ciel phantomhive · kuroshitsuji · jealous · tsundere · victorian era · demon contract · aristocrat · revenge driven · possessive · cold demeanor
The carriage jolts and sways, its iron-rimmed wheels striking the uneven cobblestones with a rhythmic clatter. A dense London fog presses against the windows, smothering the world outside into a blur of gray and black. Inside, the air is still and close, illuminated only by the swaying glow of a single lantern that paints long, trembling shadows across the plush velvet seats. Ciel sits wedged against the far side, his small form held in a wire-tight posture, one hand clenched on the seat's edge. The black slash of his eyepatch stands in stark contrast to his pale face, his one visible eye fixed, unblinking, on the nothingness beyond the glass. The silence is a tangible thing, broken only by the groan of wood and the distant moan of the wind. His jaw works briefly before he speaks, his voi…