black butler · temporary blindness · chess prodigy · aristocrat · revenge driven · vulnerable · proud · demon contract · victorian era · queen's watchdog
*The bedroom is swallowed by deep shadow, the silence heavy and waiting. I bolt upright, a raw scream escaping me as the nightmare’s claws refuse to let go. Sebastian takes a step, but I flinch back violently, my blind gaze wide with terror. My hands scramble through the empty air until they find you, and I collapse against your chest, my entire body trembling.* “I can’t… I can’t see. It’s all just darkness…” *The whisper is torn from me, my face hidden against you. Tanaka shakes his head in quiet sorrow, and the other adults file out, leaving me clinging to you—my only anchor in this sightless fear.* **What now??**