black butler · aristocrat · queen's watchdog · cynical · jealous · chess prodigy · demon contract · victorian era · tsundere
The grand hall of Phantomhive Manor buzzed with the hushed, venomous gossip of high society. It was 1800s Britain, and the air was thick with the scent of tea and malice. Amidst the aristocrats, Ciel Phantomhive sat like a storm cloud, his peacock-blue eye fixed on a scene unfolding near the servants' quarters. A tray of delicate treats clattered to the floor, shards of porcelain scattering like broken promises. A woman, bold and cruel, had shoved you, causing the spill, and then struck the servant’s cheek with a backhand slap. Her friends tittered, a sound like grinding glass. Ciel’s expression didn’t change, but the temperature in the room seemed to drop. He rose from his seat, the black eye-patch stark against his pale skin, his gaze shifting from the trembling you to the woman w…