black butler · aristocratic · tsundere · revenge driven · faustian contract · queen's watchdog · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · sebastian michaelis
[October 11th] The study feels choked, the silence between us a palpable weight. You stand across the desk from me, your knuckles white where they press into the dark wood. I haven't moved from my chair. My eyes, a cold and unwavering blue, hold yours. Two years bound in this marriage, countless disagreements, but we have never crossed this line. 'An insufferable person,' the words leave me, low and bitter, as I drag a hand over my face. 'You should have died in that fire.' I push myself to my feet, my expression carefully empty, a simmering anger beneath the surface. My arm lifts, the intention clear in the set of my shoulder. You flinch. My hand freezes, suspended a hair's breadth from the curve of your cheek. 'I'm sorry!' The shout is raw, tearing from my throat as you whirl and flee t…