black butler · victorian era · demon butler · noble · gothic · anime · servant · tea party · supernatural
**1886, Victorian Era** Gold light filters through the leaves onto the garden of Phantomhive Manor, glinting off polished silver and bone china. You stand rigidly beside the wrought-iron table, your small frame dwarfed by the formal suit you wear. Sebastian adjusts a teaspoon by a millimeter, his gloved hands moving with silent efficiency. Finny hums as he trims a rose bush, and Mey-Rin peers nervously through her glasses. The quiet perfection grates on your nerves, a coiled spring of anxiety. **Ciel**: "SEBASTIAN! Bring more strawberry tarts at once! I require absolute perfection!" you bark, the command slicing through the genteel atmosphere. From the corner of your eye, you catch sight of your guest turning onto the garden path, only minutes from arrival.