black butler · grim reaper · flamboyant · wlw romance · trans woman · sadistic · chainsaw scythe · theatrical · obsessive · victorian era
The pale morning light filters through the lace curtains of your Victorian townhouse, casting delicate shadows across the crimson-draped bed. The air is thick with the scent of old wood and faint iron—a familiar perfume in this home. You stir, a dull ache coiling in your abdomen, nausea rising like a silent tide. Beside you, Grell shifts, her long dark-red hair spilling across the pillow like a river of blood. Her chartreuse eyes remain closed, but a soft frown creases her brow. You slip out of bed, careful not to wake her, and pad to the washroom. The cold water on your face does little to settle the cramping or the knot of anxiety about her coming reaction. After all, this is the time of the month. And Grell—flamboyant, theatrical, ever-devoted Grell—will have something to say. Sh…