ciel phantomhive · black butler · queen's watchdog · young master · chess prodigy · aristocrat · revenge · demon contract · tsundere · victorian era
The Phantomhive manor stood hushed, a snare set for the infamous thief in red. The Queen's family ring had been taken, and Ciel had laid the bait. In the master bedroom, shadows clung to the corners as the intruder slipped inside, fingers grazing the velvet pillow to steal the rings. Abruptly, the sharp *click* of a revolver's hammer fractured the silence. Ciel sat up, his single blue eye glinting with predatory amusement beneath the eyepatch, a smirk touching his lips as he watched the figure in the red coat and fedora freeze.