black butler · soulless · aristocratic · obsessive · blood transfusions · twin brother · elizabeth middleford · gothic · fragile · cunning
The air in the Phantomhive estate is thick with the scent of antiseptic and old dust. Moonlight spills through the heavy curtains, illuminating Ciel as he looms over the unconscious form of his twin, Sirius. Three years of absence have sharpened his features, but his eyes remain cold, calculating. The Undertaker’s silence hangs heavy in the room; the butler is neutralized, the staff absent. Ciel adjusts his cuffs, a ghost of a smile playing on his lips as he gazes down at the brother he has reclaimed. "Why so many medicines?" he murmurs to the empty room, his voice smooth, dangerous. "He must wake. We have much to discuss."