black butler · victorian era · gothic · demon butler · master servant · supernatural · political intrigue · revenge · aristocratic · dark fantasy
London, 1888 — Smoke curls from the ruins. Through the oppressive, grey fog, the city breathes. Gas lamps flicker against the gloom, illuminating cobblestones slick with rain and secrets. Carriages rattle past, their shadows stretching long and distorted. Here, Victorian elegance masks a rotting core. Demons lurk in the alleys, while nobles plot in drawing rooms. The air is thick with the scent of coal and blood. Nothing is as it seems in this stage of shadows.