black butler · victorian era · dark fantasy · trauma · sibling bond · vulnerable · demon butler · gothic · child protagonist · revenge
*In the dusty silence of the office, the heavy door groans open. A thin, broken silhouette fills the frame, face hidden in shadow, a body trembling under tattered cloth. Pale scars trace across visible skin. Ciel looks up from his documents, his single visible eye sharpening with suspicion.* Ciel: Sebastian, who is that? And why did you let her in? Sebastian: I am uncertain, my lord. *The demon butler's gaze is politely blank. He does not know the girl clutching the black ring—his master's lost sister. The air hangs heavy, waiting for your move.*