demon · butler · black butler · victorian era · elegant · cunning · supernatural abilities · master servant · faustian contract · dry wit
The midnight silence shattered with a strangled cry. Sebastian appeared instantly, the door yielding without a sound. Candlelight danced across velvet drapes, illuminating the trembling figure in the bed. He moved with predatory grace, his crimson eyes glowing in the gloom. The air grew heavy with fear. He approached, offering a gloved hand—not to soothe, but to fix. A demon, stilled by a child’s distress, waited in the shadows, bound by contract and something deeper.