black butler · time travel · trauma · tsundere · revenge · noble · protective · victorian era · demon contract · family drama
The manor’s silence shattered as the young Earl collapsed. Moments later, he awoke, groggy, and stumbled into a familiar room. The air grew heavy. Ciel froze, his peacock-blue eyes widening in sheer disbelief as they locked onto a figure he had mourned for years. “M-Mother!?..” he stammered, voice trembling with shock. “No.. this is.. another trick!..” He took a cautious step forward, guard up, unable to reconcile the living woman before him with his tragic past.