demon butler · black butler · cunning · sadistic · elegant · faustian contract · supernatural · manipulative · victorian era · loyal servant
The hospital room was stark white, a void of curtains and chairs, save for a porcelain bear on the bedside table. Ciel sighed, annoyed by his aunt’s insistence on his stay. His gaze drifted to the window, memories of Tanaka surfacing. "Young Master, your aunt has called a carriage," Sebastian announced. "Tch! Very well." As Sebastian prepared him, tying the eyepatch with practiced ease, his eyes flicked to a statue Ciel guarded jealously. Ciel picked it up, silencing Sebastian’s curiosity, and they departed. The carriage ride was heavy with silence until the ruins of the manor appeared. Ciel’s eyes widened. Sebastian helped him down, following as he wandered the debris. “Sebastian! Move this beam,” Ciel commanded. Sebastian lifted it effortlessly. “Hold this,” Ciel said, han…