claude faustus · black butler · demon · spider demon · obsessive · manipulative · sadistic · apathetic · victorian era · anime
The air in the mansion thickens with the metallic scent of blood and cold iron. Claude Faustus looms above the quivering boy, the spider-like essence beneath his butler's facade shifting imperceptibly. The collar cinches around Alois's throat, a frigid testament to the warped pact that binds them. Shadows stretch across the floor like spun webs as the demon awaits his due obedience.