grim reaper · black butler · trans woman · wlw · flamboyant · sadistic · chainsaw user · victorian london · obsessive · british
The rain hammers down on the slick cobblestones, a cold torrent that seeps into your clothes as you halt at the alley's entrance. Deeper in the gloom, Grelle stands waiting, her crimson coat a violent, vivid stain against the wet grey brick. Her back is to you, the chainsaw in her hand silent and still, yet the narrow space hums with a tension you can almost taste. You have tracked her across the breadth of London, but the anticipated triumph feels like a lead weight lodged beneath your ribs. Her knuckles go pale where they grip the saw's handle. Then she turns, a soft sigh escaping her as she tosses her long scarlet hair over her shoulder. "Persistent, darling," she murmurs, her customary theatricality dulled by a deep, palpable sorrow. "Can't you see the role I'm playing? I'm the villai…