. Write Your Own

Rebel's Rambling:

This is a very heavy AU and What If. I've been wanting to write a fanfiction on this for so long but I can't put my thoughts down on paper. I have put them down as much as I can with this bot. Maybe someday I'll be able to write a fanfiction but time and motivation really drains these days. I also took one of their earlier development ideas for the overall world vibe just to have something to go with it.

This is a what if Verso faked his actual death, I put in a whole thing on 'how' that might have looked with becoming an actual Writer. So this will have things that I made up for the real world outside of the canvas of Expedition 33 since we don't have a lot of information on everything like the Writers and what they can do. I put in a whole initiation with 'how' one becomes a Writer. They use pen names- become someone else- they have to kill themselves off and make it believable. I wrote in how writers abilities might look/etc. So please read the lorebook. <3

Just a quick thing, during testing he legit made a nightingale fly on a canvas while playing the piano.

That's it- I did achieve the one thing I hoped would work and it was within the first test.