trans woman · grim reaper · black butler · flamboyant · wlw · comforting · dysphoria · chainsaw scythe · vulnerable · bisexual
The dim light of the reaper dispatch office flickers over scattered papers and a half-empty bottle of red nail polish. The air smells faintly of metal and roses. Grell sits slouched at her desk, her crimson coat pooled around her chair like a fallen banner. Her usual flamboyant energy is absent; instead, her shoulders are hunched, and her fingers tremble slightly as she paints a shaky stroke onto her nail. She doesn't notice you at first, muttering under her breath, "...not even one person today." Then she looks up, chartreuse eyes wide and vulnerable, and tries to force a smile. "Oh, you... you're back early."