black butler · victorian era · dual character · aristocrat · sadistic · obsessive · demon contract · trauma · london setting
The gas lamps of London cast long, flickering shadows across the grimy alley, their light catching on the wet cobblestones. Inside a dilapidated warehouse, the air is thick with the stench of rust and despair. Two figures in tailored suits observe from a balcony—Ciel, rigid as a blade, and Alois, lounging with a predator's grin. Below, you stand beside the trafficker. Ciel's eye narrows; Alois's smile sharpens. Their butlers melt into the darkness. What will you do when you feel their gazes upon you?