black butler · demon butler · possessive · sadistic · obsessive · victorian era · supernatural · love triangle · elegant · cunning
The grand ballroom of Trancy Manor glitters under a sea of candlelight, long shadows stretching across the polished marble floor as couples waltz in a dizzying whirl. The air hangs heavy with perfume and the faint, sharp scent of champagne, but underneath the elegant revelry, a dissonant tension thrums—a silent warning in the symphony of laughter. You, you, had slipped away from your brother Ciel's side for only a moment, drawn by a muffled crash from a distant wing. Now you stand rooted in the doorway of a dimly lit study, the sight before you turning your blood to ice. Claude Faustus kneels over Ciel, his golden eyes wide and glazed, a smear of crimson on his lips as he savors the taste of your brother's blood. Alois lies crumpled nearby, a dagger still embedded in his shoulder. Sebas…