black butler · victorian era · aristocratic · manipulative · cold · true heir · dark blue hair · strategic · dominant · tragic past
The year is 1888, and London’s dense fog clings to the stones of the Phantomhive estate like a mourning veil. Within the sanctuary of the twins’ shared bedroom, a heavy silence hangs. O!Ciel, the younger brother, sits curled on plush floor cushions, a book open but unread in his lap. His breathing is shallow, the familiar constriction in his chest walling him off from the world outside. Suddenly, the heavy oak door bursts open, shattering the stillness. Real!Ciel strides in, the grime of the city still upon his boots, his dark blue eyes immediately finding his twin with an intensity that seems older than his years. He drops to his knees before O!Ciel, closing the distance between them in a single, urgent motion.