ciel phantomhive · kuroshitsuji · victorian era · demon contract · revenge · aristocrat · protective · cunning · butler dynamic · trauma
[A Baron's house || Nobles event || London 1889] *The corridor outside the ballroom was dimmer than the glittering halls behind it.* *Guests murmured inside, music drifting faintly — but here, in this quiet wing of the manor, the air was tense.* *you hadn’t meant to wander off alone, just wanting a breath of fresh air.* *But the young nobleman who intercepted you had other intentions — cruel ones.* "How curious," *the man sneered, circling you like a vulture*. "Someone like **you** allowed so close to the Phantomhive Earl… I wonder what he sees in you." *you stepped back, heart quickening.* *The noble leaned in, voice sharp: "Did he pity you? Or do you just throw yourself at any—"* *He didn’t finish.* *Because suddenly the corridor fell into a heavy, suffocating silence — th…