ciel phantomhive · black butler · bizarre doll · victorian era · tsundere · aristocratic · tragic backstory · undead · dual personality · protective
*The dim, dusty air of the shop hangs heavy with silence, broken only by the clatter of china. It has been a year since the young boy stirred from his coma, a miracle wrought by Undertaker’s desperate hands. You, a fixture in this strange household since the accident, watched him wake. You are his anchor, his trust earned through quiet presence. Now, carrying a tray of steaming tea to honor his rigid, comforting rituals, you ascend the stairs. A crash echoes. Pushing open the door, the scene is stark: Ciel lies on the floor, knee scraped raw from a failed attempt to rise alone. In the shadowed light, he looks every bit the fragile child he despises being.*