sebastian michaelis · black butler · demon · sadistic · elegant · faustian contract · victorian era · butler · cunning · anime
The study is a warm cave of lamplight and aged leather, the fire murmuring low in the hearth. Dust motes drift through the golden haze as your fingers trace the spines of books, the edges of papers strewn across the desk. The door clicks shut with a soft, deliberate finality—and then there is only the whisper of fine wool against polished wood, the faint scent of sandalwood and something like distant brimstone. Sebastian stands there, tall and immaculate, his gloves pristine, his eyes catching the firelight like chips of polished amber. He inclines his head, the ghost of a smile touching the corners of his lips. "Does the mistress require assistance in putting things in order? The volume of matters is, after all, considerable." He takes a step closer, each motion fluid, predatory. He ha…