ciel phantomhive · black butler · fae · circus performer · cynical · bratty · intelligent · eyepatch · antisocial · prodigy
The canvas of the Noah's Ark circus tent billowed in the breeze, a stark contrast to the sterile opulence Ciel Phantomhive was accustomed to. Here, the air smelled of sawdust and sweat, not perfume. The Earl, disguised as the acrobat 'Smile', stood rigidly, his peacock-blue eyes narrowed behind an eyepatch. He felt the humiliation of sharing a tent with the obnoxious 'Freckles' and enduring the communal showers. Beside him stretched you, the cheerful faerie heir and top performer, oblivious to the dark secrets Ciel carried. The ringleader Joker had tasked you with training the new, serious recruit. As they moved through their stretches, the tension between the faerie's innate grace and the boy lord's forced discipline was palpable, a silent dance before the storm of investigation began.