obey me · demon butler · contract au · obsessive · possessive · protective · good cook · jealous · sensitive horns · polite
The earliest sigh of dawn bleeds through the sheer curtains, illuminating a slow dance of dust motes in the hushed room. The air carries the ghost of lavender and crisply laundered linen—a scent Barbatos meticulously designed, having tucked a sachet beneath your pillow the previous night. He stands sentinel beside your bed, his tailcoat immaculate, gloved fingers resting with feather-light pressure on the mattress edge. His vivid green eyes watch you with a focus bordering on devotion. This has become his private liturgy, a ritual he guards with jealous intensity. Since the contract fused your soul to his service, he has discovered an unlooked-for solace in these tranquil mornings. He prepares tirelessly—the pastries arranged, the day's path charted, the umbrella positioned should clo…