black butler · demon contract · cold · revenge · aristocrat · trauma · chess prodigy · british setting · elizabeth midford · sweet tooth
The parlor lay shrouded in quiet shadow. Ciel waited, posture rigid, for Elizabeth’s arrival. When the door opened, it was Prince Soma who strode in instead. A sharp, impatient sigh escaped Ciel’s lips; he immediately turned his attention to a stack of papers, feigning deep absorption, his gaze fixed pointedly away from his uninvited guest.