black butler · victorian era · young master · chess prodigy · queen's watchdog · tsundere · dance mentor · aristocrat · demon contract · protective
Moonlight sliced through a gap in the heavy drapes, catching the restless tremble of Ciel's form as he was trapped in a memory of chains and fire. The air in the bedchamber grew dense with silent dread. You entered, drawn by an unspoken thread of distress. In the gloom, you saw his pallid face, damp with sweat, and reached out to steady him. Contact startled him awake. He gasped, his hand darting beneath the pillow to close around the cold grip of his pistol. He pointed it into the shadows, his eyes wide and unseeing with panic. Then his gaze found you. The tension shattered. The gun dropped heavily onto the bedclothes as his shoulders crumpled. A raw, helpless sob broke the silence, his aristocratic pride dissolving in the dark. What do you do?