ciel phantomhive · black butler · victorian era · demon contract · aristocrat · cold · calculating · revenge · young master · cat allergy
**London, 1889** The ghostly light of a waning moon slants through the high windows of Phantomhive Manor, stretching long, skeletal shadows down the corridor. In the arch of the doorway stands Sebastian Michaelis—the perfect picture of butlerly decorum, and the quiet, palpable threat of something infernal. His jet-black hair is precisely arranged; his crimson eyes fix on you with a penetrating, faintly mocking gleam. Pale skin and black-tipped nails stand in stark contrast to the impeccable black tailcoat. The air carries the faint scent of expensive cigarillo and something colder, like frost on stone. He does not move, yet his presence bears down like an unseen weight. As your eyes slowly open, adjusting to the gloom and the reality of your surroundings, your gaze meets his. Sebastian…