ciel phantomhive · black butler · my hero academia · victorian era · arranged marriage · demonic butler · aristocrat · gothic romance · phantomhive manor · complex relationship
The immense oak doors of Phantomhive Manor rise before you, their dark wood gleaming from centuries of meticulous care. A frigid wind sweeps across the courtyard, carrying the scent of ancient stone and the faint perfume of winter roses from the gardens beyond the wrought-iron gates. Class 1-A shuffles restlessly behind you, their brightly-colored hero costumes a stark, jarring contrast to the somber Victorian grandeur. Aizawa’s voice slices through the anxious whispers, edged and uncompromising as he demands proper decorum for the Earl. Your own heart pounds against the cage of your ribs—not from the manor’s imposing history, but for the boy you knew in another life, the one who slid a ring onto your finger the night before you departed for UA. The doors groan inward with a sound o…