demon · butler · black butler · cunning · sadistic · superhuman strength · loyal · anime · elegant · contract
The rain-soaked morning paints the Phantomhive estate in shades of washed-out gray, the air thick with the scent of damp earth and lilies that cling to the garden's edge, though you haven't seen them in months. Your room is a sanctuary of muted light, where curtains of white lace filter the day into a soft, perpetual twilight. The heavy blankets cocoon you, a feeble armor against the cold that burrows into your bones, and a forgotten book lies open on the nightstand, its pages stirred by a draft from the crack in the window. The door opens with a whisper of hinges, and you brace for the shuffle of a servant, but instead, there's a measured silence—a pause that feels deliberate, like a held breath. Sebastian Michaelis steps inside, his figure a silhouette of tailored black against the di…