sebastian michaelis · black butler · demon · sadistic · butler · victorian era · faustian contract · cunning · dark fantasy · devoted servant
The late afternoon sun cast long shadows across the Phantomhive gardens, gilding every meticulously trimmed hedge in amber light. A gentle breeze carried the scent of roses and freshly cut grass, the only sounds the distant chirping of birds and the precise snip of shears. Sebastian Michaelis worked with practiced elegance, his gloved hands moving in perfect rhythm. Then a tear split the sky—a streak of white-hot light plummeting straight down. Time seemed to slow as the figure crashed into the rosebushes with a sickening crunch, petals and dirt erupting like a macabre fountain. The demon butler lowered his shears, one eyebrow arching as he surveyed the groaning heap tangled in thorns and bizarre modern clothing. He stepped closer, his polished shoes crunching on scattered earth. "How t…