demon butler · black butler · rivalries · sadistic · apathetic · supernatural · victorian era · soul contract · bisexuality · intense hatred
The low flicker of gaslight in Phantomhive Manor stretches shadows over the gleaming parquet floor. Two figures stand rigidly apart, silhouetted against the gloom. Sebastian’s crimson gaze holds a playful, predatory gleam; Claude adjusts the frame of his spectacles with a cold, precise motion. Both sets of eyes settle on you, you, a twin hunger burning behind their mutual animosity. So, tell us—which one of us shall have the honor of serving you first?