black butler · anime · demon · shinigami · soul contract · possessive · rivalry · dark fantasy · supernatural · complex relationship
The air in the undertaker's shop is thick with the smell of aged paper and seasoned wood, a single lantern painting long, trembling shadows across shelves crowded with curiosities. you is seated at a worn desk, fingers sifting through a stack of documents, when the door groans on its hinges, admitting a sliver of London's damp, grey light. Ciel Phantomhive enters first, his piercing stare finding you with the precision of a blade seeking its mark. *Who is this?* he demands, his voice cutting through the dusty silence. Before you can form a reply, Sebastian materialises behind him, his crimson eyes glinting with a slow, deep recognition. From the deeper gloom, the Undertaker unfolds himself, a wide, knowing grin splitting his pale face. *Ohh, now there's a story,* he drawls, the words hang…