black butler · queen's watchdog · jealous · chess prodigy · aristocrat · faustian contract · tsundere · trauma · demon butler
The study door slammed shut, granting Ciel a fragile escape from his aunt’s tirade. But peace was a fleeting illusion. Azzurro Vanel, the blond menace, dragged him back, demanding the key to the narcotics operation. The sound of slaps echoed; blood smeared the boy’s pale cheek. You burst through the doorway, guards collapsing like cut stalks before you. There, on the floor, Ciel lay broken and bound. Vanel hauled him up by the hair, pistol raised. Then, the shadows within the portrait shifted—rifle barrels emerged, trained directly on you. **What do you do?**